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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] |
Woerden
Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commuters who work in those cities. History The river Oude Rijn used to flow through the city center of Woerden, but in 1960 the old river was diverted around the city center. The city has a long and rich history in cheese making and trading; for years Gouda cheese for domestic and international use has been produced in this region. Woerden still holds its authentic (since 1885) cheese market at the market place in its center. Roman castellum Woerden is situated on the river Oude Rijn, near the confluence with the former stream. The lower stretch of the Linschoten stream from Montfoort and Linschoten to Woerden silted up a long time ago and its flow was diverted through the Lek and Hollandse IJssel rivers, but at one time it was an im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheelchair Tennis At The 2000 Summer Paralympics – Women's Singles ...
The women's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre. Draw Key * INV = Bipartite invitation * IP = ITF place * ALT = Alternate * r = Retired * w/o = Walkover Finals Top half Bottom half References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics - Women's Singles Women's singles Para Para, or PARA, may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Paramount Global, traded as PARA on the Nasdaq stock exchange * Para Group, the former name of CT Corp * Para Rubber, now Skellerup, a New Zealand manufacturer * Para USA, formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Defending champion Esther Vergeer and her partner Sharon Walraven defeated Daniela Di Toro and Lucy Shuker in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Vergeer completed the double career Grand Slam with the win. Korie Homan and Vergeer were the reigning champions, but Homan did not compete. Seeds # Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven (champions) # Florence Gravellier / 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, ... ''(semifinals, fourth place)'' Draw Finals References External linksDraw* Women's Wheelchair Doubles Wimbledon Championship by year – Wheelchair women's doubles Wimb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Korie Homan and Esther Vergeer defeated Daniela Di Toro and Lucy Shuker in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the inaugural ladies' doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. It was their third step towards an eventual Grand Slam, and they each completed the career Super Slam with the win. Seeds # Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer (champions) # Florence Gravellier / 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, ... ''(semifinals)'' Draw Finals External linksDraw* {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 Wimbledon Championships - Wheelchair Women's Doubles Women's Wheelchair Doubles Wimbledon Championship by year – Wheelchair women's doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Defending champion Esther Vergeer and her partner Marjolein Buis defeated Sabine Ellerbrock and Yui Kamiji in the final, 6–0, 6–1 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2012 French Open. Vergeer and Sharon Walraven were the defending champions, but did not participate together. Walraven partnered Annick Sevenans, but was defeated in the semifinals by Ellerbrock and Kamiji. Seeds # Annick Sevenans / Sharon Walraven ''(semifinals)'' # Marjolein Buis / 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 s ... (champions) Draw Finals ReferencesMain Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 French Open - Wheelchair Women's Doubles Wheelchair Women's Doubles French Open, 2012 Women's Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven defeated the defending champion Aniek van Koot and her partner Jiske Griffioen in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 0–5to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2011 French Open. It was their second step towards an eventual Grand Slam, and Walraven completed the career Super Slam with the win. Daniela Di Toro and van Koot were the reigning champions, but Di Toro chose not to compete this year. Seeds # Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven (champions) # Jiske Griffioen / 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 ... ''(final)'' Draw Finals ReferencesMain Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 French Open - Wheelchair Women's Doubles Wheelchair Women's Doubles French Open, 2011 Women's Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Two-time defending champion Esther Vergeer and her partner Korie Homan defeated Annick Sevenans and Aniek van Koot in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2009 French Open. It was their second step towards an eventual Grand Slam. Jiske Griffioen and Vergeer were the reigning champions, but did not compete together. Griffioen partnered Florence Gravellier, but was defeated in the semifinals by Sevenans and van Koot. Seeds # Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer (champions) # Florence Gravellier / 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, ... ''(semifinals)'' Draw Finals External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 French Open - Wheelchair Women's Doubles Wheelchair Women's Doubles French Open, 2009 Women's Doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Defending champions Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven defeated Aniek van Koot and Marjolein Buis in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open. The 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair women's doubles is a tennis tournament featuring 8 paraplegic men tennis players, which is part of the NEC Tour. The tournament takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 January to 28 January 2012, it is the 10th edition of the Australian Open women's wheelchair event and the first Grand Slam event of 2012. The tournament is played on Plexicushion Prestige AO hard courts, which is rated a medium-fast pace by the ITF. The competition is organised by the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Australia. Seeds # Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven (champions) # Aniek van Koot / Marjolein Buis Marjolein Buis (born 11 January 1988) is a Dutch retired wheelchair tennis player. Buis won 18 singles titles and 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven defeated the defending champion Aniek van Koot and her partner Jiske Griffioen in the final, 6–0, 6–2 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2011 Australian Open. It was their first step towards an eventual Grand Slam. Florence Gravellier and van Koot were the reigning champions, but Gravellier did not participate. Seeds # Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven (champions) # Aniek van Koot / 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, ... ''(final)'' Draw Finals External links Main Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open - Wheelchair Women's Doubles,2011 Wheelchair Women's Doubles 2011 Women's Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Three-time defending champion Esther Vergeer and her partner Korie Homan defeated Agnieszka Bartczak and Katharina Krüger in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was their first step towards an eventual Grand Slam. Jiske Griffioen and Vergeer were the three-time defending champions, but did not compete together. Griffioen partnered Florence Gravellier, but was defeated in the semifinals by Bartczak and Krüger. Seeds # Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer (champion) # Florence Gravellier / 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, ... ''(semifinals)'' Draw Finals {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open - Wheelchair Women's Doubles,2009 Wheelchair Women's Doubles 2009 Women's Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Two-time defending champions Jiske Griffioen and Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan and Sharon Walraven in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. 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 {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Australian Open - Wheelchair Women's Doubles Wheelchair Women's Doubles 2008 Women's Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
