Adam Kellerman
 2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Kellerman | |
| Country (sports) |
 Australia |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 July 1990 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Official website |
www |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | 10 |
| Current ranking | 10 |
| Other tournaments | |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | ) |
| Last updated on: 9 December 2011. | |
Adam Kellerman (born 26 July 1990) is an Australian wheelchair tennis player.[1][2] When he was thirteen years old, he was diagnosed with a form of cancer called Ewings Sarcoma.[1][3][4] He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the men's singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events. As of 4th May, 2016 he is ranked Number 1 in Australia and Number 10 in the World for Men's Single Wheelchair Tennis. [5]
Personal
While dealing with his cancer, he developed an infection that resulted in the removal of his right hip which resulted in limited use of his right leg.[1][4] His medical condition left him in a state of depression that lasted for two years.[1][4] He attended Masada College.[2][6] In 2010, he won the New South Wales Maccabi Sportsman of the Year.[4] For a brief time, he attended the University of Arizona before leaving university to pursue his tennis career.[3] During his time at University of Arizona, he joined Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity and was very active in his chapter. He occasionally works as a motivational speaker.[1][3] As of 2012, he lived in the Sydney area[3] and was a student.[1]
Kellerman is right handed.[6] His father is the Northside Maccabi Football Club president.[3]
Tennis
Adam Kellerman is a wheelchair tennis player.[1][6] When playing, he follows the same rules as his able-bodied counterparts except the ball is allowed to bounce twice.[6][7] He started playing tennis in December 2006,[1][3] and took up the sport full-time in 2011.[8]
Kellerman first represented Australia in 2007,[1] and was a member of Australia's junior national team in 2007 and 2008.[3] In 2008, he played some doubles matches with Ben Weekes.[1][3][8]
At the beginning of 2012, Kellerman was ranked 61st in the world. By June 2012, he was ranked 29th in the world and number two in Australia.[1][2][3][6] He had worked hard to improve his ranking over the course of the year because only the top 46 ranked players in the world qualified for the Paralympics.[3][6] In the last half of 2011 and first half of 2012, he participated in 21 different competitions.[3][6]
Kellerman was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, in the men's singles and the doubles event where he teamed up with Ben Weekes.[1][2][6][7][9][10][11] The Games were his first.[8][9] He was twenty-one years old at the Games.[3][9] Prior to competing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he had only played wheelchair tennis for five and a half years.[3][8] He made the round of 16 in the men's singles and doubles at the London Games.[12]
Recognition
- 2014 - Tennis Australia Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability.[13]
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Adam Kellerman". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 Chen, Torin. "Adam the ace set for medal". North Shore Times. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Weiner-Maccabi, David (25 June 2012). "Wheelchair tennis at the Paralympics". NSW: J-Wire. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 Faludi, Odile (23 August 2010). "Adam Kellerman – NSW Maccabi Sportsman of the Year". J-Wire. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/rankings/player-ranking.aspx
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Chen, Torin (28 June 2012). "Adam's Paralympic dream". North Shore Times. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Paralympic dream comes true for Kendall tennis club player". Camden Haven Courier. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Tennis guru for Paralympics". Port Macquarie Independent. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Wheelchair tennis star Di Toro to represent Australia for fifth Games at London". Inside World Parasport. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Vergeer, Houdet and Wagner head entries for Paralympic Tennis Event | 10sBalls :: Tennis can't be Tennis without Balls". 10sBalls. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Quico Tur, Daniel Caverzaschi, Lola Ochoa y Elena Jacinto irán a los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres" (in Spanish). Esto es DxT. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Adam Kellerman". International Tennis Federation website. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ Pearce, Linda (25 November 2014). "Nick Kyrgios wins Newcombe Medal for top tennis player of the year". The Age. Retrieved 25 November 2014.