Alfie Hewett
.jpg) Hewett at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |
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|---|---|
| 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. 2 (9 July 2018) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2017) |
| French Open | W (2017) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2017) |
| US Open | W (2018) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Masters | W (2017) |
| Paralympic Games |
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| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (5 June 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 3 (9 July 2018) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2017) |
| French Open | F (2017) |
| Wimbledon | W (2016, 2017, 2018) |
| US Open | W (2017, 2018) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Masters Doubles | W (2017) |
| Paralympic Games |
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| Last updated on: 9 September 2018. | |
Alfie Hewett (born 6 December 1997) is a British wheelchair tennis player, from Cantley in Norfolk.
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.[1]
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, a career-high for him.
On 29 January 2018 Hewett became the world number 1.[2]
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