Korie Homan (born 16 June 1986 in de Wijk) is a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player. Homan won the gold medal in women's doubles at the 2008 Paralympics. In 2009, she completed the doubles Grand Slam by winning the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US titles with Esther Vergeer. In addition Homan has also had individual success in Grand Slams when she won the 2010 Australian Open title. Homan is a two-time Masters doubles champion and a former world number one.
Early life
Homan was born to Jan and Gina Willem. She is the youngest of three girls, with Geke and Wienke her older sisters. Homan was involved in a car accident in her first year of Senior school at the age of 12 in 1998. In 2003, when she finished school she had her leg amputated.
Career
Homan started to play wheelchair tennis in May 2000. During her first year of learning she went to an exhibition by Esther Vergeer and had a conversation with her coach Aad Zwaan. In September 2001 Homan started on the juniors and played tournaments in the Netherlands.
Homan finished 2003 with a singles ranking of 23 having been unranked at the start of the year.
At the start of 2004 Homan was part of the Dutch team that claimed the Junior world team cup, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Homan followed this success up with a quarter final showing at the Australian Open, super series event. At the Czech Open Homan partnered Jiske Griffioen to second place in a five team round robin doubles tournament.
2006 started with Homan facing Esther Vergeer in the first round of the Wheelchair Classic 8's at the Australian Open. Homan lost a rain interrupted match in straight sets. Partnering Beth Arnoult-Ritthaler in the doubles, Homan reached the semifinal before losing to Vergeer and Griffioen. At the Belgium Open, Homan reached both finals, losing to Vergeer in the singles, but winning the doubles. In the final of the DaimlerChrysler Open Homan was whitewashed by Vergeer. In Italy at the Citta di Livorno Homan won both the singles and doubles titles. At the 2006 US Open Homan reached the final of the doubles competition where she lost to Smit. The Atlanta Open saw Homan lose the singles final to Vergeer, In the quarterfinals of the US Open Wheelchair Championships, Homan became the first player since 2004 to take a set of Esther Vergeer, in the quarterfinals as she lost in three sets. The doubles saw Homan reach the final with Smit. Homan finished in fifth place for the Singles Masters, and the runner up in the Doubles Masters with Shuker.
The 2007 season saw Homan be a losing singles finalist at Sydney, Pensacola, Jambes, Nottingham, Atlanta and the Masters.