Sharon Walraven
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 19, 1970 Schaesberg, The Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | |||||||||||||||||
| Official website | www.sharonwalraven.nl | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 527–238 | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (11 April 2005) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2005) | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | F (2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | F (2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games |  Silver Medal (2000) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 354–145 | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (4 July 2005) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2011, 2012) | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2011) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2010, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2010, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Masters Doubles | W (2010, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games |  Gold Medal (2008) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 19 Augst January 2012. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sharon Walraven (born 19 June 1970, Schaesberg) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She became paraplegic at age 23 after complications following a fall while she was ice-skating.[1] She has won 7 Grand Slams doubles titles partnering compatriot Esther Vergeer. At the 2008 Paralymics in Beijing she won the Gold medal in the women's doubles competition. At the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney she won a Silver medal in the women's singles competition. Walraven has a highest ranking of No.2 in singles and No.1 in doubles.
Grand Slam titles
- Australian Open: singles 2005, doubles 2011, 2012
- French Open: doubles 2011
- Wimbledon: doubles 2010, 2011
- US Open: doubles 2010, 2011
References
- ^ "Biografie". Sharon Walraven. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
External links
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Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Dutch female tennis players
- Wheelchair tennis players
- Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of the Netherlands
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Australian Open champions
- French Open champions
- US Open (tennis) champions
- Wimbledon champions