Sharon Walraven, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Sharon Walraven

Dutch wheelchair tennis player

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1970

Place of Birth: Schaesberg, Limburg, Netherlands

Profession: wheelchair tennis player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Sharon Walraven

  • 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.
  • 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, however the pair lost in the final in Paris.
  • With Graviller she took the Florida Open title.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.
  • The pair were also victorious in the Masters.
  • Alongside Vergeer she lost the final at Boca Raton.2012 saw Walraven win a singles title in Trofeo della Mole.
  • However Walraven also lost finals in Sardinia, Olot and Gauteng.
  • In doubles competition Walraven won the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open with Vergeer.
  • Throughout the rest of the year she won the Japan Open with Buis, and titles in Olot and Sardinia with Ellerbrock.
  • Walraven was runner up at the Pensacola Open with Vergeer, in Atlanta with Sevenans, and made the finals in Gauteng and Johannesburg with Kruger.
  • Walraven helped her nation win a 25th World Team Cup final.

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