Perhaps once in a generation, an athlete will emerge in a given sport with such remarkable talent, outrageous ability and magnificent skill that they are simply rendered peerless in their discipline. Despite the valiant efforts of their closest rivals, this special individual will dominate competition to such an extent that they are perceived as being invincible. It is indeed very rare to create such an aura but those who have done so will be forever immortalised in the mythical halls of sporting greatness. Legendary Brazilian football Pele is one to have achieved the feat as was his Argentinean heir apparent...

Her name is Esther Vergeer and her unparalleled feats in the sport of wheelchair tennis will surely never

go down but promised that she hopes to do a large amount with her Foundation, the Esther Vergeer Foundation

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disabled sport and wheelchair tennis grow and hopefully a lot of people will say, ‘Because of Esther

though it far too an extravagant wish by which to be remembered but having had the privilege of meeting Esther

By Tom Degun July 25 - Netherlands world number four Maikel Scheffers won the first Super Series men’s singles title of his career as the 21st British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships drew to a dramatic close at Nottingham Tennis Centre. 

nbsp; Scheffers, a regular hitting partner of his compatriot and women’s world number one Esther

Vergeer who won her 10th British Open women’s singles title yesterday, admitted he was delighted

By Tom Degun July 24 - Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands swept past Dutch compatriot Jiske Griffioen

In the first set, Vergeer’s power proved too much for Griffioen in the first set but the

nbsp; Griffioen confidently saved three match points and was unlucky not to save a fourth as a low Vergeer

Meanwhile, after Vergeer beat Griffioen in the women’s singles final, Sunday’s last day of

By Tom Degun July 23 - The imperious world number one Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands will bid for

Vergeer secured her spot in the final with a comfortable 6-0 6-1 win in her semi-final against

  The win sees Vergeer chalk up her 389th successive singles victory as her unprecedented winning

Griffioen booked her spot in the final against Vergeer as she bought an abrupt was end the impressive

By Tom Degun July 22 - Britain’s Jordanne Whiley secured the biggest win of her career as she shocked world number five Florence Alix-Gravellier of France 1-6 6-4 6-1 at the 21st British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships to progress to the semi-finals at Nottingham Tennis Centre.

British number one Lucy Shuker was crushed 6-0 6-1 by the red-hot favourite in Nottingham, Holland's Esther

Vergeer.

Vergeer, whose win over Shuker was the 388th consecutive singles victory in her unprecedented winning

By Tom Degun in Nottingham July 21 - British number two Jordanne Whiley produced an inspired performance at the 21st British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships to cause an upset against seventh seed Katharina Kruger and secure a 6-4, 6-1 win on the second day of play at Nottingham Tennis Centre.

semi final of the prestigious Super Series event as she faces world number one and defending champion Esther

Vergeer who has not been beaten in a competitive singles game since January 2003.

Shuker said: "I’ve unfortunately got Esther in the next round so it’s obviously not

" Vergeer is one of four Dutchwomen in the women’s singles quarter-finals after opening

By Tom Degun July 20 - Women’s world number one Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands leads

Vergeer will once again start the women’s singles as a hot favourite as she bids for her tenth

After recently collecting her second Wimbledon doubles title, five-time Paralympic gold medallist Vergeer

French world number five Florence Alix-Gravellier and Vergeer’s Dutch compatriots Jiske Griffioen

By Tom Degun July 4 - Women’s wheelchair number one Esther Vergeer and her Dutch compatriot

Vergeer, who picked up the title last year after beating Shuker and Di Toro when she played alongside

Vergeer and Walraven finished runners-up in Roland Garros last month but made no mistake at Wimbledon

in a performance that delighted Vergeer.

By Tom Degun July 2 - Britain’s number one Lucy Shuker (pictured) has revealed that she is focused on going one better than last year in the Wimbledon women’s doubles event by winning the prestigious Grand Slam event on home soil.

in the first women’s doubles semi-final while the world number one singles and doubles player Esther

Vergeer partners fellow Dutchwoman Sharon Walraven beat Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands and Belgium

" Shuker added that the competition is very even as Vergeer will not be competing alongside world

She said: "With Esther not playing with Korie this year I think it’s quite a wide open event

" Vergeer though, who won the inaugural Wimbledon women’s wheelchair doubles title in 2009

By Tom Degun June 23 - The All England Club have announced the four men’s and four ladies’ pairings for the wheelchair tennis doubles events for the 2010 edition of Wimbledon with Stephane Houdet (pictured) of France and Shingo Kunieda of Japan strong favourites to claim the men’s crown.

  In the ladies’ wheelchair doubles, superstar Esther Vergeer (pictured) of the Netherlands

  Vergeer was part of the winning pairing in the inaugural ladies’ wheelchair doubles event

Meanwhile, Vergeer and Walraven’s fellow Dutchwoman Aniek Van Koot goes in search of her third

By Tom Degun March 10 - South African swimmer Natalie du Toit (pictured) picked up the prestigious Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award for the first time in her career at a star-studded ceremony in Abu Dhabi tonight which was hosted by American actor Kevin Spacey.

including legendary Canadian wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc and Dutch wheelchair tennis queen Esther

Vergeer who remains the only athlete to have claimed the award twice, in 2002 and 2008.

By Tom Degun February 19 - Dutch wheelchair tennis stars Maikel Scheffers (pictured) and Korie Homan have been honoured with the player of the year awards at the 2009 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Wheelchair Tennis Player Awards after demonstrating great character over the previous year.

recorded 44 per cent of the votes cast for female player of the year finishing ahead of Dutch compatriot Esther

Vergeer and Daniela di Toro from Australia.

Both Vergeer and Toro are former winners of the award and were tied for second behind Homan.

Her only losses in singles competition during the year were against number one ranked Vergeer but Homan

also partnered Vergeer to win all four women’s doubles titles at the Grand Slams.

February 14 - South African swimmer Natalie Du Toit (pictured) heads the list of six nominations for the World Sportsperson of the Year in the disability category for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards 2010.

category included legendary Canadian wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc, Dutch wheelchair tennis queen Esther

Vergeer and Brazilian Paralympic swimmer Daniel Dias who won the award in 2009.

By Tom Degun January 26 - The year’s first wheelchair tennis  Grand Slam - the 2010 Australian Wheelchair Tennis Open - kicks off tomorrow at Melbourne Park with seven of the world’s top ten men’s and women’s players and all four top ranked quad players including Britain’s Peter Norfolk (pictured) in action.

be the favourite to win her first Grand Slam women’s singles title absence of the formidable Esther

Vergeer, who is unbeaten in 383 singles matches.

Homan’s last loss to anyone other than Vergeer was in February 2008 when she was beaten by Florence

By Tom Degun December 29 - Japan's Shingo Kunieda (pictured) and the Netherlands' Esther Vergeer of

Paralympic medalist Kunieda won the award for the third year running, six-time Paralympic medalist Vergeer

Kunieda and Vergeer received their awards at a special ceremony where Switzerland's Roger Federer won

The  unstoppable Vergeer extended her unbeaten run to 383 singles matches in becoming women's wheelchair

Vergeer also won six doubles events and led Netherlands to a 22nd Invacare World Team Cup title but revealed