Andy Lapthorne

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Born with cerebral palsy, Andy has been playing tennis since he was 10 years old. He took up wheelchair tennis after first trying the sport at a Tennis Foundation wheelchair tennis camp and went on to join coaching sessions in Hillingdon with Stuart Wilkinson, who is still Andy’s coach as well as being the Tennis Foundation’s Lead Disability Programme Coach.

After a successful career as a junior, reaching a career high junior ranking of No. 3, qualifying for the Junior Masters and also gaining a senior men’s singles world ranking, Andy was classified into the sport’s quad division at the end of 2008. He has become one of the world’s leading players in the division. Andy is an enthusiastic West Ham and Brentford FC fan and also a big boxing fan.

Andy Lapthorne holds the US Open trophy

  • London 2012 quad doubles silver medallist with fellow Brit Peter Norfolk.
  • Four-time Australian Open quad doubles champion and 2014 US Open quad singles champion.
  • Two-time runner-up at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters (2011 and 2012) and 2010 Doubles Masters champion.
  • The winner of 13 career singles titles and 18 career doubles titles, with career best rankings of No. 2 in quad singles (April 2013) and No. 1 in quad doubles (January 2011).

To keep up-to-date with Andy's world ranking visit the ITF Website.

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