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]

Alfie Hewett
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceCantley, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Born (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997
Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 1 (29 January 2018)
Current rankingNo. 3 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (2020)
French OpenW (2017)
WimbledonSF (2017, 2018)
US OpenW (2018, 2019)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2017)
Paralympic Games Silver Medal (2016)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 1 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 1 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2020)
French OpenF (2017)
WimbledonW (2016, 2017, 2018)
US OpenW (2017, 2018, 2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2017)
Paralympic Games Silver Medal (2016)
Last updated on: 9 September 2018.

Tennis career
Alfie Hewett at the 2017 US Open

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, a career-high for him.

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 titles with Gordon Reid.

Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles
Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A QF QF QF SF
French Open A W QF SF
Wimbledon QF SF SF QF NH
US Open NH F W W

Doubles
Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A F F SF W / –
French Open A A F SF SF / –
Wimbledon SF W W W F NH / –
US Open A A W W W / –
Win–Loss - – – – / –
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References
  1. Norfolk tennis ace Alfie Hewett is making a career of fighting against the odds after Roland Garros victory | Great Yarmouth Sport News - Great Yarmouth Mercury Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. Paralympic star Alfie Hewett among students honoured at City College Norwich further education awards | Education | Eastern Daily Press Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  3. http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/family_s_joy_as_norwich_tennis_ace_alfie_hewett_is_crowned_wimbledon_champion_1_4611907
  4. https://twitter.com/BritishTennis/status/958016491655454720

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