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SCI Superstar: Esther Vergeer
This 31 year old from the Netherlands (paralyzed at 8 in a botched surgery) went on to become the reigning queen of wheelchair tennis - was unbeaten for over 12 years and won over 660 matches. Read all about Esther Vergeer (and her recent retirement plans).
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10/22/2010: Wheelchair tennis star poses nude on cover of ESPN magazine’s Body Issue
Dutch wheelchair tennis athlete Esther Vergeer, 29, has been chosen to grace the cover of ESPN magazine’s 2010 Body Issue. She’s the first woman in a wheelchair to be featured in the magazine’s anticipated issue (which photographs athletes at the top of their game in artfully nude poses). Read more. – Tiffiny, the fashionista paralyzed blogger (bio)
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9/13/10: Meet the Queen of wheelchair tennis
Sexy, athletic, and seated. Yes, these three words can go together, and Esther Vergeer, a 29 year old wheelchair tennis phenom from the Netherlands, is the rolling definition of badassery.