SA’s Donald Ramphadi wins silver in quad wheelchair doubles at Wimbledon
The Limpopo-born athlete made his first Wimbledon final in quad wheelchair doubles alongside British partner Gregory Slade.
SA’s Donald Ramphadi won silver in the quad wheelchair doubles at Wimbledon with his British partner Gregory Slade. Picture: @WChairTennisGB/X.
JOHANNESBURG – Donald Ramphadi brought home a silver medal from Wimbledon.
The Limpopo-born athlete made his first Wimbledon final in quad wheelchair doubles alongside British partner Gregory Slade.
They went down to 6-0, 6-2 to Niels Vink (Netherlands) and Guy Sasson (Israel).
To make the finale, Ramphadi and his partner took down second seeds Ahmet Kaplan (Turkey) and Sam Schroder (Netherlands) 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-5 in the semis.
At the 2025 French Open Men’s Quad Doubles final Ahmet Kaplan and Donald Ramphadi claimed silver.
In 2023, Ramphadi rewrote history as he became the first South African since 1981 to win a Roland Garros title.
Ramphadi, who is South Africa's leading wheelchair tennis quad player won the wheelchair quad singles title at the Belgian Open - ITF 1 series - tennis tournament in Belgium in 2022 - the year he made his Wimbledon debut.
Niels Vink and Guy Sasson are the Quad Wheelchair Doubles Champions! 🏆
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2025
Defeating Donald Ramphadi and Gregory Slade 6-0, 6-2. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/08STiCRzzJ