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{{short description|Dutch wheelchair tennis player}}
{{short description|Dutch wheelchair tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox wheelchair tennis player
{{Infobox wheelchair tennis player
| name = Maikel Scheffers
| name = Maikel Scheffers
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| tennishofid = <!-- ID from the Tennis HoF website, taken from http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/First Name-Last Name i.e. martina-navratilova, which it is all undercase letters-->
| tennishofid = <!-- ID from the Tennis HoF website, taken from http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/First Name-Last Name i.e. martina-navratilova, which it is all undercase letters-->
| website = [http://www.maikelscheffers.nl/ www.maikelscheffers.nl]
| website = [http://www.maikelscheffers.nl/ www.maikelscheffers.nl]
| singlesrecord = 557-237
| singlesrecord = 557–237
| singlestitles =
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 1 (19 December 2011)
| highestsinglesranking = No. 1 (19 December 2011)
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| AustralianOpenresult = '''W''' (2012)
| AustralianOpenresult = '''W''' (2012)
| FrenchOpenresult = '''W''' (2011)
| FrenchOpenresult = '''W''' (2011)
| USOpenresult =
| Wimbledonresult = QF (2016, 2017)
| USOpenresult = F ([[2009 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles|2009]])
| Othertournaments = yes
| Othertournaments = yes
| WheelchairTennisMastersresult = '''W''' (2009)
| WheelchairTennisMastersresult = '''W''' (2009)
| Paralympicsresult = [[File:Bronze medal Paralympics.svg|20px]] '''Bronze Medal''' (2008)
| Paralympicsresult = [[File:Bronze medal Paralympics.svg|20px]] '''Bronze Medal''' (2008)
| doublesrecord = 482-208
| doublesrecord = 482–208
| doublestitles =
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking = No. 1 (27 June 2011)
| highestdoublesranking = No. 1 (27 June 2011)
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| USOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' (2010, 2013)
| USOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' (2010, 2013)
| OthertournamentsDoubles = Yes
| OthertournamentsDoubles = Yes
| WheelchairTennisMastersDoublesresult = '''W''' (2006, 2009–10)
| WheelchairTennisMastersDoublesresult = '''W''' (2006, 2009, 2010)
| ParalympicsDoublesresult =
| ParalympicsDoublesresult = [[File:Bronze medal Paralympics.svg|20px]] Bronze Medal ([[Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's doubles|2020]])
| WheelchairWorldTeamCupresult =
| WheelchairWorldTeamCupresult =
| medaltemplates =
| medaltemplates =
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Paralympic Games]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Paralympic Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|Men's singles]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|Men's singles]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo]] | [[Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]] }}
| updated = 29 January 2012<!-- adds date this template was last updated at an individual article -->
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Para Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2023 European Para Championships|2023 Rotterdam]]|[[Wheelchair tennis at the 2023 European Para Championships|Men's singles]]}}
| medaltemplates-expand = true
| updated = 3 September 2021<!-- adds date this template was last updated at an individual article -->
}}
}}

'''Maikel Scheffers''' (born 7 September 1982) is a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[wheelchair tennis]] player.
He plays single and double events. Scheffers was born with [[spina bifida]]. He lives in [[Dorst]].<ref>[http://www.maikelscheffers.nl/ Site of Maikel Scheffers]</ref>
'''Maikel Scheffers''' (born 7 September 1982) is a Dutch [[wheelchair tennis]] player. He plays singles and doubles events. Scheffers was born with [[spina bifida]]. He lives in [[Dorst]].<ref>[http://www.maikelscheffers.nl/ Site of Maikel Scheffers]</ref>

He has won six [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] titles—two in wheelchair singles and four in wheelchair doubles.<ref>[http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/168723932/Rolstoeltennisser+Maikel+Scheffers+wint+Australian+Open.aspx Rolstoeltennisser Maikel Scheffers wint Australian Open] ''www.omroepbrabant.nl''</ref><ref>[http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2698/Sport/article/detail/3141913/2012/01/28/Twee-keer-goud-op-Australian-Open-voor-Nederland.dhtml Twee keer goud op Australian Open voor Nederland] ''www.volkskrant.nl (28 January 2012)''</ref>


==Paralympic Games==
==Paralympic Games==
Scheffers took part of the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]] in Beijing. He won a bronze medal for the wheelchair men singles.<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=&sport=tennis&competition=2008PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Singles Results Wheelchair tennis men singles] ''www.paralympic.org''</ref>
Scheffers participated in the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]] in Beijing. He won a bronze medal in the wheelchair men singles competition.<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=&sport=tennis&competition=2008PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Singles Results Wheelchair tennis men singles] ''www.paralympic.org''</ref> In the wheelchair men's doubles tournament, he and partner [[Ronald Vink]] lost in the bronze medal game to [[Shingo Kunieda]] and [[Satoshi Saida]].<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=&sport=tennis&competition=2008PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Doubles Results Wheelchair tennis men doubles] ''www.paralympic.org''</ref>
He lost with [[Ronald Vink]] in the doubles the game for the bronze medal against [[Shingo Kunieda]] and [[Satoshi Saida]].<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=&sport=tennis&competition=2008PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Doubles Results Wheelchair tennis men doubles] ''www.paralympic.org''</ref>


