Esther Vergeer, born July 18, 1981 in Woerden , is now a super champion in wheelchair tennis.
Because of surgical complications have arisen in a speech at the age of 8 years now, Esther became a paraplegic, was precisely during the period of rehabilitation that mparò to play volleyball , basketball and tennis wheelchair . After playing basketball for several years at club , was invited to to join national team of wheelchair basketball and wearing the orange of Holland won the European championship in 1997 .
His love has become, however, the court, which has focused intensely in recent years getting sensational results in both single and doubles: 5 times Paralympic champion , 11 times consecutive world champion and record holder in the international ranking since 1999 ... unbeaten January 2003 can be considered the dominant player as long as a professional sport. For these fantastic results, has been nominated five times for the Laureus Award for athletes with disabilities of the year, winning this award twice, in 2002 and 2008.
Esther is a young and talented athlete ... and is also a beautiful girl, this has enabled it to achieve another important goal. In October 2008 she posed nude for fact, ESPN The Magazine's annual Body Issue passing so down in history as the first disabled woman on the cover of this important magazine. Esther now 29 years old: it is certain that will surprise us again ... but how?!?