Lewis Steven E. Burton (born 23 March 1992) is a British model and former professional tennis player.
Early life Lewis Steven E. Burton was born in the Bexley area of London on 23 March 1992.
Career Burton started playing tennis at the age of seven. He reached a career-high ranking of 172 (singles and doubles combined) on the Juniors circuit, achieved in July 2010. Along with George Morgan, he reached the final of the boys' doubles at Wimbledon in 2010. However, they lost the final 6–7(4), 4–6 to the fellow British pairing of Liam Broady and Tom Farquharson. The following year, Morgan won the boys' doubles title with Mate Pavić, with Burton being too old to compete. In 2012, Burton and Morgan, now both too old for the boys' tournament, were given a wildcard into qualifying for the men's doubles at Wimbledon. They qualified for the main draw, but lost to Steve Darcis and Olivier Rochus in the first round, by a scoreline of 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(3), 4–6.
Personal life Burton began dating television presenter Caroline Flack in August 2019. On 12 December 2019, police were called to Flack's flat in London after she allegedly assaulted Burton by hitting him in the head with a lamp; this tabloid allegation was found to be untrue, the object being a mobile phone. Burton called the police from Flack's flat and was allegedly "begging for help" from the operator, with Burton saying "she tried to kill me, mate". Flack's lawyer alleged during proceedings that Burton did not consider himself a victim, instead describing him as a witness. Flack died by suicide in her flat on 15 February 2020.
Since November 2020, he has been in a relationship with model and entrepreneur Lottie Tomlinson, younger sister of One Direction member Louis Tomlinson. Their son was born in August 2022. They became engaged in November 2023. Their daughter was born in January 2025.
Career finals Doubles: 42 (26–16) Legend ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)ITF Futures Tour (26–15)Titles by surfaceHard (22–15)Clay (1–1)Grass (3–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Great Britain F14, NottinghamFuturesHard Dan Evans Sean Thornley Marcus Willis7–5, 1–6, [13–11]Win2–0Great Britain F15, WrexhamFuturesHard Dan Evans David Rice Sean Thornley7–6(8–6), 6–4Win3–0Great Britain F16, GlasgowFuturesHard (i) Dan Evans Matthew Ebden Joshua Milton7–6(7–1), 3–6, [10–6]Loss3–1Turkey F13, AntalyaFuturesHard Josh Goodall Maxime Authom Adrien Bossel5–7, 4–6Loss3–2South Africa F1, DurbanFuturesHard James Marsalek Isaac Frost Leon Frost3–6, 4–6Loss3–3Great Britain F11, ChiswickFuturesHard Edward Corrie Liam Broady Dan Evans6–7(3–7), 6–4, [7–10]Loss3–4Great Britain F14, RoehamptonFuturesHard James Marsalek Josh Goodall Marcus Willis3–6, 7–5, [5–10]Loss3–5Sweden F4, UppsalaFuturesHard (i) James Marsalek Carl Bergman Markus Eriksson3–6, 4–6Win4–5Sweden F5, DanderydFuturesHard (i) George Morgan Tobias Blomgren Jesper Brunstrom6–3, 6–2Loss4–6Great Britain F3, BirkenheadFuturesHard (i) Chris Eaton David Rice Sean Thornley2–6, 3–6Win5–6Great Britain F5, BathFuturesHard (i) Edward Corrie Arthur De Greef Yannik Reuter6–3, 6–4Loss5–7Sweden F1, KarlskronaFuturesClay George