Peter Robert Norfolk OBE (born 13 December 1960) is a British wheelchair tennis player.
He has multiple Grand Slam and Super Series titles, and competed for Great Britain at the Summer Paralympics when tennis made its first appearance at Athens 2004.
[1] There was a further complication in 2000,[1] damage was caused to cervical spinal nerve 7 resulted in Norfolk additionally losing strength in his right arm and shoulder.
[5] Following his victories, in 2005 he was invited to perform the coin toss ahead of the men's singles final at Wimbledon.
[3] He represented Great Britain again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning gold in the singles event[6] and bronze in doubles with Jamie Burdekin.
[9] It did however mark the first occasion that Norfolk had won a doubles tournament in Australia, partnered with Andrew Lapthorne.
[9] He regained the Australian Open title in 2012, beating Wagner in the final and becoming world number one once more.
"[13] In the event, he did not win a medal in the singles, losing his quarter-final match to Shraga Weinberg, but won silver in the doubles, again partnered with Andrew Lapthorne.
[14] Norfolk was voted to carry the British flag at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London.