Niels Vink

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

Niels Vink
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceHelmond, Netherlands
Born (2002-12-06) 6 December 2002
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)
WimbledonF (2022)
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)
US OpenW (2021, 2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2019, 2022)
Paralympic GamesW (2020)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoQuad doubles
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoQuad singles
Last updated on: 5 June 2022.

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 2022 US Open.

Quad singles
Tournament202120222023 SR W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open SF QF F 0 / 3 ?–?
French Open A W 1 / 1 ?–?
Wimbledon A F 0 / 1 ?–?
US Open F W 1/ 2 ?–?
Win–loss ?–? ?–? 2–1 2 / 7 ?–?

Grand Slam tournament finals

Quad singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss2021US OpenHardAustralia Dylan Alcott5–7, 2–6
Win2022French OpenClayNetherlands Sam Schröder6–4, 7–6
Loss2022WimbledonGrassNetherlands Sam Schröder6–7, 1–6
Win2022US OpenHardNetherlands Sam Schröder7–5, 6–3
Loss2023Australian OpenHardNetherlands Sam Schröder2–6, 5–7

Quad doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win2021US OpenHardNetherlands Sam SchröderAustralia Dylan Alcott
Australia Heath Davidson		6–3, 6–2
Loss2022Australian OpenHardNetherlands Sam SchröderUnited Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
United States David Wagner		6–2, 4–6, 7–10
Win2022French OpenClayNetherlands Sam SchröderAustralia Heath Davidson
Brazil Ymanitu Silva		6–2, 6–2
Win2022WimbledonGrassNetherlands Sam SchröderUnited Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
United States David Wagner		6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3
Win2022US OpenHardNetherlands Sam SchröderUnited States David Wagner
Canada Robert Shaw		6–1, 6–2

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