The 21st century
Netherlands · born The Hague, 1968 · three times Wimbledon wheelchair doubles champion
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3
Wimbledon doubles titles, 2007, 2008, 2010
2004
Paralympic singles gold, Athens
2002
First reached singles world No. 1
6
Masters singles titles, 1999 to 2007
Born in The Hague in 1968, Ammerlaan won Paralympic doubles gold with Ricky Molier at Sydney in 2000 and singles gold at Athens in 2004, beating David Hall in the final. Four years later in Beijing he took silver, losing the final to Shingo Kunieda. He first became world No. 1 in singles in July 2002 and in doubles in March 2004. He won the Australian Open singles in 2002 and the US Open in 2005 and 2006, six Australian Open doubles titles between 2004 and 2012, and the season-ending Masters singles six times between 1999 and 2007. He ended his career after the London Paralympics of 2012. In February 2026 the ITF inducted him into its Wheelchair Tennis Hall of Champions in Rotterdam.
| Major doubles titles | 3: Wimbledon (2007, 2008, 2010) |
|---|---|
| Wimbledon doubles partners | 2007 and 2008 with Ronald Vink; 2010 with Stefan Olsson |
| Finals to remember | 2007: beat the holders Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. 2008: beat Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer 6-7, 6-1, 6-3. 2010: beat the top seeds Houdet and Kunieda 6-4, 7-6 |
| Wimbledon singles | Not held in his playing years; the wheelchair singles began in 2016 |
| Wimbledon | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Men's wheelchair doubles | with Ronald Vink |
| 2008 | Men's wheelchair doubles | with Ronald Vink |
| 2010 | Men's wheelchair doubles | with Stefan Olsson |
Leading grass titles only: the grass majors, tour-level grass events since 1968 and the leading grass championships before 1968. †single source; ‡ sources disagree. Roll of champions
"It is great to be a Wimbledon champion for the third time."
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Wimbledon 2007 · Final
With Ronald Vink he met the defending champions, Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida of Japan, lost the first set and came back to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. It was the first of his three Wimbledon titles. Vink told the BBC: "This is definitely one of the highlights of my career."
Source: DutchNews.nlWimbledon 2008 · Final
Ammerlaan and Vink kept their title against the French pair Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer, again from a set down, 6-7, 6-1, 6-3. Ammerlaan made no secret of how close it had been: "We were nervous in the third set but somehow we managed to pull it out."
Source: DutchNews.nlWimbledon 2010 · Final
His partner, the Swede Stefan Olsson, was playing only his second Wimbledon, and Ammerlaan said his own experience helped. They beat the top seeds Houdet and Kunieda 6-4, 7-6. "We also recognized that we were winning the majority of the points when we went to the net," he said.
Source: International Paralympic CommitteeEton Manor · London 2012 test event
Seeded first at the Eton Manor Wheelchair Tennis International, a test event for the London Paralympics, he beat Britain's David Phillipson 6-2, 6-2 in the final. He admitted Phillipson's backhand slice had worried him early on, and that his opponent's double faults on break points had helped. "I just had to stay calm and play my game."
Source: International Paralympic CommitteeRotterdam 2026
At 57 he was inducted into the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Hall of Champions at Rotterdam Ahoy, during the sport's 50th anniversary year. "I don't necessarily need to be in the spotlight," he said, though he welcomed the ITF recognising people who had made a special international contribution to the game.
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