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Dylan Alcott

April 18, 2023

Dylan Martin Alcott, AO (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team, known colloquially as the Australian "Rollers". At the age of 17, he became the youngest Rollers gold medal winner, at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, and was the youngest to compete in the wheelchair basketball competition. In 2014, he returned to wheelchair tennis with the aim of participating at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, at which he won gold medals in the Men's Quad Singles and Doubles. He was named the 2016 Australian Paralympian of the Year due to his outstanding achievements at Rio.

Dylan Alcott
AO
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Alcott
Country (sports)Australia
ResidenceHampton East, Victoria
Born (1990-12-04) 4 December 1990 (age 32)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Turned pro2014
Retired2022
PlaysQuad, right-handed
Singles
Career record245–55 (81.7%)
Highest rankingNo. 1 (29 June 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
French OpenW (2019, 2020, 2021)
WimbledonW (2019, 2021)
US OpenW (2015, 2018, 2021)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2018)
Paralympic GamesW (2016, 2020)
Doubles
Career record108–46 (70.1%)
Highest rankingNo. 1 (9 September 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
French OpenW (2019)
WimbledonW (2019)
US OpenW (2019, 2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Paralympic GamesW (2016)
Basketball career
Dandenong Rangers
PositionGuard
LeagueNational Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL)
Career information
Playing career2004–2012
Career highlights and awards
  • NWBL Low Point MVP (2010)
  • 4x Wheelchair Sports Victoria Junior Athlete of the Year (2004–2006 and 2008)
  • Junior National Championships MVP (2010)
  • Dandenong Rangers Most Improved Player (2007)
Medal record
Last updated on: 27 January 2022.

Alcott is the only man to complete the Golden Slam in quad singles, winning all four majors and the Paralympics in 2021. In addition, he also won a separate non-calendar-year Grand Slam in quad singles between 2018 and 2019. He is also the only man to complete the Grand Slam in quad doubles, winning all four major titles in 2019.

Alongside his sporting career, Alcott hosted the weekend afternoon radio show on Australian radio station Triple J, and the ABC live music show The Set, as well as being a commentator for the 2019 Australian Open. He also was a member of the panel on the AFL Footy Show in 2019 until its cancellation.

In 2022, Alcott was named Australian of the Year and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia.[1] A portrait by Felix von Dallwitz titled Dylan Alcott, AOTY was a finalist in the 2022 Archibald Prize.[2]

Early life

Dylan Alcott was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 4 December 1990[3] to parents Martin and Resie. He has an older brother named Zack.[4] He was born with a tumour wrapped around his spinal cord which was operated on during the first few weeks of his life.[5] The tumour was successfully cut out; however, it left Alcott a paraplegic, requiring him to use a wheelchair.

Alcott attended Brighton Grammar School from year 6, and he competed for Victoria in swimming, and Australia for wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball. Alcott graduated Brighton Grammar school in 2008.[5]

Alcott's first sport of choice was wheelchair tennis, where he represented Australia on numerous occasions, reaching a ranking of 100 in the world by age 16 (4th in the world for under-18s).

Basketball

 
Alcott in a game versus Great Britain

Alcott played his first game of wheelchair basketball aged 14.[4] Alcott made his debut for the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team, the Rollers, at the 2006 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, where the team won the bronze medal. Alcott continued to hold his spot and was a member of the Rollers when the team travelled to the Beijing Olympic warm-up tournament in January 2008. Alcott made his name in basketball through his performances in the national league competition, competing for the Dandenong Rangers (no affiliation with the female team of the same name) and being selected in the all-star team for 2008. He has achieved success through junior competition as well, being named the Most Valuable Player at the Junior National Basketball Championships.[6]

Alcott was part of the gold medal-winning Rollers team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics,[7][8] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[9] In his first Paralympics, Alcott was quoted: "To be 17 and win gold... well it just doesn't get any better than that."[10]

In 2009, Alcott accepted a scholarship at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he went on to win the College Championship division with the University of Illinois wheelchair basketball team. After one year of study, he decided to move back to Melbourne to train for the 2012 London Paralympic Games.

