Aniek van Koot

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Aniek van Koot

Aniek van Koot (born 15 August 1990) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles.

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Aniek van Koot
Aniek van Koot in 2011
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 34)
Winterswijk, Netherlands
Singles
Career record374–144
Highest rankingNo. 1 (28 January 2013)
Current rankingNo. 6 (19 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2013)
French OpenF (2012, 2014, 2015)
WimbledonW (2019)
US OpenW (2013)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2014)
Paralympic Games Silver Medal (2) (2012, 2016)
Doubles
Career record290–98
Highest rankingNo. 1 (26 July 2010)
Current rankingNo. 3 (19 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2010, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
French OpenW (2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
WimbledonW (2012, 2013, 2019)
US OpenW (2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2010, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Paralympic Games Gold Medal (2016, 2020)
Silver Medal (2012)
Medal record
Women's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen's doubles
2020 TokyoWomen's doubles
2012 LondonWomen's singles
2012 LondonWomen's doubles
2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen's singles
European Championships
2023 RotterdamWomen's singles
Last updated on: 10 June 2021.
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Van Koot has won 26 major titles, having won the 2013 Australian Open, 2013 US Open and 2019 Wimbledon Championships in wheelchair singles combined with 23 major titles in doubles, variously partnering Florence Gravellier, Daniela di Toro, Jiske Griffioen and Diede de Groot. Van Koot has completed the calendar year Grand Slam in doubles on two occasions, in 2013 with Griffioen, and in 2019 alongside de Groot. She won the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in 2014 in singles, and in 2012, 2015 and 2018 in doubles. Van Koot has also won five Paralympic medals, gold in doubles at both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, silver in singles at London 2012 and Rio 2016, and silver in doubles at London 2012.[1]

Personal life

Aniek van Koot was born with her right leg shorter than her left. After a series of unsuccessful corrective operations van Koot had her right leg amputated. She started to play wheelchair tennis at the age of 10.[2]

Career

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In singles play van Koot was successful in Montreal.[3] During the 2006 season van Koot won doubles titles in Livorno with Korie Homan,[4] Jesolo with Sevenans.[5] She finished third with Walraven at the 2006 Masters.[6]

Van Koot won junior titles in Sydney and Nottingham during the 2007 season.[7][8] She was also part of the Netherlands team that reached the Junior World Team cup final.[9] In senior competition van Koot won a title in Gross Siegharts.[10] Van Koot also made the finals of Hilton Head,[11] Atlanta and Sardina.[12][13] In doubles competitions she won in Jambes with Esther Vergeer.[14] Won Austrian Open with Makke Smit.[10] Sardinia.[13] Van Koot reached the final of the French Open with Yaosa.[15] With Yaosa finished last at the Masters.[16] Finalist with Florence Gravellier at Pensacola and Nottingham.[17]

During the 2008 season van Koot won one title in Prague.[18] Van Koot reached the final of the singles competitions in Nottingham,[19] Hilton Head,[20] Jambes and Gross Siegharts.[21][22] At the end of year Masters van Koot failed to advance from her group.[23] In doubles competitions van Koot won titles in Christchurch and Sardinia with Jiske Griffioen.[24][25] With Smit, van Koot added the Austrian Open doubles title before claiming the mixed doubles crown with Stefan Olsson.[22]

2009–2012

During the 2009 season van Koot was a finalist in Boca Raton and Roland Garros.[26][27] Van Koot won titles in Pensacola,[28] Olot,[29] Jambes and Prague.[30][31] Van Koot finished 6th in the Masters.[32] In doubles competitions van Koot won in Olot and Jambes.[29][31] Playing with Jiske Griffioen at the Masters the pair reached the final.[33]

The 2011 season saw van Koot win singles titles in Adelaide,[34] Paris,[35] Geneva,[36] Jambes and Salzburg.[37][38] reach the final in Boca Raton,[39] Seoul and of the Masters.[40][41] At the Grand Slams van Koot finished as the runner up in New York.[42] Partnering Griffioen in the doubles events the pair won titles in Sydney,[43] Pensacola,[44] Boca Raton,[39] Paris,[45] Nottingham and St. Louis.[46][47] The pair lost in the final of all four Grand Slams to Vergeer and Walraven, including from 5–2 up in the final set at Wimbledon and a 6–1 second set tiebreak lead at the US Open.[48][49][50][51] Additionally the pair also lost in the final of the Japan Open and the Masters.[52][53] Van Koot played doubles with other players as well, having success with Annick Sevenans in Geneva,[36] Jambes and Salzburg.[37][38] While with Marjolein Buis she won in Seoul.[54] With Jordanne Whiley van Koot made the final of Sardinia.[55]

