Karin Korb
American wheelchair tennis player
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Karin Korb (born 1967) is a retired American wheelchair tennis player of German parentage who competed in international level events. She has participated at the Summer Paralympics twice. She was the first disabled person to receive a Division I athletic scholarship to Georgia State University to play intercollegiate wheelchair tennis.[1][2] Prior to entering Georgia State and earning her master's degree there, Korb graduated with a bachelor's counterpart from Division III and thus non-scholarship Kean University in her birth state, New Jersey.[3]
United States| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Kean University (undergraduate) Georgia State University |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (June 12, 2000) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Paralympic Games | 1st Round (2000, 2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (August 7, 2000) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Paralympic Games | 1st Round (2004) |
When she was 17, Korb broke her back after falling badly from a gymnastics vault which left her paralyzed from the waist down and has used a wheelchair since the accident. Raised in Clifton, New Jersey, she graduated from Clifton High School, where she was chosen as homecoming queen in her senior year.[4]
Korb played tennis at the age of 27.[5][6][7] She is a feminist since she was 10.[7]