In 2010, Alcott was a part of the Rollers' success at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Birmingham, England. It was the first world championship the Australian wheelchair basketball team had ever won, and Alcott was named in the World All Star 5 for the tournament.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Alcott was part of the Australian men's wheelchair team that won silver.[11]

Tennis

 
Alcott during the 2014 Swiss Open in Geneva

In 2014, Alcott returned to wheelchair tennis.[12] At the age of 16, he was ranked inside the top five juniors in the world.[12] In July 2014, he defeated world number three Andy Lapthorne 7–5, 6–1 in the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championship final in Nottingham to win his first Super Series crown.[13] Early in the year, he won the New Zealand Open in just his second tournament appearance.[13] In January 2015, he won the quad wheelchair Australian Open title by defeating David Wagner in straight sets.[14] It was his maiden grand slam title.[14] At the conclusion on 2015, he was ranked number 1 after winning eight titles including two grand slam singles titles.[15]

Alcott teamed up with Heath Davidson to win the Men's Quad Doubles gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[3][16] They defeated the reigning champions David Wagner and Nick Taylor in the gold medal match 4–6, 6–4, 7–5.[3] The day after winning gold in the Men's Doubles, he defeated Andy Lapthorne 6–3, 6–4 to win the gold medal in the Men's Quad Singles.[3]

In 2018, Alcott won his first Wheelchair Tennis Masters title in the Quads singles event.[17]

Golden Slam: 2021

In 2021, Alcott became the third professional tennis player and only male player to win the calendar-year Golden Slam, winning singles titles in the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open and the singles gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He joined fellow professional wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot in achieving the feat in 2021. They were the first two professional tennis players since Steffi Graf in 1988 to accomplish the feat.

After winning the Paralympics gold medal, Alcott announced he would not be featuring in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, retiring from the competition.[18] In November 2021, Alcott announced his intention to retire from professional tennis entirely following the January 2022 Australian Open.[19]

Television presenting

Alcott has hosted Invictus Games Today, alongside Chris Bath and Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann, and ABC's live music show The Set with Linda Marigliano. He is a TV Week Logie award winner.[20]

Personal life

Alcott's return to wheelchair tennis after playing basketball resulted from an injury sustained in the lead-up to the 2012 Summer Paralympics. At an event, an inebriated person attempted to lift Alcott out of his wheelchair, leading to a fall in which Alcott sustained cuts from broken glass on the floor. He required a full hand reconstruction; once rehabilitated, he became eligible for a quad classification in tennis.[21]

Alcott has a Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne. He currently works as a motivational speaker and as a radio host on Triple J.[22] In his spare time, Alcott attends music festivals, and he has become known for his "wheelchair crowdsurfing".[23] In 2018, he launched Ability Fest, a universally accessible music festival, featuring pathways for wheelchairs, quiet areas for people with sensory disabilities, and Auslan (Australian Sign Language) interpreters.[24]

Alcott's advice to young people with a disability is: "The biggest thing is that for every one thing you can’t do, there are 10,000 others you can. For every one idiot to give you a hard time, there are 10,000 others worth your time."[4]

In 2017, Alcott established the Dylan Alcott Foundation "with the core purpose of helping young Australians with disabilities gain self-esteem and respect through sport and study".[25] In September 2017, Alcott was appointed Australian Patron for International Day of People with Disability.[26]

Alcott's autobiography, Able: Gold Medals, Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings, written with help by Grantlee Kieza, was published by ABC Books in 2018.[27] Alcott has also released the book in audiobook form, reading the book himself.[28]

Alcott's partner is sex therapist Chantelle Otten.[29]

Tennis career statistics

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through 2021 US Open.

