Korie Homan
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Korie Homan is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Homan won the gold medal in women's doubles at the 2008 Paralympics. In 2009 she completed the doubles Grand Slam by winning the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US titles with Esther Vergeer
. In addition Homan has also had success in Grand Slams individually when she won the 2010 Australian Open
title. Homan is a two time Masters doubles champion.
and had a conversation with her coach Aad Zwaan. In September 2001 Homan started on the juniors and played tournaments in Holland.
Homan finished 2003 with a singles ranking of 23 having been unranked at the start of the year.
At the start of 2004 Homan was part of the Dutch team that claimed the Junior world team cup, in Christchurch
, New Zealand. Homan followed this success up with a quarter final showing at the Australian Open, super series event. At the Czech Open Homan partnered Jiske Griffioen
to second place in a five team round robin doubles tournament.
2006 started with Homan facing Esther Vergeer in the first round of the Wheelchair Classic 8's at the Australian Open
. Homan lost a rain interrupted match in straight sets. Partnering Beth Arnoult-Ritthaler in the doubles, Homan reached the semifinal before losing to Vergeer and Griffioen. Homan reached the quarterfinals of the Sydney International Open, losing to Florence Graveller. At the Australian Open, Homan reached the quarterfinals losing to Griffieon. Homan was part of the 2006 NASDAQ-100 Open round robin tournament. The Florida Open saw Homan, lose in the quarterfinals to Graveller again. At the Belgium Open, Homan reached both finals, losing to Vergeer in the singles, but winning the doubles. At the British Open Homan lost once again to Graveller in straight sets. At the DaimlerChrysler Open, Homan finally beat Graveller as she won a final set tiebreaker. Upon reaching the final Homan was whitewashed by Vergeer. However Graveller got her revenge by beating Homan in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open the next week, Homan went and reached the semis of the doubles. In Italy at the Citta di Livorno Homan won both the singles and doubles titles. At the 2006 US Open Homan won a three set match against Graveller, before losing another three set match to Walraven. In the doubles Homan lost in the final. The Atlanta Open saw Homan lose the singles final to Vergeer, In the quarterfinals of the US Open Wheelchair Championships, Homan became the first player since 2004 to take a set of Esther Vergeer, in the quarterfinals as she lost in three sets. The doubles saw Homan reach the final. Homan finished in fifth place for the Singles Masters, and the runner up in the Doubles Masters.
Homan started 2007 at the Australian Open where she lost in the semi finals of the doubles on a match tiebreaker. Homan also won just four games against Vergeer as she exited the singles in the quarterfinals. At the Sydney International Homan reached both the singles and doubles finals losing both to Vergeer. Homan followed this up by reaching the final of the Pensacola Open. At the Florida Open, Homan reached the final of the doubles, but lost in the final set to Griffioen in the semifinals of the singles. Homan had the same result at the Japan Open, losing in straight sets to Walraven, and losing the doubles to Vergeer. In Korea at the Korea Open Homan once again reached the semifinals of the singles. Repersenting the Netherlands, Homan was part of the team which won its 20th team cup. Hampared by a shoulder injury at the Belgium Open, Homan lost in straight sets to Vergeer in the final. At the British Open, Homan reached the finals of both tournaments, losing in both competitions to Vergeer. At the DaimlerChrysler Open Homan and her partner Smit inflicted a first defeat, in 27 tournaments, since their inception on Griffioen and Vergeer in the final of the doubles. However Homan won just three games as she lost in the quarterfinals to Vergeer. At the Swiss Open Homan reached both finals, losing to Walraven in the singles but winning the doubles. Griffioen and Vergeer exacted revenge on Homan and her partner Walraven by defeating them in the final of the US Open. While Vergeer knocked out Homan in the singles. At the Atlanta Open, Homan won the first set of the final against Vergeer but only won three more games. While at the US Open USTA Wheelchair Vergeer defeated Homan in the semifinals, before whitewashing her in the doubles. At the doubles masters Homan reached the final before losing to her familiar foes. To round off the year Homan reached the final of the singles masters before losing to Vergeer again.