==Grand Slam==
==Grand Slam performance timelines==
{{Performance key|short=yes}}
{{Performance key|short=yes}}


=== Wheelchair singles ===
In 2011 he won his first singles Grand Slam at [[French Open|Roland Garros]].
In 2012 he won his second singles Grand Slam at the Australian Open.<ref>[http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/168723932/Rolstoeltennisser+Maikel+Scheffers+wint+Australian+Open.aspx Rolstoeltennisser Maikel Scheffers wint Australian Open] ''www.omroepbrabant.nl''</ref><ref>[http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2698/Sport/article/detail/3141913/2012/01/28/Twee-keer-goud-op-Australian-Open-voor-Nederland.dhtml Twee keer goud op Australian Open voor Nederland] ''www.volkskrant.nl (28/01/12)</ref>

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Tournament !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013
! Tournament !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024
|-
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[Australian Open]]
| colspan="18" | '''Grand Slam tournaments wheelchair singles'''
| align="center" | ?
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" |[[2007 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2009 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|SF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2010 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2011 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:lime;" align="center" | '''[[2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|W]]'''
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2013 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:yellow;"align="center" | [[2014 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|SF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2015 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2017 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| style="background:#afeeee;" align="center" | [[2023 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|1R]]
| style="background:#afeeee;" align="center" | [[2024 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles|1R]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | Australian Open
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[French Open]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | QF
| align="center" | ?
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|QF]]
| align="center" | A
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2008 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[2009 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|SF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2009 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[2010 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2010 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[2011 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|QF]]
| style="background:lime;" align="center" | '''[[2011 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:lime;" | '''[[2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|W]]'''
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2012 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[2013 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|QF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2013 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|SF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2014 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2015 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|SF]]
| align="center" | A
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2017 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| style="background:#afeeee;" align="center" | [[2023 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|1R]]
| style="background:#afeeee;" align="center" | [[2024 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles|1R]]
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
| style="background:#efefef;" | French Open
| align="center"|NH
| align="center"|NH
| align="center"|NH
| align="center"|NH
| align="center"|NH
| align="center"|NH
| align="center"|NH
| align="center"|NH
| align="center"|NH
| align="center"|NH
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2016 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[2008 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;" align="center" | [[2024 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's singles|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[2009 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[2010 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:lime;" | '''[[2011 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[2012 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[2013 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|SF]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2006 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2009 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[2010 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[2011 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|SF]]
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" | NH
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2009 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles|F]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2010 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2011 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles|SF]]
| align="center" | NH
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2013 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2014 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2015 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles|QF]]
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| style="background:#afeeee;" align="center" | [[2022 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles|1R]]
| style="background:#afeeee;" align="center" | [[2023 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles|1R]]
|
|
|}
|}
<small>Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com<ref>[http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/players/overview/awc000003.html Profile at the Australian Open site]</ref> and Profile at 2011.usopen.org<ref>[http://2011.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/awc000003.html Profile at the US Open site] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120701164446/http://2011.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/awc000003.html |date=1 July 2012 }}</ref></small>
<small>Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com<ref>[http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/players/overview/awc000003.html Profile at the Australian Open site]</ref> and Profile at 2011.usopen.org<ref>[http://2011.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/awc000003.html Profile at the US Open site] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120701164446/http://2011.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/awc000003.html |date=1 July 2012 }}</ref></small>

In 2008 he won the doubles at [[2008 French Open|Roland Garros]], 2010 the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], 2011 the Australian Open and the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]].


