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| Full name | Lleyton Glynn Hewitt |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Residence | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Born | (1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (age 44)[1] |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2016 (singles) 2020–2024 (doubles) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Coaches list |
| Prize money | US$20,889,965 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2021(member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 616–262 (70.2%)[a] |
| Career titles | 30 |
| Highest ranking | No.1 (19 November 2001) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2005) |
| French Open | QF (2001,2004) |
| Wimbledon | W (2002) |
| US Open | W (2001) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2001,2002) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 134–112 (54.5%) |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (23 October 2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2018) |
| French Open | 2R (1999) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1999,2012,2014,2015) |
| US Open | W (2000) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2008) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 9–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1998) |
| French Open | 3R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | F (2000) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2012) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1999,2003) |
| Hopman Cup | F (2003) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professionaltennis player. He was ranked as theworld No. 1 in men's singles by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 80 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in2001 and2002. Hewitt won30 singles titles and 3 doubles titles on theATP Tour, including two singlesmajors at the2001 US Open and2002 Wimbledon Championships, a doubles major at the2000 US Open, the2001 and2002 Tennis Masters Cups in singles, and ledAustralia toDavis Cup crowns in1999 and2003. In November 2001, Hewitt became (at the time) the youngest man to reach No. 1 in theATP singles rankings, at the age of 20 years, 8 months and 26 days. He was also the runner-up at the2004 US Open and2005 Australian Open. As of the end of 2025, he remains the most recent Australian man to win a singles major.
Hewitt was born inAdelaide, South Australia. His father,Glynn, is a formerAustralian rules football player, and his mother, Cherilyn, was a physical education teacher. He has a younger sister,Jaslyn, a former tennis coach and bodybuilder, and his brother-in-law (Jaslyn's husband) isRob Shehadie, an actor and comedian.. Hewitt also played Australian Football until the age of 13, when he decided to pursue a tennis career.[2] His junior tennis club was Seaside Tennis Club in Henley Beach.[3] He was also coached by Peter Smith at Denman Tennis Club in Mitcham.[4]
As a junior Hewitt posted a 44–19 record in singles and reached as high as No. 17 in the world in 1997 (and No. 13 in doubles).
Hewitt commenced his professional career in 1998.[5] He became one of the youngest winners of anAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament when he won the1998 Next Generation Adelaide International, defeatingJason Stoltenberg in the final, having defeatedAndre Agassi in the semi-finals.[5] BothAaron Krickstein winningTel Aviv in 1983 andMichael Chang winning San Francisco in 1988 were younger than Hewitt when they claimed their first ATP title. Hewitt then leftImmanuel College to concentrate on his tennis career.[6] He was anAustralian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[7]
In 2000, Hewitt reached his first Grand Slam final at the Wimbledon mixed doubles partnering BelgianKim Clijsters, his then girlfriend. They lost the match, to AmericansKimberly Po andDonald Johnson.[8] Hewitt later won his firstGrand Slam title at theUS Open when he along withMax 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.[9] At the end of the year, Hewitt became the first teenager in ATP history to qualify for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup (ATP World Tour Finals).[10]
Hewitt started off the2001 season well by winning the title inSydney.[11] He went on to win back-to-back tournaments inQueen's and's-Hertogenbosch.[12] He captured his first Grand Slam singles title at theUS Open, comprehensively defeating former world No. 1Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the semi-finals, and four-time championPete Sampras the next day in straight sets (7-6, 6-1, 6-1).[13][14] This win made Hewitt the most recent male player to win a Grand Slam singles and doubles title during his career. The Australian went on to win theTokyo Open,[15] and he again qualified for the year-endTennis Masters Cup, held in Sydney. During the tournament, Hewitt won all matches in his group;[16] with his round-robin victory againstPat Rafter, Hewitt secured theyear-end world No. 1 ranking for the first time.[17] Hewitt went on to defeatSébastien Grosjean in the final to take the title and cement his position as theworld number one.[18]
