Sam Schröder (born 25 September 1999) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He has career-high Quad Wheelchair singles and Doubles rankings of #1.
Personal life Schröder has split hand/split foot syndrome (SHFM), a rare genetic disorder that caused his hands and feet to develop abnormally. He has only one finger on each hand, and is missing his entire midfoot. Between the ages of one and 16, he had 30 surgeries to improve his condition.
Wheelchair tennis career
Schröder has a career-high Quad Wheelchair singles ranking of 1, achieved on 14 February 2022. He also has a career-high Quad Wheelchair doubles ranking of 1, achieved on 31 December 2021. Schröder won his first major title at the 2020 US Open, defeating Dylan Alcott in the final of the Quad Singles event.
Career statistics
Performance timelines
Current through 2026 US Open – Wheelchair quad singles
Quad singles
Tournament2020202120222023202420252026 Australian OpenAFWWWWF4 / 619–2 French OpenSFFFFFSFSF0 / 710–7 WimbledonNHFWSFFFF1 / 611–5 US OpenWQFFWNHFF2 / 615–5Win–loss3–24–410–210–28–210–29–47 / 2554–19
Quad doubles
Tournament2020202120222023202420252026 Australian OpenASFFWSFWQF2 / 67–3 French OpenWFWSFWSFF3 / 76–4 WimbledonNHFWWWSFF3 / 67–3 US OpenFWWWNHSFW4 / 611–2Win–loss1–12–37–17–15–04–35–312 / 2331–12
Grand Slam tournament finals Quad singles: 20 (7 titles, 13 runner-ups) Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin2020US OpenHard Dylan Alcott7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–4Loss2021Australian OpenHard Dylan Alcott1–6, 0–6Loss2021French OpenClay Dylan Alcott 4–6, 2–6Loss2021WimbledonGrass Dylan Alcott 2–6, 2–6Win2022Australian OpenHard Dylan Alcott7–5, 6–0Loss2022French OpenClay Niels Vink 4–6, 6–7(8–10)Win2022WimbledonGrass Niels Vink 7–6(7–5), 6–1Loss2022US OpenHard Niels Vink5–7, 3–6Win2023Australian OpenHard Niels Vink6–2, 7–5Loss2023French OpenClay Niels Vink6–3, 4–6, 4–6Win2023US OpenHard Niels Vink6–3, 7–5Win2024Australian OpenHard Guy Sasson6–3, 6–3Loss2024French OpenClay Guy Sasson2–6, 6–3, 6–7(7–10)Loss2024WimbledonGrass Niels Vink6–7(4–7), 4–6Win2025Australian OpenHard Niels Vink7–6(9–7), 7–5Loss2025WimbledonGrass Niels Vink3–6, 3–6Loss2025US OpenHard Niels Vink5–7, 3–6Loss2026Australian OpenHard Niels Vink3–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss2026WimbledonGrass Niels Vink1–6, 3–6Loss2026US OpenHard Niels Vink 2–6, 5–7
Quad doubles: 18 (13 titles, 5 runner-ups) Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss2020US OpenHard David Wagner Dylan Alcott Andy Lapthorne6–3, 4–6, [8–10]Win2020French OpenClay David Wagner Dylan Alcott Andy Lapthorne4–6, 7–5, [10–8]Loss2021French OpenClay Dylan Alcott Andy Lapthorne David Wagner6–7(1–7), 6–4, [7–10]Loss2021WimbledonGrass Dylan Alcott Andy Lapthorne David Wagner1–6, 6–3, 4–6Win2021US OpenHard Niels Vink Dylan Alcott Heath Davidson6–3, 6–2Loss2022Australian OpenHard Niels Vink Andy Lapthorne David Wagner6–2, 4–6, [7–10]Win2022French OpenClay Niels Vink Heath Davidson Ymanitu Silva6–2, 6–2Win2022WimbledonGrass Niels Vink Andy Lapthorne David Wagner6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3Win2022US OpenHard Niels Vink David Wagner Robert Shaw6–1, 6–2Win2023Australian OpenHard Niels Vink Donald Ramphadi Ymanitu Silva6–1, 6–3Win2023WimbledonGrass Niels Vink Heath Davidson Robert Shaw7–6(7–5), 6–0Win2023US OpenHard Niels Vink Andy Lapthorne Donald Ramphadi 6–1, 6–2Win2024French OpenClay Niels Vink Andy Lapthorne Guy Sasson7–6(11–9), 6–1Win2024WimbledonGrass Niels Vink Andy Lapthorne Guy Sasson3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3Win2025Australian OpenHard Andy Lapthorne Guy Sasson Niels Vink6–1, 6–4Loss2026French OpenClay Jin Woodman Guy Sasson Niels Vink4–6, 3–6Loss2026WimbledonGrass Jin Woodman Guy Sasson Niels Vink2–6, 1–6Win2026US OpenHard Jin Woodman Guy Sasson Niels Vink 6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
See also List of quad wheelchair tennis champions
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