Quad singles

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open RR W W W W W W W F 7 / 9 29–4
French Open Not held W W W A 3 / 3 6–0
Wimbledon Not held W NH W A 2 / 2 4–0
US Open A W NH RR W F F W A 3 / 6 18–4
Win–loss 1–2 7–1 4–0 6–1 7–1 11–1 9–1 10–0 2–1 15/20 57–8
Year-end championship
Wheelchair Tennis Masters F A A A W A NH A A 1 / 2 7–1
Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics Not held G Not held G NH 2 / 2 8–0

Quad doubles

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Australian Open F F F F W W W W SF 4 / 9 5–5
French Open Not held W F F A 1 / 3 1–2
Wimbledon Not held F[a] W NH F A 1 / 3 1–2
US Open A F NH F F W W F A 2 / 6 2–4
Win–loss 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 8 / 19 9–13
Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics Not held G Not held S NH 1 / 2 4–1
  1. ^ Exhibition match.

Grand Slam finals

Quad singles: 18 (15 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2015 Australian Open Hard   David Wagner 6–2, 6–3
Win 2015 US Open Hard   David Wagner 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Win 2016 Australian Open (2) Hard   David Wagner 6–2, 6–2
Win 2017 Australian Open (3) Hard   Andy Lapthorne 6–2, 6–2
Win 2018 Australian Open (4) Hard   David Wagner 7–6, 6–1
Win 2018 US Open (2) Hard   David Wagner 7–5, 6–2
Win 2019 Australian Open (5) Hard   David Wagner 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win 2019 French Open Clay   David Wagner 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win 2019 Wimbledon Grass   Andy Lapthorne 6–0, 6–2
Loss 2019 US Open Hard   Andy Lapthorne 1–6, 0–6
Win 2020 Australian Open (6) Hard   Andy Lapthorne 6–0, 6–4
Loss 2020 US Open Hard   Sam Schröder 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 4–6
Win 2020 French Open (2) Clay   Andy Lapthorne 6–2, 6–2
Win 2021 Australian Open (7) Hard   Sam Schröder 6–1, 6–0
Win 2021 French Open (3) Clay   Sam Schröder 6–4, 6–2
Win 2021 Wimbledon (2) Grass   Sam Schröder 6–2, 6–2
Win 2021 US Open (3) Hard   Niels Vink 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard   Sam Schröder 5–7, 0–6

Quad doubles: 19 (8 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2014 Australian Open Hard   Lucas Sithole   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2015 Australian Open Hard   Lucas Sithole   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 0–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 2015 US Open Hard   Gauri Sharma   Nicholas Taylor
  David Wagner		 6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss 2016 Australian Open Hard   Andy Lapthorne   Lucas Sithole
  David Wagner		 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2017 Australian Open Hard   Heath Davidson   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2017 US Open Hard   Bryan Barten   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 5–7, 2–6
Win 2018 Australian Open Hard   Heath Davidson   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 6–0, 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Loss 2018 US Open Hard   Bryan Barten   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 6–3, 0–6, [4–10]
Win 2019 Australian Open (2) Hard   Heath Davidson   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 6–3, 6–7(6–8), [12–10]
Win 2019 French Open Clay   David Wagner   Ymanitu Silva
  Koji Sugeno		 6–3, 6–3
Win 2019 Wimbledon Grass   Andy Lapthorne   Koji Sugeno
  David Wagner		 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2019 US Open Hard   Andy Lapthorne   Bryan Barten
  David Wagner		 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]
Win 2020 Australian Open (3) Hard   Heath Davidson   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 6–4, 6–3
Win 2020 US Open (2) Hard   Andy Lapthorne   Sam Schröder
  David Wagner		 3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 2020 French Open Clay   Andy Lapthorne   Sam Schröder
  David Wagner		 6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 2021 Australian Open (4) Hard   Heath Davidson   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 2021 French Open Clay   Sam Schröder   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 6–7(1–7), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 2021 Wimbledon Grass   Sam Schröder   Andy Lapthorne
  David Wagner		 1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 2021 US Open Hard   Heath Davidson   Sam Schröder
  Niels Vink		 3–6, 2–6

Paralympic gold medal matches

Quad singles: 2 (2 Gold medals)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Gold 2016 Summer Paralympics Hard   Andy Lapthorne 6–3, 6–4
Gold 2021 Summer Paralympics (2) Hard   Sam Schröder 7–6(7–2), 6–1

