Diede de Groot

Diede de Groot Biography

Diede de Groot is a famous Wheelchair Tennis Player, who was born on December 19, 1996 in Kingdom of the Netherlands. Diede de Groot (born 19 December 1996) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. During her career, de Groot won over ten Grand Slam tournaments including back to back women’s singles events at Wimbledon from 2017 to 2018. In 2019, de Groot completed her Career Grand Slam when she won the singles title at the 2019 French Open. Her 2019 singles win at the French Open also made de Groot the first wheelchair tennis player to complete a non-calendar year grand slam. Apart from her Grand Slam wins, De Groot won multiple Wheelchair Tennis Masters titles between 2016 and 2018 and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. According to Astrologers, Diede de Groot's zodiac sign is Aquarius.

In 2018, de Groot was named ITF World Champion in women’s wheelchair tennis. The following year, she was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2019.

In doubles, De Groot was a runner up in the 2017 Australian, French and Wimbledon championships. 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. De Groot became the first woman in wheelchair tennis to win both the women’s singles and doubles events at Wimbledon in July 2018. She won her second US Open doubles title at the 2018 US Open alongside Yui Kamiji. At the 2019 Australian Open, De Groot won her first Australian doubles title with Aniek van Koot alongside her singles title in January 2019. At the following Grand Slams, De Groot and Van Koot won the 2019 doubles titles at the French Open and Wimbledon.