| Full name | Nicolas Peifer |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sarreguemines, France |
| Birth date | 13 October 1990 (age 36) |
| Birth place | Strasbourg, France |
| Plays | Right handed[1] |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 2 (31 August 2015) |
| Currentsinglesranking | No. 7 (15 February 2021) |
| Australianopenresult | F (2012, 2017) |
| Frenchopenresult | F (2011) |
| Wimbledonresult | QF (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) |
| Usopenresult | F (2010) |
| Othertournaments | yes |
| Wheelchairtennismastersresult | F (2014) |
| Paralympicsresult | QF (2020) |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 1 (24 September 2018) |
| Currentdoublesranking | No. 4 (15 February 2021) |
| Australianopendoublesresult | W (2016, 2018) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult | W (2011, 2017, 2018) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult | W (2015) |
| Usopendoublesresult | W (2011, 2022) |
| Othertournamentsdoubles | Yes |
| Wheelchairtennismastersdoublesresult | W (2016, 2018) |
| Paralympicsdoublesresult | Gold Medal (2016, 2020) |
Nicolas Peifer (born 13 October 1990 in Strasbourg) is a French wheelchair tennis player. In doubles, Peifer has completed the career Super Slam, having won all four majors, a Paralympic gold medal in 2016, and the Wheelchair Tennis Masters over the course of his career.[2]
In 2007 Peifer won the Junior Masters.[3]
Grand Slam wins
Doubles
- French Open: 2011 (w/ Kunieda), 2017 (w/ Houdet)
- US Open: 2011 (w/ Houdet)
- Wimbledon: 2015 (w/ Fernández)
- Australian Open: 2018 (w/ Houdet)
Legal issues
In December of 2022 Peifer was given a suspended six-month prison sentence by a court in France for sexually harassing a minor aged under 15 years. The initial charge of "sexual proposition made to a minor under 15 by electronic means" was changed to "sexual harassment" after a court hearing in Peifer's hometown of Sarreguemines in north-eastern France [4].
References
- ^ "Profile at ITFtennis.com". beta.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Wheelchair Tennis – PEIFER Nicolas – Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Junior Whiley wins French title". BBC Sport. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Paralympic Tennis Champion Gets Six-month Suspended Sentence For Sexual Harassment". barrons. Retrieved 2026-03-27.