When Esther Vergeer started playing wheelchair tennis in 1999 it was a growing niche in the tennis community. The relentlessness of her winning dovetailed with an era of growth for the game, and when ...

Esther Vergeer had few role models in wheelchair tennis and limited opportunities when she took up the sport. Those aren't problems any more, and she's a big reason why. “That was also what I liked ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 07: Esther Vergeer of Netherlands with her gold medal after defeating Aniek Van Koot of Netherlands in the final of the Women's singles match in the Wheelchair Tennis on ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- After a 10-year winning streak in wheelchair tennis, Esther Vergeer felt she had nothing left to prove. The 31-year-old Dutchwoman retired Tuesday, ending one of the ...

There are streaks, and then there are streaks. Wheelchair champion Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands retired in 2013 on an almost incomprehensible run of 470-straight match victories, dating back to ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Esther Vergeer put up eye-popping numbers during her career in wheelchair tennis, piling them up as the sport grew and became a Grand Slam event. Now, her accomplishments will be ...

Esther Vergeer was the world’s invincible sporting superstar, unbeaten on the tennis court for 10 years and still at the top of her game. Then one day, while she was sitting on her sofa watching TV, ...

(AP) LONDON - After more than 13 years at No. 1 in the wheelchair tennis rankings and going unbeaten since 2003 with 465 consecutive victories, Esther Vergeer entered the London Paralympics with a ...

The name of the winningest active tennis player might not sound familiar, but her story is certainly memorable. Thirty-year-old Esther Vergeer from the Netherlands was paralyzed by life-saving surgery ...

Esther Vergeer won the last 470 matches of her illustrious career. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images) Esther Vergeer, 31, retired Tuesday after a decorated career in wheelchair tennis. How dominant was the ...