Niels Vink

Niels Vink
Vink during the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympics
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceHelmond, Netherlands
Born (2002-12-06) 6 December 2002
Helmond, Netherlands
Singles
Career record324–58
Highest ranking1 (14 March 2022)
Current ranking1 (30 May 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2026)
French Open W (2022, 2023, 2026)
Wimbledon W (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
US OpenW (2022, 2025)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2021)
Paralympic GamesW (2024)
Doubles
Career record197–32
Highest ranking1 (13 September 2021)
Current ranking1 (31 January 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2023, 2026)
French OpenW (2022, 2024, 2025, 2026)
WimbledonW (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
US OpenW (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2019, 2022)
Paralympic GamesW (2020, 2024)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoQuad doubles
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisQuad singles
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisQuad doubles
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoQuad singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 RotterdamQuad singles
Last updated on: 5 June 2022.

Niels Vink (born 6 December 2002) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He has won ten major singles titles, as well as a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics to complete the career Golden Slam. Vink has also won fifteen major doubles titles, nine partnering Sam Schröder and five with Guy Sasson, as well as two Paralympic gold medals to complete the double career Golden Slam.

Early life

At the age of one year, Vink contracted a bacterial infection (meningococcal sepsis). As a result, he lost both legs and several phalanges.[1]

At the age of nine, he attended the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. This is where his ambition arose to one day participate in the Paralympic Games. After trying out a few sports, he chose wheelchair tennis.[1]

Career statistics

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Quad singles

Tournament202120222023202420252026SRW–L
Australian Open SF QF F SF F W 1 / 6 12–5
French Open A W W SF F W 3 / 5 12–2
Wimbledon A F W W W W 4 / 5 14–1
US Open F W F NH W 2 / 4 12–2
Win–loss 3–2 8–2 11–2 6–2 12–2 10–0 10 / 19 50–10

Quad doubles

Tournament202120222023202420252026SRW–L
Australian Open SF F W SF[a] F W 2 / 6 8–3
French Open A W SF W W W 4 / 5 8–1
Wimbledon A W W W W W 5 / 5 10–0
US Open W W W NH W 4 / 4 10–0
Win–loss 2–1 7–1 7–1 4–0 9–1 5–0 14 / 19 34–4

Grand Slam tournament finals

Quad singles: 16 (10 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss2021US OpenHardAustralia Dylan Alcott5–7, 2–6
Win2022French OpenClayNetherlands Sam Schröder6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss2022WimbledonGrassNetherlands Sam Schröder6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win2022US OpenHardNetherlands Sam Schröder7–5, 6–3
Loss2023Australian OpenHardNetherlands Sam Schröder2–6, 5–7
Win2023French OpenClayNetherlands Sam Schröder3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win2023WimbledonGrassAustralia Heath Davidson6–1, 6–2
Loss2023US OpenHardNetherlands Sam Schröder3–6, 5–7
Win2024WimbledonGrassNetherlands Sam Schröder7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss2025Australian OpenHardNetherlands Sam Schröder6–7(7–9), 5–7
Loss2025French OpenClayIsrael Guy Sasson4–6, 5–7
Win2025WimbledonGrassNetherlands Sam Schröder6–3, 6–3
Win2025US OpenHardNetherlands Sam Schröder7–5, 6–3
Win2026Australian OpenHardNetherlands Sam Schröder6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win2026French OpenClayTurkey Ahmet Kaplan6–3, 6–4
Win2026WimbledonGrassNetherlands Sam Schröder6–1, 6–3

Quad doubles: 17 (15 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win2021US OpenHardNetherlands Sam SchröderAustralia Dylan Alcott
Australia Heath Davidson		6–3, 6–2
Loss2022Australian OpenHardNetherlands Sam SchröderUnited Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
United States David Wagner		6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win2022French OpenClayNetherlands Sam SchröderAustralia Heath Davidson
Brazil Ymanitu Silva		6–2, 6–2
Win2022WimbledonGrassNetherlands Sam SchröderUnited Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
United States David Wagner		6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3
Win2022US OpenHardNetherlands Sam SchröderUnited States David Wagner
Canada Robert Shaw		6–1, 6–2
Win2023Australian OpenHardNetherlands Sam SchröderSouth Africa Donald Ramphadi
Brazil Ymanitu Silva		6–1, 6–3
Win2023WimbledonGrassNetherlands Sam SchröderAustralia Heath Davidson
Canada Robert Shaw		7–6(7–5), 6–0
Win2023US OpenHardNetherlands Sam SchröderUnited Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
South Africa Donald Ramphadi		6–1, 6–2
Win2024French OpenClayNetherlands Sam SchröderUnited Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
Israel Guy Sasson		7–6(11–9), 6–1
Win2024WimbledonGrassNetherlands Sam SchröderUnited Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
Israel Guy Sasson		3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss2025Australian OpenHardIsrael Guy SassonUnited Kingdom Andy Lapthorne
Netherlands Sam Schröder		1–6, 4–6
Win2025French OpenClayIsrael Guy SassonTurkey Ahmet Kaplan
South Africa Donald Ramphadi		6–3, 6–4
Win2025WimbledonGrassIsrael Guy SassonSouth Africa Donald Ramphadi
United Kingdom Gregory Slade		6–0, 6–2
Win2025US OpenHardIsrael Guy SassonChile Francisco Cayulef
Argentina Gonzalo Enrique Lazarte		6–1, 6–1
Win2026Australian OpenHardIsrael Guy SassonAustralia Heath Davidson
United Kingdom Andy Lapthorne		6–3, 6–1
Win2026French OpenClayIsrael Guy SassonNetherlands Sam Schröder
Australia Jin Woodman		6–4, 6–3
Win2026WimbledonGrassIsrael Guy SassonNetherlands Sam Schröder
Australia Jin Woodman		6–2, 6–1

Notes

  1. ↑ Withdrew during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.

References

  1. 1 2 "Niels Vink bio" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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