Marjolein Buis Explained

Marjolein Buis
Fullname:Marjolein Buis
Residence:Beuningen
Birth Date:1988 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Nijmegen, Netherlands
Turnedpro:2010
Retired:2020[1] [2]
Plays:Right handed
Coach:Wouter Kropman
Singlestitles:18
Highestsinglesranking:No.3 (21 May 2012)
Currentsinglesranking:No.5 (9 July 2018)
Australianopenresult:SF (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019)
Frenchopenresult:W (2016)
Wimbledonresult:SF (2016)
Usopenresult:SF (2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020)
Othertournaments:yes
Wheelchairtennismastersresult:3rd (2013)
Paralympicsresult:QF (2012)
Doublestitles:52
Highestdoublesranking:No. 1 (2012)
Currentdoublesranking:No.2 (9 July 2018)
Australianopendoublesresult:W (2016, 2018)
Frenchopendoublesresult:W (2012)
Wimbledondoublesresult:F (2017)
Usopendoublesresult:W (2017)
Othertournamentsdoubles:Yes
Wheelchairtennismastersdoublesresult:W (2017, 2018)
Paralympicsdoublesresult: Gold Medal (2012), Silver Medal (2016)

Marjolein Buis (born 11 January 1988) is a Dutch retired wheelchair tennis player. Buis won 18 singles titles and 52 doubles titles. She won the gold medal in the women's doubles event with Esther Vergeer along with six grand slam doubles and two masters titles. In 2016 Buis won her only grand slam singles title at the French Open. Buis had a career high ranking of No. 3 in singles and No. 1 in doubles.[1]

Marjolein Buis was born in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. At the age of 14 she started to experience problems when walking. It turned out that she has a connective tissue disorder, the Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, which affects the stability of the joints. This left her unable to play able bodied sports.At the age of 17, Buis discovered wheelchair tennis. In 2010, she graduated in Social Work and became a full-time tennis player. She qualified for the Paralympic Games in London 2012 and reached the quarterfinal in singles and won gold in doubles with her partner Esther Vergeer. At the Paralympic Games in Rio 2016 Buis reached the quarterfinal in singles again and this time won silver in doubles with her partner Diede de Groot. Buis was a full-time player.

Wheelchair Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeYearwidth=200 ChampionshipSurfacewidth=200 Opponentwidth=150 Score
bgcolor=98FB98 Winner2016French OpenClay Sabine Ellerbrock6–3, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marjolein Buis announces retirement after a decade at the top . ITF Tennis . 22 October 2020 . 8 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Wheelchair tennis player Marjolein Buis forced to retire after 2020 | Marjolein Buis.