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]
.jpg) Ammerlaan at the 2011 US Open. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Elen, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1968 The Hague, The Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Official website | www.robinammerlaan.nl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 676–142 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No.1 (29 July 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (2007, 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2005, 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | W (1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games |  Gold Medal (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 547–130 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No.1 (29 March 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (2008, 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2007, 2008, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2005, 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters Doubles | F (2000, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games |  Gold Medal (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- 2008 Wimbledon (w/ Vink)
- 2007 Wimbledon (w/ Vink)
- 2007 Australian Open (w/ Kunieda)
- 2006 US Open (w/ Jeremiasz)
- 2006 Australian Open (w/ Legner)
- 2005 US Open (w/ Jeremiasz)
- 2005 Australian Open (w/ Legner)
- 2004 Australian Open (w/ Legner)
- 2003 Australian Open (w/ Kruszelnicki)
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
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