Eric Stuurman (born 21 January 1965) is a Dutch

wheelchair tennis Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis Adaptive sport, adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designe ...

player. He won the bronze medal together with

Ricky Molier Ricky Molier (born 17 June 1976) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics he won the gold medal in the Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's Singles, men's singles event and together with Eric Stu ...

in the men's doubles event in wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.

Robin Ammerlaan Robin Ammerlaan (born 26 February 1968 in The Hague) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Ammerlaan is a 14-time major champion and two-time Paralympic gold medalist. The righ ...

and Stuurman won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2000 Wheelchair Tennis Masters. In 2008, Stuurman competed in the wheelchair men's singles event at the

2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 thro ...

held in Melbourne, Australia. Stuurman and also

Maikel Scheffers Maikel Scheffers (born 7 September 1982) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He plays singles and doubles events. Scheffers was born with spina bifida. He lives in Dorst. He has won six Grand Slam titles—two in wheelchair singles and four ...

also competed in the wheelchair men's doubles event at the 2008 Australian Open.

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