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Esther Vergeer

1981 - Today

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Esther Mary Vergeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛstər vərˈɣeːr]; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. Vergeer won 43 major titles (21 in singles and 22 in doubles), 23 year-end championships (14 consecutive in singles and nine in doubles), and seven Paralympic gold medals (four in singles and three in doubles). She was the world No. 1 in women's wheelchair singles from 1999 to her retirement in February 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Esther Vergeer is the 827th most popular tennis player (down from 745th in 2024), the 1,201st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,189th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Dutch Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Esther Vergeer ranks 828 out of 1,569. Before her are Steve Darcis, Sun Tiantian, Bohdan Ulihrach, Alex Bogomolov Jr., Édouard Roger-Vasselin, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and Ugo Humbert. After her are David Rikl, Leander Paes, Mikael Tillström, David Prinosil, and Franco Squillari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Esther Vergeer ranks 566. Before her are Nabil Baha, Urška Žolnir, Russell Tovey, Sun Tiantian, Ermal Meta, and Marius Niculae. After her are Vildan Atasever, Guo Jingjing, JerryC, Momir Ilić, Mariana Ximenes, and José Ron.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Esther Vergeer ranks 1,202 out of 1,646. Before her are Pete Hoekstra (1953), Marco V (1967), Arno van Zwam (1969), Hans Hateboer (1994), Jutta Leerdam (1998), and Tom Nijssen (1964). After her are Hendrie Krüzen (1964), Nico Rienks (1962), Ingrid Haringa (1964), Martine Ohr (1964), Charlotte Wessels (1987), and Vincent Janssen (1994).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among tennis players born in Netherlands, Esther Vergeer ranks 17. Before her are Miriam Oremans (1972), Tallon Griekspoor (1996), Arantxa Rus (1990), Manon Bollegraf (1964), Sjeng Schalken (1976), and Tom Nijssen (1964). After her are Raemon Sluiter (1978), Menno Oosting (1964), Jan Siemerink (1970), Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (1970), Michaëlla Krajicek (1989), and Wesley Koolhof (1989).

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