=== Wheelchair doubles ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Tournament !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013
! Tournament !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024
|-
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[Australian Open]]
| colspan="18" | '''Grand Slam tournaments wheelchair doubles'''
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | F
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | Australian Open
| style="background:#afeeee;" align="center" | [[2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | F
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2009 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|1R]]
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2010 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2009 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|F]]
| style="background:lime;" align="center" | '''[[2011 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2010 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|F]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:lime;" | '''[[2011 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|W]]'''
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2013 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|SF]]
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2014 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[2013 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2015 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2017 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2023 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2024 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|QF]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | French Open
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[French Open]]
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" style="background:lime;" | '''[[2008 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|W]]'''
| style="background:lime;" align="center" | '''[[2008 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2009 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|F]]
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2009 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2010 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|F]]
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2010 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2011 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|F]]
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2011 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[2012 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2012 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[2013 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2013 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2014 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2015 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| align="center" | A
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2017 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| align="center"| A
| align="center"| A
| align="center"| A
| align="center"| A
| align="center"| A
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2023 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2024 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|QF]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#efefef align=left | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" | [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | F
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | F
| align="center" | A
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| style="background:lime;" align="center" | '''[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles|W]]'''
| align="center" | A
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| A
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2016 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:lime;" | '''[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|W]]'''
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
|
|
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| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2009 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|F]]
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2009 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:lime;" | '''[[2010 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|W]]'''
| style="background:lime;" align="center" | '''[[2010 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2011 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles|F]]
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2011 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" | NH
| style="background:lime;" align="center" | '''[[2013 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|W]]'''
| style="background:thistle;" align="center" | [[2014 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|F]]
| style="background:yellow;" align="center" | [[2015 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|SF]]
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2022 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;" align="center" | [[2023 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles|QF]]
|
|
|}
|}
<small>Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com<ref>[http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/players/overview/awc000003.html Profile at the Australian Open site]</ref> and Profile at 2011.usopen.org<ref>[http://2011.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/awc000003.html Profile at the US Open site] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120701164446/http://2011.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/awc000003.html |date=1 July 2012 }}</ref></small>
<small>Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com<ref>[http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/players/overview/awc000003.html Profile at the Australian Open site]</ref> and Profile at 2011.usopen.org<ref>[http://2011.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/awc000003.html Profile at the US Open site] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120701164446/http://2011.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/awc000003.html |date=1 July 2012 }}</ref></small>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{ITF profile}}
* [http://www.maikelscheffers.nl/ Site of Maikel Scheffers]
* {{IPC profile|maikel-scheffers}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120123074043/http://beta.itftennis.com/wheelchair/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=50001083 Profile of Maikel Scheffers] ([[International Tennis Federation|ITF]])
* {{TeamNL profile|maikel-scheffers|old_id=5829-maikel-scheffers}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004073508/http://www.maikelscheffers.nl/ |date=4 October 2018 |title=Official website}} {{in lang|nl}}


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Maikel Scheffers
Full nameMaikel Scheffers
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceDorst, Netherlands
Born (1982-09-07) 7 September 1982 (age 42)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
PlaysRight handed[1]
Official websitewww.maikelscheffers.nl
Singles
Career record557–237
Highest rankingNo. 1 (19 December 2011)
Current rankingNo. 10 (9 April 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2012)
French OpenW (2011)
WimbledonQF (2016, 2017)
US OpenF (2009)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2009)
Paralympic Games Bronze Medal (2008)
Doubles
Career record482–208
Highest rankingNo. 1 (27 June 2011)
Current rankingNo. 8 (7 December 2015)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2011)
French OpenW (2008)
WimbledonW (2011)
US OpenW (2010, 2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2006, 2009, 2010)
Paralympic Games Bronze Medal (2020)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles
Last updated on: 3 September 2021.

Maikel Scheffers (born 7 September 1982) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He plays singles and doubles events. Scheffers was born with spina bifida. He lives in Dorst.[2]

He has won six Grand Slam titles—two in wheelchair singles and four in wheelchair doubles.[3][4]

Paralympic Games

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Scheffers participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He won a bronze medal in the wheelchair men singles competition.[5] In the wheelchair men's doubles tournament, he and partner Ronald Vink lost in the bronze medal game to Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida.[6]

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Wheelchair singles

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Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Australian Open ? QF QF SF QF QF W QF SF QF QF QF A A A A A 1R 1R
French Open ? A QF QF QF W QF SF QF SF A QF A A A A A 1R 1R
Wimbledon NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH QF QF A A NH A A A 1R
US Open QF A NH F SF SF NH QF QF QF NH A A A A A 1R 1R

Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com[7] and Profile at 2011.usopen.org[8]

Wheelchair doubles

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Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Australian Open F 1R F F W SF SF F SF SF SF A A A A A QF QF
French Open A W F F F SF SF SF SF A SF A A A A A QF QF
Wimbledon F A F F W A SF F A SF SF A A NH A A A
US Open A A F W F NH W F SF NH A A A A A QF QF

Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com[9] and Profile at 2011.usopen.org[10]

References

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  1. ^ Profile at ITFtennis.com Archived 23 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Site of Maikel Scheffers
  3. ^ Rolstoeltennisser Maikel Scheffers wint Australian Open www.omroepbrabant.nl
  4. ^ Twee keer goud op Australian Open voor Nederland www.volkskrant.nl (28 January 2012)
  5. ^ Results Wheelchair tennis men singles www.paralympic.org
  6. ^ Results Wheelchair tennis men doubles www.paralympic.org
  7. ^ Profile at the Australian Open site
  8. ^ Profile at the US Open site Archived 1 July 2012 at archive.today
  9. ^ Profile at the Australian Open site
  10. ^ Profile at the US Open site Archived 1 July 2012 at archive.today
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