Andy Lapthorne

Andy is Rio 2016 quad singles silver medallist and quad doubles bronze medallist, London 2012 quad doubles silver medallist, two-time US Open champion, 15-time Grand Slam doubles champion, three-time World Team Cup quad gold medallist

Andy started playing wheelchair tennis aged 10 after first trying the sport at a wheelchair tennis camp. A former world ranked junior No.6 player, Andy began his distinguished career in the sport’s quad division towards the end of 2008 and he won the first of three World Team Cup gold medals in 2009.

Andy made his debut for ParalympicsGB at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, pairing up with fellow Briton and London 2012 flagbearer Peter Norfolk to win the quad doubles silver medal a little over seven months after the duo won the second of their two Australian Open quad doubles titles together.

In 2016 Andy emulated his former doubles partner Peter Norfolk by reaching the Rio Paralympic quad singles final, eventually finishing as silver medallist behind Australian Dylan Alcott. Rio also saw Andy and his then ParalympicsGB doubles partner Jamie Burdekin make history as they claimed the quad doubles bronze medal in the longest wheelchair tennis match in Paralympic history – a contest lasting an incredible four hours and 25 minutes.

Andy won the inaugural Wimbledon quad doubles title in 2019, the same year that he won the second of his US Open quad singles titles. He won the most recent of his 15 Grand Slam doubles title and 17 career Grand Slam titles at the 2024 Australian Open. At Paris 2024 he will become the first quad wheelchair tennis player representing ParalympicsGB to contest four Paralympic Games.

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

• Quad doubles (with Gregg Slade): Silver

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

• Quad singles: Silver
• Quad doubles (with Jamie Burdekin): Bronze

London 2012 Paralympic Games

• Quad doubles (with Peter Norfolk): Silver