Korie Homan

Korie Homan

Country	The Netherlands
Residence	Nieuwleusen, Netherlands
Date of birth	June 16, 1986 (1986-06-16)
Place of birth	de Wijk, Netherlands
Height
Weight
Turned pro	2003
Retired	2011
Plays	Right Handed
Career prize money
Singles
Career record:	192–85
Career titles:
Highest ranking:	No. 2 (19 November 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	W (2010)
French Open	F (2008, 2009)
Wimbledon	N/A
US Open	F (2005, 2009)
Doubles
Career record:	142–59
Career titles:
Highest ranking:	No. 1 (27 July 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (2009)
French Open	W (2009)
Wimbledon	W (2009)
US Open	W (2005, 2009)

Korie Homan is a retired Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Homan is part of the current Paralympic doubles champion team. Homan is the former Australian Open Champion. She has won all the Grand Slam doubles titles. In 2009 she complete the Grand Slam with Esther Vergeer. In 2011 Homan retired from playing because of a wrist injury.

Early Life

Homan was born to Jan Willem and Gina. Homan has two older sisters. At the age of 12 Homan was involved in a car accident. In 2003, when she finished school she had her leg cut off.

Wheelchair tennis

Homan first appeared on the wheelchair tennis tour in 2003. By the end of the season she had reached number 23. Homan did not have a ranking at the start of the year. In 2004 at the age of 17 Homan won her first Masters title. She won the doubles with Jiske Griffioen. At the 2005 US Open Homan reached her first Grand Slam finals. She reached both the singles and the doubles final. In the singles she lost in straight sets to Vergeer. But she won the doubles with Vergeer. In 2006 Homan won her first two series one titles. She won both the singles and doubles titles in Livorno. Homan also reached her second Grand Slam doubles final. At the US Open Maaike Smit was her team mate. They lost in straight sets to Vergeer and Griffioen. The pair also lost the final of the Masters. Homan started 2007 by losing in the final of the Australian Open doubles. Her partner in the event was Florence Gravellier. They lost the final in a match tiebreaker. At the US Open Homan was joined by Sharon Walraven. The pair reached the final before losing. Homan also had final defeats at the Super Series events of the British, Japan and US Open's. Homan lost both finals at the Masters. In 2008 Homan lost both the singles and doubles finals at the Australian and French Opens. She also lost in the singles final at the Masters. At the Paralympic Games Homan won a Gold Medal in the doubles event. She also won a silver medal in the singles. In the final she became the first player in over five years to hold match point against Vergeer. Homan's last competition was the 2010 Australian Open. In July 2011 Homan said that she had retired because of a wrist injury.

Outside of tennis

Homan has a degree in biomedical science. She is now as of sept. 2010 studying Veterinary Medicine.

Other Websites

• Official website
• Korie Homan at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer	Year End Number 1 – Doubles Award 2009	Succeeded by Sharon Walraven
Preceded by Aniek van Koot	Female Player of the Year 2009	Succeeded by Sabine Ellerbrock