Peter Norfolk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Norfolk
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 13, 1960(1960-12-13)
Age	64
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Peter Norfolk Biography

Peter Norfolk is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on December 13, 1960 in London, England, United Kingdom.

Peter Robert Norfolk OBE (born 13 December 1960) is a British wheelchair tennis player. Following a motorbike accident which left him paraplegic, he uses a wheelchair. He took up tennis and following a further spinal complication in 2000 he began competing in the quad division. He is nicknamed The Quadfather.

In 1989, Peter founded a company called Equipment for the Physically Challenged, which specialises in mobility equipment for physically challenged disabled people. He is married to a sports physiotherapist named Linda, and has two children. He was named an MBE in 2005, and an OBE in 2009. He uses tennis rackets from Prince Sports, and his sports wheelchair is by Quickie Matchpoint.

Peter Norfolk Net Worth

Peter Norfolk is one of the richest Tennis Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Norfolk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Norfolk was born in London on 13 December 1960. Norfolk suffered a motorbike accident in 1979 at the age of 19, and was left paraplegic. He was hospitalised for over a year, and the disability resulted in him requiring a wheelchair. There was a further complication in 2000, damage was caused to cervical spinal nerve 7 resulted in Norfolk additionally losing strength in his right arm and shoulder.

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Norfolk has multiple Super Series titles. He has finished the year as world number one on five occasions, and won the Team World Cup three times. He has a rivalry with Wagner, with the two swapping the number one and number two ranked positions in the quad division on a regular basis. Norfolk was awarded the Carl Aarvold Award for International Achievement by the Lawn Tennis Association in 2012. Norfolk was voted to carry the British flag at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London.

Facts & Trivia

Phil Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Peter Norfolk celebrates birthday on December 13 of every year.

He regained the Australian Open title in 2012, beating Wagner in the final and becoming world number one once more. It marked his fifth victory at the grand slam tournament. He was also victorious once more in the doubles, teaming with Lapthorne again to defeat Wagner and his partner Noam Gershony.

Top Facts about Peter Norfolk

1. Peter Norfolk is a British wheelchair tennis player.
2. He was born on June 13, 1960, in Hampshire, England.
3. Norfolk has won two Paralympic gold medals in singles and doubles.
4. He has also won four Grand Slam titles in doubles.
5. Norfolk is known as “The Quadfather” due to his dominance in quad events.
6. He was awarded an MBE for services to disability sport in 2009.
7. Norfolk retired from professional tennis in 2013 but remains involved in the sport as a coach and mentor.
8. He is an ambassador for the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis program.
9. Norfolk has been ranked world No. 1 in both singles and doubles categories.
10. In total, he has won over 100 international titles throughout his career