Niels Vink Explained

Niels Vink
Residence:Helmond, Netherlands
Birth Date:2002 12, df=y
Birth Place:Helmond, Netherlands
Highestsinglesranking:1 (14 March 2022)
Currentsinglesranking:1 (30 May 2022)
Australianopenresult:F (2023)
Frenchopenresult: W (2022, 2023)
Wimbledonresult: W (2023, 2024)
Usopenresult:W (2022)
Othertournaments:yes
Wheelchairtennismastersresult:W (2021)
Paralympicsresult:3rd (2020)
Highestdoublesranking:1 (13 September 2021)
Currentdoublesranking:1 (31 January 2022)
Australianopendoublesresult:W (2023)
Frenchopendoublesresult:W (2022, 2024)
Wimbledondoublesresult:W (2022, 2023, 2024)
Usopendoublesresult:W (2021, 2022, 2023)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Wheelchairtennismastersdoublesresult:W (2019, 2022)
Paralympicsdoublesresult:W (2020)
Updated: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

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

Performance timelines

Current through 2024 French Open

Quad singles

Tournament2021202220232024width=50
Australian OpenSFQFFSF0 / 45–4
French OpenAWWSF2 / 37–1
WimbledonAFWW2 / 38–1
US OpenFWF1/ 38–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss3–28–211–26–25 / 1328–8

Quad doubles

Tournament2021202220232024width=50
Australian OpenSFFWSF1 / 45–2
French OpenAWSFW2 / 34–1
WimbledonAWWW3 / 36–0
US OpenWWW3 / 37–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss2–17–17–14–09 / 1320–3

Grand Slam tournament finals

Quad singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss2021US OpenHard Dylan Alcott5–7, 2–6
Win2022French OpenClay Sam Schröder6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss2022WimbledonGrass Sam Schröder6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win2022US OpenHard Sam Schröder7–5, 6–3
Loss2023Australian OpenHard Sam Schröder2–6, 5–7
Win2023French OpenClay Sam Schröder3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win2023WimbledonGrass Heath Davidson6–1, 6–2
Loss2023US OpenHard Sam Schröder3–6, 5–7
Win2024WimbledonGrass Sam Schröder7–6(7–4), 6–4

Quad doubles: 10 (9 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2021US OpenHard Sam Schröder Dylan Alcott
Heath Davidson
6–3, 6–2
Loss2022Australian OpenHard Sam Schröder Andy Lapthorne
David Wagner
6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win2022French OpenClay Sam Schröder Heath Davidson
Ymanitu Silva
6–2, 6–2
Win2022WimbledonGrass Sam Schröder Andy Lapthorne
David Wagner
6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3
Win2022US OpenHard Sam Schröder David Wagner
Robert Shaw
6–1, 6–2
Win2023Australian OpenHard Sam Schröder Donald Ramphadi
Ymanitu Silva
6–1, 6–3
Win2023WimbledonGrass Sam Schröder Heath Davidson
Robert Shaw
7–6(7–5), 6–0
Win2023US OpenHard Sam Schröder Andy Lapthorne
Donald Ramphadi
6–1, 6–2
Win2024French OpenClay Sam Schröder Andy Lapthorne
Guy Sasson
7–6(11–9), 6–1
Win2024WimbledonGrass Sam Schröder Andy Lapthorne
Guy Sasson
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results Quads Double Tokyo 2020 . www.paralympics.com.
  2. Web site: Results Quads Singles Tokyo 2020 . www.paralympics.com.
  3. Web site: Niels Vink bio . 15 January 2023 . Dutch.