Morgan Albano Olivetti Hans Podlipnik-Castillo3–6, 6–7(3–7)Win6–7Sweden F3, BåstadFuturesHard (i) George Morgan Pierre Bonfre Viktor Stjern6–3, 6–1Win7–7Great Britain F10, IlkleyFuturesGrass Edward Corrie Andrew Harris Andrew Whittington6–1, 6–1Win8–7Great Britain F11, FelixstoweFuturesGrass Edward Corrie Tom Burn Dan Evans6–2, 6–2Win9–7Great Britain F12, WrexhamFuturesHard Edward Corrie Oliver Golding Sean Thornley6–4, 6–0Win10–7Kuwait F1, MishrefFuturesHard Ruan Roelofse Mohammad Ghareeb Mikhail Vasiliev7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)Loss10–8Qatar F3, DohaFuturesHard Abdullah Maqdes Adam Chadaj Andriej Kapaś7–5, 4–6, [6–10]Win11–8Great Britain F4, BirkenheadFuturesHard (i) Neal Skupski James Cluskey Sean Thornley7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–7]Loss11–9France F4, LilleFuturesHard (i) James Cluskey Jonathan Eysseric Nicolas Renavand7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [5–10]Win12–9Great Britain F7, BathFuturesHard (i) Dan Evans Jan Minář Marek Semjan5–7, 6–1, [10–5]Loss12–10Great Britain F8, SunderlandFuturesHard (i) Dan Evans Daniel Smethurst Alexander Ward5–7, 6–7(4–7)Win13–10Great Britain F18, SheffieldFuturesHard Marcus Willis Richard Bloomfield Daniel Cox6–1, 6–1Win14–10Great Britain F19, RoehamptonFuturesHard Marcus Willis Edward Corrie Joshua Ward-Hibbert4–6, 6–4, [10–8]Win15–10Kuwait F1, MishrefFuturesHard Marcus Willis Patrick Davidson Saketh Myneni6–4, 7–5Loss15–11Kuwait F2, MishrefFuturesHard Marcus Willis Ruan Roelofse Tak Khunn Wang6–4, 3–6, [6–10]Win16–11Kuwait F3, MishrefFuturesHard Marcus Willis Thomas Statzberger Tristan-Samuel Weissborn6–2, 6–2Win17–11Great Britain F22, TiptonFuturesHard (i) Marcus Willis Graeme Dyce Calum Gee7–6(7–0), 6–2Win18–11Greece F20, RethymnoFuturesHard Marcus Willis Nikola Čačić Alexandros Jakupovic6–4, 7–6(7–5)Win19–11Israel F1, EilatFuturesHard Marcus Willis Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev Anton Zaitcev6–3, 6–4Loss19–12Israel F2, EilatFuturesHard Marcus Willis Huang Liang-chi Amir Weintraub3–6, 6–7(9–11)Win20–12Israel F3, EilatFuturesHard Marcus Willis Claudio Grassi Amir Weintraub6–3, 7–5Loss20–13Thailand F1, NonthaburiFuturesHard Marcus Willis Yuichi Ito Hiroki Kondo6–3, 3–6, [8–10]Loss20–14Thailand F2, NonthaburiFuturesHard Marcus Willis Chung Hyeon Nam Ji-sung4–6, 7–6(7–4), [7–10]Win21–14Thailand F3, NonthaburiFuturesHard Marcus Willis Chung Hyeon Nam Ji-sung6–3, 7–5Win22–14Great Britain F8, TiptonFuturesHard (i) Marcus Willis David Rice Sean Thornley4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]Win23–14Great Britain F9, BournemouthFuturesClay Marcus Willis Jake Eames Brydan Klein6–1, 7–5Win24–14Great Britain F13, IlkleyFuturesGrass Edward Corrie Brydan Klein Joshua Ward-Hibbert6–2, 6–4Loss24–15Spain F24, PozoblancoFuturesHard Marcus Willis Edward Corrie David Rice4–6, 5–7Win25–15Sweden F5, FalunFuturesHard (i) Edward Corrie Sriram Balaji Patrik Rosenholm7–6(7–1), 6–1Loss25–16Charlottesville, USChallengerHard (i) Marcus Willis Treat Huey Frederik Nielsen6–3, 3–6, [2–10]Win26–16Great Britain F2, SunderlandFuturesHard (i) Marcus Willis Isak Arvidsson Micke Kontinen6–3, 6–2
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