Maikel Scheffers

Maikel Scheffers

Full name	Maikel Scheffers
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Dorst, Netherlands
Born	(1982-09-07) 7 September 1982 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Plays	Right handed
Official website	www.maikelscheffers.nl
Singles
Career record	557-237
Highest ranking	No. 1 (19 December 2011)
Current ranking	No. 7 (7 December 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	W (2012)
French Open	W (2011)
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, 2009–10)
Medal record Men's wheelchair tennis Representing Netherlands Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Men's singles
Last updated on: 29 January 2012.

Maikel Scheffers (7 September 1982) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He plays single and double events. Scheffers was born with a spina bifida. He lives in Dorst.

Paralympic Games

Scheffers took part of the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He won a bronze medal for the wheelchair men singles. He lost with Ronald Vink in the doubles the game for the bronze medal against Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida.

Grand slam

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

In 2011 he won his first singles Grand slam at Roland Garros. In 2012 he won his second singles Grand slam at the Australian open.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Grand Slam Tournaments wheelchair singles
Australian Open	QF	QF	SF	QF	QF	W	QF
French Open	A	QF	QF	QF	W	QF	SF
US Open	A	A	F	SF	SF	NH

Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com and Profile at 2011.usopen.org

In 2008 he won the doubles at Roland Garros, 2010 the US Open, 2011 the Australian open and the Wimbledon

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Grand Slam Tournaments wheelchair doubles
Australian Open	F	1R	F	F	W	SF	SF
French Open	A	W	F	F	F	SF	SF
Wimbledon	F	A	F	F	W	A
US Open	A	A	F	W	F	NH

Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com and Profile at 2011.usopen.org

External links

• Site of Maikel Scheffers
• Profile of Maikel Scheffers (ITF)