Britain’s Best.

Andy Lapthorne is a 14 x Grand Slam champion, three-time Paralympic medallist and British no.1 Quad* tennis player, who started playing wheelchair tennis at the age of ten.

Born with cerebral palsy, Andy plays in the Quad division of the sport and has been a full-time athlete since 2008, winning a total of 56 singles and doubles titles to date. In January 2020, Andy reached a 'lifelong dream' by becoming world no.1 and is currently ranked world no.2.

After trying wheelchair tennis at a Tennis Foundation (now LTA) junior camp, Andy found a taste for the sport and went on to join coaching sessions on local park courts in Hillingdon, London before being selected for the Tennis Foundation's (now LTA's) world class performance programme.

Finding success early on in his career, initially in doubles, Andy won multiple grand slam doubles titles, as well as a silver medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. In singles, Andy won his first title at the US Open in 2014, before going on to secure a singles silver medal (and a bronze in doubles) at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 

In addition to his singles and doubles success, Andy has also been an integral member of the GB Team for the World Team Cup - the ITF's flagship wheelchair tennis event - helping Great Britain to secure three titles in 2009, 2014 and 2017 respectively.

2019 saw Andy win the inaugural Wimbledon Quad Doubles title with partner Dylan Alcott (Aus), after the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) introduced a Quad division to the famous fortnight at SW19. Andy then found success at the 2019 US Open, where he claimed both the singles and doubles titles in his division. 

More recently, Andy successfully defended his doubles title at the 2020 US Open, winning the title with partner Alcott for a fourth time.

Off court, Andy is a huge football fan and follows West Ham United. Andy is also a fan of boxing, mixed martial arts and American sports, following Washington NFL, Cardinals MLB and New York Knicks NBA. 

*The Quad class is for athletes with additional restrictions in the playing arm, which limits the ability to handle the racquet and manoeuvre the wheelchair. (source: British Paralympic Association)