Quad doubles: 2 (1 Gold medal, 1 Silver medal)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Gold 2016 Summer Paralympics Hard   Heath Davidson   Nick Taylor
  David Wagner 		4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Silver 2021 Summer Paralympics Hard   Heath Davidson   Sam Schröder
  Niels Vink 		4–6, 3–6

Recognition

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dylan, alcott, dylan, martin, alcott, born, december, 1990, australian, former, wheelchair, tennis, player, former, wheelchair, basketball, player, radio, host, motivational, speaker, alcott, member, australia, national, wheelchair, basketball, team, known, co. Dylan Martin Alcott AO born 4 December 1990 is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player former wheelchair basketball player radio host and motivational speaker Alcott was a member of the Australia men s national wheelchair basketball team known colloquially as the Australian Rollers At the age of 17 he became the youngest Rollers gold medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and was the youngest to compete in the wheelchair basketball competition In 2014 he returned to wheelchair tennis with the aim of participating at the 2016 Rio Paralympics at which he won gold medals in the Men s Quad Singles and Doubles He was named the 2016 Australian Paralympian of the Year due to his outstanding achievements at Rio Dylan AlcottAO2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of AlcottCountry sports AustraliaResidenceHampton East VictoriaBorn 1990 12 04 4 December 1990 age 32 Melbourne Victoria AustraliaTurned pro2014Retired2022PlaysQuad right handedSinglesCareer record245 55 81 7 Highest rankingNo 1 29 June 2015 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenW 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 French OpenW 2019 2020 2021 WimbledonW 2019 2021 US OpenW 2015 2018 2021 Other tournamentsMastersW 2018 Paralympic GamesW 2016 2020 DoublesCareer record108 46 70 1 Highest rankingNo 1 9 September 2019 Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian OpenW 2018 2019 2020 2021 French OpenW 2019 WimbledonW 2019 US OpenW 2019 2020 Other doubles tournamentsParalympic GamesW 2016 Basketball careerDandenong RangersPositionGuardLeagueNational Wheelchair Basketball League NWBL Career informationPlaying career2004 2012Career highlights and awardsNWBL Low Point MVP 2010 4x Wheelchair Sports Victoria Junior Athlete of the Year 2004 2006 and 2008 Junior National Championships MVP 2010 Dandenong Rangers Most Improved Player 2007 Medal record Representing AustraliaMen s wheelchair tennisParalympic Games2016 Rio de Janeiro Quad singles2016 Rio de Janeiro Quad doubles2020 Tokyo Quad singles2020 Tokyo Quad doublesMen s wheelchair basketballParalympic Games2008 Beijing Team2012 London TeamWorld Championship2010 Birmingham Team2006 Amsterdam TeamLast updated on 27 January 2022 Alcott is the only man to complete the Golden Slam in quad singles winning all four majors and the Paralympics in 2021 In addition he also won a separate non calendar year Grand Slam in quad singles between 2018 and 2019 He is also the only man to complete the Grand Slam in quad doubles winning all four major titles in 2019 Alongside his sporting career Alcott hosted the weekend afternoon radio show on Australian radio station Triple J and the ABC live music show The Set as well as being a commentator for the 2019 Australian Open He also was a member of the panel on the AFL Footy Show in 2019 until its cancellation In 2022 Alcott was named Australian of the Year and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia 1 A portrait by Felix von Dallwitz titled Dylan Alcott AOTY was a finalist in the 2022 Archibald Prize 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Basketball 3 Tennis 3 1 Golden Slam 2021 4 Television presenting 5 Personal life 6 Tennis career statistics 6 1 Performance timelines 6 1 1 Quad singles 6 1 2 Quad doubles 6 2 Grand Slam finals 6 2 1 Quad singles 18 15 titles 3 runner ups 6 2 2 Quad doubles 19 8 titles 11 runner ups 6 3 Paralympic gold medal matches 6 3 1 Quad singles 2 2 Gold medals 6 3 2 Quad doubles 2 1 Gold medal 1 Silver medal 7 Recognition 8 References 9 External linksEarly life EditDylan Alcott was born in Melbourne Victoria on 4 December 1990 3 to parents Martin and