Alfie Hewett
Alfie Hewett OBE (born 6 December 1997) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player. He is the former world No. 1 in singles and current world No. 1 in doubles.
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. 2 (12 June 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2023) |
| French Open | W (2017, 2020, 2021) |
| Wimbledon | F (2022, 2023) |
| US Open | W (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Masters | W (2017, 2021, 2023) |
| Paralympic Games | Silver Medal (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (3 February 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 1 (12 June 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
| French Open | W (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | W (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023) |
| US Open | W (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Masters Doubles | W (2017, 2021, 2023) |
| Paralympic Games | Silver Medal (2016, 2020) |
| Last updated on: 30 January 2022. | |
Hewett is a 27-time major champion, having won eight titles in singles and 19 in doubles, the latter all partnering Gordon Reid. The pair completed the Grand Slam in 2021, becoming the first to do so in wheelchair men's doubles since Stéphane Houdet in 2014. Hewett is also a three-time Paralympic silver medalist, and won the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in both singles and doubles in 2017, 2021 and 2023.
Hewett was born with a congenital heart defect that required surgery at six months, and also suffered from Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease, a condition that inhibits blood flow from the pelvis to the hip joint. His ability to walk has been severely impaired and he has been using a wheelchair since being six years old. Though able to walk, Hewett is not fully mobile in the conventional sense and cannot do able-bodied sports.