| Full name | Maaike Smit |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
| Born | (1966-08-07) 7 August 1966 (age 58) Emmeloord, the Netherlands |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2012 |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Official website | www.maaikesmit.nl |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | 1 (08/04/1997) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2005) |
| US Open | SF (2006) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Masters | W (1997) |
| Paralympic Games |  Gold Medal (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 1 (02/10/2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2004, 2005) |
| French Open | W (2007) |
| US Open | F (2006) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Masters Doubles | W (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
| Paralympic Games | Gold Medal (2000, 2004) |
| Medal record | |
| Last updated on: 27 June 2013. | |
Maaike Smit (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player.
Smit started wheelchair tennis at the age of 20. She played at the US Open and Australian Open, and won the Florida Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championship 4 times.
In 1996, Smit won a gold medal in the singles wheelchair event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. She also won two gold medals in doubles at the 2000 Sydney and the 2004 Athens Paralympics.
She was sponsored by Invacare, a company that produces wheelchairs and other equipment for disabled people.
References
- "Profile page Maaike Smit at ITF". www.itftennis.com.
- "BBC SPORT | PARALYMPICS | Paton and Hess lead gold charge".
- "Wheelchair Tennis".
External links
| Wheelchair Tennis Masters women's singles champions | |
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| Wheelchair Tennis Masters women's doubles champions | |
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Dutch female tennis players
- Dutch wheelchair tennis players
- People from Emmeloord
- People with paraplegia
- Sportspeople from Noordoostpolder
- Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for the Netherlands
- Dutch women's wheelchair basketball players
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball
- 20th-century Dutch sportswomen