Resie He has an older brother named Zack 4 He was born with a tumour wrapped around his spinal cord which was operated on during the first few weeks of his life 5 The tumour was successfully cut out however it left Alcott a paraplegic requiring him to use a wheelchair Alcott attended Brighton Grammar School from year 6 and he competed for Victoria in swimming and Australia for wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball Alcott graduated Brighton Grammar school in 2008 5 Alcott s first sport of choice was wheelchair tennis where he represented Australia on numerous occasions reaching a ranking of 100 in the world by age 16 4th in the world for under 18s Basketball Edit Alcott in a game versus Great Britain Alcott played his first game of wheelchair basketball aged 14 4 Alcott made his debut for the Australia men s national wheelchair basketball team the Rollers at the 2006 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship where the team won the bronze medal Alcott continued to hold his spot and was a member of the Rollers when the team travelled to the Beijing Olympic warm up tournament in January 2008 Alcott made his name in basketball through his performances in the national league competition competing for the Dandenong Rangers no affiliation with the female team of the same name and being selected in the all star team for 2008 He has achieved success through junior competition as well being named the Most Valuable Player at the Junior National Basketball Championships 6 Alcott was part of the gold medal winning Rollers team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 7 8 for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia 9 In his first Paralympics Alcott was quoted To be 17 and win gold well it just doesn t get any better than that 10 In 2009 Alcott accepted a scholarship at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign where he went on to win the College Championship division with the University of Illinois wheelchair basketball team After one year of study he decided to move back to Melbourne to train for the 2012 London Paralympic Games In 2010 Alcott was a part of the Rollers success at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Birmingham England It was the first world championship the Australian wheelchair basketball team had ever won and Alcott was named in the World All Star 5 for the tournament At the 2012 Summer Paralympics Alcott was part of the Australian men s wheelchair team that won silver 11 Tennis Edit Alcott during the 2014 Swiss Open in Geneva In 2014 Alcott returned to wheelchair tennis 12 At the age of 16 he was ranked inside the top five juniors in the world 12 In July 2014 he defeated world number three Andy Lapthorne 7 5 6 1 in the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championship final in Nottingham to win his first Super Series crown 13 Early in the year he won the New Zealand Open in just his second tournament appearance 13 In January 2015 he won the quad wheelchair Australian Open title by defeating David Wagner in straight sets 14 It was his maiden grand slam title 14 At the conclusion on 2015 he was ranked number 1 after winning eight titles including two grand slam singles titles 15 Alcott teamed up with Heath Davidson to win the Men s Quad Doubles gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics 3 16 They defeated the reigning champions David Wagner and Nick Taylor in the gold medal match 4 6 6 4 7 5 3 The day after winning gold in the Men s Doubles he defeated Andy Lapthorne 6 3 6 4 to win the gold medal in the Men s Quad Singles 3 In 2018 Alcott won his first Wheelchair Tennis Masters title in the Quads singles event 17 Golden Slam 2021 Edit In 2021 Alcott became the third professional tennis player and only male player to win the calendar year Golden Slam winning singles titles in the Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open and the singles gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics He joined fellow professional wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot in achieving the feat in 2021 They were the first two professional tennis players since Steffi Graf in 1988 to accomplish the feat After winning the Paralympics gold medal Alcott announced he would not be featuring in the 2024 Paris Paralympics