Robin Ammerlaan (born 26 February 1968 in The Hague)[1][2] is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Ammerlaan is a 14-time major champion and two-time Paralympic gold medalist. The right-handed player's favourite surface is carpet, and he was coached by Gert Bolk. His wheelchair is manufactured by Invacare. Ammerlaan ended his professional career after the 2012 London Paralympics.[3]
 Ammerlaan at the 2011 US Open. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Elen, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1968 The Hague, The Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Official website | www.robinammerlaan.nl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 676–142 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No.1 (29 July 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (2007, 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2005, 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | W (1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games |  Gold Medal (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 547–130 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No.1 (29 March 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (2008, 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2007, 2008, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2005, 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters Doubles | F (2000, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games |  Gold Medal (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paralympic games
editSydney 2000
editHe won the gold medal for Wheelchair tennis men double[4] with Ricky Molier. In the final they played against David Johnson and David Hall from Australia.
Athens 2004
editHe won the gold medal for Wheelchair tennis men singles.[5] In the final he played against David Hall from Australia.
Beijing 2008
editHe won the silver medal for wheelchair tennis men single.[6] He lost in the final from Shingo Kunieda from Japan
Grand Slam Titles
editSingles
editDoubles
edit- 2008 Wimbledon (w/ Vink)
- 2007 Wimbledon (w/ Vink)
- 2007 Australian Open (w/ Kunieda)
- 2006 US Open (w/ Jeremiasz)
- 2006 Australian Open (w/ Legner)
- 2005 US Open (w/ Jeremiasz)
- 2005 Australian Open (w/ Legner)
- 2004 Australian Open (w/ Legner)
- 2003 Australian Open (w/ Kruszelnicki)
Performance timelines
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
edit| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF | SF | QF | SF | SF | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | ||||||||||
| French Open | F | F | QF | QF | QF | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | F | SF | QF | QF | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 5–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0 / 14 | 11–14 | ||||||||||
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W | F | W | F | F | 2 / 5 | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| French Open | F | F | F | F | F | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W | W | F | W | F | 3 / 5 | 8–2 | ||||||||||
| US Open | F | F | F | F | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 6–2 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 5 / 19 | 23–14 | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "ITF profile". Beta.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Roy van Manen (27 July 2012). "www.robinammerlaan.nl". www.robinammerlaan.nl. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Rolstoeltennisser Robin Ammerlaan stopt" (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "2000 Paralympic games results Wheelchairtennis double". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "2004 Paralympic games results Wheelchairtennis Singles". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "2008 Paralympic games results Wheelchairtennis Singles". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
External links
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