Source: Nu.nl Wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot has delivered an impressive performance. The Dutchwoman recorded her hundredth victory in a row in singles on Tuesday in the first round of Roland Garros. Read more…
Hundredth wins in a row
Podcast ‘The sincere stories’
The sincere stories from the dressing room, that’s what the Sport Stories podcast is about. With a candid conversation with Diede, the new podcast gets off to a good start. The conversations are about what is happening in on and of the stage in the world of top sport. The podcast can be listened to through the usual channels, with Diede kicking things off: “Until the Paralympics in Tokyo, I didn’t give myself a single afternoon off. Now I think that was a bit to intense.” Listen to the podcast on Spotify.
New Car
Earlier this year Renault joined forces with Diede and two other new brand ambassadors. This week Diede received the keys to a new Renault Megane E-Tech 100% electric as part of the partnership. The presentation of the electric model coincides with Roland-Garros, of which Renault is Premium Partner. Have you seen their great promo for Roland Garros? Click HERE.
ABN AMRO Open
Source: nos.nl She had to work hard for it, but Diede de Groot is the very first winner of the ABN Amro Open wheelchair tennis tournament for women.
She was too strong for the Japanese Yui Kamiji (3-6, 6-4, 6-2). Read more…
Nike
I’m happy to announce that my partnership with Nike will continue. Since I started wearing the Swoosh at Wimbledon in July 2021 I have felt like a part of the family. I am honored to partner with a brand like Nike who believes that sport can break barriers, push limits, spark change and contribute to creating a more equitable future. My skills, speed and power on the court are matched by my passion to give back off the court. Wheelchair tennis has opened doors for me and I want to provide the opportunity to girls and boys to get active, pursue their dreams and reach their highest potential. As a woman with a disability, I think about those who have paved the way for me and how they used their platforms to create so much change, even beyond sport. I hope to be a role model for those around me and those after me, and I’m so excited to be a part of what Nike is bringing to the future of paralympic sports.
Renault
Last year Renault entered into a five-year partnership with Roland Garros. And now Renault has chosen three tennis players as brand ambassadors.
I’m glad I’m one of the three tennis players! As ambassador i will support Renault’s initiatives to promote access to sport. Renault is strengthening its commitment to tennis as part of ‘Give Me 5’, the brand’s CSR initiative aimed at young people in deprived neighbourhoods. A nice goal and i am thankfull that I can contribute to this.
“It was a battle”
Source: ADDiede de Groot has won her fourth Wimbledon title and fifteenth grandslam title in het carreer. The wheelchair tennisplayer defeated the Japanese Yui Kamiji in the final in two sets: 6-4, 6-2. Click HERE for the whole article.
Citi Netherlands welcomes Diede de Groot in Team Citi
As the countdown to Tokyo continues Dutch wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot will be joining a roster of global Para athletes advocating for inclusivity both within and outside of sport.
De Groot, who will be Team Citi’s first Wheelchair Tennis player, recently claimed yet another title at the 2021 Wimbledon singles championship, as well as her second singles Roland-Garros title in June. Since the beginning of her career in 2009, de Groot has won over 10 Grand Slam tournaments. In 2019, De Groot became the first Wheelchair Tennis athlete to hold all four major singles titles (US, French and Australia Opens and Wimbledon) at the same time. She also competed in the 2016 Rio Paralympics in both singles and doubles competitions, receiving a silver medal in women’s doubles.
“Citi has been a great advocate for inclusivity within society and to change perceptions of people with disabilities. It is something I experience daily as do millions of other people living with disabilities. Through my sport, I want to inspire all people to start to move and believe in their dreams. I really like that a company like Citi supports me and wants to inspire millions of people around the world. From today onwards, I am proud that we will fight together to accomplish our mission to help raise awareness” says Diede.
“Citi and the Citi Netherlands team are proud to partner with a talented athlete like Diede to help generate excitement for the Paralympic Movement and the many remarkable athletes like Diede”, says Auke Leenstra, Citi Country Officer the Netherlands. “We are committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive society and, together with Diede, changing the conversation around disability as we help create new Para sport fans at Citi and beyond.”
Citi first began its partnership with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in 2018. As a member of the IPC, de Groot will support Citi’s global efforts to foster a more diverse, inclusive society and help change perceptions of people with disabilities. To date, Team Citi already counts 55 para athletes from around the world. In addition to its partnership with the IPC, Citi currently partners with 23 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) including Australia, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, , Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Thailand, and the UAE.
Through this mission-driven partnership, Citi aims to raise awareness for the Paralympic Movement, support Para athletes, and advocate for societal change in perceptions of disabilities. Along with its IPC partnership, Citi has sponsored many Para sport events including the 2018 Asian Para Games, the 2018 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships and the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. In late June, Citi launched its #StareAtGreatness campaign across various social platforms. Featuring athletes from Team Citi, the campaign seeks to amplify the voices of people sharing their own experiences living with a disability and spark a conversation around perceptions of disability.
About Citi Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Citi Netherlands Citi operations in the Netherlands began in 1964 and is one of the largest foreign banks in the Netherlands and the only US headquartered bank with such a long standing presence in the country. Citi Netherlands employees 80 professionals who exclusively serve large multinational corporations, market leading local companies, financial institutions, large investor funds, pension funds, public sector organizations and since 2021 mid-sized companies through the Commercial Bank.
Diede de Groot has achieves her third GS title this year
This Sunday wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot won Wimbledon for the third time in her career. The Dutch tennis player was to strong for the South African Kgothatso Montjane and won the final in two straight sets. The Wimbledon title is her third Grand Slam title this year, earlier De Groot also won the Australian Open and Roland Garros.
De Groot and Montjane had never met in a Grand Slam Final before. After the third game, Diede got into a rhythm and dominated the game completely, with the endresult of 6-2 and 6-2. De Groot completed the tournament without losing a set.
In her speech after the final, Diede mentioned that she is pleasantly surprised with the developments in wheelchair tennis. For the firts time in history the Wimbledon wheelchair final was played on tenniscourt 1. She also looked back on the year in the pandemic ‘That quiet period has made me extra hungry for beautiful tennis results. It was great Wimbledon could be organized again’ says a proud Diede.
In the doubles tournament Diede and partner Aniek van Koot had to acknowledge superiority in the semifinales to Montjane / Shuker with 3-6, 6-3 and 5-7.
De Groot has eleven Grand Slam titels on her resume. In 2017 and 2018 she was also the singles winner at Wimbledon.
Roland Garros 2021 win
On Sunday wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot won Roland Garros for the second time in her tennis career. In the final the 24-years old De Groot was too strong for her Japanese opponent Yui Kamiji (6-4 and 6-3).
In the first round De Groot won her match against the Colombian Angelica Bernal without losing a game. In the semi-finals de Groot played against her doubles partner and fellow countrymen Aniek van Koot. In a strong match she beat van Koot with 6-1 and 6-1.
In her career De Groot has already won nine Grand Slam single titels. She has previously won Roland Garros in 2019, Australian Open in 2018, 2019 and 2021, Wimbledon in 2017 and 2018 and the US Open in 2018 and 2019.
In wheelchair tennis the best seven players in the world are invited to participate in a Grand Slam, added with a wildcard invitation. De Groot is the number one in the world ranking.
On Monday De Groot will play the doubles final together with van Koot.