2008 started with Homan losing both finals at the Australian Open
. Homan then reached the final of the doubles in Sydney before the weather got the better of the tournament and left the final unplayed. At the Florida Open Homan could not stop Vergeer winning a seventh title as she lost in the final. Homan also reached the final of the doubles. The next week at the Pensacola Open Homan reached the final again playing Vergeer and took the first set, but could not consolidate and lost the final. While she also made the doubles final, where her team won just 2 games. Homan's team only won one more game in the final of the Japan Open. In the singles she met Vergeer in the final again, losing in two tight sets. At Roland Garros
Homan reached the final where she was beaten by Vergeer who hit over twice the number of winners than what she managed. Homan also finished as a losing finalist in the doubles. Homan was then part of the team that retained the world team cup. At the Belgium Open Homan teamed up with Vergeer and won the title in three sets in the final. In the final of the singles Homan faced Vergeer again and lost in straight sets. Homan reached both finals at the British Open and lost them both. In the final of the Mercedes Open Homan played Vergeer and took the first set for the 4th time between the two, and for the first time it was by a double break. However Vergeer came back and defeated Homan and defeated her in the final of the doubles. Homan won her first title of the year in singles at the Swiss Open deafting Walraven in the final. Homan paired up with Walraven to claim the doubles as well. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Homan reached the final where she played Vergeer. Homan held 2 match points to end Vergeer's 348 match winning streak. However Vergeer held on and Homan had to settle for silver. In the doubles Homan teamed up with Walraven. In the final they played Griffioen and Vergeer. They inflicted only for a second time a loss on Griffioen and Vergeer to claim the Gold medal. At the Masters Vergeer and Homan reached the final again. For the third successive time the match went to a final set. Unlike Beijing the final set was one sided as Vergeer ran out the winner.
In the final of the first Grand Slam of the year
Homan stormed into a 4–0 against Vergeer in the first set before losing six games in a row. Homan then jumped into a 2–0 lead at the start of the second before losing six games in a row again and the match. Homan partnered Vergeer in the doubles as they won their first Grand Slam title as a partnership Homan then traveled to Sydney where she won her first Sydney International Open singles title defeating Jiske Griffioen in the final. In the final of the singles at the Pensacola Open Homan defeated Gravellier 7–1 in a final set tiebreaker to win her second ITF 1 series title of the year. Gravellier also took Homan to three sets in the doubles, but Homan alongside van Koot won the decider. At Roland Garros Homan and Vergeer claimed the doubles title before having a rematch of their 2008 singles final. Vergeer defeated Homan in straight sets. Homan and Vergeer went on to create history by becoming the first team to win the Wimbledon Championships
. At the British Open Super Series event, Homan lost in a rain interrupted final to Vergeer in straight sets, before teaming up with Vergeer to take the doubles. Homan was again part of the team which won the World Team Cup, defeating Great Britain in the final. Homan reached the singles and doubles final of the Mercedes Open. Homan took Vergeer to a final set for the first time in 2009, before losing. However Homan gained revenge as she teamed up with Griffioen to beat Vergeer and Smit, in three sets. The US Open USTA Wheelchair Championships saw Homan reach both finals again. She won the doubles with Griffioen, but faced Vergeer for the 41st time Homan and Vergeer went to the final set for the 6th time in the last two years and the eighth time in all 41 meetings between the two. Homan did not start well losing the first set 6–0. However Homan improved to take the second before falling away in the final set. At the US Open Homan defeated di Toro and Walraven to reach the final. Upon reaching the final of the singles, Homan played Vergeer who inflicted a double bagal (6–0, 6–0) win for the second time in their 42 match series. However Homan partnered Vergeer in the doubles and the pair won the title to complete the Grand Slam as a team. Homan qualified for the Singles Masters after making the final of every tournament she entered since February. She reached the final where she played Vergeer. Homan was a set and 5–2 up in the second set tiebreak, just two points away from ending Vergeer's streak of 382 matches undefeated. Unfortunately for Homan, Vergeer won the next five points to take the tiebreaker 7–5 and then won the final set 6–3. Homan also qualified for the doubles masters partnering Vergeer after winning five titles as a team including the Grand Slam. The pair lost their only set as a partnership in 2009 in their second match, but went on to claim the title. Homan was named the female player of the year for 2009 as she polled 44% of the vote ahead of joint second placed finishers di Toro and Vergeer.
In the absence of Vergeer, Homan took full advantage as she won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 2010 Australian Open
. Homan has not played since her Australian Open win as in September 2009 she suffered a nasty fall, which resulted in her tearing the ligaments in her wrist. Surgery is not an option as this would result in Homan losing function of her wrist This made her pull out of the doubles of the Australian Open.
Esther Vergeer
Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and...
