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Diede de Groot

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In this Dutch name, the surname is de Groot, not Groot.

Diede de Groot
De Groot at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 28)
Woerden, Netherlands
Singles
Career record405–67 (85.8%)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
French OpenW (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
WimbledonW (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
US OpenW (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record238–60 (79.9%)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
French OpenW (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
WimbledonW (2018, 2019, 2023)
US OpenW (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Team competitions
World Team Cup Champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Medal record
Women's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Women's singles

Diede de Groot (pronounced [ˈdidə də ˈɣroːt] ⓘ; born 19 December 1996) is a Dutch professional wheelchair tennis player who is the current world No. 1 in both singles and doubles.[1]

De Groot is a 42-time major champion, having won a record 23 titles in singles and 19 in doubles. De Groot had a three-year, 145-match, winning streak in singles, from a defeat in February 2021 to Yui Kamiji until a defeat in May 2024 to Li Xiaohui.[2] During this streak she achieved the first calendar-year Super Slam in tennis history by winning all four major titles, the Paralympic gold medal, and the Wheelchair Tennis Masters title in women's singles in 2021.[3][4] The following year, she became the first player in any discipline of tennis to defend the Grand Slam and win all four majors in two consecutive years, and did so yet again in 2023.[5] At the 2024 French Open, she became the first player ever to achieve the quintuple career Grand Slam.

In doubles, de Groot completed the Grand Slam in 2019, partnering Aniek van Koot. Apart from her major titles, de Groot has won multiple Wheelchair Tennis Masters titles between 2016 and 2018 in both singles and doubles, as well as gold medals in both disciplines at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[6][7] She was part of the Dutch team that won the World Team Cup on eight occasions between 2011 and 2019.

Career

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De Groot was born with unequal leg length and began her wheelchair tennis career at age seven.[8] She started playing on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour in 2009 as a junior player.[9] During her time with the ITF, De Groot won the Cruyff Foundation Junior Masters in 2013 in singles and doubles. The following year, she won the 2014 Junior Masters in doubles.[10]

De Groot made her first Grand Slam appearance at the 2017 Australian Open.[11] After placing in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and the 2017 French Open, de Groot won her first Grand Slam title at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships. She ended the 2017 Grand Slam tournaments with a finals finish at the 2017 US Open.[12] At the start of 2018, she won the 2018 Australian Open and appeared at the final of the 2018 French Open.[13] For the remaining Grand Slams of 2018, De Groot won the women's singles division at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships and her first US Open singles title at the 2018 US Open.[14][15] In 2019, de Groot rewon the Australian Open title in singles competition at the 2019 Australian Open.[16] At the 2019 French Open, de Groot completed her career Grand Slam when she won her first French Open singles title.[17] Her French Open title also made de Groot the first wheelchair tennis player to complete a Non-calendar year Grand Slam (win all four Grand Slam singles events in a row, but not in the same year).[18] At the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, de Groot ended her back to back singles wins when she was defeated by Aniek van Koot in the final.[19] In 2021, she won the Wimbledon Single Ladies Wheelchair championship.

In doubles, De Groot was a runner up in the 2017 Australian, French and Wimbledon championships.[12] After winning her first doubles title at the 2017 US Open, she lost at the 2018 Australian Open and co-won the doubles event at the 2018 French Open.[20] De Groot became the first woman in wheelchair tennis to win both the women's singles and doubles events at Wimbledon in July 2018.[14] She won her second US Open doubles title at the 2018 US Open alongside Yui Kamiji.[21] At the 2019 Australian Open, De Groot won her first Australian doubles title with Aniek van Koot alongside her singles title in January 2019.[22] At the following Grand Slams, De Groot and Van Koot won the 2019 doubles titles at the French Open and Wimbledon.[18][23]

Outside of the Grand Slam tournaments, De Groot competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in singles and doubles competitions. While De Groot did not medal in singles, she won a silver medal in women's doubles.[10] In Masters competitions, De Groot won the 2017 and 2018 Wheelchair Tennis Masters in women's singles.[24][25] Competing in doubles, she won the 2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters with Lucy Shuker and the 2017 Wheelchair Doubles Masters alongside Marjolein Buis.[26] She has also appeared at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in consecutive years from 2011 to 2019. At the World Team Cup, De Groot started as a junior in 2011 before competing a world team competitor in 2012.[9]

De Groot also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning gold medals in both singles and doubles.

De Groot won the singles title at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, defeating compatriot Aniek van Koot in two sets.[27]

De Groot won silver medals in both women's singles and doubles at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

2021: Super Slam

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In 2021, De Groot earned the calendar year Super Slam, winning singles titles in the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, the singles gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and the singles titles in the Wheelchair Tennis Masters.[4] She was the first professional wheelchair tennis player to achieve the feat in the history of the sport.[4]

De Groot won her sixth Australian singles title at the 2024 Australian Open, defeating Kamiji in the final in straight sets. It was her 21st singles title at a Grand Slam tournament, equaling a record set by compatriot Esther Vergeer.[28][29]

Awards and honors

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Diede de Groot with her 2024 Laureus trophy.

In 2018, de Groot was named ITF World Champion in women's wheelchair tennis.[30] The following year, she was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2019.[31] In 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023[32] she was again named ITF World Champion.

