Ronald Vink (born April 21, 1976) is a professional

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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

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with compatriot

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. In

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, he successfully defended his Wimbledon Wheelchair title by defeating the French duo of

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and Nicoles Peifer. In

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he won for the third time the final with his partner

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. 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

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, 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

and London

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Beijing 2008

He competed in

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and doubles. In both events he made it to the semifinals but lost there and lost again in the bronze medal match.

London 2012

He competed in the

and doubles events. In the semifinals of the singles event he lost from

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but won the bronze medal match from

. In the bronze medal match of the doubles event he lost with his partner

from the French

and Michaël Jeremiasz.

Performance timelines

Wheelchair singles

Wheelchair doubles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vink, Ronald 1976 births Living people Dutch male tennis players Wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of the Netherlands People from Graft-De Rijp Sportspeople from Alkmaar Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis