Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia. His father is retired Australian rules footballer Glynn Hewitt (born 1953).
Hewitt was ranked the No.1 in the world and was the youngest ever male player to reach this rank.[1] He played for Australia in the Davis Cup. In August 2000, the Australian Government gave him the Australian Sports Medal.[2] Hewitt won the US Open in 2001 and the Wimbledon Championships in 2002.
Grand slam record
This table shows Hewitt's performance in each Grand Slam tournament in singles.
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Round 1 | A | A | A |
| 1998 | Round 1 | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| 1999 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| 2000 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 1 | Semi-final |
| 2001 | Round 3 | Quarter-Final | Round 4 | Winner |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Round 4 | Winner | Semi-Final |
| 2003 | Round 4 | Round 3 | Round 1 | Quarter-Final |
| 2004 | Round 4 | Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final | Final |
| 2005 | Final | A | Semi-Final | Semi-Final |
| 2006 | Round 2 | Round 4 | Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final |
| 2007 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 2 |
| 2008 | Round 4 | Round 3 | Round 4 | A |
| 2009 | Round 1 | Round 3 | Quarter-Final | Round 3 |
| 2010 | Round 4 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 1 |
| 2011 | Round 1 | A | Round 2 | A |
| 2012 | Round 4 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 3 |
| 2013 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 4 |
| 2014 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 |
| 2015 | Round 2 | A | Round 1 | Round 2 |
| 2016 | Round 2 | A | A | A |
Lleyton Hewitt Media
Hewitt and fellow Australian Mark Philippoussis confer during a doubles match at the 2005 Queen's Club Championships.
Lleyton Hewitt & Andy Roddick - doubles partners! Who'd've thought...? Aegon Championships, Queen's Club, 2012.
Lleyton Hewitt US Open 2005
Hewitt at the 2006 US Open
Lleyton Hewitt Cincinnati 2007
Lleyton Hewitt at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
Hewitt at the 2009 US Open
Lleyton Hewitt at the 2010 Australian Open
Djokovic and Hewitt at Wimbledon 2010
Lleyton Hewitt at the French Open in 2012
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References
- ↑ "Famous why - Lleyton Hewitt".
- ↑ "It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours". itsanhonour.gov.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2010.