1. Alfie Hewett is the current world No 2 in singles and world No 1 in doubles.
17 Facts About Alfie Hewett
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Alfie Hewett has won a total of 32 Grand Slam titles: 10 in singles and 22 in doubles, partnering Gordon Reid on every occasion.
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Alfie Hewett won the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in both singles and doubles in 2017,2021 and 2023.
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Alfie Hewett attended Acle High School and went on to study Sport and Exercise Science at City College Norwich.
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Alfie Hewett won a silver medal in the men's singles event at Rio 2016 and silver in the doubles event with Reid, who beat him in the singles final.
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In May 2017 Alfie Hewett won his first Grand Slam in singles at the French Open, beating Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in three sets, despite losing the first to love.
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Alfie Hewett won the 2017 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in Loughborough, UK.
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Alfie Hewett ended 2017 ranked No 2 in the world, then a career-high.
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On 29 January 2018 Alfie Hewett became the world number 1.
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In March 2018 Alfie Hewett won his first Super Series singles title at the Cajun Classic in Baton Rouge, USA.
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Later that month Alfie Hewett won the singles title at the US Open as well as the doubles title with Reid.
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In 2020 Alfie Hewett won the French Open singles title in three sets against Joachim Gerard and partnered Reid to win all three available Grand Slam doubles titles at the Australian Open, US Open and French Open, with the Wimbledon Championships cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alfie Hewett was allowed to continue his tennis career after an alteration to the new ITF rules in November 2021.
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Alfie Hewett was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to tennis.
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Alfie Hewett kicked off 2024 by winning a fifth Australian Open doubles title in a row with Reid.
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Alfie Hewett won the doubles gold medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.
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Alfie Hewett lost in Paralympic wheelchair tennis men's singles final.