Gordon Reid (tennis)
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Reid at the 2013 US Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Great Britain
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| Residence | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Born |
2 October 1991 Alexandria, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 334-128 (70.7%) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (9 September 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 3 (30 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2016) |
| French Open | F (2016) |
| Wimbledon | W (2016) |
| US Open | SF (2013) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Masters | F (2016) |
| Paralympic Games |
 Gold Medal (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 285-114 (71.4%) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (10 June 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 2 (30 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2017) |
| French Open | W (2015, 2016) |
| Wimbledon | W (2016) |
| US Open | W (2015) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Masters Doubles | W (2013, 2015) |
| Paralympic Games |
 Silver Medal (2016) |
| Last updated on: 30 January 2017. | |
Gordon "Gio" Reid MBE (born 2 October 1991) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player, ranked world No.3 in singles and world No.2 in doubles.He is a paralympic gold medallist and 2 time singles grand slam champion.
He has competed for Great Britain at the Summer Paralympics when tennis made its first appearance at Beijing 2008. He reached the quarter-finals in the singles in London 2012 as well as reaching the quarter-finals in the doubles. He won Paralympic gold in the mens singles event at Rio 2016 and Silver in the doubles event with partner Alfie Hewitt, who he beat in the singles final.
He was born in Alexandria on 2 October 1991. Gordon comes from a talented tennis family and started playing tennis at the age of six, playing alongside his two brothers and sister at Helensburgh Lawn Tennis Club, where he was a good junior player, before contracting Transverse Myelitis in 2004.
He first began playing Wheelchair Tennis in 2005, when he was introduced to the sport at Scotstoun Leisure Centre in Glasgow. He was acknowledged for his sporting credentials in 2006, when he was among the 10 shortlisted finalists for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
In 2007, Gordon became Britain’s youngest men's Singles National Champion and he was also part of Great Britain’s winning junior team at the 2007 World Team Cup. He feels his greatest achievement was representing ParalympicsGB at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games when he was just 16 years of age.
When he was younger, Gordon combined his training commitments with his studies and in 2009 he passed Highers in Maths, English and Biology after attending Hermitage Academy. He was brought up and remains an ardent supporter of Rangers F.C. and regularly attends their home matches.
Gordon won his first wheelchair tennis title in April 2005, six weeks after coming out of hospital, when he won the B Division Singles at the Glasgow Wheelchair Tennis Tournament. He became Britain’s youngest National champion at the age of 15 in 2007 and the youngest British men’s No 1 shortly before his 18th birthday at the end of September 2008.
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