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2007 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida defeated the two-time defending champions Robin Ammerlaan and Michaël Jeremiasz in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2007 US Open. Seeds # Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida ''(champions)'' # Robin Ammerlaan Robin Ammerlaan (born 26 February 1968 in The Hague) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Ammerlaan is a 14-time major champion and two-time Paralympic gold medalist. The righ .../ Michaël Jeremiasz ''(finals)'' Doubles Finals External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2007 US Open - Wheelchair Men's Doubles Wheelchair Men's Doubles [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingo Kunieda
is a Japanese former wheelchair tennis player. With four Paralympic gold medals, 28 major singles titles – an all-time record in singles of any tennis discipline – and 50 major titles overall, Kunieda is widely considered the greatest male wheelchair player of all time. Kunieda was the ITF World Champion from 2007 to 2010. He was also the year-end No. 1 in doubles in 2007. In 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, and 2015, Kunieda won all three singles majors that hosted wheelchair singles events (Wimbledon did not do so until 2016). In 2007 and 2008, Kunieda also won three of the four Masters series events. Kunieda is the only male player to retain the men's singles title at the Paralympics – he took the gold medal in 2008, 2012 and 2020. In addition, Kunieda won the gold medal in the 2004 men's doubles, and has been part of two World Team Cup wins. He has 103 career titles over singles and doubles combined, including 50 majors. Kunieda had a three-year, 106-match consecutive win st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoshi Saida
is a Japanese pioneering wheelchair tennis player and 2004 Summer Paralympics gold medalist ( Men's doubles with Shingo Kunieda). Saida, a big baseball enthusiast in his childhood, lost his left leg because of bone cancer at age twelve. At first, he used to play wheelchair basketball with his friends. Saida started his career in wheelchair tennis when he was fourteen years old. As a competitor, his first Paralympics was the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, USA; at the succeeding games in Sydney, Australia, he got eighth place. With Shingo Kunieda, he participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ..., and won the men's doubles event. The two competed together again at the 2008 Beijing Games and took bronze in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Ammerlaan
Robin Ammerlaan (born 26 February 1968 in The Hague) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Ammerlaan is a 14-time major champion and two-time Paralympic gold medalist. The right-handed player's favourite surface is carpet, and he was coached by Gert Bolk. His wheelchair is manufactured by Invacare. Ammerlaan ended his professional career after the 2012 London Paralympics. Paralympic games Sydney 2000 He won the gold medal for Wheelchair tennis men double with Ricky Molier. In the final they played against David Johnson and David Hall from Australia. Athens 2004 He won the gold medal for Wheelchair tennis men singles. In the final he played against David Hall from Australia. Beijing 2008 He won the silver medal for wheelchair tennis men single. He lost in the final from Shingo Kunieda from Japan Grand Slam Titles Singles * 2006 French Open * 2005 US Open * 2005 Australian Open * 2003 Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (born 19 August 1955) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from Poland. Currently residing in Ziębice, Kruszelnicki has been ranked as high as World Number 3 in singles on 10 April 2006, and World Number 5 on 23 June 2003 in the wheelchair rankings. He has represented his country at every Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebr ... since 1996, and has competed in both singles and doubles at all of those Games. Grand Slam Finals Grand Slam Men's Singles Runners-up (1) References External links * * 1955 births Living people Polish male tennis players Wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for Poland Wheelchair tennis players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Rydberg
Jon Rydberg (born October 7, 1977) is a former American wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player. Biography Rydberg was born in Grantsburg, Wisconsin and raised in Pine City, Minnesota. He became physically disabled when his family pickup truck rolled on top of him at one year old. He played tennis since 1988 but was only able to play in exhibition matches in 1992 due to the United States Tennis Association rules at the time. Rydberg was also an accomplished wheelchair basketball player. He began playing wheelchair basketball since grade 8 and earned a full sports scholarship from University of Texas-Arlington. His university team won the national championship in 1997. After graduation, Rydberg focused on wheelchair tennis. He was a member of the 2004 United States Paralympic team that competed in Athens, Greece. After 2004, he left wheelchair tennis and returned to wheelchair basketball, played for the Minnesota Rolling Timberwolves program that the Minnesota Timberw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Houdet
Stéphane Houdet (born 20 November 1970) is a French wheelchair tennis player. Houdet is a former singles and doubles world number one. In 2014, he became the first man in history to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam in men's wheelchair doubles. He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In July 2022, Houdet was suspended from competition after missing three anti-doping tests in a 12-month window. 2013 Houdet won two titles in the 2013 season with the victories achieved in Johannesburg and Sardinia. He was a losing finalist in Pensacola, Rome, Nottingham, St Louis and Rue. Houdet also won two Grand Slam singles titles at Roland Garros and New York and was the runner-up in Melbourne. Houdet partnered Ronald Vink to the doubles titles in Sydney and Nottingham. When Frédéric Cattanéo was his partner in doubles tournaments they won titles in Baton Rouge and Johannesburg. They were also losing finalists in Pensacola. In doubles tournaments with Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Vink
Ronald Vink (born 21 April 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 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 US Open (tennis)
The 2007 US Open was held from August 27 to September 9, 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City. Roger Federer successfully defended his title, becoming the first man in the open era to win four consecutive US Open titles. Maria Sharapova was unsuccessful in defending her 2006 title, being upset in the third round by 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwańska of Poland. Justine Henin, the runner-up to Sharapova in 2006, won her second US Open title, this year without losing a set. It was the second Grand Slam she won in the year without losing a set, having also won the 2007 French Open earlier in the year. It was also her last Grand Slam title. Timeline Notable stories Player of the day Player of the day were: * Day 1: Donald Young for winning his first Grand Slam match over Chris Guccione. * Day 2: Arnaud Clément for defeating someone over a foot taller than him. * Day 3: Robby Ginepri for showing older form in his match a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
