Andy Lapthorne: 2025 season in review
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Andy Lapthorne claimed his biggest singles title in three seasons in 2025, and a grass court singles title on home soil for the third time in four years.
In doubles, the 35-year-old British No.1 in the quad division also secured at least one Grand Slam title for the ninth successive season, while for the third time in four years he finished a season with at least one Grand Slam doubles as well as one Super Series doubles title.
Catch up on all the highlights and best moments Lapthorne’s 2025 season:
Andy Lapthorne’s 2025 season by numbers:
- Singles titles won: 1 (Lexus Eastbourne Open)
- Doubles titles won: 3 (Australian Open, Lexus Eastbourne Open & French Riviera Open)
- End of season singles ranking: 5
- End of season doubles ranking: 4
- Tournaments played: 11 singles and 12 doubles, reaching 1 singles final and 6 doubles finals
- Win-loss record: 17-13 in singles and 15-9 in doubles
- Stat of the season: At the Australian Open, Lapthorne secured his 16th doubles titles at a major and his eighth doubles title at Melbourne Park with his third different partner. In total, Lapthorne has won his 16 Grand Slam doubles titles to date with five different partners.
Andy Lapthorne’s biggest win of the 2025 season:
Lapthorne’s Lexus Eastbourne Open quad singles title in June was not only his first ITF 1 Series quad singles title since the 2022 British Open, but it was also won by securing his best two singles match results of 2025.
Having beaten Sam Schroder in the semis in Eastbourne in 2024, when the Dutchman was world-ranked No.1, this year Schroder was world-ranked No.2 when Lapthorne beat him 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final.
The following day the British No.1 went out and beat world No.4 Ahmet Kaplan of Turkey 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in front of 700 people – a record crowd for a wheelchair tennis final at Devonshire Park.
Andy Lapthorne’s defining moment in 2025:
With Lapthorne having announced at the end of the Paris 2024 Paralympics that they would be his last Games, the British No.1 and four-time Paralympic medallist was awarded an MBE for services to tennis when the King’s Birthday Honours were announced in mid-June.
With his competitive season over, Lapthorne received his honour during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle earlier this month, when His Majesty The King presented Lapthorne with his MBE.
Andy Lapthorne’s 2025 Grand Slam results:
With two of the four Grand Slams now hosting quad singles draws of 16 players, Lapthorne had to wait until the last major of 2025 for his best Grand Slam result of the season after winning back-to-back singles matches at the US Open.
At the Australian Open and Roland Garros Lapthorne’s title ambitions came to an end against world No.1 Niels Vink.
Singles:
- Australian Open: Quarter-final (lost vs Niels Vink 6-2, 6-0)
- Roland Garros: Semi-final (lost vs Niels Vink 6-4, 6-4)
- Wimbledon: Quarter-final (lost vs Ahmet Kaplan 6-2, 1-6, 6-2)
- US Open: Semi-final (lost vs Sam Schroder 6-1, 6-0)
Doubles:
- Australian Open: Champion w/ Sam Schroder (won v Guy Sasson & Niels Vink 6-1, 6-4)
- Roland Garros: Semi-final w/ Sam Schroder (lost vs Ahmet Kaplan & Donald Ramphadi 6-3, 2-6, 10-7)
- Wimbledon: Semi-final w/ Francisco Cayulef (lost vs Guy Sasson & Niels Vink 6-1, 6-2)
- US Open: Quarter-final w/ David Wagner (lost vs Francisco Cayulef & Conzalo Lazarte 6-3, 5-7, 12-10)
Andy Lapthorne’s photo of the year:
Lapthorne's season started in familiar fashion, winning his eighth Australian Open quad doubles title since 2011.
Lapthorne and Schroder combined to win their first Grand Slam together with a dominant 6-1, 6-4 win over Sasson and Vink.
The victory marked Lapthorne's biggest title of the season at the most successful event of his career.
Andy Lapthorne’s quote of the year:
It’s incredible. Every time people say the numbers now I just have to smile, because as a kid growing up I would have taken one. So to be in this position now where you go into press conferences and people are talking about records of the game, it’s pretty special for a kid who grew up loving tennis.
What’s next for Andy Lapthorne in 2026?:
After announcing in 2024 that Paris would be his final appearance at a Paralympic Games, Lapthorne signed off his 2025 season – his 17th season competing as a senior player - with a social media post suggesting that he may only have a couple more seasons to play. But there are plenty more titles to be aim for before then.
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.
Lapthorne is likely to 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.
