Ronald Vink
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Vink at the 2011 US Open, New York
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| Country (sports) |
 Netherlands |
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| Residence | De Rijp, Netherlands |
| Born |
April 21, 1976 West-Graftdijk, Netherlands |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Official website | http://www.ronaldvink.nl |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (6 September 2010) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2007, 2008) |
| French Open | SF (2008) |
| US Open | SF (2006) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Paralympic Games |
 Bronze Medal (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 39 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (4 July 2011) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2012) |
| French Open | F (2008) |
| Wimbledon | W (2007, 2008, 2011) |
| US Open | W (2010) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Masters Doubles | W (2006, 2009, 2010) |
| Paralympic Games | 4th (2008) |
Ronald Vink (born April 21, 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. He specializes in doubles but also plays singles.
Vink has reached grand slam wheelchair doubles finals, capturing his first title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships with compatriot Robin Ammerlaan. In 2008, he successfully defended his Wimbledon Wheelchair title by defeating the French duo of Stéphane Houdet and Nicoles Peifer. In 2011 he won for the third time the final with his partner Maikel Scheffers.
In singles, he has had less successes. Vink has never captured a singles title nor has he reached a final. His best effort came at the 2008 French Open, when he reached the semifinals.
He represented the Netherlands at the Paralympics in Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
He competed in singles and doubles. In both events he made it to the semifinals but lost there and lost again in the bronze medal match.
He competed in the singles and doubles events. In the semifinals of the singles event he lost from Shingo Kunieda but won the bronze medal match from Maikel Scheffers. In the bronze medal match of the doubles event he lost with his partner Robin Ammerlaan from the French Stéphane Houdet and Michaël Jeremiasz.
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