Niels Vink

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

Niels Vink

Vink during the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympics
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Helmond, Netherlands
Born	(2002-12-06) 6 December 2002 (age 21) Helmond, Netherlands
Singles
Career record	140–41
Highest ranking	1 (14 March 2022)
Current ranking	1 (30 May 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (2023)
French Open	W (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon	W (2023, 2024)
US Open	W (2022)
Other tournaments
Masters	W (2021)
Paralympic Games	W (2024)
Doubles
Career record	85–28
Highest ranking	1 (13 September 2021)
Current ranking	1 (31 January 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (2023)
French Open	W (2022, 2024)
Wimbledon	W (2022, 2023, 2024)
US Open	W (2021, 2022, 2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles	W (2019, 2022)
Paralympic Games	W (2020, 2024)
Medal record Men's wheelchair tennis Representing  Netherlands Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Quad doubles 2024 Paris Quad singles 2024 Paris Quad doubles 2020 Tokyo Quad singles European Championships 2023 Rotterdam Quad singles
Last updated on: 5 June 2022.

Vink has won five Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the US Open. He has also won nine 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 French 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	SF	2 / 3	7–1
Wimbledon	A	F	W	W	2 / 3	8–1
US Open	F	W	F	NH	1/ 3	8–2
Win–loss	3–2	8–2	11–2	6–2	5 / 13	28–8

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	W	2 / 3	4–1
Wimbledon	A	W	W	W	3 / 3	6–0
US Open	W	W	W	NH	3 / 3	7–0
Win–loss	2–1	7–1	7–1	4–0	9 / 13	20–3

Grand Slam tournament finals

Quad singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2021	US Open	Hard	Dylan Alcott	5–7, 2–6
Win	2022	French Open	Clay	Sam Schröder	6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss	2022	Wimbledon	Grass	Sam Schröder	6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win	2022	US Open	Hard	Sam Schröder	7–5, 6–3
Loss	2023	Australian Open	Hard	Sam Schröder	2–6, 5–7
Win	2023	French Open	Clay	Sam Schröder	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	2023	Wimbledon	Grass	Heath Davidson	6–1, 6–2
Loss	2023	US Open	Hard	Sam Schröder	3–6, 5–7
Win	2024	Wimbledon	Grass	Sam Schröder	7–6(7–4), 6–4

Quad doubles: 10 (9 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2021	US Open	Hard	Sam Schröder	Dylan Alcott Heath Davidson	6–3, 6–2
Loss	2022	Australian Open	Hard	Sam Schröder	Andy Lapthorne David Wagner	6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win	2022	French Open	Clay	Sam Schröder	Heath Davidson Ymanitu Silva	6–2, 6–2
Win	2022	Wimbledon	Grass	Sam Schröder	Andy Lapthorne David Wagner	6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3
Win	2022	US Open	Hard	Sam Schröder	David Wagner Robert Shaw	6–1, 6–2
Win	2023	Australian Open	Hard	Sam Schröder	Donald Ramphadi Ymanitu Silva	6–1, 6–3
Win	2023	Wimbledon	Grass	Sam Schröder	Heath Davidson Robert Shaw	7–6(7–5), 6–0
Win	2023	US Open	Hard	Sam Schröder	Andy Lapthorne Donald Ramphadi	6–1, 6–2
Win	2024	French Open	Clay	Sam Schröder	Andy Lapthorne Guy Sasson	7–6(11–9), 6–1
Win	2024	Wimbledon	Grass	Sam Schröder	Andy Lapthorne Guy Sasson	3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3

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. "Niels Vink bio" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

• Niels Vink at the International Tennis Federation
• Niels Vink at the International Paralympic Committee
• Niels Vink at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 September 2021)
• Niels Vink at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
• Official website (in Dutch)