Ben Weekes

Australia

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Began playing tennis at age five, and wheelchair tennis aged 16
Favourite surface is hard court
Competed in the Junior World Cup in 2002
Captured his maiden ITF title in 2002, winning the NSW Open
Represented Australia at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens; went on to compete in four more Paralympics (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020)
Loves the Paralympics because of their special significance – they’re only held once every four years and it’s a chance to represent Australia
Claimed six ITF titles in 2004, with four coming on home soil
Broke into the top 10 for the first time in 2007
Ended every season from 2005-2013 ranked inside the ITF top 20
Made his Wimbledon debut at the 2012 event
Won biggest career singles title at ITF 2 Series event in South Africa (May 2012)
Won seven ITF Futures Series titles across 2021-22, his first professional titles since 2019
Finished the 2021 and 2022 seasons at world No.25, his highest year-end ranking since 2018
Ultimate ambitions are to win Grand Slam titles, a Paralympic gold medal and to attract more recognition for wheelchair tennis in Australia
Favourite tournament is the Sardinia Open in Italy due to the weather, friendly staff and his strong history at the event
Won Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability award in 2013 at the Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards
Favourite player is Gustavo Kuerten; tennis hero is Serena Williams

Enjoys travelling overseas to disadvantaged countries to promote equality and inclusion in the community and in disability tennis
Plays the piano and has studied music to a very high level, as well as performing at the Sydney Opera House
Brothers are Simon, Scott and Lachlan
His mother, Cathy, is a teacher, while his father, David, is an aircraft engineer
Favourite city is Sydney, which he loves coming home to after lots of travelling