Ronald Vink

Ronald Vink

File:Ronald Vink (NED) 2011 US Open.jpg Vink at the 2011 US Open, New York
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	De Rijp, Netherlands
Born	(1976-04-21) April 21, 1976 West-Graftdijk, Netherlands
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right Handed
Official website	http://www.ronaldvink.nl
Singles
Career record	{{#property:P564}}
Highest ranking	No. 4 (6 September 2010)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (2007, 2008)
French Open	SF (2008)
US Open	SF (2006)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games	Bronze Medal (2012)
Doubles
Career record	{{#property:P555}}
Career titles	39
Highest ranking	No. 2 (4 July 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (2012)
French Open	F (2008)
Wimbledon	W (2007, 2008, 2011)
US Open	W (2010)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles	W (2006, 2009, 2010)
Paralympic Games	4th (2008)

Ronald Vink (born April 21, 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. He specializes in doubles but also plays singles.

Grand Slam performances

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 Stephane Houdet and Nicoles Peifer. In 2011 he won for the third time the final with his partner Maikel Scheffers.

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.

Grand Slam Doubles Wheelchair finals

Wins (5)

Year	Championship	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
2007	Wimbledon	Robin Ammerlaan	Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2008	Wimbledon	Robin Ammerlaan	Stephane Houdet Nicolas Peifer	6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3
2010	US Open	Maikel Scheffers	Nicolas Peifer Jon Rydberg	6–0, 6–0
2011	Wimbledon	Maikel Scheffers	Stephane Houdet Michael Jeremiasz	7–5, 6–2
2012	Australian Open	Robin Ammerlaan	Stephane Houdet Nicolas Peifer	6–2, 4–6, 6–1

Runner-ups (5)

Year	Championship	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
2007	Australian Open	Maikel Scheffers	Shingo Kunieda Robin Ammerlaan	6–2, 6–0
2008	Australian Open	Robin Ammerlaan	Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida	6–4, 6–3
2008	French Open	Robin Ammerlaan	Shingo Kunieda Maikel Scheffers	6–2, 7–5
2009	US Open	Maikel Scheffers	Stephane Houdet Stefan Olsson	6–4, 4-6, 6–4
2011	US Open	Maikel Scheffers	Stephane Houdet Nicolas Peiffer	6–3, 6–1

Paralympic performances

He represented the Netherlands at the Paralympics in Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

Beijing 2008

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.

London 2012

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. In the bronze medal match of the doubles event he lost with his partner Robin Ammerlaan from the French Stephane Houdet and Michael Jeremiasz.

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	SR	W–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open	QF	QF			QF	QF	SF	0 / 3	0–3
French Open		SF		QF	QF	SF	QF	0 / 3	1–3
US Open	QF		QF	QF	SF			0 / 4	1–4
Win–Loss	0–2	1–2	0–1	0–2	1–3			0 / 10	2–10

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	SR	W–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open	F	F			F	W	SF	1 / 5	3–3
French Open		F		F	SF	SF	F	0 / 4	3–3
Wimbledon	W	W	F	F	W	F		3 / 6	8–2
US Open	F	NH	F	W	F	NH		1 / 4	5–3
Win–Loss	4–2	4–2	2–2	4–2	5–3	?-?	?-?	4 / 15	19–11

External links

• Ronald Vink at itftennis.com