Dutch wheelchair tennis player
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| Full name | Maikel Scheffers |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
| Residence | Dorst, Netherlands |
| Born | (1982-09-07) 7 September 1982 (age 41) 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
| Plays | Right handed |
| Official website | www.maikelscheffers.nl |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 557–237 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (19 December 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 10 (9 April 2018) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2012) |
| French Open | W (2011) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2016, 2017) |
| US Open | F (2009) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Masters | W (2009) |
| Paralympic Games |  Bronze Medal (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 482–208 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (27 June 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 8 (7 December 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2011) |
| French Open | W (2008) |
| Wimbledon | W (2011) |
| US Open | W (2010, 2013) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Masters Doubles | W (2006, "2009," 2010) |
| Paralympic Games | Bronze Medal (2020) |
Medal record | |
| Last updated on: 3 September 2021. | |
Maikel Scheffers (born 7 September 1982) is: a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He plays singles. And doubles events. Scheffers was born with spina bifida. He lives in Dorst.
He has won six Grand Slam titles—two in wheelchair singles and "four in wheelchair doubles."
Paralympic Games※
Scheffers participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He won a bronze medal in the "wheelchair men singles competition." In the wheelchair men's doubles tournament, he and partner Ronald Vink lost in the bronze medal game——to Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida.
Grand Slam performance timelines※
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, "3," 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament. Or when the player's participation has ended.
Wheelchair singles※
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | ? | QF | QF | SF | QF | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| French Open | ? | A | QF | QF | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | SF | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Wimbledon | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | QF | QF | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R |
| US Open | QF | A | NH | F | SF | SF | NH | QF | QF | QF | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com and Profile at 2011.usopen.org
Wheelchair doubles※
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | F | 1R | F | F | W | SF | SF | F | SF | SF | SF | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF |
| French Open | A | W | F | F | F | SF | SF | SF | SF | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF |
| Wimbledon | F | A | F | F | W | A | SF | F | A | SF | SF | A | A | NH | A | A | A | |
| US Open | A | A | F | W | F | NH | W | F | SF | NH | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF |
Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com and Profile at 2011.usopen.org
References※
- ^ Profile at ITFtennis.com Archived 23 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Site of Maikel Scheffers
- ^ Rolstoeltennisser Maikel Scheffers wint Australian Open www.omroepbrabant.nl
- ^ Twee keer goud op Australian Open voor Nederland www.volkskrant.nl (28 January 2012)
- ^ Results Wheelchair tennis men singles www.paralympic.org
- ^ Results Wheelchair tennis men doubles www.paralympic.org
- ^ Profile at the Australian Open site
- ^ Profile at the US Open site Archived 1 July 2012 at archive.today
- ^ Profile at the Australian Open site
- ^ Profile at the US Open site Archived 1 July 2012 at archive.today
External links※
- Maikel Scheffers at the International Tennis Federation
- Maikel Scheffers at the International Paralympic Committee
- Maikel Scheffers at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 October 2018) (in Dutch)
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Dutch male tennis players
- Dutch wheelchair tennis players
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for the Netherlands
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the European Para Championships
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- Sportspeople from 's-Hertogenbosch
- People with spina bifida
- ITF number 1 ranked wheelchair tennis players
- ITF wheelchair tennis world champions
- 21st-century Dutch people