Career
Marjolein is a former World Number One in the doubles. Marjolein Buis was born in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. At the age of 14 she started to experience problems when walking.
lieutenant turned out that she has a connective tissue disorder, the Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, which affects the stability of the joints.
She would never be able to play able bodied sports again. At the age of 17, Marjolein discovered wheelchair tennis.
In 2010 she graduated in Social Work and became a full-time tennis player. In her spare time she studies Psychology.