PLAYER PROFILE

Heath Davidson

  • Age37
  • Born 9 May 1987
  • Birth PlaceRosebud, VIC
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachMarco Persi and Francois Vogelsberger
“I always love coming out to Hume and playing in the two weeks leading into the AO.”

— Heath Davidson, 13 Dec 2024

» Jin Woodman and Heath Davidson launch 2025 Wheelchair Summer Series

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: Australia’s newest stars shine in Canberra
Rhiannon
24 March, 2025

Renee Alame, Rianna Alame and Ava Beck walked away from the ITF J100 tournament in Canberra as champions this week, headlining a strong week for the Aussies around the world.
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Wenzel powers AO 2025 campaign with history-making win
Ben Wenzel (David Mariuz/Tennis Australia)
22 January, 2025

Seventeen-year-old Ben Wenzel became the first Australian to win a junior wheelchair Grand Slam match in convincing style on Wednesday.
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Woodman claims milestone win at AO 2025
Jin Woodman is a winner on debut at AO 2025.
21 January, 2025

Jin Woodman, at age 15, claimed a hard-fought victory over friend and mentor Heath Davidson to reach the AO 2025 quad wheelchair singles quarterfinals.
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Woodman leads history-making quad wheelchair contingent at AO 2025
Jin Woodman and Heath Davidson (Hamish Blair/Tennis Australia)
21 January, 2025

Making his Grand Slam debut wins at senior level, Jin Woodman will lead Australia's largest quad wheelchair singles group in Australian Open history.
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