Kaitlyn Verfuerth
Appearance
Full name | Kaitlyn Louise Verfeurth |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States |
Born | Port Washington, Wisconsin, United States | 12 August 1985
Height | 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) |
Turned pro | 2000 |
Retired | 2019 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
College | Mount San Antonio College University of Arizona |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (20 April 2009) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2008) |
US Open | QF (2015) |
Other tournaments | |
Masters | SF (2005) |
Paralympic Games | 2R (2004, 2008) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (21 July 2008) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2008) |
US Open | SF (2015) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Masters Doubles | SF (2005, 2006) |
Paralympic Games | SF - 4th (2008) |
Kaitlyn Louise Verfeurth (born 12 August 1985) is a former American wheelchair tennis player who competed in international level events.[1][2]
Verfuerth sustained an L2 incomplete spinal cord injury aged seven when she was involved in a car accident in 1993. She spent 96 days hospitalised in Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee and then two months of bed rest.[3]
References
- ^ "Kaitlyn Verfuerth - Team USA Profile". Team USA. 31 March 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kaitlyn Verfuerth - ITF Profile". itftennis.com. 31 March 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kaitlyn & Greg: Spirited, Sexy & Sweet". New Mobility. 1 February 2014.
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Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Flagstaff, Arizona
- People from Port Washington, Wisconsin
- Tennis people from Wisconsin
- Mt. San Antonio College alumni
- University of Arizona alumni
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of the United States
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics