Emmy Kaiser

Emmy Kaiser
Kaiser at the 2009 US Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (1990-05-16) May 16, 1990 (age 34)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Medal record
Women's wheelchair tennis
Representing  United States
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Women's doubles

Emmy Kaiser (born May 16, 1990) is an American wheelchair tennis player.

Biography

Kaiser was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. A graduate of St. Henry High School, she is a 2011 Parapan American Games gold medalist for doubles wheelchair tennis and silver medalist for singles. She resides at Fort Mitchell, Kentucky and is living with spina bifida.[1] She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana for a degree in exercise and sport psychology in which she got enrolled right after the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Her passion for such career persuasion started at the age of 14 when she met sports psychologist during a training session at the U.S. Paralympic Junior National team.[2] Her tennis passion was inspired after she saw a tennis player named Esther Vergeer.[3] In 2012, she was defeated by Lucy Shuker of Great Britain with 6–0, 6–2 loss in London Paralympic Games.[4] In 2014, she lost to Jordanne Whiley with the score being 6–2 twice.[5]

In 2016 Kaiser was named Player of the Year by the International Tennis Federation[1] and in 2017 she was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Terry Boehmker (January 26, 2016). "Fort Mitchell resident named Player of the Year by international tennis organization". Northern Kentucky Tribune. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Emmy Kaiser". Team USA. United States Paralympic Committee. September 1, 2012. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Chris Oddo. "Emmy Kaiser: America's top-ranked female wheelchair player has her sights set on the 2012 London Paralympic games" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Paralympics 2012: Quad pairing reach wheelchair tennis finals". The Guardian. September 3, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "More success for Jordanne Whiley". Halesowen News. March 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Terry Boehmker (May 18, 2017). "Wheelchair tennis player will be among N. Ky. Sports Hall of Fame award-winners on June 3". Northern Kentucky Tribune. Retrieved January 27, 2019.


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