Alfie Hewett

About

Professional British tennis player known on Instagram with over 20,000 followers to his alfiehewett6 account. He is wheelchair bound for athletics, so he has to participate in tournaments tailored to those that are less abled bodied. He has won the French Open 3 times and the US Open 2 times as a singles player, and he's won numerous doubles tournaments in these Grand Slam titles with his partner including the 2021 Grand Slam title wining at every national doubles tournament that year. He is also a three time Paralympic silver medalist and won both the singles and doubles Wheelchair Tennis Master matches.

Before Fame

He was born with both a congenital heart condition that required numerous surgeries while he was an infant and also afflicted with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, a circulatory disorder that effects children's hip and leg development because of issues of bloodflow to their hips and lower body that can lead to bone and tissue death. It has thus greatly inhibited his ability to walk. He does walk and run, sometimes with the assistance of crutches or other aides, but has used a wheelchair since he was 6 years old. There has been incredulous controversy throughout his career if he's disabled enough to play in wheelchair matches. 

Trivia

His verified Twitter account under the same handle has earned more than 40,000 followers and fans to his stream. He plays right handed and turned professional in 2015.

Family Life

His girlfriend Lily Cunningham and he have dated since at least May 2022, as seen on his Instagram feed. He has two dogs as pets. He has a twin sister Ellie and a younger brother Barny that come out to many of his matches. His parents are divorced and he has two other brothers associated with his mother's second marriage. 

Associated With

He was honored to meet the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton after once of his 2017 victories.