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2008 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Defending champion Esther Vergeer and her partner Jiske Griffioen defeated Korie Homan and Sharon Walraven in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2008 French Open. Maaike Smit and Vergeer were the reigning champions, but Smit chose not to participate. Seeds # Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer (champions) # Korie Homan / Sharon Walraven Sharon Walraven (born 19 June 1970, Schaesberg) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She became paraplegic at age 23 after complications following a fall while she was ice-skating. She has won seven Grand Slams doubles titles partnering compatri ... ''(final)'' Draw Finals External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 French Open - Wheelchair Women's Doubles Wheelchair Women's Doubles French Open, 2008 Women's Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiske Griffioen
Jiske Griffioen (born 17 April 1985) is a Dutch professional wheelchair tennis player. In doubles, Griffioen is a 14-time major champion, Paralympic gold medalist, seven-time Masters champion, and a former world No. 1. Alongside Aniek van Koot, Griffioen completed the Grand Slam in doubles in 2013. In singles, Griffioen is a three-time Masters champion (2012, 2015, 2016), Paralympic gold medalist, four-time major champion, and a former world No. 1. Griffioen was born with spina bifida. She played wheelchair basketball representing her nation at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, aged 14.http://www.centercourt.de/Neuigkeiten/#34cad5593635d5974c1b3e4bcfcf8108 , Sponsorship Announcement: CenterCourt.de supports Jiske Griffioen Tennis career 2001–2004 In 2001, Griffioen won three singles draws in as many weeks when she won the second draw in Zoetermeer, followed by the consolation draw in Jambes and the second draw in Amsterdam. Griffioen did not win another tournament draw until she won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Vergeer
Esther Mary Vergeer (; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. Vergeer won 48 major titles (21 in singles and 27 in doubles), 23 year-end championships (14 consecutive in singles and nine in doubles), and seven Paralympic gold medals (four in singles and three in doubles). She was the world No. 1 in women's wheelchair singles from 1999 to her retirement in February 2013. Vergeer went undefeated in singles for ten straight years, ending her career on a winning streak of 470 matches. She has often been named the most dominant player in professional sports. Over the course of her career, Vergeer won 695 singles matches and lost 25. She won 148 singles titles, including four Paralympic singles gold medals, 21 major titles and 14 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters. Vergeer spent 668 weeks as the world No. 1, first claiming the position on 6 April 1999, regaining it on 2 October 2000, and relinquishing it on 21 January 2013 (shortly before her retireme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korie Homan
Korie Homan (born 16 June 1986 in de Wijk) is a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player. Homan won the gold medal in women's doubles at the 2008 Paralympics. In 2009, she completed the doubles Grand Slam by winning the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US titles with Esther Vergeer. In addition Homan has also had individual success in Grand Slams when she won the 2010 Australian Open title. Homan is a two-time Masters doubles champion and a former world number one. Early life Homan was born to Jan and Gina Willem. She is the youngest of three girls, with Geke and Wienke her older sisters. Homan was involved in a car accident in her first year of Senior school at the age of 12 in 1998. In 2003, when she finished school she had her leg amputated. Career Homan started to play wheelchair tennis in May 2000. During her first year of learning she went to an exhibition by Esther Vergeer and had a conversation with her coach Aad Zwaan. In September 2001 Homan started on the juniors and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Walraven
Sharon Walraven (born 19 June 1970, Schaesberg) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She became paraplegic at age 23 after complications following a fall while she was ice-skating. She has won seven Grand Slams doubles titles partnering compatriot Esther Vergeer. At the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing she won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition. At the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney she won a silver medal in the women's singles competition. Walraven has a highest ranking of No.2 in singles and No.1 in doubles. Walraven won the doubles title with Griffioen in St Louis 2010, however the pair lost in the final in Paris. With Graviller she took the Florida Open title. With Vergeer, Walraven achieved the Grand Slam in 2011, defeating Griffioen and van Koot in all four finals. During the finals the pair recovered from being 5–2 down in the final set at Wimbledon and 6–1 down in the second set tiebreak at the US Open to win. The pair were also victorious in the Masters. Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maaike Smit
