Ronald Vink

Ronald Vink (born April 21, 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands.[1][2] He specializes in doubles but also plays singles.

Ronald Vink
Vink at the 2011 US Open, New York
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceDe Rijp, Netherlands
Born (1976-04-21) April 21, 1976
West-Graftdijk, Netherlands
Turned pro2000
PlaysRight Handed
Official websitehttp://www.ronaldvink.nl
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 4 (6 September 2010)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (2007, 2008)
French OpenSF (2008)
US OpenSF (2006)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games Bronze Medal (2012)
Doubles
Career titles39
Highest rankingNo. 1 (30 January 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2012)
French OpenF (2008)
WimbledonW (2007, 2008, 2011)
US OpenW (2010)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2006, 2009, 2010)
Paralympic Games4th (2008)

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.[3]

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)
Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
2007Wimbledon Robin Ammerlaan Shingo Kunieda
Satoshi Saida		4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2008Wimbledon Robin Ammerlaan Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer		6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3
2010US Open Maikel Scheffers Nicolas Peifer
Jon Rydberg		6–0, 6–0
2011Wimbledon Maikel Scheffers Stéphane Houdet
Michaël Jeremiasz		7–5, 6–2
2012Australian Open Robin Ammerlaan Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer		6–2, 4–6, 6–1

Runners-up (5)
Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
2007Australian Open Maikel Scheffers Shingo Kunieda
Robin Ammerlaan		6–2, 6–0
2008Australian Open Robin Ammerlaan Shingo Kunieda
Satoshi Saida		6–4, 6–3
2008French Open Robin Ammerlaan Shingo Kunieda
Maikel Scheffers		6–2, 7–5
2009US Open Maikel Scheffers Stéphane Houdet
Stefan Olsson		6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2011US Open Maikel Scheffers Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer		6–3, 6–1

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 lost there and lost again in the bronze medal match.

London 2012

He competed in the singles and doubles events. In the semifinals of the singles event he lost from Shingo Kunieda but won the bronze medal match from Maikel Scheffers.[4] In the bronze medal match of the doubles event he lost with his partner Robin Ammerlaan from the French Stéphane Houdet and Michaël Jeremiasz.

Singles performance timeline
Tournament2007200820092010201120122013SRW–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open QF QF QF QF SF 0 / 3 0–3
French Open SF QF QF SF QF 0 / 3 1–3
US Open QF QF QF SF 0 / 4 1–4
Win–Loss 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 0 / 10 2–10

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament2007200820092010201120122013SRW–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open F F F W SF 1 / 5 3–3
French Open F F SF SF F 0 / 4 3–3
Wimbledon W W F F W F 3 / 6 8–2
US Open F NH F W F NH 1 / 4 5–3
Win–Loss 4–2 4–2 2–2 4–2 5–3 ?-? ?-? 4 / 15 19–11

References
  1. "Ronald Vink, player details". ITF Tennis.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. "Official website Ronald Vink". Ronald Vink. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. "Player profile: Ronald Vink". Wimbledon.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. "Brons voor rolstoeltennisser Vink" (in Dutch). AD. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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