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Sharon Walraven

Sharon Walraven

Walraven competing at the 2011 US Open
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Born	(1970-06-19) 19 June 1970 (age 54) Schaesberg, 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	SF (2006)
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 Women's wheelchair tennis Representing  Netherlands Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Women's doubles 2000 Sydney Women's singles
Last updated on: 19 August 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 seven Grand Slams doubles titles partnering compatriot Esther Vergeer. At the 2008 Paralympics 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.

Walraven won the doubles title with Griffioen in St Louis 2010,^[2] however the pair lost in the final in Paris.^[3] With Graviller she took the Florida Open title.^[4]

With Vergeer, Walraven achieved the Grand Slam in 2011, defeating Griffioen and van Koot in all four finals. During the finals the pair recovered from being 5–2 down in the final set at Wimbledon and 6–1 down in the second set tiebreak at the US Open to win.^[5][6][7][8] The pair were also victorious in the Masters.^[9] Alongside Vergeer she lost the final at Boca Raton.^[10]

2012 saw Walraven win a singles title in Trofeo della Mole.^[11] However Walraven also lost finals in Sardinia,^[12] Olot^[13] and Gauteng.^[14] In doubles competition Walraven won the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open with Vergeer.^[15] Throughout the rest of the year she won the Japan Open with Buis,^[16] and titles in Olot and Sardinia with Ellerbrock.^[13][17] Walraven was runner up at the Pensacola Open with Vergeer,^[18] in Atlanta with Sevenans,^[19] and made the finals in Gauteng and Johannesburg with Kruger.^[14][20] Walraven helped her nation win a 25th World Team Cup final.^[21]

Grand Slam titles[edit]

• Australian Open: singles 2005, doubles 2011, 2012
• French Open: doubles 2011
• Wimbledon: doubles 2010, 2011
• US Open: doubles 2010, 2011

Grand Slam performance timelines[edit]

Wheelchair singles[edit]

Wheelchair doubles[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Sharon Walraven at the International Tennis Federation
• Sharon Walraven at the International Paralympic Committee
• Official website ^{[dead link]}