Sam Schröder (born 25 September 1999) is a Dutch
wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, ...
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
major title at the
2020 US Open, defeating
Dylan Alcott
Dylan Martin Alcott, (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball ...
in the final of the
Quad Singles 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)
References
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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