Maaike Smit

Maaike Smit

Full name	Maaike Smit
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Born	(1966-08-07) 7 August 1966 Emmeloord, the Netherlands
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2012
Plays	Right Handed
Official website	www.maaikesmit.nl
Singles
Career record	{{#property:P564}}
Highest ranking	1 (08/04/1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (2005)
US Open	SF (2006)
Other tournaments
Masters	W (1997)
Paralympic Games	File:Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold Medal (1996)
Doubles
Career record	{{#property:P555}}
Highest ranking	1 (02/10/2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (2004, 2005)
French Open	W (2007)
US Open	F (2006)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles	W (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Paralympic Games	File:Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold Medal (2000, 2004)
Medal record Representing Netherlands Paralympic Games Women's wheelchair tennis Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Women's singles Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Women's singles Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Women's doubles Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Women's doubles Women's wheelchair Basketball Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Women's team Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Women's team
Last updated on: 27 June 2013.

Maaike Smit (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player.

Smit started wheelchair tennis at the age of 20. She played at the US Open and Australian Open, and won the Florida Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championship 4 times.

In 1996, Smit won a gold medal in the singles wheelchair event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. She also won two gold medals in doubles at the 2000 Sydney and the 2004 Athens Paralympics.

She was sponsored by Invacare, a company that produces wheelchairs and other equipment for disabled people.

External links

• Interview with Maaike Smit (2008)
• Maaike Smit at the International Tennis Federation