Niels Vink
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Residence | Helmond, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Helmond, Netherlands | 6 December 2002|||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 140–41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (14 March 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 1 (30 May 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | F (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | W (2022, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | W (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters | W (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Paralympic Games | 3rd (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 85–28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (13 September 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 1 (31 January 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | W (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | W (2022, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (2022, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | W (2021, 2022, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters Doubles | W (2019, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Paralympic Games | W (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 5 June 2022. |
Niels Vink (born 6 December 2002) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player.
Vink has won five Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the US Open. He has also won nine Grand Slam doubles titles, all have been with Sam Schröder.
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Vink won a gold medal with partner Sam Schröder in the Quad Doubles, and a bronze in the Quad Singles.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]At the age of one year, Vink contracted a bacterial infection (meningococcal sepsis). As a result, he lost both legs and several phalanges.[3]
At the age of nine, he attended the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. This is where his ambition arose to one day participate in the Paralympic Games. After trying out a few sports, he chose wheelchair tennis.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through 2024 French Open
Quad singles
[edit]Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | SF | QF | F | SF | 0 / 4 | 5–4 |
French Open | A | W | W | SF | 2 / 3 | 7–1 |
Wimbledon | A | F | W | W | 2 / 3 | 8–1 |
US Open | F | W | F | NH | 1/ 3 | 8–2 |
Win–loss | 3–2 | 8–2 | 11–2 | 6–2 | 5 / 13 | 28–8 |
Quad doubles
[edit]Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | SF | F | W | SF[a] | 1 / 4 | 5–2 |
French Open | A | W | SF | W | 2 / 3 | 4–1 |
Wimbledon | A | W | W | W | 3 / 3 | 6–0 |
US Open | W | W | W | NH | 3 / 3 | 7–0 |
Win–loss | 2–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 9 / 13 | 20–3 |
Grand Slam tournament finals
[edit]Quad singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2021 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(10–8) |
Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2023 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 2023 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Quad doubles: 10 (9 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2021 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [7–10] |
Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–0 |
Win | 2023 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2024 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(11–9), 6–1 |
Win | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Withdrew during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.
References
[edit]- ^ "Results Quads Double Tokyo 2020". www.paralympics.com.
- ^ "Results Quads Singles Tokyo 2020". www.paralympics.com.
- ^ a b "Niels Vink bio" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Niels Vink at the International Tennis Federation
- Niels Vink at the International Paralympic Committee
- Niels Vink at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 September 2021)
- Niels Vink at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Official website (in Dutch)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Dutch male tennis players
- Dutch wheelchair tennis players
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for the Netherlands
- Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the European Para Championships
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Helmond
- ITF number 1 ranked wheelchair tennis players
- ITF wheelchair tennis world champions