During the 2012 season van Koot picked up singles titles in Cajan,[56] Seoul and Paris.[57][58] She was also the runner up in Sydney,[59] Pensacola,[60] Nottingham and the season ending Masters.[61][62] Van Koot additionally picked up the silver medal at the Paralympic Games and was a finalist at Roland Garros and Melbourne.[63][64][65] In doubles play van Koot played with Griffioen; the pair won titles in Cajan,[56] Pensacola,[60] Paris and Nottingham.[66][67] They were also finalist in Boca Raton and Fukuoka.[68][69] The pair also won their first Grand Slam as a team at Wimbledon and claimed the silver medal at the Paralympics.[70][71][72] To finish the year the pair claimed their first Masters doubles title as a team.[73] At the start of the year van Koot teamed up with Buis winning the title in Sydney and reaching the final of the first slam event of the year.[59][74] Van Koot also represented her country in the World Team Cup, where she guided her country to win the competition for the 25 time.[75]

2013–present

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Aniek van Koot at the 2017 US Open

During the 2013 season van Koot won titles in Baton Rouge,[76] Olot,[77] and Jambes.[78] Van Koot has made finals in Sydney, Melbourne, Nottingham and St Louis.[79][80][81][82] At the Australian Open van Koot claimed her first Grand Slam singles title.[83] Van Koot competed in the other Grand Slam events losing in the semi-final of Roland Garros but winning the US Open.[84][85] As a result of her success at the Australian Open and Esther Vergeer not playing, van Koot ascended to the world number one spot in the rankings.[86] Van Koot lost the world number one spot to Sabine Ellerbrock in June after the French Open, but regained it following her success at the US Open.[85][87] She held on to the position for the rest of the year and was named the 2013 ITF Wheelchair World Champion.[88] With Jiske Griffioen, van Koot won the doubles title in Sydney and Nottingham.[89][90] The pair won their first Australian,[91] French and US Open titles and retained the Wimbledon crown to complete the Grand Slam.[92][93][94] Their only defeat came in the final of St Louis, their first since the Paralympic final.[95] Van Koot also won doubles titles with Buis in Baton Rouge,[76] Helout partnered van Koot to the title in Olot and in Jambes she won with Sharon Walraven.[77][78] When partnering Lucy Shuker, van Koot finished as the runner up in Paris.[96] Van Koot's season was curtailed by injury ruling her out of the season ending Masters.[97]

After missing the opening events of the 2014 season, van Koot dropped to world number two in the singles rankings, behind Ellerbrock after the Australian Open. Van Koot made her first appearance of the season in Bolton where she won the title.[98][99] Throughout the rest of the season van Koot added titles in Pensacola and Johannesburg to her title in Bolton.[100][101] As well she reached the singles final in Baton Rouge.[102]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning a silver medal in Women's Singles, and a gold medal in Women's Doubles.[103]

Career statistics

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# 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

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Tournament200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Career SR
Australian Open 1R A SF QF F W A SF F QF SF SF F QF F QF QF F 1 / 16
French Open SF QF QF SF F SF F F QF SF SF SF SF SF SF A SF 0 / 16
Wimbledon NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH F SF F W NH QF QF SF F 1 / 8
US Open NH SF QF F NH W F SF NH SF QF QF A SF SF QF NH 1 / 12
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Wheelchair doubles

More information Tournament, Career SR ...
Tournament200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Career SR
Australian Open SF A W F F W A F F W F W F W W W QF SF 7 / 16
French Open SF F W F SF W F W F F W W W W W A W 9 / 16
Wimbledon NH A SF F W W F F F SF SF W NH SF F SF QF 3 / 14
US Open NH SF F F NH W F W NH F F W A W W QF NH 5 / 12
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Grand Slam tournament finals

Wheelchair singles: 16 (3 titles, 13 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss2011US OpenHardNetherlands Esther Vergeer2–6, 1–6
Loss2012Australian OpenHardNetherlands Esther Vergeer0–6, 0–6
Loss2012French OpenClayNetherlands Esther Vergeer0–6, 0–6
Win 2013 Australian Open Hard Germany Sabine Ellerbrock 6–1, 1–6, 7–5
Win 2013 US Open Hard Germany Sabine Ellerbrock 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss2014French OpenClayJapan Yui Kamiji6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss2014US OpenHardJapan Yui Kamiji3–6, 3–6
Loss2015French OpenClayNetherlands Jiske Griffioen0–6, 2–6
Loss2016Australian OpenHardNetherlands Jiske Griffioen3–6, 5–7
Loss2016WimbledonGrassNetherlands Jiske Griffioen6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Loss2018WimbledonGrassNetherlands Diede de Groot3–6, 2–6
Win2019WimbledonGrassNetherlands Diede de Groot6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Loss2020Australian OpenHardJapan Yui Kamiji2–6, 2–6
Loss2022Australian OpenHardNetherlands Diede de Groot1–6, 1–6
Loss2024WimbledonGrassNetherlands Diede de Groot4–6, 4–6
Loss2025Australian OpenHardJapan Yui Kamiji2–6, 2–6
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Wheelchair doubles: 45 (24 titles, 21 runner-ups)

