Robin Ammerlaan (born 26 February 1968 in The Hague) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Ammerlaan is a 14-time major champion and two-time Paralympic gold medalist. The right-handed player's favourite surface is carpet, and he was coached by Gert Bolk. His wheelchair is manufactured by Invacare. Ammerlaan ended his professional career after the 2012 London Paralympics.
Paralympic games
Sydney 2000 He won the gold medal for Wheelchair tennis men double with Ricky Molier. In the final they played against David Johnson and David Hall from Australia.
Athens 2004 He won the gold medal for Wheelchair tennis men singles. In the final he played against David Hall from Australia.
Beijing 2008 He won the silver medal for wheelchair tennis men single. He lost in the final from Shingo Kunieda from Japan
Grand Slam Titles
Singles 2006 French Open 2005 US Open 2005 Australian Open 2003 Australian Open 2002 Australian Open
Doubles 2008 Wimbledon (w/ Vink) 2007 Wimbledon (w/ Vink) 2007 Australian Open (w/ Kunieda) 2006 US Open (w/ Jeremiasz) 2006 Australian Open (w/ Legner) 2005 US Open (w/ Jeremiasz) 2005 Australian Open (w/ Legner) 2004 Australian Open (w/ Legner) 2003 Australian Open (w/ Kruszelnicki)
Performance timelines
Singles Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open SF SF QF SF SF 0 / 5 4–5 French Open F F QF QF QF 0 / 5 4–5 Wimbledon 0 / 0 0–0 US Open F SF QF QF 0 / 4 3–4Win–loss 5–3 3–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0 / 14 11–14
Doubles Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open W W W W F W F F 2 / 5 7–3 French OpenNHNHNH F F F F F 0 / 5 5–5 WimbledonNHNHNH W W F W F 3 / 5 8–2 US OpenA W W FNH F F F 0 / 4 4–4Win–loss 6–2 4–2 5–3 5–3 4–4 5 / 19 23–14
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