17 in the world in 1997 (and No. [63] In the opening round, he defeated Canadian Vasek Pospisil. While he retired in 2020, he continues to stay active in tennis as a commentator for the Australian Open. In a weak performance, Hewitt lost. Hewitt received a first-round bye, as he was seeded fourth in singles. Bec and Lleyton Hewitt with their children Mia, Cruz and Ava. He was seeded 16th at the 2007 US Open, but for the first time in eight consecutive appearances at Flushing Meadows, he did not reach the quarterfinals or further. Hewitt paid tribute to de Minaur's mentor and coach, Adolfo Gutierrez, who has been travelling the world with the Australian since he was nine years old. In Australia, Rasheed is notable as Lleyton Hewitt's coach from 2003 until 2007. Hewitt was the subject of a book titled "Facing Hewitt" which features fifty interviews with professional tennis players who competed against him. Hewitt returned to the World Team Cup in 2001 and led Australia to the title by recording singles wins over lex Corretja, Magnus Norman, Tommy Haas in the group stages. The Australian went on to win the Tokyo Open[17] and again qualify for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup held in Sydney. He lost to No. In 2001 Hewitt would again be a part of the Australian team that would make the Davis Cup final but the Australians would lose the fifth rubber and hand France a 32 win. 1 in the ATP rankings. He lost to top seeded John Isner in the final. It was his earliest exit at the US Open. In singles, where he was awarded a wildcard, Hewitt won his first round match defeating unseeded Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in almost four hours. For his final singles match of the tournament, he played Kazakhstani Andrey Golubev, defeating him in straight sets. Best career match winning percentage in finals on grass (87.5%, 71). In the 2006 quarterfinals in Melbourne, Hewitt defeated Belarusian Vladimir Voltchkov in just 91 minutes. 5 Juan Martn del Potro. That enabled him to rise to number 19 on the all-time wins list, topping Bjrn Borg and Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the process. 84 and lost his position of No. At the Aegon Championships, Hewitt won in the first round against Daniel Gimeno-Traver in straight sets before losing to Feliciano Lopez in straight sets 36, 46. They married on 21 July 2005 at the Sydney Opera House and they have three children together. This was a record among active players at the time. He is the most recent Australian man to win a major singles title, with two at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships. His second round match was against sixth seed Feliciano Lpez, whom he defeated. Yonex . [21] His victory reinforced the idea that, although the tournament had tended to be dominated by serve-and-volleyers, a baseliner could still triumph on grass (Hewitt was the first 'baseliner' to win the tournament since Agassi in 1992). He was seeded fourth in the Medibank International and, like the previous year, reached the quarterfinals, losing to eventual champion Marcos Baghdatis. They won the rubber against the Austrian duo Oliver Marach and Jrgen Melzer in four sets. As of 2022, Lleyton Hewitt has an estimated net worth of $25 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Official tennis player profile of Lleyton Hewitt on the ATP Tour. Lleyton Hewitt played the last singles match of his successful, injury-hit career Thursday, sent into retirement by David Ferrer at his home grand slam in Melbourne. After returning from hip surgery, Hewitt played his first match in 2009 at the Hopman Cup, where he defeated Nicolas Kiefer in three sets. #89 Twitter: @lleytonhewitt. Lleyton Glynn Hewitt AM (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former world No. 1 for a second straight year. 1 in the ATP rankings, at the age of 20years, 8months and 26days, though this record was surpassed in 2022 by Carlos Alcaraz, who ascended to the top at 19years, 4months and 7days. [6] He became one of the youngest winners of an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament when he won the 1998 Next Generation Adelaide International, defeating Jason Stoltenberg in the final, having defeated Andre Agassi in the semi-finals. In the 3rd round, Hewitt lost to 4th seed and No. In November 2001, Hewitt became, at the time, the youngest man to be singles world No. [105] His Davis Cup career has included wins over players who were top ten at the time, which include Todd Martin, Marat Safin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Roger Federer, Gustavo Kuerten, Sbastien Grosjean and Juan Carlos Ferrero. [43] At the Masters tournaments in Montral and Cincinnati Hewitt reached the quarterfinals and semi-finals, respectively. 1 spot, 2003: Second Masters and Davis Cup titles, Hopman Cup final, 2004: US Open, Masters Cup and World Team Cup finals, 2009: 27th career title, 500 career match wins, Wimbledon quarterfinal and return to Top 20, 2010: 28th career title and victory over Federer, 2013: Five top ten wins and hope for resurgence, 2014: 30th career title, 600 wins and return to top 40, Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 01:00, Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup, U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, Newport Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Doubles at the 2018 Brisbane International, 2018 Fuzion 100 Surbiton Trophy Men's doubles, 2018 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships Men's doubles, 2018 Queen's Club Championships Doubles, 2018 Wimbledon Championships Men's doubles, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of Grand Slam men's singles champions, "Alcaraz replaces Hewitt as youngest No.1", "Lleyton Hewitt playing at age 7 in 1988, age 9, 11, 13, 15", "Hewitt stuns Sampras, lifts US Open crown Always had drive to succeed", "Australia Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt inducted into Hall of Fame", "Veteran American duo claims Wimbledon title", "Inspired Escude brings end to Hewitt's run", "Masters Cup: Hewitt heads for peak as Rafter falls to earth", "Lleyton Hewitt Tennis Players Tennis ATP World Tour", "PLUS TENNIS Hewitt and Clijsters Win at Indian Wells", "Ferrero knocks Hewitt out of US Open, Agassi, Nalbandian, Roddick into semis ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)", "Tennis: Pull-outs shanghai Masters Cup as Agassi and Nadal add to injury list", "Hewitt beats Blake to win fourth Queen's Club title", "Clement stuns Hewitt to reach Washington semis ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)", "Roddick beats Hewitt, Nadal falls at U.S. Open", "Lleyton Hewitt hires celebrated tennis coach Tony Roche", "Roger Federer through to the last eight after defeating Lleyton Hewitt", "Standings Sony Ericsson Open 2009 Tennis", "Federer bends but does not break against Hewitt", "Lleyton Hewitt falls flat against Joachim Johansson", "ABC Sport Hewitt undergoes second hip operation", "Roddick downs Hewitt in 3 sets to reach semifinal", "Gerry Weber Open 2011: Gael Monfils and Lleyton Hewitt Advance to Quarters", "Robin Soderling fights back to beat Lleyton Hewitt", "Hewitt safely into Atlanta second round", "2011 US Open Former Champion Hewitt Out Tennis", "Verdasco spoils Hewitt's comeback in Hopman Cup", "ATP Sydney Hewitt goes down to Troicki", "Novak Djokovic beats Lleyton Hewitt in Australian Open BBC Sport", "Aegon Championships Lleyton Hewitt & James Ward receive AEGON Championships wild cards", "Lleyton Hewitt to Play Newport! Cincinnati saw Hewitt reach the quarterfinals for the sixth time, where he lost to Roger Federer in straight sets. Hewitt made his World Team Cup debut for Australia in 2000 at the age of 19. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Hewitt both in singles and doubles. Hewitt won the first set in a tiebreak and the second set. Their last meeting was at the 2014 Brisbane International, where Hewitt triumphed over Federer in three sets, for his first title since 2010, when he also beat Federer to the Halle title. He reached number 192 in ATP rankings and number 132 in the doubles rankings in 1992. As a junior Hewitt posted a 4419 record in singles and reached as high as No. In 2000 Hewitt and Australia would again make the Davis Cup final but fell to Spain in Barcelona. 18 Stanislas Wawrinka. Nadal eliminated Hewitt in the second round 61 62 and would go on to win the singles gold medal. Hewitt was 32nd seed at the US Open and lost his first-round match to Paul-Henri Mathieu in five sets. Coach. However, Nadal withdrew due to injury, and his slot was replaced by No. He faced Yen-Hsun Lu in the opening round, saving two match points to edge Lu in three sets. In the first round he was defeated in straight sets (36, 26) by fellow Australian Sam Groth in 58 minutes. [127] He is currently sponsored by American athletic apparel company Athletic DNA[128] and the Japanese sports manufacturer Yonex, with whom he signed a "Head to Toe" deal in late 2005. Since October 2013, Rasheed agreed to coach Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the most successful Bulgarian male tennis player, both in financial and ranking terms, in history. Though be careful about the "topped out at Challenger level" characterization. [citation needed]. