Alfie Hewett: 2025 season in review
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Alfie Hewett continued to break new ground in 2025, from taking his personal tally of Grand Slam singles titles into double figures to extending his record-breaking collection of doubles titles with fellow Brit Gordon Reid to new heights.
British No.1 Hewett turned 28 earlier this month having already completed a third successive season during which he had won at least six men’s singles and a ninth successive season during which he had won at least one Grand Slam singles title.
Catch up on all the highlights and best moments from Hewett’s 2025 season:
Alfie Hewett’s 2025 season by numbers:
- Singles titles won: 6 (Australian Open, ITFSS Baton Ruge, ITFS Munich, ITF1S Rome, Lexus British Open Roehampton, Rolex Paris Masters)
- Doubles titles won: 6 (Melbourne Open, Australian Open, ITFS Baton Rouge, ITFS1 Munich, Roland Garros, Lexus British Open Roehampton)
- End of season singles ranking: 2
- End of season doubles ranking: 1
- Tournaments played: 12 in singles and doubles
- Win-loss record: 39-6 in singles and 23-4 in doubles
- Stat of the season: Hewett completed the 2025 UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour having lost to just two players during the whole season – world No.1 Tokito Oda and world No.3 Gustavo Fernandez.
Alfie Hewett’s biggest win of the 2025 season:
Having ended 2024 with four losses in a row against left-handed world No.1 Oda – including the Paris 2024 Paralympics and the year-end Singles Masters - Hewett recognised that he had to change something to try and reverse that trend against the young Japanese star.
Just two tournaments into 2025, that move paid dividends as Hewett made the Australian Open the 10th Grand Slam singles title of his career, slicing through the draw with four successive straight sets wins and defeating Oda 6-4, 6-4 in the final.
It was a clean sweep for Hewett in Melbourne, who also combined with Reid to win the doubles title thanks to an emphatic 6-2, 6-4 final win over Daniel Caverzaschi and Stephane Houdet.
Alfie Hewett’s defining moment in 2025:
What defines an athlete? Is it the number of records they break, the number of titles or medals they win, or is it the character they show in striving to be the best version of themselves that they can be and that they display in the moment of defeat?
Hewett had one such moment at The Championships, Wimbledon this year. After arguably the biggest win of his career thus far, when winning the Wimbledon men’s singles title in 2024, he looked to be on course to repeat that famous victory for large parts of this year’s final.
The Briton took the first set before finishing runner-up with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 defeat to top seed Oda in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd on No.1 Court. However, Hewett was quick to pay tribute to his opponent, the crowd and the occasion in post-match on-court interview.
Alfie Hewett’s 2025 Grand Slam results:
Hewett finished the season with three Grand Slam titles - including the singles and doubles crowns at the Australian Open - and reached a combined seven singles and doubles finals.
Singles
- Australian Open: Champion (won vs Tokito Oda 6-4, 6-4)
- Roland Garros: Runner-up (lost vs Tokito Oda 6-4, 7-6(6))
- Wimbledon: Runner-up (lost vs Tokito Oda 3-6, 7-5, 6-2)
- US Open: Semi-final (lost vs Gustavo Fernandez 6-7(4), 6-1, 7-5)
Doubles
- Australian Open: Champion (w/ Gordon Reid) (won vs Daniel Caverzaschi & Stephane Houdet 6-2, 6-4)
- Roland Garros: Champion (w/ Gordon Reid) (won vs Stephane Houdet & Tokito Oda 6-4, 1-6, 10-7)
- Wimbledon: Runner-up (w/ Gordon Reid) (lost vs Martin De la Puente & Ruben Spaargaren 7-6(1), 7-5)
- US Open: Runner-up (w/ Gordon Reid) (lost vs Tokito Oda & Gustavo Fernandez 6-1, 2-6, 10-6)
Alfie Hewett’s quote of the year:
To be honest, I don’t think trophies can beat this sort of atmosphere and this sort of support. When you lose, to have this sort of love and support behind you, it’s even better. To live tennis matches like this is what we both dream of.
Alfie Hewett’s photo of the year:
In May, Hewett and Reid returned to the scene of their gold medal win at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, with their eyes set on the Roland Garros title.
After coming through the quarter-finals in a match tie-break, the Brits went on to win their sixth successive French Open title with a 6-4, 1-6, 10-7 win over Stephane Houdet and Tokito Oda.
With the title in the bag, Reid launched his racket in the air in celebration and went over to embrace his long-time doubles partner after securing another Grand Slam trophy.
What’s next for Alfie Hewett in 2026?:
In 2026 wheelchair tennis will break new ground in its 50th Anniversary year. In July this year the ITF announced a new calendar structure for 2026, headlined by a Premier Tier level of tournaments featuring a number of new UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour events that will take place at ATP and WTA tournaments, creating enhanced integrated professional opportunities and elevated prize money.
Hewett and Reid are among the British players who have already been championing wheelchair tennis during a selection of non-sanctioned exhibition wheelchair events at selected ATP and WTA tournaments around the world in recent season to further promote and widen the profile of wheelchair tennis and the new Premier Tier builds on these foundations.
As part of this, Hewett will be among the Brits who will once again start the season in Australia, where new Premier Tier level tournaments take place in Brisbane (men), Sydney (women) and Adelaide (quads).
Later in 2026 the LTA grass court wheelchair tournaments at the Lexus Eastbourne Open and the Lexus British Open Roehampton are also set to be part of the new Premier Tier.