In 2024, de Groot was awarded the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability, recognizing her outstanding achievements.[33]

Career statistics

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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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Career SR Career Win %
Australian Open QF W W QF W W W W 6 / 8 75%
French Open QF F W SF W W W W 5 / 8 63%
Wimbledon W W F NH W W W W 6 / 7 86%
US Open F W W W W W W NH 6 / 7 86%

Wheelchair doubles

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Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Career SR Career Win %
Australian Open F F W F W W W W 5 / 8 63%
French Open SF W W W W W F W 6 / 8 75%
Wimbledon F W W NH SF F W F 3 / 7 50%
US Open W W W F W W F NH 5 / 7 71%

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Wheelchair singles: 26 (23 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 2017 Wimbledon Grass Germany Sabine Ellerbrock 6–0, 6–4
Loss 2017 US Open Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 5–7, 2–6
Win 2018 Australian Open Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 2018 French Open Clay Japan Yui Kamiji 6–2, 0–6, 2–6
Win 2018 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Aniek van Koot 6–3, 6–2
Win 2018 US Open Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 6–2, 6–3
Win 2019 Australian Open (2) Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 6–0, 6–2
Win 2019 French Open Clay Japan Yui Kamiji 6–1, 6–0
Loss 2019 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Aniek van Koot 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 2019 US Open (2) Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 2020 US Open (3) Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 6–3, 6–3
Win 2021 Australian Open (3) Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(10–4)
Win 2021 French Open (2) Clay Japan Yui Kamiji 6–4, 6–3
Win 2021 Wimbledon (3) Grass South Africa Kgothatso Montjane 6–2, 6–2
Win 2021 US Open (4) Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 6–3, 6–2
Win 2022 Australian Open (4) Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot 6–1, 6–1
Win 2022 French Open (3) Clay Japan Yui Kamiji 6–4, 6–1
Win 2022 Wimbledon (4) Grass Japan Yui Kamiji 6–4, 6–2
Win 2022 US Open (5) Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 2023 Australian Open (5) Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 0–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 2023 French Open (4) Clay Japan Yui Kamiji 6–2, 6–0
Win 2023 Wimbledon (5) Grass Netherlands Jiske Griffioen 6–2, 6-1
Win 2023 US Open (6) Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 6–2, 6–2
Win 2024 Australian Open (6) Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 7–5, 6–4
Win 2024 French Open (5) Clay China Zhu Zhenzhen 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 2024 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Aniek van Koot 6–4, 6–4

Wheelchair doubles: 27 (18 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2017 Australian Open Hard Japan Yui Kamiji Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Netherlands Aniek van Koot		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2017 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Marjolein Buis Japan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley		 6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Win 2017 US Open Hard Netherlands Marjolein Buis United States Dana Mathewson
Netherlands Aniek van Koot		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2018 Australian Open Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Japan Yui Kamiji		 0–6, 4–6
Win 2018 French Open Clay Netherlands Aniek van Koot Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Japan Yui Kamiji		 6–1, 6–3
Win 2018 Wimbledon Grass Japan Yui Kamiji Germany Sabine Ellerbrock
United Kingdom Lucy Shuker		 6–1, 6–1
Win 2018 US Open (2) Hard Japan Yui Kamiji Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Netherlands Aniek van Koot		 6–3, 6–4
Win 2019 Australian Open Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Germany Sabine Ellerbrock		 5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]
Win 2019 French Open (2) Clay Netherlands Aniek van Koot Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Germany Sabine Ellerbrock		 6–1, 6–1
Win 2019 Wimbledon (2) Grass Netherlands Aniek van Koot Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Italy Giulia Capocci		 6–1, 6–1
Win 2019 US Open (3) Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot Germany Sabine Ellerbrock
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane		 6–2, 6–0
Loss 2020 Australian Open Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot Japan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley		 2–6, 4–6
Loss 2020 US Open Hard Netherlands Marjolein Buis Japan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley		 3–6, 3–6
Win 2020 French Open (3) Clay Netherlands Aniek van Koot Japan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley		 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–8]
Win 2021 Australian Open (2) Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot South Africa Kgothatso Montjane
United Kingdom Lucy Shuker		 6–4, 6–1
Win 2021 French Open (4) Clay Netherlands Aniek van Koot Japan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley		 6–3, 6–4
Win 2021 US Open (4) Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot Japan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley		 6–1, 6–2
Win 2022 Australian Open (3) Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot Japan Yui Kamiji
United Kingdom Lucy Shuker		 7–5, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 2022 French Open (5) Clay Netherlands Aniek van Koot Japan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane		 7–6(7–5), 1–6, [10–8]
Loss 2022 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Aniek van Koot Japan Yui Kamiji
United States Dana Mathewson		 1–6, 5–7
Win 2022 US Open (5) Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot Japan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane		 6–2, 6–2
Win 2023 Australian Open (4) Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot Japan Yui Kamiji
China Zhu Zhenzhen		 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2023 French Open Clay Argentina María Florencia Moreno Japan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane		 2-6, 3-6
Win 2023 Wimbledon (3) Grass Netherlands Jiske Griffioen Japan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane		 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2023 US Open Hard Netherlands Jiske Griffioen Japan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane		 walkover
Win 2024 Australian Open (5) Hard Netherlands Jiske Griffioen Japan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane		 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win 2024 French Open (6) Clay Netherlands Aniek van Koot Japan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane		 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), [10–4]
Loss 2024 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Jiske Griffioen Japan Yui Kamiji
South Africa Kgothatso Montjane		 4–6, 4–6

See also

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References

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