# Emmy Kaiser
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{{short description|American wheelchair tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Emmy Kaiser
|image = Emmy Kaiser.jpg
|caption = Kaiser at the 2009 US Open
|country_represented = {{USA}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|16}}
|birth_place = [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati), [Ohio](/source/Ohio)
|death_date =
|death_place =
|height = {{height|ft=5}}
|medals =
{{MedalSport|Women's [wheelchair tennis](/source/wheelchair_tennis)}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[Parapan American Games](/source/Parapan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[2011 Guadalajara](/source/2011_Parapan_American_Games)|[Women's doubles](/source/Wheelchair_tennis_at_the_2011_Parapan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles)}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara|[Women's singles](/source/Wheelchair_tennis_at_the_2011_Parapan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2015 Toronto](/source/2015_Parapan_American_Games)|[Women's singles](/source/Wheelchair_tennis_at_the_2015_Parapan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Toronto|[Women's doubles](/source/Wheelchair_tennis_at_the_2015_Parapan_American_Games)}}
}}
'''Emmy Kaiser''' (born May 16, 1990) is an American [wheelchair tennis](/source/wheelchair_tennis) player.
==Biography==
Kaiser was born in [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati), [Ohio](/source/Ohio). A graduate of [St. Henry District High School](/source/St._Henry_District_High_School), she is a [2011 Parapan American Games](/source/2011_Parapan_American_Games) gold medalist for doubles [wheelchair tennis](/source/wheelchair_tennis) and silver medalist for singles. She resides at [Fort Mitchell, Kentucky](/source/Fort_Mitchell%2C_Kentucky) and is living with [spina bifida](/source/spina_bifida).[{{cite news|author=Terry Boehmker|url=https://www.nkytribune.com/2016/01/fort-mitchell-woman-named-player-of-the-year-in-womens-wheelchair-tennis/|title=Fort Mitchell resident named Player of the Year by international tennis organization|work=Northern Kentucky Tribune|date=January 26, 2016|accessdate=January 27, 2019}}] She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and attended [Ball State University](/source/Ball_State_University) in [Muncie, Indiana](/source/Muncie%2C_Indiana) for a degree in exercise and [sport psychology](/source/sport_psychology) in which she got enrolled right after the [2012 Summer Paralympics](/source/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.[{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2012/September/01/Photo-finish-Emmy-Kaiser.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901232132/http://www2.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2012/September/01/Photo-finish-Emmy-Kaiser.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2012|title=''Emmy Kaiser''|publisher=United States Paralympic Committee|work=Team USA|date=September 1, 2012|accessdate=January 27, 2019}}] Her tennis passion was inspired after she saw a tennis player named [Esther Vergeer](/source/Esther_Vergeer).[{{cite web|url=http://chrisoddothewriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/emmykaiser.pdf|author=Chris Oddo|title=Emmy Kaiser: America's top-ranked female wheelchair player has her sights set on the 2012 London Paralympic games}}] In 2012, she was defeated by [Lucy Shuker](/source/Lucy_Shuker) of [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain) with 6–0, 6–2 loss in [London Paralympic Games](/source/2012_Summer_Paralympics).[{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/03/paralympics-2012-wheelchair-tennis|title=Paralympics 2012: Quad pairing reach wheelchair tennis finals|work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)|date=September 3, 2012|accessdate=January 27, 2019}}] In 2014, she lost to [Jordanne Whiley](/source/Jordanne_Whiley) with the score being 6–2 twice.[{{cite news|newspaper=[Halesowen News](/source/Halesowen_News)|date=March 27, 2014|accessdate=January 27, 2019|url=http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/sport/11107134.More_success_for_Jordanne_Whiley/|title=More success for Jordanne Whiley}}]
In 2016 Kaiser was named Player of the Year by the [International Tennis Federation](/source/International_Tennis_Federation)[ and in 2017 she was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.][{{cite news|url=https://www.nkytribune.com/2017/05/wheelchair-tennis-player-will-be-among-n-ky-sports-hall-of-fame-award-winners-on-june-3/|author=Terry Boehmker|title=Wheelchair tennis player will be among N. Ky. Sports Hall of Fame award-winners on June 3|work=Northern Kentucky Tribune|date=May 18, 2017|accessdate=January 27, 2019}}]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{ITF profile|emmy-kaiser/800240474/usa}}
* {{IPC profile|emmy-kaiser}}
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Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:American female tennis players
Category:American wheelchair tennis players
Category:Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for the United States
Category:Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Category:Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:People with spina bifida
Category:Ball State University alumni
Category:Tennis players from Cincinnati
Category:Parapan American Games medalists in wheelchair tennis
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Category:Parapan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Category:Parapan American Games silver medalists for the United States
Category:Parapan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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