Sam Schröder (born 25 September 1999) is a Dutch

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player. Schröder has a career high Quad Wheelchair singles ranking of 1, achieved on 14 February 2022. He also has a career high Quad Wheelchair doubles ranking of 1, achieved on 31 December 2021. Schröder won his first

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title at the 2020 US Open, defeating

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in the final of the

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event.

Personal life

Schröder has split hand/split foot syndrome (SHFM), a rare genetic disorder which has caused his hands and feet to develop abnormally.

Grand Slam tournament finals

Quad singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Quad doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schroder, Sam 1999 births Living people Dutch male tennis players Wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of the Netherlands Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Paralympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics People from Geleen ITF number 1 ranked wheelchair tennis players Sportspeople from Limburg (Netherlands) 21st-century Dutch people