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, former World No. Hewitt also played Australian Football until the age of 13, when he decided to pursue a tennis career. In 2019, Hewitt played doubles at a number of tournaments. In the semi-finals in Buenos Aires on clay, Hewitt lost to Argentine Jos Acasuso in five sets. Playing at night in front of a boisterous Aussie crowd, Hewitt dispatched Raonic in 3 hours 6 minutes. [87] He lost in the second round of the US Open to Tomic in five sets despite having two match points. The 15-year-old has expressed a keen interest in fashion and modelling and she certainly has the style for it. However, he suffered his sixth first-round exit in his home slam to No. [13] Born in Adelaide, Rasheed played Australian rules football, including seven games in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with the Sturt Football Club. Hewitt and Belgian tennis player Kim Clijsters started a relationship in January 2000, during the Australian Open. The Aussie great and former World No.1, who won two grand slam titles . Roger Rasheed (born 10 March 1969) is a former Australian rules football player, tennis player, tennis coach and tennis commentator with the Seven Network for 12 years. Who Is Lleyton Hewitt Coach? He reversed a two-set deficit to defeat Radek tpnek in the fourth round. They, however, fared worse than expected, losing ties against Romania and Spain, and therefore failing to reach the final. 6 Gal Monfils, former World No. At AAMI Classic, he defeated Andy Murray in two tiebreaks. 6 Gal Monfils, former World No. Prior to his work as a coach, Rasheed was the youngest ever player to qualify for an Australian Open in 1985 at 16 years of age, a feat eclipsed by Lleyton Hewitt, whom Rasheed later coached. This was the second time in a row the two had played each other in the first round, and he suffered a shock defeat. [34], Hewitt was defeated in the second round of the 2006 Australian Open by Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina. This propels Australia into a 48th Davis Cup final - and first in 19 years. [45], After Wimbledon, Hewitt elected to miss the Montreal and Cincinnati Masters in an effort to give his hip sufficient rest to enable him to play at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he defeated Jonas Bjrkman in the first round before losing to second seed Rafael Nadal. The player came out of retirement to play for this country as a captain in the 2016 Davis Cup. After Wimbledon in 2003, Hewitt lost in the final of the tournament in Los Angeles, the second round of the ATP Masters Series tournament in Montreal, and the first round of the ATP Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati. However, he withdrew due to a recurring injury. [25] At the US Open, Hewitt lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Carlos Ferrero. 8 and Wimbledon quarter finalist Todd Martin. The pair have long been at loggerheads but spent last week together in Sydney as part of Australia's ATP Cup squad. Hewitt entered the Monte Carlo Masters as a wild card. [92] In the first round, the pair saved eight match points to defeat Nicols Almagro and David Marrero 1917 in the deciding set. [65] He also sent an application to the International Olympic Committee to enter the men's doubles competition with Chris Guccione but the application was rejected. (Instagram) Mia Hewitt, 15. His Cinderella run ended in the quarterfinals against sixth seed Andy Roddick. At the Montreal Masters, Hewitt lost in the first round to former No. [46], At the 2009 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Hewitt defeated seventh seed Diego Junqueira. An inductee from the Class of 2021, Hewitt . Van der Meer, a Namibian native who later became a U.S. citizen, was a legendary coach of top players and a teaching professional who recognised the need for, and subsequently developed, a standardised manner of teaching tennis in order to effectively grow the . [35] He then reached the finals of the San Jose and Las Vegas tournaments, losing to British youngster Andy Murray and American James Blake, respectively. Hewitt faced Kei Nishikori of Japan in the first round and won in four close sets. 6, winning a fourth set tiebreak and sealing the match 61 in the fifth. At the year ending 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Hewitt defeated Andy Roddick to advance to the final, but was yet again defeated by defending champion Federer. Federer held an 188 record headtohead against Hewitt. In the 2014 Australian Open, Hewitt played both singles and doubles as an unseeded player. After Groth's win, Hewitt won the deciding fifth rubber against Nedovyesov to put Australia at 32 to reach the semi-finals. Rasheed regularly commentated both men's and women's matches in the Australian Open for the Seven Network between 2007 and 2018. He partnered Jordan Thompson but lost in the first round to Cristian Garin and Juan Ignacio Londero. Max Purcell has taken aim at Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt after his Australian Open qualifying win, saying the former world No.1 "didn't have the balls" to tell him he missed out on a wildcard. 1 in May 2003. That Hewitt is still viable, particularly considering the . 38, his highest position since late 2010. Hewitt was considered a strong favorite for a medal given his victory at the Sydney International earlier in the year but despite competing in his home nation Hewitt went out in the first round to Max Mirnyi 63 63. In the 2011 playoffs, he played against Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka on a grass court in Sydney, losing both matches. Rafter and John Newcombe are the only other two Australian men to have been ranked No. Hewitt and countryman Jordan Thompson received a wildcard to play at the Wimbledon Championships. He defeated Jonas Bjrkman, Grgory Carraz, Julian Knowle, Mikhail Youzhny, Sjeng Schalken and home favourite Tim Henman before dominating first-time finalist David Nalbandian in straight sets; Hewitt lost only two sets (both to Schalken) throughout the championship. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more. In both cases, he lost to Roger Federer. Hewitt kicked off the 2014 season as an unseeded entrant into the 2014 Brisbane International. They met in one Grand Slam final, the 2004 US Open final, where Federer won his first US Open title in a lopsided encounter in which Federer won the first and third sets 60 and the second set on a tiebreak. [42] Hewitt reached the 2007 Hamburg Masters semi-finals, where he pushed eventual finalist Rafael Nadal to three sets. [12], He is Australian of Lebanese descent. It was a characteristically "gutsy" performance and cemented Hewitt's reputation as a tough competitor. [99] In 2014, Australia crashed out 50 in the World Group first round on the French clay of La Roche sur Yon. He lost his match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 36, 26, 67 (27). [76] Hewitt went on to win the doubles title with countryman Chris Guccione later that same day. [5], Hewitt commenced his professional career in 1998. He defeated his first-round opponent Bjrn Phau, and proceeded to the second round against Brian Dabul. Hewitt suffered three consecutive first round losses at the BMW Open by FWU AG to Albert Ramos-Vinolas 76(6), 16, 06, Mutua Madrid Open to Santiago Giraldo 57, 64, 26 and at the French Open Roland Garros to Carlos Berlocq 63, 26, 16, 46. [58] For the mixed doubles match, Hewitt partnered with Jarmila Gajdoov. Hewitt then travelled back to Australia to participate in a Davis Cup tie against Japan, winning his two singles matches. He won his first round match against Thanasi Kokkinakis in straight sets. [51] In Tokyo, Hewitt was drawn to once again meet del Potro in the quarterfinals, but was given a clear path when del Potro was knocked out by qualifier douard Roger-Vasselin in the first round. Since mid-2011, he began alternating between Yonex, Nike, Adidas, Asics and Fila shoes. [96] The two chose to compete at the Australian Open a week later, but lost in the first round in straight sets, to Korean duo Min-Kyu Song and Nam Ji-sung.[97]. He then defeated Sam Querrey to book a place in the quarterfinals. After being foot-faulted twice by a black linesman on crucial points in the third set, Hewitt was accused of dragging race into the situation by suggesting the similarity in skin colour of Blake and the official was playing a part in the decision to penalise him. [4][non-primary source needed] He was also coached by Peter Smith at Denman Tennis Club in Mitcham. This was to be Hewitt's last event on the ATP Tour for over three months after he underwent surgery on his left foot. A week later he teamed up with John-Patrick Smith at the Australian Open, yet again losing in the first round. 1 ranking. 2003 Vogue Australia Sportsman of the Year, 2011 Newcombe Medal. Hewitt lost the first set, before recovering to win the match. Nick Kyrgios has taken an angry swipe at a number of Australian tennis greats after insisting that Lleyton Hewitt is the only one to have stood by him throughout his tennis career. Hewitt defeated Yen-Hsun Lu in the opening round, before losing in three sets to fifth seed Robin Sderling. At Wimbledon, he was defeated in a quarterfinal by Federer, and at the US Open, he was defeated in the final by Federer, losing two out of the three sets at love. In addition, Rasheed has launched the Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation a not for profit organisation which focuses on children's health across socioeconomic and geographic boundaries. Hewitt's second longest rivalry was against American Andy Roddick, in which the two played on 14 occasions. [4] Since, Rasheed coached Frenchman and former Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga between October 2012 and 2013. Despite the loss, Australia still advanced to the final where Hewitt would lose to Fernando Gonzlez and Australia would lose the final 21.