| Ronald Vink | |
| Residence: | De Rijp, Netherlands |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1976 |
| Birth Place: | West-Graftdijk, Netherlands |
| Turnedpro: | 2000 |
| Plays: | Right Handed |
| Website: | http://www.ronaldvink.nl |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 4 (6 September 2010) |
| Australianopenresult: | SF (2013) |
| Frenchopenresult: | SF (2008, 2012) |
| Usopenresult: | SF (2005, 2006, 2011) |
| Othertournaments: | yes |
| Paralympicsresult: | Bronze Medal (2012) |
| Doublestitles: | 39 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 1 (30 January 2012) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | W (2012) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | F (2008, 2010, 2013) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | W (2007, 2008, 2011) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | W (2010) |
| Othertournamentsdoubles: | Yes |
| Wheelchairtennismastersdoublesresult: | W (2006, 2009, 2010) |
| Paralympicsdoublesresult: | 4th (2008) |
Ronald Vink (born April 21, 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands.[1] [2] He specializes in doubles but also plays singles.
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.[3]
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.
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final | |
| Wimbledon | Robin Ammerlaan | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |||
| Wimbledon | Robin Ammerlaan | 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3 | |||
| US Open | Maikel Scheffers | 6–0, 6–0 | |||
| Wimbledon | Maikel Scheffers | 7–5, 6–2 | |||
| Australian Open | Robin Ammerlaan | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final | |
| Maikel Scheffers |  Shingo KuniedaRobin Ammerlaan | 6–2, 6–0 | |||
| Robin Ammerlaan | Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| Shingo Kunieda Maikel Scheffers | 6–2, 7–5 | ||||
| Maikel Scheffers |  Stéphane Houdet Stefan Olsson | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | |||
| Maikel Scheffers | Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer | 6–3, 6–1 |
He represented the Netherlands at the Paralympics in Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
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.
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.[4] In the bronze medal match of the doubles event he lost with his partner Robin Ammerlaan from the French Stéphane Houdet and Michaël Jeremiasz.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | ? | ? | QF | QF | A | A | QF | QF | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | ||
| French Open | ? | ? | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | A | QF | QF | bgcolor=yellow | SF | QF | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | |
| US Open | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=yellow | SF | QF | NH | QF | QF | bgcolor=yellow | SF | NH | QF | 0 / 7 | 1–7 |
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | ?–? | ?–? | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0 / 16 | 5–16 |
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | ? | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | A | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=yellow | SF | A | 1 / 5 | 3–3 | |||
| French Open | ? | A | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | 0 / 4 | 3–3 | |||
| Wimbledon | ? | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=thistle | F | 3 / 8 | 10–5 |
| US Open | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=thistle | F | NH | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=thistle | F | NH | bgcolor=yellow | SF | A | 1 / 6 | 5–3 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | ?–? | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–3 | ?–? | ?–? | ?–? | 4 / 19 | 21–15 |