{{short description|Dutch wheelchair tennis and basketball player}} {{Infobox wheelchair tennis player | name = Maaike Smit | image = | caption = | fullname = Maaike Smit | nickname = | country = {{NED}} | residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|08|7}} |birth_place = Emmeloord, the Netherlands |death_date = |death_place = |turnedpro = 1991 |retired = 2012 |plays = Right Handed |careerprizemoney = |tennishofyear = <!-- year inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame --> |tennishofid = <!-- ID from the Tennis HoF website, taken from http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/First Name-Last Name i.e. martina-navratilova, which it is all undercase letters--> | website = [http://www.maaikesmit.nl/ www.maaikesmit.nl] | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = 1 (08/04/1997) | AustralianOpenresult = F (2005) | FrenchOpenresult = | USOpenresult = SF (2006) | Othertournaments = yes | WheelchairTennisMastersresult = '''W''' (1997) | Paralympicsresult = 20px|alt=|link= '''Gold Medal''' (1996) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = 1 (02/10/2000) | grandslamsdoublesresults = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' (2004, 2005) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' (2007) | WimbledonDoublesresult = | USOpenDoublesresult = F (2006) | OthertournamentsDoubles = yes | WheelchairTennisMastersDoublesresult = '''W''' (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) | ParalympicsDoublesresult = 20px|alt=|link= '''Gold Medal''' (2000, 2004) | WheelchairWorldTeamCupresult = | medaltemplates={{MedalCountry | {{NED}}}} {{MedalCompetition| Paralympic Games }} {{MedalSport | Women's wheelchair tennis}} {{MedalGold | 1996 Atlanta | Women's singles}} {{MedalBronze | 2000 Sydney | Women's singles}} {{MedalGold | 2000 Sydney | Women's doubles}} {{MedalGold | 2004 Athens | Women's doubles}} {{MedalSport | Women's wheelchair Basketball}} {{MedalBronze | 1988 Seoul | Women's team}} {{MedalBronze | 1992 Barcelona | Women's team}} | updated = 27 June 2013<!-- adds date this template was last updated at an individual article --> }}
'''Maaike Smit''' (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile page Maaike Smit at ITF |url=http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=55000010 |publisher=www.itftennis.com}}</ref>
Smit started wheelchair tennis at the age of 20. She played at the US Open and Australian Open, and won the Florida Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championship 4 times.
In 1996, Smit won a gold medal in the singles wheelchair event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. She also won two gold medals in doubles at the 2000 Sydney and the 2004 Athens Paralympics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics2000/paralympics/995537.stm |title=BBC SPORT | PARALYMPICS | Paton and Hess lead gold charge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://paralympics.com/paralympic_sports/tennis.htm |title=Wheelchair Tennis}}</ref>
She was sponsored by Invacare, a company that produces wheelchairs and other equipment for disabled people.
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828005839/http://www.xable.com/videos/100763 Interview with Maaike Smit (2008)] * {{ITF profile}}
{{Australian Open Wheelchair tennis women's doubles champions}} {{French Open Wheelchair tennis women's doubles champions}} {{Wheelchair Tennis Masters Women's Singles}} {{Wheelchair Tennis Masters Women's Doubles}} {{Footer Paralympic Champions Wheelchair tennis Women's Singles}} {{Footer Paralympic Champions Wheelchair tennis Women's Doubles}}
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