Full name | Beth Ann Arnoult-Ritthaler | |||||||||||
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Country (sports) | United States | |||||||||||
Residence | Paia, Hawaii | |||||||||||
Born | Paia, Maui, Hawaii, United States | 1 December 1965|||||||||||
Turned pro | 1998 | |||||||||||
Retired | 2008 | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 10 (13 February 2006) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
US Open | QF (2006, 2007) | |||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
Paralympic Games | QF (2008) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 10 (3 July 2006) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
US Open | F (2005) | |||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
Paralympic Games | F (2008) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Beth Ann Arnoult-Ritthaler (born December 1, 1965) is a retired American wheelchair tennis player who competed in international level events. She was a silver medalist at the 2007 Parapan American Games. She was a quarterfinalist in the women's singles in the 2008 Summer Paralympics and was fourth place in the women's doubles with Kaitlyn Verfuerth. [1] [2]
Arnoult was paralysed from a car accident with an all-terrain vehicle in 1991 when her vertebrae were shattered leaving her paralysed. [3]
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