retiring from the competition 18 In November 2021 Alcott announced his intention to retire from professional tennis entirely following the January 2022 Australian Open 19 Television presenting EditAlcott has hosted Invictus Games Today alongside Chris Bath and Anthony Lehmo Lehmann and ABC s live music show The Set with Linda Marigliano He is a TV Week Logie award winner 20 Personal life EditAlcott s return to wheelchair tennis after playing basketball resulted from an injury sustained in the lead up to the 2012 Summer Paralympics At an event an inebriated person attempted to lift Alcott out of his wheelchair leading to a fall in which Alcott sustained cuts from broken glass on the floor He required a full hand reconstruction once rehabilitated he became eligible for a quad classification in tennis 21 Alcott has a Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne He currently works as a motivational speaker and as a radio host on Triple J 22 In his spare time Alcott attends music festivals and he has become known for his wheelchair crowdsurfing 23 In 2018 he launched Ability Fest a universally accessible music festival featuring pathways for wheelchairs quiet areas for people with sensory disabilities and Auslan Australian Sign Language interpreters 24 Alcott s advice to young people with a disability is The biggest thing is that for every one thing you can t do there are 10 000 others you can For every one idiot to give you a hard time there are 10 000 others worth your time 4 In 2017 Alcott established the Dylan Alcott Foundation with the core purpose of helping young Australians with disabilities gain self esteem and respect through sport and study 25 In September 2017 Alcott was appointed Australian Patron for International Day of People with Disability 26 Alcott s autobiography Able Gold Medals Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings written with help by Grantlee Kieza was published by ABC Books in 2018 27 Alcott has also released the book in audiobook form reading the book himself 28 Alcott s partner is sex therapist Chantelle Otten 29 Tennis career statistics EditPerformance timelines Edit Key W F SF QF R RR Q P DNQ A Z PO G S B NMS NTI P NH W winner F finalist SF semifinalist QF quarterfinalist R rounds 4 3 2 1 RR round robin stage Q qualification round P preliminary round DNQ did not qualify A absent Z Davis Fed Cup Zonal Group with number indication or PO play off G gold S silver or B bronze Olympic Paralympic medal NMS not a Masters tournament NTI not a Tier I tournament P postponed NH not held SR strike rate events won competed W L win loss record To avoid confusion and double counting these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player s participation has ended Current through 2021 US Open Quad singles Edit Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W LGrand Slam TournamentsAustralian Open RR W W W W W W W F 7 9 29 4French Open Not held W W W A 3 3 6 0Wimbledon Not held W NH W A 2 2 4 0US Open A W NH RR W F F W A 3 6 18 4Win loss 1 2 7 1 4 0 6 1 7 1 11 1 9 1 10 0 2 1 15 20 57 8Year end championshipWheelchair Tennis Masters F A A A W A NH A A 1 2 7 1Paralympic GamesSummer Paralympics Not held G Not held G NH 2 2 8 0 Quad doubles Edit Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W LAustralian Open F F F F W W W W SF 4 9 5 5French Open Not held W F F A 1 3 1 2Wimbledon Not held F a W NH F A 1 3 1 2US Open A F NH F F W W F A 2 6 2 4Win loss 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 4 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 8 19 9 13Paralympic GamesSummer Paralympics Not held G Not held S NH 1 2 4 1 Exhibition match Grand Slam finals Edit Quad singles 18 15 titles 3 runner ups Edit Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 2015 Australian Open Hard David Wagner 6 2 6 3Win 2015 US Open Hard David Wagner 6 1 4 6 7 5Win 2016 Australian Open 2 Hard David Wagner 6 2 6 2Win 2017 Australian Open 3 Hard Andy Lapthorne 6 2 6 2Win 2018 Australian Open 4 Hard David Wagner 7 6 6 1Win 2018 US Open 2 Hard David Wagner 7 5 6 2Win 2019 Australian Open 5 Hard David Wagner 6 4 7 6 7 2 Win 2019 French Open Clay David Wagner 6 2 4 6 6 2Win 2019 Wimbledon Grass Andy Lapthorne 6 0 6 2Loss 2019 US Open Hard Andy Lapthorne 1 6 0 6Win 2020 Australian Open 6 Hard Andy Lapthorne 6 0 6 4Loss 