Louise Hunt (tennis)

Louise Hunt Skelley (born 24 May 1991) is a British wheelchair tennis player who competed internationally in both singles and double competitions.

[2] She is a colour badge holder and has competed in two Paralympic Games (London 2012 and Rio 2016) and thirteen World Team Cups.

[6] While competing in handcycling, Louise won seven out of ten London Mini Wheelchair Marathons, an un-official World Record.

[8] In 2010, Louise reached the ITF 2 Series final at the South Africa Open gaining a career singles ranking of No.

Louise’s ITF 2 Series women’s singles title at the Israel Open qualified her for London 2012.

In July 2013, Louise Hunt Skelley was runner-up in the mixed doubles at the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships.

[12] Completing the 2013 international season, Hunt Skelley finished fifth in the Doubles Masters in California, partnering with Miho Nijo.

[21] Hunt Skelley reached the final of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters, partnered with Katharina Kruger.

[22] Hunt Skelley ended the 2014 season, partnered with Kruger, winning the women's doubles at the Prague Cup Czech Indoor.

13, Hunt Skelley made her Grand Slam debut, partnering with Kruger, in the women’s doubles at Wimbledon.

Hunt Skelley, ranked British number three, beat Lauren Jones in the women’s singles final, after dropping one game in the earlier rounds (6-4, 6-4).

Spina Bifida is a developmental congenital disorder caused by the incomplete closing of the embryonic neural tube.

They married on 3rd September 2022 at Holbrook Manor, near Wincanton in Somerset[5] In 2024, Louise published her memoir, ‘What’s Wrong With You?’.

[29] In 2019, Louise Hunt Skelley joined Swindon-based charity, PHOENIX, as employment engagement manager.

Louise Hunt Skelley and Wiltshire Air Ambulance crew and helicopter