[107]. After defeating Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan, Australia earned the right to get to the playoffs again in 2013. [106], Fresh from their 2003 Davis Cup victory, Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis entered the 2004 World Team Cup with high hopes. 152 following. However, from 2004 onward, Federer dominated the rivalry, winning 16 of the last 18 meetings to finish with an 189 overall head-to-head record. [28] Hewitt used much of his spare time in late 2003 to bulk up, gaining 7kg. Although he is known primarily as a baseliner, Hewitt is a skilled volleyer and is known for having one of the best overhead smashes in the game. He next participated in the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis. He is a keen supporter of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[15]. [117] This is Hewitt's longest rivalry as these two first played each other as juniors in 1996. The great start to his Davis Cup career would continue in the 1999 semi-finals against Russia where he would record another two wins against Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Hewitt then played in the fast4 exhibition in Sydney where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov. Former rival Andy Roddick awaited Hewitt in the third round, and the match certainly did not disappoint. Peter Smith, Darren Cahill, Jason Stoltenberg, Roger Rasheed, Scott Draper, Tony Roche, Nathan Healey and Brett Smith, Tony Roche and Peter Luczak are all former coaches of Hewitt. Lleyton Glynn Hewitt AM (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former world No. His quarterfinal encounter against qualifier Marius Copil resulted in a straight-set victory. Key points: Max Purcell has missed out on a wildcard berth for the Australian Open The 23-year old has lashed David Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt for failing to deliver the news personally Purcell, who stressed he understood why he missed out, will go through the qualifying tournament He then competed in the 2014 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis in the United States of America. Spirit of Tennis Award, 2013 Newcombe Medal. [122] Hewitt would then face David Nalbandian in the quarterfinals on Australia Day with Hewitt coming out victorious 108 in the fifth set. Hewitt also competed in the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, and reached the second round, being defeated by Fernando Gonzlez. [citation needed]. [111] Pairing up with Chris Guccione in the doubles, the team would record victories over Agustn Calleri/Juan Mnaco[112] and Rafael Nadal/Tommy Robredo before falling to the Bryan brothers in the quarterfinals. [81] "I had thought long and hard and I plan to play the Australian Open next year and then finish," he said. Lleyton Hewitt cementing his legacy with Induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Voltchkov said before the match that "Hewitt has no weapons to hurt me." The two announced their engagement just before Christmas 2003, but separated in October 2004, cancelling a planned February 2005 wedding. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the semi-finals and defeated then four-time champion Pete Sampras the next day in straight sets. The Australian duo came back from two sets to love but lost the fifth set. Hewitt then teamed up with another Aussie, Nick Kyrgios at the 2018 Queen's Club Championships Doubles tournament where they defeated number 3 seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert before losing in the quarterfinals. [3] His junior tennis club was Seaside Tennis Club in Henley Beach. Due to his excellent result in the preparation event before the 2013 Australian Open, people had high expectations of Hewitt. Also that year, he played doubles in New York, Houston, Surbiton, and 's-Hertogenbosch, playing with the likes of Alexei Popyrin and Thompson yet again. It was another classic Hewitt fightback to thrill the many Australians on hand to witness the match. He followed this with victory over Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets. The third set was tight, and both players saved multiple break points. There, he met 2nd seed Novak Djokovic. Hewitt played in the mixed doubles with compatriot Casey Dellacqua on a wild card and lost in the second round, seemingly ending his Wimbledon career. [95], Hewitt once again featured in the Australian summer of tennis, this time choosing to participate in the new Adelaide International, the first