Maikel Scheffers
Maikel Scheffers (7 September 1982) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player.
He plays single and double events. Scheffers was born with a spina bifida. He lives in Dorst.[2]
Paralympic Games
Scheffers took part of the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He won a bronze medal for the wheelchair men singles.[3]
He lost with Ronald Vink in the doubles the game for the bronze medal against Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida.[4]
Grand slam
Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
In 2011 he won his first singles Grand slam at Roland Garros.
In 2012 he won his second singles Grand slam at the Australian open.[5][6]
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Grand Slam Tournaments wheelchair singles |
| Australian Open |
QF |
QF |
SF |
QF |
QF |
W |
QF |
| French Open |
A |
QF |
QF |
QF |
W |
QF |
SF |
| US Open |
A |
A |
F |
SF |
SF |
NH |
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Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com[7] and Profile at 2011.usopen.org[8]
In 2008 he won the doubles at Roland Garros, 2010 the US Open, 2011 the Australian open and the Wimbledon
Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com[9] and Profile at 2011.usopen.org[10]
References
External links
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Australian Open men's wheelchair doubles champions |
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Roland Garros men's wheelchair singles champions |
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Wimbledon men's wheelchair doubles champions |
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Netherlands
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