# Lewis Burton

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. 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 former One Direction star Louis. Their son, Lucky, was born in August 2022. They became engaged in November 2023. Their daughter, Flossie, was born in January 2025.

## Career finals
### Doubles: 42 (26–16)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
* ITF Futures Tour (26–15)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (22–15)
* Clay (1–1)
* Grass (3–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2010 | Great Britain F14, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | Dan Evans | Sean Thornley Marcus Willis | 7–5, 1–6, [13–11] |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2010 | Great Britain F15, Wrexham | Futures | Hard | Dan Evans | David Rice Sean Thornley | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2010 | Great Britain F16, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | Dan Evans | Matthew Ebden Joshua Milton | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2011 | Turkey F13, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Josh Goodall | Maxime Authom Adrien Bossel | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2011 | South Africa F1, Durban | Futures | Hard | James Marsalek | Isaac Frost Leon Frost | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2011 | Great Britain F11, Chiswick | Futures | Hard | Edward Corrie | Liam Broady Dan Evans | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2011 | Great Britain F14, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | James Marsalek | Josh Goodall Marcus Willis | 3–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2011 | Sweden F4, Uppsala | Futures | Hard (i) | James Marsalek | Carl Bergman Markus Eriksson | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Sep 2011 | Sweden F5, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) | George Morgan | Tobias Blomgren Jesper Brunstrom | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jan 2012 | Great Britain F3, Birkenhead | Futures | Hard (i) | Chris Eaton | David Rice Sean Thornley | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Mar 2012 | Great Britain F5, Bath | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie | Arthur De Greef Yannik Reuter | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–7 | May 2012 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay | George Morgan | Albano Olivetti Hans Podlipnik-Castillo | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 6–7 | May 2012 | Sweden F3, Båstad | Futures | Hard (i) | George Morgan | Pierre Bonfre Viktor Stjern | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–7 | Jul 2012 | Great Britain F10, Ilkley | Futures | Grass | Edward Corrie | Andrew Harris Andrew Whittington | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–7 | Jul 2012 | Great Britain F11, Felixstowe | Futures | Grass | Edward Corrie | Tom Burn Dan Evans | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–7 | Aug 2012 | Great Britain F12, Wrexham | Futures | Hard | Edward Corrie | Oliver Golding Sean Thornley | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 10–7 | Oct 2012 | Kuwait F1, Mishref | Futures | Hard | Ruan Roelofse | Mohammad Ghareeb Mikhail Vasiliev | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Loss | 10–8 | Oct 2012 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | Abdullah Maqdes | Adam Chadaj Andriej Kapaś | 7–5, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 11–8 | Feb 2013 | Great Britain F4, Birkenhead | Futures | Hard (i) | Neal Skupski | James Cluskey Sean Thornley | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 11–9 | Mar 2013 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard (i) | James Cluskey | Jonathan Eysseric Nicolas Renavand | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [5–10] |
| Win | 12–9 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F7, Bath | Futures | Hard (i) | Dan Evans | Jan Minář Marek Semjan | 5–7, 6–1, [10–5] |
| Loss | 12–10 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F8, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Dan Evans | Daniel Smethurst Alexander Ward | 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 13–10 | Sep 2013 | Great Britain F18, Sheffield | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Richard Bloomfield Daniel Cox | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 14–10 | Sep 2013 | Great Britain F19, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Edward Corrie Joshua Ward-Hibbert | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 15–10 | Sep 2013 | Kuwait F1, Mishref | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Patrick Davidson Saketh Myneni | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 15–11 | Sep 2013 | Kuwait F2, Mishref | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Ruan Roelofse Tak Khunn Wang | 6–4, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 16–11 | Oct 2013 | Kuwait F3, Mishref | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Thomas Statzberger Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 17–11 | Oct 2013 | Great Britain F22, Tipton | Futures | Hard (i) | Marcus Willis | Graeme Dyce Calum Gee | 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–11 | Nov 2013 | Greece F20, Rethymno | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Nikola Čačić Alexandros Jakupovic | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 19–11 | Jan 2014 | Israel F1, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev Anton Zaitcev | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–12 | Jan 2014 | Israel F2, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Huang Liang-chi Amir Weintraub | 3–6, 6–7$^{(9–11)}$ |
| Win | 20–12 | Jan 2014 | Israel F3, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Claudio Grassi Amir Weintraub | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 20–13 | Feb 2014 | Thailand F1, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Yuichi Ito Hiroki Kondo | 6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 20–14 | Feb 2014 | Thailand F2, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Chung Hyeon Nam Ji-sung | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, [7–10] |
| Win | 21–14 | Mar 2014 | Thailand F3, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Chung Hyeon Nam Ji-sung | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 22–14 | Mar 2014 | Great Britain F8, Tipton | Futures | Hard (i) | Marcus Willis | David Rice Sean Thornley | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, [10–6] |
| Win | 23–14 | Apr 2014 | Great Britain F9, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | Marcus Willis | Jake Eames Brydan Klein | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 24–14 | Jul 2014 | Great Britain F13, Ilkley | Futures | Grass | Edward Corrie | Brydan Klein Joshua Ward-Hibbert | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 24–15 | Aug 2014 | Spain F24, Pozoblanco | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Edward Corrie David Rice | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 25–15 | Sep 2014 | Sweden F5, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie | Sriram Balaji Patrik Rosenholm | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 25–16 | Nov 2014 | Charlottesville, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | Marcus Willis | Treat Huey Frederik Nielsen | 6–3, 3–6, [2–10] |
| Win | 26–16 | Jan 2015 | Great Britain F2, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Marcus Willis | Isak Arvidsson Micke Kontinen | 6–3, 6–2 |