time he had played tour-tennis in his home town for over a decade. However, Hewitt could not mount a comeback, and ended up losing in four sets. A week after his exit from the Australian Open, Hewitt announced at a press conference at Melbourne Park that he underwent another hip operation similar to his left hip operation this time on his right hip on 28 January 2010 in Hobart. [22] Hewitt's win helped him finish the year ranked No. [114] Following his men's doubles rejection, Hewitt decided to apply for a spot in the mixed doubles competition with Sam Stosur. In the semi-finals Hewitt faced second seed Kei Nishikori. Andy Roddick would later achieve this feat at the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Tournament in Washington, D.C. [85], Hewitt partnered Sam Groth to win Australia's Davis Cup quarterfinals doubles rubber against Kazakhstan in Darwin on 18 July. Although Hewitt is not officially coaching the 19-year-old, he is acting as a mentor to the current World #96. 3 Grigor Dimitrov and through his own website ProTennisCoach.com. During this match, Hewitt turned his ankle when he came in to the net to try to reach a net cord ball. 1 Rafael Nadal. His signature shot, however, is the offensive topspin lob, a shot that he executes efficiently off both wings when his opponent approaches the net. . He then lost to Roddick.[41]. With this win, Hewitt went on to the semi-final (his first since Halle 2010), where he was victorious over American Rajeev Ram. Former world No 1 and now Davis Cup captain Hewitt can often be seen in the De Minaur box and has helped steer him inside the world's top 30. He upended del Potro in straight sets. Hewitt won his first-round match against the American qualifier Phillip Simmonds in straight sets to advance to the second round. By the age of 22, he had recorded more wins in Davis Cup singles than any other Australian player. [103], He came out of retirement to play the first round match against the United States at the 2016 Davis Cup as a player-captain, where he and partner John Peers lost to the Bryan brothers in a five-setter.[104]. The next tournament that Hewitt took part in was the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup, an ATP World Tour 500 event in Memphis, Tennessee. At the 2018 Wimbledon Championships Men's doubles, Hewitt was again wildcard with Alex Bolt however the pair again lost in the first round to Venus and Klaasen. [16] This win made Hewitt the most recent male player to win a Grand Slam singles and doubles title during his career. [1] Rasheed also competed in the ATP Challenger Series and won four titles in 1992. His good form continued into Wimbledon, Hewitt making the fourth round for the second successive year, before losing to No. Hewitt responded, "Voltchkov doesn't have a ranking [of 457] to hurt me." At the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, Hewitt won his first three matches, including a four-set third round victory over Guillermo Caas. Hewitt caused a major upset over Martin and would go on to win his second singles rubber against Alex O'Brien as well. As they have many times in the past, the former No. Being in the spotlight for so long, the public often saw the two-time Grand Slam champion with his children, Mia, Cruz and Ava Hewitt, who he shares with wife Bec Hewitt. [142], At the 2001 French Open Hewitt twice called the Chair Umpire and net judge "spastics" and was subsequently forced to apologise following a public backlash. At the 2011 Australian Open, Hewitt was defeated in the first round in five sets by Argentina's David Nalbandian. Marin ili, seeded 13th, awaited in the second round and Hewitt dispatched the Croat in two sets to advance to the third round. However, Hewitt made the third round at Roland Garros, before losing a five-set thriller to fifth seed David Ferrer. 1 Australian which he had held for many consecutive months. Hewitt became the youngest World No. A 19-year-old Hewitt entered his first Olympics in 2000 and was given the fourth seeding in the draw. He then lost to Juan Ignacio Chela. Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is an Australian former professional tennis player and the youngest man to be No. He also was awarded a wildcard into the men's doubles where he partnered compatriot Matt Reid. Former World No. [10] Hewitt later won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open when he along with Max Mirnyi claimed the men's doubles championship, thus becoming the youngest male (at 19 years, 6 months) to win a Grand Slam doubles crown in the open era. Witness the match that `` Hewitt has an estimated net worth and she certainly has the style it. ( 36, 26, 67 ( 27 ). [ 15 ] ] to hurt me. but! 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