[1] Vergeer went undefeated in singles for ten straight years, ending her career on a winning streak of 470 matches.

1, first claiming the position on 6 April 1999, regaining it on 2 October 2000, and relinquishing it on 21 January 2013 (shortly before her retirement).

She has three Paralympic gold medals for doubles, and was part of the winning World Team Cup side on 12 occasions.

[6] Vergeer went undefeated in women's singles matches for ten years, having last lost on 30 January 2003 to Daniela di Toro.

Further, during the streak she lost only 18 sets and was taken to match point only once, against Korie Homan in the final of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.

[15] She continued on and during the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney she did not lose a set to win the gold medal in singles and also won the doubles title with Maaike Smit as her partner.

[26] With Griffioen, Vergeer won doubles titles in Nottingham,[27] Atlanta and San Diego.

[29] In 2007 Vergeer won singles titles in Sydney,[30] Boca Raton,[31] Cajun, Japan,[32] Paris,[33] Amsterdam, Jambes,[34] Nottingham,[35] Utrecht,[36] Atlanta and San Diego.

[42] Vergeer rounded the year off by claiming her tenth Masters title and the ITF World Champion.

[43][44] In doubles competitions she won titles with Griffioen in Sydney,[45] Boca Raton,[31] Japan,[32] Paris, Nottingham and San Diego.

[40] Vergeer won two other titles in 2007 with Graviller in Cajun and Aniek van Koot in Jambes.

[52][53] As a team they also won in Pensacola,[54] Boca Raton,[55] Fukuoka,[56] Paris,[57] Nottingham and Utrecht.

[53][64] Vergeer also won titles in Sydney,[60] Pensacola,[54] Boca Raton,[65] Fukuoka,[56] Paris, Jambes,[63] Nottingham,[66] Utrecht[59] At the Paralympics Vergeer saved two match points against Homan before going on to win her third singles gold medal and to preserve the streak.

[75] Vergeer capped the year by winning her twelfth Masters title after being two points away from defeat in the final against Homan.

[76] In December Vergeer celebrated ten years at number one and was named the 2009 World Champion.

[86][87] Vergeer finished the year with the Masters title, winning her four hundredth match in a row and the World number One.

[88] In doubles, Vergeer only played in the Grand Slams where she lost in the final of Roland Garros with Walraven but they got back on track with wins at Wimbledon and the US Open.

[102] In 2012, Vergeer won titles in Melbourne,[103] Sydney,[104] Australian Open,[105] Pensacola,[106] Boca Raton,[107] Eton Manor,[108] Roland Garros,[109] Geneva and Nottingham.

After her final tournament, when she won the Paralympic gold medal in September 2012, Vergeer had extended her winning streak to 470 matches.

[119] She has been nominated six times for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability, winning it twice, in 2002 and 2008.

[121][122] In December 2010 Esther Vergeer was featured on CNN for her tennis record of 401 straight wins, receiving congratulations from Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters.