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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]

Karin Korb

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Born	1967 (age 54–55) Passaic, New Jersey, United States
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]

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