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Jul 7, 2024 · FILE - Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands holds her gold medal after winning the women’s wheelchair tennis final at the 2012 Paralympics games, Sept. 7, 2012, in London. Dutch wheelchair tennis standout Esther Vergeer has been awarded this year’s ITF Philippe Chatrier Award for her contributions to the sport.
Esther Mary Vergeer ( Woerden, 18 juli 1981) is een voormalig rolstoeltennisspeelster en rolstoelbasketbal speelster uit Nederland. Vanaf april 1999 [1] tot januari 2013 bezette zij onafgebroken de eerste plaats op de wereldranglijst in het rolstoeltennis. [2] Ze is bovendien ongeslagen in het enkelspel sinds januari 2003.
May 8, 2020 · 169 – Vergeer won a total of 169 Tour-level singles titles during her career – another wheelchair tennis record which still stands. 470 – Vergeer ended her career on a winning streak of 470 matches. Her last defeat came against Australia’s Daniela di Toro in Sydney on 30 January 2003, after which she won every competitive singles match ...
Jan 22, 2020 · THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Esther Vergeer, the retired Dutch wheelchair tennis star who had a winning streak of 470 matches during her record-breaking career, has been diagnosed with breast ...
Jun 6, 2023 · In the debut episode of the 2023 Road to Newport, wheelchair tennis legend Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands discusses the surgery that changed her life as a...
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Aug 27, 2015 · The Netherlands’ Esther Vergeer – a seven-time Paralympic champion with 42 Grand Slam titles – is enjoying her first Paralympic cycle as a spectator. Vergeer took a break from the court after the London 2012 Games, and decided to retire while she was at home watching the 2013 Australian Open. She closed her career on a winning streak of ...
Feb 12, 2013 · Esther Vergeer wipes away a tear after announcing her retirement from wheelchair tennis at a press conference in Rotterdam, where she is a director of an able-bodied men's tournament. After 10 ...
