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Ronald Vink
Ronald Vink (born April 21, 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. He specializes in doubles but also plays singles. Grand Slam performances Vink has reached grand slam wheelchair doubles finals, capturing his first title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships with compatriot Robin Ammerlaan. In 2008, he successfully defended his Wimbledon Wheelchair title by defeating the French duo of Stéphane Houdet and Nicoles Peifer. In 2011 he won for the third time the final with his partner Maikel Scheffers. In singles, he has had less successes. Vink has never captured a singles title nor has he reached a final. His best effort came at the 2008 French Open, when he reached the semifinals. Grand Slam Doubles Wheelchair finals Wins (5) Runners-up (5) Paralympic performances He represented the Netherlands at the Paralympics in Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Beijing 2008 He competed in singles and doubles. In both events he made it to the semifinals but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Rijp
De Rijp is a village and former island in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 10 km northwest of Purmerend, between the Schermer and the Beemster polders. Before the poldering of the lakes surrounding it, De Rijp was famous for its herring industry. Today it is known for its characteristic rijksmonuments, which include some of the oldest wooden houses of North Holland. De Rijp was a separate municipality until 1970, when it merged with Graft. The statistical area "De Rijp", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4020.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''. As of 1 January 2005. History Before the lakes on either side of De Rijp were pumped dry, De Rijp was a port town with merchant ships that travelled the high seas on trade routes. The town had a medium-sized herring fleet, and searched for whales with larger ships. Rijper vess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Wimbledon
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2008. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Spanish player Rafael Nadal won the first Wimbledon title of his career; the first Grand Slam tournament he had won other than the French Open. Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final in what many regard as the greatest tennis match of all time. In the women's singles, Venus Williams claimed her fifth title, and first win over her sister Serena in a Wimbledon final (she had lost the previous two). The performances of Britons Andy Murray in the men's singles and Laura Robson in the girls' singles were able to arouse significant interest from the home crowd. Following the completion of the 2007 Championships, the new fixed roof wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Olsson
Stefan Olsson (born 24 April 1987) is a Swedish wheelchair tennis player. Olsson is the former world number two singles player. He has won two Grand Slam titles in doubles, the 2009 US Open and the 2010 Wimbledon titles, and two in singles, at Wimbledon in 2017 and 2018. Olsson has won both the singles and doubles events at the year end Masters and is a Paralympic champion in men's doubles. He started playing tennis at the age of seven. He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan took place at the Ariake Tennis Park from 27 August to 4 September 2021. The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They k .... References External links * * 1987 births Living people Swedish male tennis players Swedish wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of Sweden Paralympic gold medalists for Sweden Paralym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009, in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the men's singles final match on Sunday, September 13, but due to rain the tournament was extended by one day. Like the Australian Open, the tournament featured night matches. Former World No. 1 and 2005 US Open women's singles champion, Kim Clijsters, competed in the 2009 US Open after being granted a wild card entry, returning to professional tennis after more than two years of retirement. She made it to the women's singles semi-finals, where she knocked out the defending champion Serena Williams in controversial circumstances. In the final, Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki, the first Dane, man or woman, to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open Era, in straight sets: 7–5, 6–3. Clijsters thus became the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet and Stefan Olsson defeated Maikel Scheffers and Ronald Vink in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2009 US Open. Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida were the reigning champions from when the event was last held in 2007, but Saida did not participate. Kunieda partnered Robin Ammerlaan, but was defeated by Houdet and Olsson in the semifinals. The event was not held in 2008 due to a schedule conflict with the 2008 Summer Paralympics, an issue that would continue to affect US Open wheelchair tennis until 2021. Seeds # Stéphane Houdet / Stefan Olsson (champions) # Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink Ronald Vink (born April 21, 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. He specializes in doubles but also plays singles. Grand Slam performances Vink has reached grand slam wheelchair doubles finals, capturing his f ... ''(final)'' Doubles Finals External linksMain Draw {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Shingo Kunieda and Maikel Scheffers defeated Robin Ammerlaan and Ronald Vink in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2008 French Open. With the win, Kunieda completed the career Grand Slam. Stéphane Houdet and Michaël Jérémiasz were the defending champions, but Jérémiasz did not participate. Houdet partnered Nicolas Peifer, but was defeated by Ammerlaan and Vink in the semifinals. Seeds # Robin Ammerlaan / Ronald Vink ''(final)'' # Shingo Kunieda / Maikel Scheffers Maikel Scheffers (born 7 September 1982) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He plays singles and doubles events. Scheffers was born with spina bifida. He lives in Dorst. He has won six Grand Slam titles—two in wheelchair singles and four in ... (champions) Draw Finals External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:French Open, 2008 Men's Doubles Wheelchair Men's Doubles Wheelchair tennis tournaments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008. After twenty years of playing on Rebound Ace, the courts were changed to Plexicushion, a marginally faster surface. The new surface is thinner, and therefore has lower heat retention. This decision was made in a bid to reduce the "stick" of the court and the frequency of the extreme heat policy being invoked. However, the new surface faced criticism for being too similar to DecoTurf, the surface used at the US Open. Player reaction to the change of surface was generally ambivalent. Both Roger Federer and Serena Williams were unsuccessful in defending their 2007 titles; Federer losing to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals and Williams losing in the quarter-finals to Jelena Janković. Djokovic won his first Grand Slam sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Defending champion Shingo Kunieda and his partner Satoshi Saida defeated the other four-time defending champion Robin Ammerlaan and his partner Ronald Vink in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. Seeds # Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida (champions) # Robin Ammerlaan / Ronald Vink Ronald Vink (born April 21, 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. He specializes in doubles but also plays singles. Grand Slam performances Vink has reached grand slam wheelchair doubles finals, capturing his f ... ''(final)'' Draw Finals {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open - Wheelchair Men's Doubles,2008 Wheelchair Men's Doubles 2008,Men's Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Australian Open
The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007. The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players competed in 2007. The main draw for singles and doubles was released on Friday 12 January 2007. In Mixed Doubles, the scoring system was changed. Should both teams in a match become one set apiece, a match tie break will take part in the final set where the first team to score ten points wins the match. If the score for the match tie break becomes 9–9, a difference by two is required to win the game (e.g. 11–9, 12–10, etc.). Notable stories New technology used in line-calling This was the first time that the tournament used the Hawk-Eye system in an official line-calling capacity, as an auxiliary to the human line judges. Players were given the opportunity to challenge a human line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
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2012 Australian Open
The 2012 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 16 to 29 January 2012. It was the 100th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. Novak Djokovic successfully defended his title after he defeated Rafael Nadal in the longest grand slam final in history. The 2012 final passed the 2008 Wimbledon final for the record, finishing after 5 hours and 53 minutes of play. Kim Clijsters was the defending champion for the women's singles, but lost to Victoria Azarenka in the semifinals. Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova for her first Grand Slam title; and over took Caroline Wozniacki as the number one ranked player on the WTA Tour. In the doubles Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek won the title. Paes completed a ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
