Rick Draney

[1] Draney has a long list of accomplishments to his name: 20 singles and doubles titles at the U.S. Open and British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships, as well as gold medals at the 1993 International Stoke Mandeville Games, the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival, and the 1998 and 2003 World Team Cups.

[2] During his career, and when the International Tennis Federation officially established the Quad Open division, Draney achieved the world number 1 ranking in both singles and doubles.

In 2012, Draney was the recipient of the USTA Brad Parks award, an award given annually by the United States Tennis Association to an individual or group involved with wheelchair tennis, in recognition of outstanding contribution to the sport.

[5] Draney also served as the Tournament Committee Chairperson for the U.S. Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships (San Diego, CA) from 1999 through 2007.

[7] In wheelchair rugby, Draney earned three national championships with the Sharp Shadow wheelchair rugby team (San Diego, CA), a gold medal with Team USA at the 1994 World Championships and the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney.