Tom Egberink
Tom Egberink 
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 Netherlands
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| Birthday: | 22nd December 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Playing hand: | Right | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 227: 118 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 9 (January 19, 2015) | ||||||||||||
| Current placement: | 9 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 216: 100 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 5 (July 9, 2012) | ||||||||||||
| Current placement: | 11 | ||||||||||||
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Last update of the infobox: April 1st, 2015 |
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Tom Egberink (born December 22, 1992 in Hardenberg ) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player .
Career
Tom Egberink, who was born with only one leg, started wheelchair tennis at the age of eleven and started in the paraplegic class .
He took in 2012 in London at the Paralympic Games in part. In the singles, he was eliminated in the second round against Stéphane Houdet in two sets, while he reached the quarter-finals in doubles alongside Maikel Scheffers . They were defeated by Stefan Olsson and Peter Vikström in two sentences.
At the Wheelchair Tennis Masters he achieved his first greatest success in doubles. In 2011 he reached the final of the doubles competition for the first time with Michaël Jeremiasz , which they won in straight sets against Robin Ammerlaan and Stéphane Houdet. The following year, he and Jeremiasz also won the Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon .
In the world rankings he achieved his best placements with ninth place in singles on January 19, 2015 and fifth place in doubles on July 9, 2012.
Web links
- ITF profile Tom Egberink (English)
- Official homepage (Dutch)
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| SURNAME | Egberink, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch wheelchair tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd December 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hardenberg , Netherlands |