Maaike Smit (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player. Smit started wheelchair tennis at the age of 20. She played at the US Open and Australian Open, and won the Florida Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championship 4 times. In 1996, Smit won a gold medal in the singles wheelchair event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. She also won two gold medals in doubles at the 2000 Sydney and the 2004 Athens Paralympics. She was sponsored by Invacare Invacare Corporation is an American manufacturer and distributor of non-acute medical equipment including wheelchairs, mobility scooters, walkers, pressure care and positioning, as well as respiratory products. Headquartered in Elyria, Ohio, the ..., a company that produces wheelchairs and other equipment for disabled people. References External links Interview with Maaike Smit (2008)* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smit, Maaike 1966 births Living people Dut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianna Lauro
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Marianna may refer to: * Marianna, Arkansas, USA * Marianna, Florida, USA * Marianna, Pennsylvania, USA * An English spelling for Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil * 602 Marianna, an asteroid, number 602 in the minor planet catalog * Marianna (given name), with a list of people of this name See also *Marianne (given name) *Mariana (name) *Maria Anna (other) *Mariano *Marian (given name) *Marian (surname) Marian is the surname of: * Ciobann Marian, Romanian sprint canoeist in the late 1970s * Ferdinand Marian (1902–1946), Austrian actor * Michèle Marian (born 1963), German actress *Radu Marian Radu Marian (; born in 1977) is a Moldavian male s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniek Van Koot
Aniek van Koot (born 15 August 1990) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. Van Koot is a 23-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2013 Australian Open, 2013 US Open and 2019 Wimbledon Championships in wheelchair singles. She has also won 17 major titles in doubles, variously partnering Florence Gravellier, Daniela di Toro, Jiske Griffioen and Diede de Groot. Van Koot has completed the calendar year Grand Slam in doubles on two occasions, in 2013 with Griffioen, and in 2019 alongside de Groot. She won the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in 2014 in singles, and in 2012, 2015 and 2018 in doubles. Van Koot has also won five Paralympic medals, gold in doubles at both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, silver in singles at London 2012 and Rio 2016, and silver in doubles at London 2012. Personal life Aniek van Koot was born with her right leg shorter than her left. After a series of unsuccessful corrective operations van Koot had her right ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Gravellier
Florence Gravellier (born 23 January 1979) is a former French wheelchair tennis player. Gravellier is the 2005 and 2010 Australian Open doubles Champion. At the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing Gravellier was a double bronze medalist. Gravellier is a former world number one in the Women's doubles. References External links * * 1979 births Living people Tennis players from Bordeaux Wheelchair tennis players French female tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of France Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis Paralympic bronze medalists for France Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 21st-century French people {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Shuker
Lucy Shuker (born 28 May 1980) is a British wheelchair tennis player who is currently the highest ranked woman in the sport in Britain. A previous singles & doubles National Champion, Lucy has represented Great Britain at three successive Paralympic Games, twice winning a bronze medal in the women's doubles and is former World Doubles Champion and World Team Cup Silver Medallist amongst a number of other National and International successes. In 2008, she competed in the singles and doubles events for the first time in Wheelchair tennis at the Beijing Paralympics. Lucy made history at the London 2012 Paralympics alongside fellow Brit Jordanne Whiley when the pair became the first women to win a medal for Great Britain in wheelchair tennis, coming from match point down to secure Bronze in the women's doubles event. Lucy and Jordanne retained their Bronze medal status in the Women's Wheelchair Doubles at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. Early life Shuker was born in Doha, Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 112th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 25 May until 8 June 2008. Justine Henin did not defend her trophy due to her retirement from the sport on May 14. Ana Ivanovic, the runner-up to Henin in 2007, won the Women's Singles. On the men's side, Rafael Nadal won the Men's Singles, and equalled Björn Borg's record of four consecutive French Open titles in the Open Era. Other competitions included men and women's doubles, junior singles and doubles as well as wheelchair and 'veteran' competitions. The 2008 edition marked the first time in the Open Era no American man or woman reached the singles' quarterfinals at Roland Garros. Notable stories Justine Henin's retirement On May 14, 2008, less than two weeks before the start of the 2008 French Open, defending champion and world No. 1 Justine Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