. In addition Homan has also had success in Grand Slams individually when she won the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
title. Homan is a two time Masters doubles champion.
Early life
Homan was born to Jan Willem and Gina, she is the youngest of three girls, with Geke and Wienke her older sisters. Homan was involved in a Car accident in her first year of Senior school at the age of 12 in 1998. In 2003, when she finished school she had her leg amputated.Career
Homan started to play wheelchair tennis in May 2000. During her first year of learning she went to an exhibition by Esther VergeerEsther Vergeer
Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and...
and had a conversation with her coach Aad Zwaan. In September 2001 Homan started on the juniors and played tournaments in Holland.
Homan finished 2003 with a singles ranking of 23 having been unranked at the start of the year.
At the start of 2004 Homan was part of the Dutch team that claimed the Junior world team cup, in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand. Homan followed this success up with a quarter final showing at the Australian Open, super series event. At the Czech Open Homan partnered Jiske Griffioen
Jiske Griffioen
Jiske Griffioen is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She was born with Spina bifida. Before she started her career as a wheelchair tennis player, she was a member of the national wheelchair basketball team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney at the age of 14.In 2001 she decided to give...
to second place in a five team round robin doubles tournament.
2006 started with Homan facing Esther Vergeer in the first round of the Wheelchair Classic 8's at the Australian Open
2006 Australian Open
The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.- Leadup :Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin....
. Homan lost a rain interrupted match in straight sets. Partnering Beth Arnoult-Ritthaler in the doubles, Homan reached the semifinal before losing to Vergeer and Griffioen. Homan reached the quarterfinals of the Sydney International Open, losing to Florence Graveller. At the Australian Open, Homan reached the quarterfinals losing to Griffieon. Homan was part of the 2006 NASDAQ-100 Open round robin tournament. The Florida Open saw Homan, lose in the quarterfinals to Graveller again. At the Belgium Open, Homan reached both finals, losing to Vergeer in the singles, but winning the doubles. At the British Open Homan lost once again to Graveller in straight sets. At the DaimlerChrysler Open, Homan finally beat Graveller as she won a final set tiebreaker. Upon reaching the final Homan was whitewashed by Vergeer. However Graveller got her revenge by beating Homan in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open the next week, Homan went and reached the semis of the doubles. In Italy at the Citta di Livorno Homan won both the singles and doubles titles. At the 2006 US Open Homan won a three set match against Graveller, before losing another three set match to Walraven. In the doubles Homan lost in the final. The Atlanta Open saw Homan lose the singles final to Vergeer, In the quarterfinals of the US Open Wheelchair Championships, Homan became the first player since 2004 to take a set of Esther Vergeer, in the quarterfinals as she lost in three sets. The doubles saw Homan reach the final. Homan finished in fifth place for the Singles Masters, and the runner up in the Doubles Masters.
Homan started 2007 at the Australian Open where she lost in the semi finals of the doubles on a match tiebreaker. Homan also won just four games against Vergeer as she exited the singles in the quarterfinals. At the Sydney International Homan reached both the singles and doubles finals losing both to Vergeer. Homan followed this up by reaching the final of the Pensacola Open. At the Florida Open, Homan reached the final of the doubles, but lost in the final set to Griffioen in the semifinals of the singles. Homan had the same result at the Japan Open, losing in straight sets to Walraven, and losing the doubles to Vergeer. In Korea at the Korea Open Homan once again reached the semifinals of the singles. Repersenting the Netherlands, Homan was part of the team which won its 20th team cup. Hampared by a shoulder injury at the Belgium Open, Homan lost in straight sets to Vergeer in the final. At the British Open, Homan reached the finals of both tournaments, losing in both competitions to Vergeer. At the DaimlerChrysler Open Homan and her partner Smit inflicted a first defeat, in 27 tournaments, since their inception on Griffioen and Vergeer in the final of the doubles. However Homan won just three games as she lost in the quarterfinals to Vergeer. At the Swiss Open Homan reached both finals, losing to Walraven in the singles but winning the doubles. Griffioen and Vergeer exacted revenge on Homan and her partner Walraven by defeating them in the final of the US Open. While Vergeer knocked out Homan in the singles. At the Atlanta Open, Homan won the first set of the final against Vergeer but only won three more games. While at the US Open USTA Wheelchair Vergeer defeated Homan in the semifinals, before whitewashing her in the doubles. At the doubles masters Homan reached the final before losing to her familiar foes. To round off the year Homan reached the final of the singles masters before losing to Vergeer again.
