Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Hewitt
AM
Full nameLleyton Glynn Hewitt
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Born (1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 (age 43)[1]
Adelaide, South Australia
Spouse
(m. 2005)
Children3
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2016 (singles)
2020 (doubles)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachCoaches list
Prize moneyUS$20,889,965
Int. Tennis HoF2021 (member page)
Singles
Career record616–262 (70.2%)[a]
Career titles30
Highest rankingNo. 1 (19 November 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (2005)
French OpenQF (2001, 2004)
WimbledonW (2002)
US OpenW (2001)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2001, 2002)
Olympic Games3R (2012)
Doubles
Career record134–112 (54.5%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 18 (23 October 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2018)
French Open2R (1999)
Wimbledon3R (1999, 2012, 2014, 2015)
US OpenW (2000)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2008)
Mixed doubles
Career record9–5
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (1998)
French Open3R (2000)
WimbledonF (2000)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2012)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1999, 2003)
Hopman CupF (2003)

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt AM (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He is the most recent Australian man to win a major singles title, at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships. In November 2001, Hewitt became, at the time, the youngest man to reach No. 1 in the ATP singles rankings, at the age of 20 years, 8 months and 26 days. In total, he won 30 singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, back-to-back Tour Finals titles in 2001 and 2002, and the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003. Between 1997 and 2016, Hewitt contested a record twenty consecutive Australian Open men's singles tournaments, his best result being runner-up in 2005. He was also the runner-up at the 2004 US Open.

  1. ^ "Lleyton 41 Hewitt". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 22 December 2016.


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