Louise Hunt (tennis)

Louise Hunt (born 24 May 1991) is a British wheelchair tennis player who competes in international level events. She was a former world number 2 in the junior wheelchair tennis singles rankings, she was a bronze medalist at the 2011 BNP Paribas World Team Cup and silver medalist at the 2012 BNP Paribas World Team Cup.[1][2]

Louise Hunt
Louise Hunt at the Games Makers party
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceWanborough, Wiltshire, Great Britain
Born (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991
Wanborough, Wiltshire, Great Britain
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 10 (30 November 2015)
Current rankingNo. 30 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQF (2016)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games1R (2012, 2016)
Doubles
Career titles41
Highest rankingNo. 10 (16 January 2017)
Current rankingNo. 28 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonSF (2015, 2016)

Personal history

Louise started playing wheelchair tennis aged five[3] and became a very successful junior player, winning the girls’ doubles title on three occasions at the Junior Wheelchair Tennis Masters in Tarbes, France. She studied Sports Performance graduating from University of Bath.[4]

Hunt is engaged to Chris Skelley; they are due to be married on 3 September 2022 at Holbrook Manor, near Wincanton in Somerset[5]

Tennis career

She reached a career best junior ranking of No. 2 in January 2009. Louise won her first senior women's singles title in Turkey in 2009 and added a second title in Turkey later that year.[6] Louise made her Paralympic debut at London 2012, competing in the women's singles competition, and competed in her first away Games at Rio 2016.[7] In 2019 the LTA, the governing body of tennis in Britain, hosted international wheelchair tennis in Oxfordshire for the very first time, British number three Hunt beat second seed and three-time national champion Lauren Jones 6–4, 6–4 in the women's singles final after dropping just one game in the earlier rounds.[8]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Wimbledon - Men's Wheelchair Doubles Final Analyst Day 12 (14 July 2018)
2018 Wimbledon - Ladies' Wheelchair Doubles Final Commentator Day 13 (15 July 2018)
2021 Channel 4 - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Commentator / Presenter for Wheelchair Tennis [9]
2021 The Last Leg of Tokyo Herself/Guest 29 August 2021

References
  1. "Louise Hunt Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. 11 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Louise Hunt - LTA Tennis for Britain". LTA Tennis for Britain. 11 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Louise Hunt - Paralympics GB". Paralympics GB. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Wheelchair tennis ace Louise Hunt set for second Paralympic Games after Rio 2016 selection". University of Bath - TeamBath.com. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. "Paralympians find their lucky charms". The Times. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. "Louise Hunt - LTA Tennis for Britain". LTA Tennis for Britain. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Louise Hunt - Paralympics GB Profile". Paralympics.org.uk. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Wanborough wheelchair tennis player Louise Hunt claims twin triumph at Abingdon event". This is Wiltshire. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. "All the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics pundits on Channel 4 – meet the presenters and commentators". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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