Country (sports) Netherlands Name Ronald Vink Plays Right Handed Role Tennis Player | Australian Open QF (2007, 2008) Turned pro 2000 French Open SF (2008) Residence De Rijp, Netherlands | |
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Born April 21, 1976 (age 48) West-Graftdijk, Netherlands ( 1976-04-21 ) Highest ranking No. 4 (6 September 2010) Similar Korie Homan, Upali Rajakaruna, Jon Rydberg | ||
Ronald Vink wheelchair Specialist from the Nederlands.MOV
Semifinals of men's doubles at Invacare Masters
Ronald Vink (born April 21, 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. He specializes in doubles but also plays singles.
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- Ronald Vink wheelchair Specialist from the NederlandsMOV
- Semifinals of mens doubles at Invacare Masters
- Grand Slam performances
- Paralympic performances
- Beijing 2008
- London 2012
- References
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.
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. In the bronze medal match of the doubles event he lost with his partner Robin Ammerlaan from the French Stéphane Houdet and Michaël Jeremiasz.