![]() Schröder during the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country (sports) | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Geleen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Geleen, Netherlands | 25 September 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 180–70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (14 February 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 2 (31 October 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | W (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | F (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | W (2020, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters | W (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paralympic Games | F (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 109–46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (31 December 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 1 (31 October 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | W (2023, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | W (2020, 2022, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (2022, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | W (2021, 2022, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters Doubles | W (2021, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paralympic Games | W (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sam Schröder (born 25 September 1999) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player.
Personal life
Schröder has split hand/split foot syndrome (SHFM), a rare genetic disorder which has caused his hands and feet to develop abnormally.[1]
Wheelchair tennis career
Schröder has a career-high Quad Wheelchair singles ranking of 1, achieved on 14 February 2022. He also has a career-high Quad Wheelchair doubles ranking of 1, achieved on 31 December 2021. Schröder won his first major title at the 2020 US Open, defeating Dylan Alcott in the final of the Quad Singles event.[2]
Career statistics
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through 2025 Australian Open
Quad singles
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | F | W | W | W | W | 4 / 5 | 16–1 |
French Open | SF | F | F | F | F | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | |
Wimbledon | NH | F | W | SF | F | 1 / 4 | 7–3 | |
US Open | W | QF | F | W | NH | 2 / 4 | 8–3 | |
Win–loss | 3–2 | 4–4 | 10–2 | 10–2 | 8–2 | 7 / 18 | 37–12 |
Quad doubles
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | SF | F | W | SF[a] | W | 2 / 5 | ?–? |
French Open | W | F | W | SF | W | 3 / 5 | ?–? | |
Wimbledon | NH | F | W | W | W | 3 / 4 | ?–? | |
US Open | F | W | W | W | NH | 3 / 4 | ?–? | |
Win–loss | ?–? | ?–? | ?–? | ?–? | 6–0 | 10 / 17 | ?–? |
Grand Slam tournament finals
Quad singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2020 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 2021 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2021 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2021 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–0 |
Loss | 2022 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(8–10) |
Win | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Loss | 2022 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 2023 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2023 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 2024 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2024 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–7(7–10) |
Loss | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Win | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(9–7), 7–5 |
Quad doubles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2020 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [8–10] |
Win | 2020 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
Loss | 2021 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 6–4, [7–10] |
Loss | 2021 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 2021 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [7–10] |
Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–0 |
Win | 2023 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2024 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(11–9), 6–1 |
Win | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Win | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Notes
- ^ Withdrew during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.
References
- ^ "Sam Schröder's: From cancer diagnosis to Paralympic dreams". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Schroder stuns Alcott to win US Open Quad Title on Grand Slam Debut". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
External links
- Sam Schroder at the International Tennis Federation
- Sam Schroder at the International Paralympic Committee
- Sam Schroder at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 August 2023)
- Sam Schröder at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Official website (in Dutch)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Dutch male tennis players
- Dutch wheelchair tennis players
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for the Netherlands
- Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the European Para Championships
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Geleen
- ITF number 1 ranked wheelchair tennis players
- Tennis players from Limburg (Netherlands)
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen