Maikel Scheffers
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FullnameMaikel Scheffers
Country(sports)
Netherlands
NetherlandsResidenceDorst, Netherlands
Born7 September 1982
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
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| Full name | Maikel Scheffers |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Netherlands |
| Residence | Dorst, Netherlands |
| Born | 7 September 1982 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
| Plays | Right handed[1] |
| Official website | www.maikelscheffers.nl |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 557–237 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (19 December 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 10 (9 April 2018) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2012) |
| French Open | W (2011) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2016, 2017) |
| US Open | F (2009) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Masters | W (2009) |
| Paralympic Games |  Bronze Medal (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 482–208 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (27 June 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 8 (7 December 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2011) |
| French Open | W (2008) |
| Wimbledon | W (2011) |
| US Open | W (2010, 2013) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Masters Doubles | W (2006, 2009, 2010) |
| Paralympic Games | Bronze Medal (2020) |
Medal record | |
| Last updated on: 3 September 2021. | |
Maikel Scheffers (born 7 September 1982) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He plays singles and doubles events. Scheffers was born with spina bifida. He lives in Dorst.[2]
He has won six Grand Slam titles—two in wheelchair singles and four in wheelchair doubles.[3][4]
Scheffers participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He won a bronze medal in the wheelchair men singles competition.[5] In the wheelchair men's doubles tournament, he and partner Ronald Vink lost in the bronze medal game to Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida.[6]
