Alfie Hewett
Alfie Hewett (born 6 December 1997) is a British wheelchair tennis player, from Cantley in Norfolk. He attended Acle High School[1] and went on to study Sport and Exercise Science at City College Norwich.[2]
.jpg.webp) Hewett at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Cantley, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| Born | 6 December 1997 Norwich, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (29 January 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 3 (16 March 2020) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2020) |
| French Open | W (2017, 2020) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2017, 2018) |
| US Open | W (2018, 2019) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Masters | W (2017) |
| Paralympic Games |  Silver Medal (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (3 February 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 1 (16 March 2020) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2020) |
| French Open | W (2020) |
| Wimbledon | W (2016, 2017, 2018) |
| US Open | W (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Masters Doubles | W (2017) |
| Paralympic Games | Silver Medal (2016) |
| Last updated on: 9 September 2018. | |
Tennis career
In July 2016 Hewett won the 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Men's Doubles, alongside Gordon Reid, winning 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6) against the French pair Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer.[3]
He won a silver medal in the men's singles event at Rio 2016 and silver in the doubles event with partner Gordon Reid, who beat him in the singles final.
In May 2017 Hewett won his first Grand Slam in singles at the French Open, beating Gustavo Fernández of Argentina 0–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–2.
In July 2017, in a repeat of the final a year earlier, Hewett won the 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Men's Doubles, alongside Reid, winning 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3) against Houdet and Peifer.
Hewett won the 2017 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in Loughborough, UK. He ended 2017 ranked No 2 in the world, then a career-high.
On 29 January 2018 Hewett became the world number 1.[4]
In March 2018 Hewett won his first Super Series singles title at the Cajun Classic in Baton Rouge, USA.
On 2 September 2018 he claimed his second Super Series title at the US Open USTA Wheelchair Championships in St. Louis. Later that month Hewett won the singles title at the US Open as well as the doubles title with Gordon Reid.
In September 2019 he successfully defended both his singles and, with Gordon Reid, doubles titles at the US Open.[5]
In 2020 Hewett won the French Open singles title 6–4 4–6 6–3 against Joachim Gérard and partnered Reid to win all three available Grand Slam doubles titles at the Australian Open, US Open and French Open. [6]
Grand Slam performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
References
- Armstrong, Mark. "Norfolk tennis ace Alfie Hewett is making a career of fighting against the odds after Roland Garros victory". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- George, Martin. "Paralympic star Alfie Hewett among students honoured at City College Norwich further education awards". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- Freezer, David. "Family's joy as Norwich tennis ace Alfie Hewett is crowned Wimbledon champion". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Amazing news that @alfiehewett6 has become the World No.1!". LTA via Twitter. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "US Open 2019: Alfie Hewett and Andy Lapthorne win singles & doubles titles". BBC. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "French Open 2020: Britain's Alfie Hewett completes double by winning singles title". BBC. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.