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2011 ParapanAm Games

Mackenzie Soldan and Emmy Kaiser-Doubles Gold Medalist

The 2011 Parapan American Games, featuring some of the finest Wheelchair Tennis competitors in the world, takes place at the Complejo Telcel de Tenis in Guadalajara, Mexico from November 13-18.

Among the players representing the United States are 2007 ParaPanAm gold medalist Jon Rydberg, top-ranked American women's player Emmy Kaiser and four-time Paraplympic medalist Steve Welch.

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The sun shone brightly as the last match of the 2012 Midlothian Athletic Club Wheelchair Open concluded at the Midlothian Athletic Club Sunday afternoon although wet courts kept the matches inside until early afternoon. Read More
 

Players, coaches named for 2012 BNP Paribas World Team Cup

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The players and coaches who will represent the United States at the 2012 BNP Paribas World Team Cup have been announced by the USTA. Read More
 

Dan James Wins 2011 ITF Coach of the Year Award

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Dan James was honored for the second time in his career as ITF Coach of the Year for his contributions to Wheelchair Tennis in 2011. Read More
 

Chatting with 2012 U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Team Hopeful David Wagner

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Although David Wagner seems to have secured a ticket to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, with the top-40 ranked players qualifying by May, he refuses to settle for less than being the world’s best. Read More
 

Wheelchair Tennis Makes Its Mark at Super Senior Nationals

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John Johnston of Gainesville, Fla. represented the USTA Florida Section Super Senior men’s 6.0 team and helped his team advance to the semifinals at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex. Read More
 

2011 Roster

Emmy Kaiser

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Kaiser, 21, of Fort Mitchell, Ky., is the top-ranked American women’s wheelchair player. She competed in the 2009 and 2011 US Open as a wild card and has had a strong presence in the World Team Cup, representing the U.S. from 2009 to 2011, where the team finished fifth in her debut. She formerly ranked No. 3 in the junior rankings and played on the Junior World Team Cup team for five years.

Mackenzie Soldan

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Soldan, 19, of Louisville, Ky., peaked at No. 18 in the world in 2010 and was the No. 1-ranked junior wheelchair tennis player in the country, representing Team USA in the junior World Team Cup. On the pro wheelchair circuit, she has won more than 30 singles and doubles matches since 2008.

Jon Rydberg

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Rydberg, 34, of St. Paul, Minn., peaked at No. 11 in the world in 2007 and competed in the 2004 and 2008 Paralympics. He also captured the singles gold medal at the 2007 Parapan Am Games and the doubles silver medal that year with Lee Hinson. Rydberg has represented the U.S. at the World Team Cup and competed in three US Open wheelchair competitions.

Stephen Welch

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Welch, 39, of Arlington, Texas, competed in his fourth Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and holds four career Paralympic medals, including one doubles gold medal at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Since 1992, Welch has won more than 100 major titles, and first held the world No. 1 ranking in 1995.

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November 13-18
Guadalajara, Mexico
 
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