de GROOT Diede

Netherlands
Wheelchair Tennis
19 Dec 1996
24
Female
WT
WOERDEN
 
Netherlands
OUDEWATER
 
Netherlands

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WTE Wheelchair Tennis Women's Singles 1 Gold Medal
Women's Doubles
NED
de Groot / van Koot
 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
4th on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Singles First Round
NED
de GROOT Dde GROOT Diede
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
CHI
CABRILLANA MCABRILLANA Macarena
 Sport Class: WT
1
0
Finished
2nd on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Singles Quarterfinal
NED
de GROOT Dde GROOT Diede
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
JPN
OHTANI MOHTANI Momoko
 Sport Class: WT
3
2
Finished
3rd on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Doubles Semifinal
NED
de Groot / van Koot
6
6
JPN
Kamiji / Ohtani
4
2
Finished
Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Singles Semifinal
NED
de GROOT Dde GROOT Diede
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
GBR
WHILEY JWHILEY Jordanne
 Sport Class: WT
4
2
Finished
5th on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Singles Gold Medal Match
NED
de GROOT Dde GROOT Diede
 Sport Class: WT
6
7
JPN
KAMIJI YKAMIJI Yui
 Sport Class: WT
3
6(1)
Finished
3rd on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Doubles Gold Medal Match
NED
de Groot / van Koot
6
6
GBR
Shuker / Whiley
0
1
Finished
2nd on Court 2 		Ariake Tennis Park Court 2
Women's Doubles Quarterfinal
NED
de Groot / van Koot
6
6
RPC
Bubnova / Lvova
2
1
Finished
2nd on Court 4 		Ariake Tennis Park Court 4
Women's Singles Second Round
NED
de GROOT Dde GROOT Diede
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
CHN
HUANG JHUANG Jinlian
 Sport Class: WT
0
2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
RUDoubles2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
4THSingles2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Australian Open
WRSingles2021Melbourne, VIC, AUS
WRDoubles2021Melbourne, VIC, AUS
WRSingles2019Melbourne, VIC, AUS
WRDoubles2019Melbourne, VIC, AUS
WRSingles2018Melbourne, VIC, AUS
RUDoubles2020Melbourne, VIC, AUS
RUDoubles2018Melbourne, VIC, AUS
RUDoubles2017Melbourne, VIC, AUS
QFSingles2020Melbourne, VIC, AUS
QFSingles2017Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Roland Garros
WRSingles2021Paris, FRA
WRDoubles2021Paris, FRA
WRDoubles2020Paris, FRA
WRSingles2019Paris, FRA
WRDoubles2019Paris, FRA
WRDoubles2018Paris, FRA
RUSingles2018Paris, FRA
SFSingles2020Paris, FRA
SFDoubles2017Paris, FRA
QFSingles2017Paris, FRA
Wimbledon
WRSingles2021London, GBR
WRDoubles2019London, GBR
WRSingles2018London, GBR
WRDoubles2018London, GBR
WRSingles2017London, GBR
RUSingles2019London, GBR
RUDoubles2017London, GBR
SFDoubles2021London, GBR
US Open
WRSingles2020New York, NY, USA
WRSingles2019New York, NY, USA
WRDoubles2019New York, NY, USA
WRSingles2018New York, NY, USA
WRDoubles2018New York, NY, USA
WRDoubles2017New York, NY, USA
RUDoubles2020New York, NY, USA
RUSingles2017New York, NY, USA

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, 3RD - 3rd place, 4TH - 4th place, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128
:
Nemo (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
:
Dutch, English
:
Nieuwe Sloot [Alphen aan den Rijn, NED]
:
Dennis Sporrel [national]; Amanda Hopmans [personal], NED, from 2014
:
Right (ausopen.com, 20 Jan 2020)
:
In late 2019 a lower back injury affected her training ahead of the 2020 season. (itftennis.com, 29 Jan 2020)
:
She began playing tennis at age seven in Lunetten, Netherlands, after discovering the sport through a rehabilitation centre. She took up the sport seriously at age 13 and turned professional at age 17. (diededegroot.nl, 08 Sep 2019; Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
:
She wanted to find a sport that did not require her to wear a prosthetic. "I can walk for about 10 minutes and then my hip starts to hurt and I get very tired. Because I was not used to a wheelchair, I started behind [other wheelchair tennis players]. But as I was young I quickly picked it up in a playful way." (tennis.nl, 01 Jul 2019)
:
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tennis.nl, 01 Jul 2019)
:
Dutch wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer. (givemesport.com, 24 Jun 2019)
:
In 2018 and 2019 she received the Women's Wheelchair World Champion Award from the International Tennis Federation [ITF]. (tennisworldusa.org, 19 Dec 2019)
Legend
:
Gold Medal
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
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