2020 US Open Hard Sam Schroder 6 7 5 7 6 0 4 6Win 2020 French Open 2 Clay Andy Lapthorne 6 2 6 2Win 2021 Australian Open 7 Hard Sam Schroder 6 1 6 0Win 2021 French Open 3 Clay Sam Schroder 6 4 6 2Win 2021 Wimbledon 2 Grass Sam Schroder 6 2 6 2Win 2021 US Open 3 Hard Niels Vink 7 5 6 2Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard Sam Schroder 5 7 0 6Quad doubles 19 8 titles 11 runner ups Edit Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 2014 Australian Open Hard Lucas Sithole Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 4 6 4 6Loss 2015 Australian Open Hard Lucas Sithole Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 0 6 6 3 2 6Loss 2015 US Open Hard Gauri Sharma Nicholas Taylor David Wagner 6 4 2 6 7 10 Loss 2016 Australian Open Hard Andy Lapthorne Lucas Sithole David Wagner 1 6 3 6Loss 2017 Australian Open Hard Heath Davidson Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 3 6 3 6Loss 2017 US Open Hard Bryan Barten Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 5 7 2 6Win 2018 Australian Open Hard Heath Davidson Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 6 0 6 7 5 7 10 6 Loss 2018 US Open Hard Bryan Barten Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 6 3 0 6 4 10 Win 2019 Australian Open 2 Hard Heath Davidson Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 6 3 6 7 6 8 12 10 Win 2019 French Open Clay David Wagner Ymanitu Silva Koji Sugeno 6 3 6 3Win 2019 Wimbledon Grass Andy Lapthorne Koji Sugeno David Wagner 6 2 7 6 7 4 Win 2019 US Open Hard Andy Lapthorne Bryan Barten David Wagner 6 7 5 7 6 1 10 6 Win 2020 Australian Open 3 Hard Heath Davidson Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 6 4 6 3Win 2020 US Open 2 Hard Andy Lapthorne Sam Schroder David Wagner 3 6 6 4 10 8 Loss 2020 French Open Clay Andy Lapthorne Sam Schroder David Wagner 6 4 5 7 8 10 Win 2021 Australian Open 4 Hard Heath Davidson Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 6 2 3 6 10 7 Loss 2021 French Open Clay Sam Schroder Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 6 7 1 7 6 4 7 10 Loss 2021 Wimbledon Grass Sam Schroder Andy Lapthorne David Wagner 1 6 6 3 4 6Loss 2021 US Open Hard Heath Davidson Sam Schroder Niels Vink 3 6 2 6Paralympic gold medal matches Edit Quad singles 2 2 Gold medals Edit Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreGold 2016 Summer Paralympics Hard Andy Lapthorne 6 3 6 4Gold 2021 Summer Paralympics 2 Hard Sam Schroder 7 6 7 2 6 1Quad doubles 2 1 Gold medal 1 Silver medal Edit Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreGold 2016 Summer Paralympics Hard Heath Davidson Nick Taylor David Wagner 4 6 6 4 7 5Silver 2021 Summer Paralympics Hard Heath Davidson Sam Schroder Niels Vink 4 6 3 6Recognition Edit2009 Medal of the Order of Australia 9 2015 Tennis Australia Newcombe Medal nominee 30 2015 Tennis Australia Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability 31 2015 Victorian Institute of Sport Award of Excellence 32 2016 Governor s Award for Victorian Sportsperson of the Year 33 2016 Finalist for The Don Award Sport Australia Hall of Fame awards 34 2016 Australian Paralympian of the Year and Australian Male Paralympian of the Year 35 36 2016 Tennis Australia Awards Newcombe Medal and shared the Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability with doubles partner Heath Davidson 37 2016 Victorian Institute of Sport Elite Athlete with a Disability Award 38 2018 International Tennis Federation Quad Wheelchair World Champion 39 2019 Logie Awards Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent 40 2019 Victorian Institute of Sport Elite Athlete with a Disability Award 41 2019 Tennis Australia Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability 42 2022 Victorian State Representative Australian of the Year 43 2021 Governor s Award Victorian Male Athlete of the Year Frank Wilkes Award 44 2022 Australian of the Year 45 2022 Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to paralympic sport particularly to tennis and as a role model for people with disability and to the community through a range of organisations 46 References Edit Brennan Eliott 26 January 2022 Paralympic gold medallist Dylan Alcott makes more history after being named Australian of the Year InsideTheGames biz 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