Robin Ammerlaan
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.jpg) Ammerlaan at the 2011 US Open. | |
| Country (sports) | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 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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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]
Paralympic games
[edit | edit source]Sydney 2000
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]He won the gold medal for Wheelchair tennis men singles.[5] In the final he played against David Hall from Australia.
Beijing 2008
[edit | edit source]He won the silver medal for wheelchair tennis men single.[6] He lost in the final from Shingo Kunieda from Japan
Grand Slam Titles
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]Doubles
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | 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.
Singles
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF | SF | QF | SF | SF | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | ||||||||||
| French Open | F | F | QF | QF | QF | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | F | SF | QF | QF | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 5–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0 / 14 | 11–14 | ||||||||||
Doubles
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W | F | W | F | F | 2 / 5 | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| French Open | F | F | F | F | F | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W | W | F | W | F | 3 / 5 | 8–2 | ||||||||||
| US Open | F | F | F | F | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 6–2 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 5 / 19 | 23–14 | ||||||||||
References
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External links
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Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Dutch male tennis players
- Dutch wheelchair tennis players
- Tennis players from The Hague
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for the Netherlands
- Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- ITF number 1 ranked wheelchair tennis players
- ITF wheelchair tennis world champions
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen