Diede de Groot

Wheelchair Tennis

Diede de Groot had a spectacular 2018, winning the Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open and Masters singles titles to become the latest in a long line of women’s wheelchair tennis world No. 1s from the Netherlands.

The Dutch also joined Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot among the Dutch wheelchair tennis player to top the singles rankings since the retirement of Esther Vergeer in 2013.

She also won the doubles events at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open; and led the Dutch to a remarkable 30th title at the World Team Cup.

De Groot ended the year atop of the singles and doubles world rankings.

Her first singles Grand Slam title came in 2017, when she won Wimbledon. That same year, she claimed the US Open doubles trophy and took the Masters title.

The extremely talented player also enjoyed a fantastic 2016, making 18 finals. At the Rio 2016 Paralympics she claimed doubles silver and narrowly missed out on singles bronze.

De Groot was previously number one on the girls’ tour, where she won the Cruyff Foundation Junior Masters singles title in 2013 and 2014 with a doubles title also coming from the same tournament in 2014.

Photo Gallery

two female wheelchair tennis players shake hands over the net

Diede De Groot of the Netherlands playing against Yui Kamiji JPN in the Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match. Wheelchair Tennis at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Female wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot smiles and lifts a glass trophy

female wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot plays a shot on grass

a female wheelchair tennis player makes a shot

female wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot holds up a trophy and kisses it

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Singles	1/16th final	2016-09-10	8
Women's Doubles	Quarterfinal	2016-09-11	4
Women's Singles	1/8th final	2016-09-11	4
Women's Doubles	Semifinal	2016-09-12	2
Women's Singles	Quarterfinal	2016-09-12	2
Women's Singles	Semifinal	2016-09-13	1
Women's Singles	Bronze Medal Match	2016-09-14	2
Women's Doubles	Gold Medal Match	2016-09-16	1

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo, Japan)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Singles	1/16th Final	2021-08-28	15
Women's Doubles	Quarterfinal	2021-08-29	1
Women's Singles	1/8th Final	2021-08-30	2
Women's Singles	Quarterfinal	2021-08-31	2
Women's Doubles	Semifinal	2021-09-01	1
Women's Singles	Semifinal	2021-09-02	2
Women's Singles	Gold Medal Match	2021-09-03	1
Women's Doubles	Gold Medal Match	2021-09-04	1