Marjolein Buis (born 11 January 1988) is a Dutch retired

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. Buis won 18 singles titles and 52 doubles titles. She won the gold medal in the women's doubles event with Esther Vergeer along with six grand slam doubles and two masters titles. In 2016 Buis won her only grand slam singles title at the French Open. Buis had a career high ranking of No. 3 in singles and No. 1 in doubles. Marjolein Buis was born in

Nijmegen Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the ...

, the Netherlands. At the age of 14 she started to experience problems when walking. It turned out that she has a connective tissue disorder, the

Ehlers–Danlos syndrome Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) is a group of 14 genetic connective-tissue disorders. Symptoms often include loose joints, joint pain, stretchy velvety skin, and abnormal scar formation. These may be noticed at birth or in early childhood. Co ...

, which affects the stability of the joints. This left her unable to play able bodied sports. At the age of 17, Buis discovered wheelchair tennis. In 2010, she graduated in Social Work and became a full-time tennis player. She qualified for the Paralympic Games in London 2012 and reached the quarterfinal in singles and won gold in doubles with her partner Esther Vergeer. At the Paralympic Games in Rio 2016 Buis reached the quarterfinal in singles again and this time won silver in doubles with her partner

Diede de Groot Diede de Groot (; born 19 December 1996) is a Dutch professional wheelchair tennis player who was world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. De Groot is a 42-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major champion, having won a record 23 titles in ...

. Buis was a full-time player.

Wheelchair Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buis, Marjolein 1988 births Living people Dutch female 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 Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Nijmegen Tennis players from Gelderland People with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome Australian Open (tennis) champions French Open champions US Open (tennis) champions Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis 21st-century Dutch sportswomen