Robin Ammerlaan
Ammerlaan at the 2011 US Open.
Country (sports)Netherlands
ResidenceElen, Belgium
Born (1968-02-26) 26 February 1968 (age 55)
The Hague, The Netherlands
Turned pro1998
Retired2012
PlaysRight Handed
Official websitewww.robinammerlaan.nl
Singles
Career record676–142
Highest rankingNo.1 (29 July 2002)
Current ranking–
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2002)
French OpenF (2007, 2008)
US OpenW (2005, 2006)
Other tournaments
MastersW (1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Paralympic Games Gold Medal (2004)
Doubles
Career record547–130
Career titles88
Highest rankingNo.1 (29 March 2004)
Current ranking–
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012)
French OpenF (2008, 2009)
WimbledonW (2007, 2008, 2010)
US OpenW (2005, 2006)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesF (2000, 2010)
Paralympic Games Gold Medal (2000)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Men's singles

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]

Paralympic games

Sydney 2000

He 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

He won the gold medal for Wheelchair tennis men singles.[5] In the final he played against David Hall from Australia.

Beijing 2008

He won the silver medal for wheelchair tennis men single.[6] He lost in the final from Shingo Kunieda from Japan

Grand Slam Titles

Singles

Doubles

Performance timelines

Key
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.

Singles

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L
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

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L
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

  1. ^ "ITF profile". Beta.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ^ Roy van Manen (27 July 2012). "www.robinammerlaan.nl". www.robinammerlaan.nl. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Rolstoeltennisser Robin Ammerlaan stopt" (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  4. ^ "2000 Paralympic games results Wheelchairtennis double". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. ^ "2004 Paralympic games results Wheelchairtennis Singles". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  6. ^ "2008 Paralympic games results Wheelchairtennis Singles". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

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Preceded byMichaël Jeremiasz ITF Wheelchair Tennis World Champion 2006 Succeeded byShingo Kunieda
Robin Ammerlaan in Grand Slam tournaments
Wheelchair Tennis Masters men's singles champions
Paralympic wheelchair tennis men's singles champions
Paralympic wheelchair tennis men's doubles champions
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