Maaike Smit | |
Fullname: | Maaike Smit |
Birth Date: | 1966 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Emmeloord, the Netherlands |
Turnedpro: | 1991 |
Retired: | 2012 |
Plays: | Right Handed |
Website: | www.maaikesmit.nl |
Highestsinglesranking: | 1 (08/04/1997) |
Australianopenresult: | F (2005) |
Usopenresult: | SF (2006) |
Othertournaments: | yes |
Wheelchairtennismastersresult: | W (1997) |
Paralympicsresult: | Gold Medal (1996) |
Highestdoublesranking: | 1 (02/10/2000) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | W (2004, 2005) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | W (2007) |
Usopendoublesresult: | F (2006) |
Othertournamentsdoubles: | yes |
Wheelchairtennismastersdoublesresult: | W (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
Paralympicsdoublesresult: | Gold Medal (2000, 2004) |
Updated: | 27 June 2013 |
Maaike Smit (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player.[1]
Smit started wheelchair tennis at the age of 20. She played at the US Open and Australian Open, and won the Florida Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championship 4 times.
In 1996, Smit won a gold medal in the singles wheelchair event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. She also won two gold medals in doubles at the 2000 Sydney and the 2004 Athens Paralympics.[2] [3]
She was sponsored by Invacare, a company that produces wheelchairs and other equipment for disabled people.