Maikel Scheffers (born 7 September 1982) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He plays singles and doubles events. Scheffers was born with spina bifida. He lives in Dorst.[2]
He has won six Grand Slam titles—two in wheelchair singles and four in wheelchair doubles.[3][4]
Paralympic Games
Scheffers participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He won a bronze medal in the wheelchair men singles competition.[5] In the wheelchair men's doubles tournament, he and partner Ronald Vink lost in the bronze medal game to Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida.[6]
Grand Slam performance timelines
| 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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Wheelchair singles
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | ? | QF | QF | SF | QF | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| French Open | ? | A | QF | QF | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | SF | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Wimbledon | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | QF | QF | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R |
| US Open | QF | A | NH | F | SF | SF | NH | QF | QF | QF | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com[7] and Profile at 2011.usopen.org[8]
Wheelchair doubles
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | F | 1R | F | F | W | SF | SF | F | SF | SF | SF | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF |
| French Open | A | W | F | F | F | SF | SF | SF | SF | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF |
| Wimbledon | F | A | F | F | W | A | SF | F | A | SF | SF | A | A | NH | A | A | A | |
| US Open | A | A | F | W | F | NH | W | F | SF | NH | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF |
Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com[9] and Profile at 2011.usopen.org[10]
References
- ^ Profile at ITFtennis.com Archived 23 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Site of Maikel Scheffers
- ^ Rolstoeltennisser Maikel Scheffers wint Australian Open www.omroepbrabant.nl
- ^ Twee keer goud op Australian Open voor Nederland www.volkskrant.nl (28 January 2012)
- ^ Results Wheelchair tennis men singles www.paralympic.org
- ^ Results Wheelchair tennis men doubles www.paralympic.org
- ^ Profile at the Australian Open site
- ^ Profile at the US Open site Archived 1 July 2012 at archive.today
- ^ Profile at the Australian Open site
- ^ Profile at the US Open site Archived 1 July 2012 at archive.today
External links
- Maikel Scheffers at the International Tennis Federation
- Maikel Scheffers at the International Paralympic Committee
- Maikel Scheffers at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 October 2018) (in Dutch)
