LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
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ANDY LAPTHORNE <strong>2013</strong><br />
CAREER:<br />
Born with cerebral palsy, Andy took up wheelchair tennis after first trying the sport at a Tennis<br />
Foundation camp in 2005. After a successful career as a junior, Andy was classified into the<br />
sport’s quad division in 2008. In 2009 he made make a sensational quad doubles debut partnership<br />
with Paralympic champion Peter Norfolk to win the Florida Open title.<br />
Andy won his first two international quad singles titles in 2009 and was part of the Great Britain<br />
team that won the quad title at the World Team Cup in Nottingham. At the 2011 Australian Open,<br />
he and Norfolk became the first all-British partnership to win a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam<br />
doubles title.<br />
Andy started 2012 by partnering Norfolk to retain their Australian Open title, which was the first<br />
of four titles they won together last season before going on to win the quad doubles silver medal<br />
at the Paralympic Games. He started <strong>2013</strong> by winning reaching his first Australian Open quad<br />
singles final and first Super Series singles title at the South African Open.<br />
YEAR END RANKINGS: SINGLES<br />
KEY FACTS<br />
Born: 11.10.1990<br />
Plays: Left-handed, quad division<br />
Lives: Eastcote, Middlesex<br />
Career Titles (singles): 11<br />
Career Titles (doubles): 13<br />
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000<br />
4 4 6 9 - - - - - - - - - -<br />
Coach: Naomi Cavaday<br />
and Ryan Jones<br />
Highest Ranking: 2 (April <strong>2013</strong>)<br />
Twitter: @lapstar11<br />
Website: www.andylapthorne.com<br />
<strong>LTA</strong> Player Guide<br />
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