Courtney Webeck is a tennis and cricket player who was awarded a Tier 1 Scholarship for the 2025 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program. Courtney was paired with the three-time Paralympic gold medallist and four-time world champion wheelchair racer, Kurt Fearnley AO, as her Mentor.
Courtney Webeck, grow up on a beef cattle property in Gloucester on the Mid North coast of NSW, she’s an exceptional athlete who has risen to prominence despite being born legally blind, with less than five percent vision in both eyes. Throughout her childhood, Courtney was passionate about various sports, including horse riding, athletics and cross-country, where she represented her state and won numerous national titles.
In 2015, Courtney started athletics, that same year she qualified to the National championships in Canberra, where she won, the para women’s 800 meters. Throughout high school, she continued to excel in athletics and cross country, winning multiple national titles and breaking records along the way. In 2019, she showcased her versatility and endurance by winning the Gloucester High School triathlon.
Courtney’s journey in Blind and Low Vision (BLV) Tennis began in April 2022. By the end of that year, she had already established herself as the number one in both singles and doubles. Her remarkable achievements include winning the first Australian women’s tennis title in September 2022 and securing gold and bronze medals at the IBSA World Games in August 2023. The week after, she won a gold medal at the World Championships in Poland and claimed two women’s singles titles at the 2023 Australian National Championships. In 2024, she continued her dominance by winning the singles and doubles National titles. Currently, she is the world number one in both women’s singles and doubles.
In January 2023, Courtney participated in the MasterCard, Tennis in a New Light campaign at the Australian Open, partnering with the former world number eight and Olympian, Alicia Molik. This campaign was to showcase the inclusion and diversity within tennis.
Beyond tennis, Courtney has made significant strides in cricket. After just six months of playing, she was selected to represent Australia. She captained the first Australian women’s blind cricket team to a historic victory over England and led the team to a silver medal at the IBSA World Games.
Courtney’s dedication extends beyond her sporting career. She is committed to raising awareness and creating opportunities for people living with disabilities, especially those who are legally blind. As a multiple national record holder in athletics, Blind Sports Australia ambassador, and a student pursuing a Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Courtney is an inspiration to many. Her accolades include being named Gloucester’s Sports Star of the Year for five consecutive years and winning the prestigious Sport Australia Hall of Fame Tier 1 Scholarship.
“I am absolutely thrilled and deeply honoured to have been selected as a Sport Australia Hall of Fame Tier 1 recipient for 2025. The opportunity to be mentored by Kurt Fearnley – a superstar of Australian sport – is truly incredible. Following in the footsteps of so many exceptional athletes who have received this scholarship is a privilege. I hope to inspire others with disabilities, showing them that anything is possible and there’s no such thing as can’t.” – Courtney Webeck on being selected as a 2025 Tier 1 Scholarship Holder
Honours & Achievements
- 2023: 1st, World IBTA Championships – Blind Tennis World Champion (B2 Women’s Singles)
- 2023: 1st, Women’s Tennis Doubles, IBSA World Games
- 2023: 3rd, Women’s Tennis Singles, IBSA World Games
- 2023: 2nd, Captain of Women’s Blind Cricket Team, IBSA World Games
- 2024: 1st, Women’s B2 Singles and Women’s Open Doubles, Australian BLV Tennis Championships
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