Search results
Esther Mary Vergeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛstər vərˈɣeːr]; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. Vergeer won 43 major titles (21 in singles and 22 in doubles), 23 year-end championships (14 consecutive in singles and nine in doubles), and seven Paralympic gold medals (four in singles and three in ...
Jan 23, 2020 · Former women's wheelchair tennis number one Esther Vergeer, who spent 10 years unbeaten, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The Dutchwoman won 470 successive matches between 2003 and her ...
Feb 17, 2015 · Esther Vergeer retired from tennis with an awesome win streak of 470 matches but now she is focused on breaking the mold for Paralympic sport off court.
Esther Mary Vergeer (born 18 July 1981, Woerden) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Vergeer has not lost a match in singles since February 2003. She has won 39 Grand Slam titles, five Paralympic Gold Medals and 21 Masters titles. Vergeer has been the world number one since 1999.
Esther Mary Vergeer is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. Vergeer won 43 major titles, 23 year-end championships, and seven Paralympic gold medals. She was the world No. 1 in women's wheelchair singles from 1999 to her retirement in February 2013.
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...
Aug 30, 2020 · With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments of the decade. Today, 30 August 2020, we take a look at Esther Vergeer who became the most decorated wheelchair tennis player in Paralympic Games history.
Dec 26, 2013 · When the Netherlands’ Esther Vergeer retired on 12 February, she left wheelchair tennis with a winning streak of 470 consecutive matches, 668 straight weeks at world No. 1, eight Paralympic medals and 44 Grand Slam titles.
Jul 22, 2023 · NEWPORT, R.I. -- Esther Vergeer put up eye-popping numbers during her career in wheelchair tennis, piling them up as the sport grew and became a Grand Slam event.
Feb 18, 2023 · Twenty-one-time Grand Slam singles champion Esther Vergeer, and quad wheelchair tennis pioneer Rick Draney of the United States, will achieve tennis immortality in July when they are officially inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
