# Niels Vink

Niels Vink (born 6 December 2002) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player.
Vink has won five Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the US Open. He has also won nine Grand Slam doubles titles, all have been with Sam Schröder.
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Vink won a gold medal with partner Sam Schröder in the Quad Doubles, and a bronze in the Quad Singles.

## Early life

At the age of one year, Vink contracted a bacterial infection (meningococcal sepsis). As a result, he lost both legs and several phalanges.
At the age of nine, he attended the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. This is where his ambition arose to one day participate in the Paralympic Games. After trying out a few sports, he chose wheelchair tennis.

## Career statistics
### Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through 2025 Australian Open

#### Quad singles

| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
| Australian Open | SF | QF | F | SF | F | 0 / 5 | 8–5 |
| French Open | A | W | W | SF | | 2 / 3 | 7–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | F | W | W | | 2 / 3 | 8–1 |
| US Open | F | W | F | NH | | 1/ 3 | 8–2 |
| Win–loss | 3–2 | 8–2 | 11–2 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 5 / 14 | 31–9 |

#### Quad doubles

| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
| Australian Open | SF | F | W | SF | F | 1 / 5 | 5–2 |
| French Open | A | W | SF | W | | 2 / 3 | 4–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | W | W | W | | 3 / 3 | 6–0 |
| US Open | W | W | W | NH | | 3 / 3 | 7–0 |
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–0 | | 9 / 13 | 20–3 |

## Grand Slam tournament finals
### Quad singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 2021 | US Open | Hard | Dylan Alcott | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Sam Schröder | 6–4, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sam Schröder | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard | Sam Schröder | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | Sam Schröder | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2023 | French Open | Clay | Sam Schröder | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | Heath Davidson | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2023 | US Open | Hard | Sam Schröder | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sam Schröder | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | Sam Schröder | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 5–7 |

### Quad doubles: 11 (9 titles, 2 runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2021 | US Open | Hard | Sam Schröder | Dylan Alcott Heath Davidson | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | Sam Schröder | Andy Lapthorne David Wagner | 6–2, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Sam Schröder | Heath Davidson Ymanitu Silva | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sam Schröder | Andy Lapthorne David Wagner | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard | Sam Schröder | David Wagner Robert Shaw | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | Sam Schröder | Donald Ramphadi Ymanitu Silva | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sam Schröder | Heath Davidson Robert Shaw | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–0 |
| Win | 2023 | US Open | Hard | Sam Schröder | Andy Lapthorne Donald Ramphadi | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2024 | French Open | Clay | Sam Schröder | Andy Lapthorne Guy Sasson | 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 6–1 |
| Win | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sam Schröder | Andy Lapthorne Guy Sasson | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | Guy Sasson | Andy Lapthorne Sam Schröder | 1–6, 4–6 |