2008 started with Homan losing both finals at the Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
. Homan then reached the final of the doubles in Sydney before the weather got the better of the tournament and left the final unplayed. At the Florida Open Homan could not stop Vergeer winning a seventh title as she lost in the final. Homan also reached the final of the doubles. The next week at the Pensacola Open Homan reached the final again playing Vergeer and took the first set, but could not consolidate and lost the final. While she also made the doubles final, where her team won just 2 games. Homan's team only won one more game in the final of the Japan Open. In the singles she met Vergeer in the final again, losing in two tight sets. At Roland Garros
2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
Homan reached the final where she was beaten by Vergeer who hit over twice the number of winners than what she managed. Homan also finished as a losing finalist in the doubles. Homan was then part of the team that retained the world team cup. At the Belgium Open Homan teamed up with Vergeer and won the title in three sets in the final. In the final of the singles Homan faced Vergeer again and lost in straight sets. Homan reached both finals at the British Open and lost them both. In the final of the Mercedes Open Homan played Vergeer and took the first set for the 4th time between the two, and for the first time it was by a double break. However Vergeer came back and defeated Homan and defeated her in the final of the doubles. Homan won her first title of the year in singles at the Swiss Open deafting Walraven in the final. Homan paired up with Walraven to claim the doubles as well. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
Homan reached the final where she played Vergeer. Homan held 2 match points to end Vergeer's 348 match winning streak. However Vergeer held on and Homan had to settle for silver. In the doubles Homan teamed up with Walraven. In the final they played Griffioen and Vergeer. They inflicted only for a second time a loss on Griffioen and Vergeer to claim the Gold medal. At the Masters Vergeer and Homan reached the final again. For the third successive time the match went to a final set. Unlike Beijing the final set was one sided as Vergeer ran out the winner.
In the final of the first Grand Slam of the year
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
Homan stormed into a 4–0 against Vergeer in the first set before losing six games in a row. Homan then jumped into a 2–0 lead at the start of the second before losing six games in a row again and the match. Homan partnered Vergeer in the doubles as they won their first Grand Slam title as a partnership Homan then traveled to Sydney where she won her first Sydney International Open singles title defeating Jiske Griffioen in the final. In the final of the singles at the Pensacola Open Homan defeated Gravellier 7–1 in a final set tiebreaker to win her second ITF 1 series title of the year. Gravellier also took Homan to three sets in the doubles, but Homan alongside van Koot won the decider. At Roland Garros Homan and Vergeer claimed the doubles title before having a rematch of their 2008 singles final. Vergeer defeated Homan in straight sets. Homan and Vergeer went on to create history by becoming the first team to win the Wimbledon Championships
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
. At the British Open Super Series event, Homan lost in a rain interrupted final to Vergeer in straight sets, before teaming up with Vergeer to take the doubles. Homan was again part of the team which won the World Team Cup, defeating Great Britain in the final. Homan reached the singles and doubles final of the Mercedes Open. Homan took Vergeer to a final set for the first time in 2009, before losing. However Homan gained revenge as she teamed up with Griffioen to beat Vergeer and Smit, in three sets. The US Open USTA Wheelchair Championships saw Homan reach both finals again. She won the doubles with Griffioen, but faced Vergeer for the 41st time Homan and Vergeer went to the final set for the 6th time in the last two years and the eighth time in all 41 meetings between the two. Homan did not start well losing the first set 6–0. However Homan improved to take the second before falling away in the final set. At the US Open Homan defeated di Toro and Walraven to reach the final. Upon reaching the final of the singles, Homan played Vergeer who inflicted a double bagal (6–0, 6–0) win for the second time in their 42 match series. However Homan partnered Vergeer in the doubles and the pair won the title to complete the Grand Slam as a team. Homan qualified for the Singles Masters after making the final of every tournament she entered since February. She reached the final where she played Vergeer. Homan was a set and 5–2 up in the second set tiebreak, just two points away from ending Vergeer's streak of 382 matches undefeated. Unfortunately for Homan, Vergeer won the next five points to take the tiebreaker 7–5 and then won the final set 6–3. Homan also qualified for the doubles masters partnering Vergeer after winning five titles as a team including the Grand Slam. The pair lost their only set as a partnership in 2009 in their second match, but went on to claim the title. Homan was named the female player of the year for 2009 as she polled 44% of the vote ahead of joint second placed finishers di Toro and Vergeer.
