Who is Paralympics 2024 commentator and wheelchair tennis player Louise Hunt?

BRITISH wheelchair tennis player Louise Hunt is heading to the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

But the tennis ace will be in the commentators’ box rather than on the court in the French capital.

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Who is Louise Hunt?

Louise Hunt is a British wheelchair tennis player.

Born on May 24, 1991, Louise was diagnosed as having the condition called spina bifida.

She started playing tennis at the age of five, and quickly became very successful as a junior player.

She won the girls’ doubles title on three occasions at the Junior Wheelchair Tennis Masters in Tarbes, France.

Louise is one of Wiltshire’s most accomplished athletes, having represented Team GB at the London 2012 games and Rio Paralympics in 2016.

Over her impressive career, Louise competed in 13 World Team Cups, and won 13 senior singles titles, 41 senior doubles titles.

Her highest ever ranking is 10 in the world.

She won a number of silver and bronze medals as part of Great Britain’s squad at the World Team Cup.

Her best Grand Slam result in singles came in 2016 when she reached the quarter finals at WImbledon.

She lost in the Wimbledon doubles semi-finals in 2015 and 2016.

What is Louise Hunt doing now?

Louise retired from competitive sport in 2021 and won’t be competing at the Paris 2024 Paralympics .

However, Louise continues her passion for her sport through her expert commentary.

The former wheelchair tennis player has been a pundit at Wimbledon , World Team Cup, and the Paralympics.

After it was confirmed that Louise would be a commentator alongside Jayant Mistry for the Paris 2024 Paralympics she said: “I’m especially thrilled to be working with Jayant Mistry, who I have known for most of my life.

“As a junior player, he was one of my idols.

“He was who I aspired to be like, and it’s an incredible honour to now work alongside him.”

She added: “I am immensely proud to be working alongside such an elite team of presenters, pundits, reporters, and commentators for this historic event, and I cannot wait to get started!”

As well as a tennis commentator, the former athlete is now a tournament director, inclusion specialist and a motivational speaker and athlete mentor for the Youth Sport Trust.

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