Adam Kellerman (born 26 July 1990) is an Australian

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player. When he was thirteen years old, he was diagnosed with a form of cancer called

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. He represented

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at the

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in the men's singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events. As of 21 July 2016 he is ranked Number 1 in Australia and Number 11 in the World for Men's Single Wheelchair Tennis. He competed for Australia at the

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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. His medical condition left him in a state of depression that lasted for two years. He attended

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. In 2010, he won the New South Wales Maccabi Sportsman of the Year. For a brief time, he attended the

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before leaving university to pursue his tennis career. During his time at

, he joined

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fraternity and was very active in his chapter. He occasionally works as a motivational speaker. , he lived in the Sydney area and was a student. Kellerman is right handed. His father is the Northside Maccabi Football Club president.

Wheelchair tennis

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Kellerman is a wheelchair tennis player. When playing, he follows the same rules as his able-bodied counterparts except the ball is allowed to bounce twice. He started playing tennis in December 2006, and took up the sport full-time in 2011. Kellerman first represented Australia in 2007, and was a member of Australia's junior national team in 2007 and 2008. In 2008, he played some doubles matches with Ben Weekes. 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. 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. In the last half of 2011 and first half of 2012, he participated in 21 different competitions. Kellerman was selected to represent

at the

in London, United Kingdom, in the men's singles and the doubles event where he teamed up with Ben Weekes. The Games were his first. He was twenty-one years old at the Games. Prior to competing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he had only played wheelchair tennis for five and a half years. He made the round of 16 in the men's singles and doubles at the London Games. At the

, Kellerman lost to Gustavo Fernández (ARG) 0–2 (1–6, 2–6) in the Men's Singles round of 16 and in the Men's Doubles with Ben Weekes lost in the round of 16.

Recognition

*2014 –

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Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kellerman, Adam 1990 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian wheelchair tennis players Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of Australia Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics People with paraplegia Tennis people from New South Wales