&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Gordon_Reid_(GBR)_(9704008814).jpg) Reid at the 2013 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Born | 2 October 1991 Alexandria, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 603-247 (71%) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (19 September 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 5 (15 July 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2016) |
| French Open | F (2016, 2019) |
| Wimbledon | W (2016) |
| US Open | F (2023) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Masters | F (2016, 2017) |
| Paralympic Games | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Gold_medal_Paralympics.svg){kind=small} Gold Medal (2016)&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Bronze_medal_Paralympics.svg){kind=small} Bronze Medal (2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 512-170 (75%) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (9 November 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 2 (15 July 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
| French Open | W (2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
| Wimbledon | W (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024) |
| US Open | W (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Masters Doubles | W (2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023) |
| Paralympic Games | Gold Medal (2024)&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Silver_medal_Paralympics.svg){kind=small} Silver Medal (2016, 2020) |
| Last updated on: 1 August 2023. | |
Gordon James Reid[1] OBE (born 2 October 1991) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles.[2] He holds two Paralympic gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal, and is a two-time Grand Slam singles champion, and record holding twenty-five time Grand Slam doubles champion.[3]
He has competed for Great Britain at the Summer Paralympics when tennis made its first appearance at Beijing 2008. He reached the quarterfinals in the singles in London 2012 as well as the quarterfinals in doubles.[4] He won Paralympic gold in the men's singles event at Rio 2016 and silver in the doubles event with partner Alfie Hewett, whom he beat in the singles final. At Tokyo 2020, Reid won bronze in the singles and silver in the doubles with Hewett. The pair later went on to complete a calendar year Grand Slam, winning all four majors in 2021. At Paris 2024 he won his second gold medal, partnering Hewett again in the men's doubles. He currently holds the record for most doubles slam titles won by a wheelchair player in any division (men's, women's, and quads), with 25.
Reid was born able-bodied, claiming that he enjoyed a wide variety of sports as a kid including football and tennis. However, at the age of 12, he contracted a rare neurological condition called transverse myelitis which left him paralyzed from the waist down.[5]
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- ^ "Tennis Foundation – Tennis in Britain". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ Donald, Carla (20 September 2016). "Gordon Reid makes history with gold medal victory at 2016 Paralympics".
- ^ "London 2012 Paralympics – Ceremonies, Medals, Torch Relay". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Wheelchair Tennis champion Gordon Reid already eyeing the 2024 Paralympics". fansided.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.