In the absence of Vergeer, Homan took full advantage as she won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
. Homan has not played since her Australian Open win as in September 2009 she suffered a nasty fall, which resulted in her tearing the ligaments in her wrist. Surgery is not an option as this would result in Homan losing function of her wrist This made her pull out of the doubles of the Australian Open.
Outside of tennis
Homan has a degree in biomedical science. She is now as of sept. 2010 studying Veterinary Medicine.Grand Slam singles finals: 7 (1 title, 6 runners up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 2005 | US Open | Hard | Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and... |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2008 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on... |
Australian Open | Hard | Esther Vergeer | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2008 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008.... |
French Open | Clay | Esther Vergeer | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2009 2009 Australian Open The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's... |
Australian Open | Hard | Esther Vergeer | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2009 2009 French Open The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year... |
French Open | Clay | Esther Vergeer | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2009 2009 US Open (tennis) The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,... |
US Open | Hard | Esther Vergeer | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2010 2010 Australian Open The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year.... |
Australian Open | Hard | Florence Gravellier | 6–2, 6–2 |
Grand Slam doubles finals: 10 (6 titles, 4 runners up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 2005 | US Open | Hard | Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and... |
Beth Ann Arnoult Jan Proctor |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Maaike Smit | Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She was born with Spina bifida. Before she started her career as a wheelchair tennis player, she was a member of the national wheelchair basketball team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney at the age of 14.In 2001 she decided to give... Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and... |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2007 2007 Australian Open The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007.The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players... |
Australian Open | Hard | Florence Gravellier | Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer |
0–6, 6–3 [6–10] |
| Runner-up | 2007 | US Open | Hard | Sharon Walraven | Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2008 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on... |
Australian Open | Hard | Sharon Walraven | Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2008 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008.... |
French Open | Clay | Sharon Walraven | Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2009 2009 Australian Open The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's... |
Australian Open | Hard | Esther Vergeer | Agnieszka Wysocka Katharina Kruger |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 2009 2009 French Open The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year... |
French Open | Clay | Esther Vergeer | Annick Sevenans Aniek van Koot |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2009 2009 Wimbledon Championships The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009... |
Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
Grass | Esther Vergeer | Daniela di Toro Daniela Di Toro Daniela Di Toro is a Paralympic tennis player competitor from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Personal life:Daniela Di Toro was born on 16 October 1974 in Melbourne, Victoria. She became a paraplegic in 1988 in an accident while competing at a school swimming carnival, when a wall fell on her... Lucy Shuker Lucy Shuker Lucy Shuker is a British wheelchair tennisplayer who is currently the highest ranking woman in the sport in Britain and winner of both singles and doubles titles in the National Wheelchair Tennis Championships following a 2001 motorbike accident that left her paralysed. She is currently ranked 10th... |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2009 2009 US Open (tennis) The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,... |
US Open | Hard | Esther Vergeer | Daniela di Toro Florence Gravellier |
6–2, 6–2 |
Singles Masters finals: 3 (3 runner up)
| Outcome | Year | City | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 2007 | Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... |
Hard | Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and... |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2008 | Amsterdam | Hard | Esther Vergeer | 2–6, 6–3, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Amsterdam | Hard | Esther Vergeer | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Doubles Masters Finals: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner up)
| Outcome | Year | City | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 2004 | Brescia Brescia Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan... |
Hard | Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She was born with Spina bifida. Before she started her career as a wheelchair tennis player, she was a member of the national wheelchair basketball team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney at the age of 14.In 2001 she decided to give... |
Brigitte Ameryckx Sharon Walraven |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | Bergamo Bergamo Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan... |
Hard | Maaike Smit | Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She was born with Spina bifida. Before she started her career as a wheelchair tennis player, she was a member of the national wheelchair basketball team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney at the age of 14.In 2001 she decided to give... Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and... |
Round Robin |
| Winner | 2009 | Bergamo | Hard | Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and... |
Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot |
7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Paralympic Singles Finals: 1 (1 runner up)
| Outcome | Year | City | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 2008 | Beijing | Hard |  Esther VergeerEsther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and... |
2–6, 6–4, 6–75–7 |
Paralympic doubles Finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | Year | City | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 2008 | Beijing | Hard | Sharon Walraven |
Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She was born with Spina bifida. Before she started her career as a wheelchair tennis player, she was a member of the national wheelchair basketball team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney at the age of 14.In 2001 she decided to give... Esther VergeerEsther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and... |
2–6, 7–67–4, 6–4 |