Regina Isecke (5 January 1953 – 26 June 2015) was a German wheelchair tennis player who competed in international level events. She was known as a pioneer in wheelchair tennis in Germany and was the German Wheelchair Tennis Association's president for many years until her death.[1][2]

Regina Isecke
Country (sports) Germany
Born(1953-01-05)5 January 1953
Pulheim, Germany
Died26 June 2015(2015-06-26) (aged 62)
Lohmar, Germany
Turned pro1991
Retired2002
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 3 (26 January 1993)
Other tournaments
Paralympic GamesSF – 3rd (1992)
Medal record
Summer Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Singles

Isecke was involved in an accident in 1971 resulting in a spinal cord injury and paraplegia, she was previously a wheelchair basketball player and a para table tennis player before switching to wheelchair tennis.[3]

A street in Junkersdorf, Cologne is named after her, Regina-Isecke-Straße, in 2018.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Trauer um Regina Isecke (in German)". Deutscher Tennis Bund. 2 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Regina Isecke - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Behinderthensportler trauern um Regina Isecke (in German)". www.ksta.de. 30 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Lindenthaler Straßen passen auf 200 Seiten (in German)". Kolner Wochenspiegel. 27 February 2018.
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