More information Result, Year ...
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss2009French OpenClayBelgium Annick SevenansNetherlands Korie Homan
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
2–6, 3–6
Win2010Australian OpenHardFrance Florence GravellierUnited Kingdom Lucy Shuker
Australia Daniela Di Toro
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win2010French OpenClayAustralia Daniela Di ToroNetherlands Esther Vergeer
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss2010US OpenHardAustralia Daniela Di ToroNetherlands Esther Vergeer
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
3–6, 3–6
Loss2011Australian OpenHardNetherlands Jiske GriffioenNetherlands Esther Vergeer
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
0–6, 2–6
Loss2011French OpenClayNetherlands Jiske GriffioenNetherlands Esther Vergeer
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
7–5, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss2011WimbledonGrassNetherlands Jiske GriffioenNetherlands Esther Vergeer
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss2011US OpenHardNetherlands Jiske GriffioenNetherlands Esther Vergeer
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
5–7, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
Loss2012Australian OpenHardNetherlands Marjolein BuisNetherlands Esther Vergeer
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Win2012WimbledonGrassNetherlands Jiske GriffioenUnited Kingdom Lucy Shuker
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
6–1, 6–2
Win2013Australian Open (2)HardNetherlands Jiske GriffioenNetherlands Marjolein Buis
United Kingdom Lucy Shuker
6–4, 6–3
Win2013French Open (2)ClayNetherlands Jiske GriffioenGermany Sabine Ellerbrock
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
6–2, 6–3
Win2013Wimbledon (2)GrassNetherlands Jiske GriffioenJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win2013US OpenHardNetherlands Jiske GriffioenGermany Sabine Ellerbrock
Japan Yui Kamiji
6–3, 6–4
Loss2014French OpenClayNetherlands Jiske GriffioenJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10]
Loss2014WimbledonGrassNetherlandsJiske GriffioenJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Loss2014US OpenHardNetherlands Jiske GriffioenJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss2015Australian OpenHardNetherlands Jiske GriffioenJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win2015French Open (3)ClayNetherlands Jiske GriffioenJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
7–6(7–1), 3–6, [10–8]
Loss2015WimbledonGrassNetherlands Jiske GriffioenJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win2015US Open (2)HardNetherlands Jiske GriffioenNetherlands Marjolein Buis
Germany Sabine Ellerbrock
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss2016Australian OpenHardNetherlands Jiske GriffioenNetherlands Marjolein Buis
Japan Yui Kamiji
2–6, 2–6
Loss2016French OpenClayNetherlands Jiske GriffioenJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss2016WimbledonGrassNetherlands Jiske GriffioenJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
2–6, 2–6
Win2017Australian Open (3)HardNetherlands Jiske GriffioenNetherlands Diede de Groot
Japan Yui Kamiji
6–3, 6–2
Loss2017French OpenClayNetherlands Jiske GriffioenNetherlands Marjolein Buis
Japan Yui Kamiji
3–6, 5–7
Loss2017US OpenHardUnited States Dana MathewsonNetherlands Marjolein Buis
Netherlands Diede de Groot
4–6, 3–6
Loss2018Australian OpenHardNetherlands Diede de GrootNetherlands Marjolein Buis
Japan Yui Kamiji
0–6, 4–6
Win2018French Open (4)ClayNetherlands Diede de GrootNetherlands Marjolein Buis
Japan Yui Kamiji
6–1, 6–3
Loss2018US OpenHardNetherlands Marjolein BuisNetherlands Diede de Groot
Japan Yui Kamiji
3–6, 4–6
Win2019Australian Open (4)HardNetherlands Diede de GrootNetherlands Marjolein Buis
Germany Sabine Ellerbrock
5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]
Win2019French Open (5)ClayNetherlands Diede de GrootNetherlands Marjolein Buis
Germany Sabine Ellerbrock
6–1, 6–1
Win2019Wimbledon (3)GrassNetherlands Diede de GrootNetherlands Marjolein Buis
Italy Giulia Capocci
6–1, 6–1
Win2019US Open (3)HardNetherlands Diede de GrootGermany Sabine Ellerbrock
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane
6–2, 6–0
Loss2020Australian OpenHardNetherlands Diede de GrootJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
2–6, 4–6
Win2020French Open (6)ClayNetherlands Diede de GrootJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–8]
Win2021Australian Open (5)HardNetherlands Diede de GrootSouth Africa Kgothatso Montjane
United Kingdom Lucy Shuker
6–4, 6–1
Win2021French Open (7)ClayNetherlands Diede de GrootJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
6–3, 6–4
Win2021US Open (4)HardNetherlands Diede de GrootJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
6–1, 6–2
Win2022Australian Open (6)HardNetherlands Diede de GrootJapan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Lucy Shuker
7–5, 3–6, [10–2]
Win2022French Open (8)ClayNetherlands Diede de GrootJapan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane
7–6(7–5), 1–6, [10–8]
Loss2022WimbledonGrassNetherlands Diede de GrootJapan Yui Kamiji
United States Dana Mathewson
1–6, 5–7
Win2022US Open (5)HardNetherlands Diede de GrootJapan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane
6–2, 6–2
Win2023Australian Open (7)HardNetherlands Diede de GrootJapan Yui Kamiji
China Zhu Zhenzhen
6–3, 6–2
Win2024French Open (9)ClayNetherlands Diede de GrootJapan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), [10–4]
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