PLAYER PROFILE

Heath Davidson

  • Age36
  • Born 9 May 1987
  • Birth PlaceRosebud, VIC
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachMarco Persi and Francois Vogelsberger
“(I’m) just sort of trusting my tennis really, and doing what I do, and enjoying it. I love playing tennis.”

— Heath Davidson, 26 Oct 2022

» Heath Davidson targeting Masters success

On court

  • Began playing tennis at age 14
  • Prefers hard courts
  • Goal is to become one of the world’s best quad players and win a Paralympic medal
  • Achieved the second of those goals when he combined with Dylan Alcott to win Paralympic gold for Australia in the quad doubles final at Rio 2016
  • Achieved the first of those goals when he peaked at world No.3 in the ITF quad singles rankings in November 2022
  • Is a four-time Grand Slam doubles champion, winning four straight Australian Open quad doubles trophies with Alcott (2018-2021)
  • Also a quad doubles finalist at the US Open (2021, with Alcott) and Roland Garros (2022, with Silva)
  • Best tennis memories were being there to watch Lleyton Hewitt defeat Roger Federer in the 2003 Davis Cup semifinals in Melbourne, and winning the World Team Cup doubles title with Alcott in 2016.

Off court

  • Sporting heroes are Roger Federer, Steph Curry and Dustin Martin
  • If not a tennis player, would be a personal trainer.

Year-end rankings history (quad singles)

2022 3
2021 7
2020 7
2019 7
2018 5
2017 5
2016 21

Heath Davidson in the news

Aussie weekly wrap: Rising Australians soar to new heights
Hayden Jones, Gabriella Da Silva Fick, Talia Gibson and Adam Walton all recorded career-best results this week.
25 March, 2024

Hayden Jones, Gabriella Da Silva Fick, Talia Gibson and Adam Walton all recorded career-best results this week.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Celebrating winners aged from 15 to 83
Alicia Smith and Tahlia Kokkinis celebrate winning an Australian Pro Tour title in Mildura. Picture: Tennis Australia
18 March, 2024

Tahlia Kokkinis, a 15-year-old from Brisbane, was among 10 Australian players to win a professional title this week.
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Australian teams looking to qualify for World Team Cup
The Australian team at the World Team Cup Asian Qualification event in Thailand.
15 March, 2024

Australia's leading wheelchair tennis athletes in the men's open and quad division are competing in Thailand this week.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Teen talents shining on the world stage
Aussie teens Maya Joint, Hayden Jones and Alana Subasic have all started the 2024 season strongly.
11 March, 2024

Aussie teens Maya Joint, Hayden Jones and Alana Subasic have all started the 2024 season strongly.
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