Wang Ziying makes wheelchair tennis history for China

Wang Ziying became the first Chinese athlete to win a Grand Slam wheelchair tennis singles title following her triumph in Wimbledon.

Wang, who is ranked world No. 4, was in clinical form as she defeated Paris 2024 Paralympic champion Yui Kamiji of Japan 6-3, 6-3 in the women’s singles final at the Wimbledon Wheelchair Championships.

The 26-year-old is developing a reputation for being a trailblazer after she and Li Xiaohui won the women’s doubles at this year’s Australian Open to become the first Chinese players to win a Grand Slam title in wheelchair tennis.

Wang and Li also won the women's doubles title at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London.

“My heart is filled with excitement, and I am very emotional,” Wang told itftennis.com. “I still feel like I’m playing the match, but I’m very happy to win. This is a breakthrough in Chinese history and for our sport. It’s unbelievable.”

“To be the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title is not just my own achievement. It also belongs to my teammate Li and my coaches because Li and my coaches have been supporting me throughout the tournament."

History = made 🥹

Ziying Wang become the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam wheelchair singles title with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Yui Kamiji 🏆

A fantastic campaign at #Wimbledon from the 26-year-old 💪 pic.twitter.com/SgYn8NJBFq — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2025

Inspiring the younger generation

Wang, who made a semifinal exit in Wimbledon last year, improved her head-to-head against world No. 1 Kamiji to two wins and eight losses.

Victory is a major moment for Chinese wheelchair tennis, with Wang just the second player from China to reach a Grand Slam wheelchair singles final after Zhu Zhenzhen, who reached last year’s Roland Garros final.

“Winning Wimbledon will hopefully inspire younger Chinese wheelchair tennis players,” said Wang. “It will show that as long as you work hard, you can make your dreams come true.

“It will show them that in this journey to chase your dreams there will be difficulties but, as long as you are persistent, you will be successful.”

Ziying Wang, Paris 2024 women's doubles bronze medallist, made history for China at Wimbledon. @Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Competing in Wimbledon for the ninth time, Kamiji was bidding to claim her first women’s wheelchair singles title at this iconic grass court and sealing a career Golden Slam in the process.

Career Golden Slam constitutes titles at all four Grand Slams – Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open – together with a gold medal at the Paralympic Games.

Kamiji was bidding to join a list that features Dylan Alcott, Diede de Groot and Shingo Kunieda as the fourth player to complete the career Golden Slam in wheelchair tennis singles. She is already the proud owner of a career Grand Slam in doubles.

Next stop: US Open

World No. 1 Tokito Oda reclaimed the men’s wheelchair singles title at Wimbledon and immediately turned his attentions to the US Open and a potential career Golden Slam.

Oda recovered from a set down to overpower defending champion Alfie Hewett of Great Britain 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, and seal the sixth Grand Slam singles title of his career.

Paris 2024 gold medallist Oda has won Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon. He just needs a US Open singles victory to complete the career Golden Slam.

Tokito Oda is now a six-time Grand Slam singles champion. @Dan Istitene/Getty Images

“I’m already looking forward to the US Open,” Oda, whose only previous Wimbledon title came in 2023, told itftennis.com. “Winning the US Open was my goal this year. When the season started, I was already looking forward to the US Open.

“Before the US Open, we have three other Grand Slams, but now we are giving everything for the US Open. I am just enjoying every moment and playing my tennis but, for sure, the US Open is a priority now.”

In the men’s doubles final, Spain's Martin De la Puente and the Netherlands' Ruben Spaargaren defeated British duo Hewett and Gordon Reid in straight sets.

Big celebration for a milestone victory

Niels Vink hinted that champagne corks could be popping long into the night after defeating fellow Dutchman Sam Schroder to seal his third successive Wimbledon quad singles title.

Vink dispatched Schroder 6-3 6-3 to seal his sixth Grand Slam singles title and equal Peter Norfolk and David Wagner in third place on the all-time list for most Grand Slam wins in quad singles.

World No.1 Vink is now one Grand Slam title behind the tally achieved by his opponent today, Schroder, and nine shy of Dylan Alcott, who dominated the quad division prior to his retirement after the 2022 Australian Open.

Niels Vink won both the singles and doubles titles in Wimbledon. @Dan Istitene/Getty Images

“I have the champagne ready when I am finished here,” Vink told itftennis.com. “I am going to the Wimbledon terrace and there will be my family and coaches, and we are going to pop some champagne.

“We popped some champagne yesterday with Guy [Sasson, after winning the quad doubles title] but I did not have one sip because I had to play today. I am not going to say now much I will have today, but we will see.

“I don’t know what to say. This is the third time I have won Wimbledon in a row in singles and yesterday I won Wimbledon for the fourth time in a row in doubles.

“Wimbledon feels like home. If you look at everything, I cannot say one bad thing about Wimbledon and I think that says it all about how beautiful it is. I am already looking forward to coming back next year, but first I am going to celebrate.”

Niels Vink is the 2025 Quad Wheelchair Singles Champion 🏆

The Dutchman successfully defends his title with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Sam Schroder on No.3 Court 👏#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/x8H0YPkgxx — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 13, 2025

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