Niels Vink
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceHelmond, Netherlands
Born (2002-12-06) 6 December 2002 (age 21)
Helmond, Netherlands
Singles
Career record140–41 (77.3%)
Highest ranking1 (14 March 2022)
Current ranking1 (30 May 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (2023)
French Open W (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon W (2023)
US OpenW (2022)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2021)
Paralympic Games3rd (2020)
Doubles
Career record85–28 (75.2%)
Highest ranking1 (13 September 2021)
Current ranking1 (31 January 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2023)
French OpenW (2022)
WimbledonW (2022, 2023)
US OpenW (2021, 2022, 2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2019, 2022)
Paralympic GamesW (2020)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Quad doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Quad singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Quad singles
Last updated on: 5 June 2022.

Niels Vink (born 6 December 2002) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player.

Vink has won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open, one at Wimbledon and one at the US Open. He has also won seven 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

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Current through 2024 Australian Open

Quad singles

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Australian Open SF QF F SF 0 / 4 5–4
French Open A W W 2 / 2 6–0
Wimbledon A F W 1 / 2 5–1
US Open F W F 1/ 3 8–2
Win–loss 3–2 8–2 11–2 2–1 4 / 11 24–7

Quad doubles

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Australian Open SF F W SF[a] 1 / 4 5–2
French Open A W SF 1 / 2 2–2
Wimbledon A W W 2 / 2 4–0
US Open W W W 3 / 3 7–0
Win–loss 2–1 7–1 7–1 1–0 7 / 11 17–3

Grand Slam tournament finals

Quad singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2021 US Open Hard Australia Dylan Alcott 5–7, 2–6
Win 2022 French Open Clay Netherlands Sam Schröder 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss 2022 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Sam Schröder 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win 2022 US Open Hard Netherlands Sam Schröder 7–5, 6–3
Loss 2023 Australian Open Hard Netherlands Sam Schröder 2–6, 5–7
Win 2023 French Open Clay Netherlands Sam Schröder 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 2023 Wimbledon Grass Australia Heath Davidson 6–1, 6–2
Loss 2023 US Open Hard Netherlands Sam Schröder 3–6, 5–7

Quad doubles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 US Open Hard Netherlands Sam Schröder Australia Dylan Alcott
Australia Heath Davidson		 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard Netherlands Sam Schröder United Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
United States David Wagner		 6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 2022 French Open Clay Netherlands Sam Schröder Australia Heath Davidson
Brazil Ymanitu Silva		 6–2, 6–2
Win 2022 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Sam Schröder United Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
United States David Wagner		 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3
Win 2022 US Open Hard Netherlands Sam Schröder United States David Wagner
Canada Robert Shaw		 6–1, 6–2
Win 2023 Australian Open Hard Netherlands Sam Schröder South Africa Donald Ramphadi
Brazil Ymanitu Silva		 6–1, 6–3
Win 2023 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Sam Schröder Australia Heath Davidson
Canada Robert Shaw		 7–6(7–5), 6–0
Win 2023 US Open Hard Netherlands Sam Schröder United Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
South Africa Donald Ramphadi		 6–1, 6–2

Notes

  1. ^ Withdrew during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.

References

  1. ^ "Results Quads Double Tokyo 2020". www.paralympics.com.
  2. ^ "Results Quads Singles Tokyo 2020". www.paralympics.com.
  3. ^ a b "Niels Vink bio" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

Niels Vink in the Grand Slam tournaments
Wheelchair Tennis Masters quad singles champions
Wheelchair Tennis Masters quad doubles champions
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