Maaike Smit
Dutch wheelchair tennis and basketball player
Full name | Maaike Smit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1966-08-07) 7 August 1966 (age 58) Emmeloord, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official website | www.maaikesmit.nl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (08/04/1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | F (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | SF (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters | W (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paralympic Games | Gold Medal (1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (02/10/2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | W (2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | W (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | F (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters Doubles | W (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paralympic Games | Gold Medal (2000, 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 27 June 2013. |
Maaike Smit (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player.[1]
Smit started wheelchair tennis at the age of 20. She played at the US Open and Australian Open, and won the Florida Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championship 4 times.
In 1996, Smit won a gold medal in the singles wheelchair event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. She also won two gold medals in doubles at the 2000 Sydney and the 2004 Athens Paralympics.[2][3]
She was sponsored by Invacare, a company that produces wheelchairs and other equipment for disabled people.
References
External links
- Interview with Maaike Smit (2008)
- Maaike Smit at the International Tennis Federation
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- 2004: Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer
- 2005: Florence Gravellier / Maaike Smit
- 2006: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
- 2007: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
- 2008: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
- 2009: Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer
- 2010: Florence Gravellier / Aniek van Koot
- 2011: Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven
- 2012: Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven
- 2013: Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot
- 2014: Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
- 2015: Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
- 2016: Marjolein Buis / Yui Kamiji
- 2017: Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot
- 2018: Marjolein Buis / Yui Kamiji
- 2019: Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
- 2020: Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
- 2021: Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
- 2022: Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
- 2023: Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
- 2024: Diede de Groot / Jiske Griffioen