Andy Lapthorne

Andy Lapthorne
Lapthorne in 2015
Full nameAndrew David Lapthorne
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1990-10-11) 11 October 1990 (age 34)
Middlesex, England
Turned pro2005
Singles
Career record285–160[1]
Career titles58
Highest rankingNo. 1 (27 January 2020)[1]
Current rankingNo. 4 (2 September 2024)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (2020)
French OpenF (2020)
WimbledonF (2019)
US OpenW (2014, 2019)
Other tournaments
MastersF (2011, 2012, 2017, 2018)
Paralympic GamesF (2016)
Doubles
Career record177–96[1]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (31 January 2011)[1]
Current rankingNo. 3 (2 September 2024)[1]
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2024)
French OpenW (2021, 2023)
WimbledonW (2019, 2021)
US OpenW (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2010, 2016)
Paralympic GamesF (2012, 2024)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Quad doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Quad singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Quad doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Quad doubles
Last updated on: 4 September 2024.

Andrew David Lapthorne[2] (born 11 October 1990) is a British wheelchair tennis player. He took up wheelchair tennis in 2005, and entered the quad division in 2008. He is active in both singles and doubles tournaments, and has 17 grand slam titles in singles and doubles. He competed at his first Summer Paralympics at London 2012 in the quad singles and in the quad doubles, in which he won a silver medal and is now a four-time Paralympic medallist and British no.1 Quad tennis player, who started playing wheelchair tennis at the age of 10.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Andy Lapthorne". International Tennis Federation website. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ GRO reference: November 1990, Vol. 12, Page 2430