2002 started with disappointment for Hewitt, as he lost in the first round of theAustralian Open, his home Grand Slam. This was the first time the number 1 seed had lost in the opening round of the Australia Open, although Hewitt was still recovering fromchickenpox.[19] The next few months proved more successful for Hewitt and he cemented his position as the best player in the world by winning three titles:San Jose,Indian Wells andQueen's.[20] His victory againstAndre Agassi in the final of San Jose was heralded as one of the greatest matches of the season.[21][22] He followed his2001 US Open win by capturing theWimbledon singles title. He defeatedJonas Björkman,Grégory Carraz,Julian Knowle,Mikhail Youzhny,Sjeng Schalken and dispatched home favouriteTim Henman - a rematch of theirrecent Queen's final - before dominating first-time finalistDavid Nalbandian in straight sets in the championship match;[23][24][25] Hewitt lost only two sets (both to Schalken) throughout the championship.[26] His victory reinforced the idea that, although the tournament had tended to be dominated byserve-and-volleyers, abaseliner could still triumph on grass (Hewitt was the first 'baseliner' to win the tournament since Agassi in 1992). Hewitt was the last man outside the so-called "Big Four" to win Wimbledon untilCarlos Alcaraz in2023.[27]
For his third straight year, he qualified for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup, held in Shanghai, and successfully defended his title by defeatingJuan Carlos Ferrero in the final.[28] Hewitt's win helped him finish the year ranked No. 1 for a second straight year, becoming the seventh man to achieve this feat.[29]
In2003, Hewitt defeated former No. 1Gustavo Kuerten for the championship atIndian Wells.[30] But atWimbledon, as the defending champion, Hewitt lost in the first round to qualifierIvo Karlović. Hewitt became the first defending Wimbledon men's champion in theopen era to lose in the first round. Only once before in the tournament's 126-year history had a defending men's champion lost in the opening round: in 1967, whenManuel Santana was beaten byCharlie Pasarell.[31] Hewitt was only the third defending Grand Slam champion in the open era to lose in the first round, afterBoris Becker at the1997 Australian Open andPatrick Rafter at the1999 US Open. After Wimbledon in 2003, Hewitt lost in the final of the tournament inLos Angeles, the second round of theATP Masters Series tournament inMontreal, and the first round of the ATP Masters Series tournament inCincinnati.[32] At theUS Open, Hewitt lost in the quarterfinals toJuan Carlos Ferrero.[33] Hewitt played onlyDavis Cup matches for the remainder of the year, recording five-set wins overRoger Federer[34] andJuan Carlos Ferrero in the semi-finals and final respectively, as Australia went on to win the Davis Cup.[35] Hewitt used much of his spare time in late 2003 to bulk up, gaining 7 kg.
In2004, Hewitt became the first man in history to lose in each Grand Slam singles tournament to the eventual champion.[36] At theAustralian Open, he was defeated in the fourth round byRoger Federer. At theFrench Open, he was defeated in a quarterfinal byGastón Gaudio. At Wimbledon, he was defeated in a quarterfinal again by Federer. And, at the US Open, he was defeated in the final by Federer, losing two out of the three sets at love (6-0). At the year ending2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Hewitt defeatedAndy Roddick to advance to the final, but was yet again defeated by defending champion Federer.[37]
In2005, Hewitt won his only title at the SydneyMedibank International defeating little-known Czech playerIvo Minář.[38] Hewitt spent much time in the late stages of 2004 working with his former coach and good friend,Roger Rasheed, on bulking up his physique. His hard work paid off during the Australian summer, when he defeated an in-form No. 2Andy Roddick to reach his firstAustralian Open final in 2005. He was the first Australian player to reach the final sincePat Cash in 1988. In the final, he faced fourth seed,Marat Safin, who had defeated No. 1 and defending championRoger Federer in the semi-finals. After easily taking the first set, he was defeated by the Russian despite being up a break in the third set.[39]
At Wimbledon, Hewitt reached the semi-finals, but lost to eventual champion Federer. Two months later, Hewitt again lost to Federer in the US Open semi-final, although this time he was able to take one set from the Swiss. Hewitt had at this point lost to the eventual champion at seven consecutive Grand Slam tournaments he played, (he missed the 2005 French Open because of injury).[40] Hewitt pulled out of the Tennis Masters Cup tournament in Shanghai in November 2005 so that he could be with his wife Bec, who was due to give birth.[41]
Hewitt was defeated in the second round of the 2006 Australian Open byJuan Ignacio Chela of Argentina.[42] He then reached the finals of the San Jose and Las Vegas tournaments, losing to British youngsterAndy Murray and AmericanJames Blake, respectively. But he lost toTim Henman in the second round of the Miami Masters, a player he had defeated eight times previously in as many matches.[43] At the2006 French Open, Hewitt reached the fourth round, where he lost to defending champion and eventual winnerRafael Nadal in four sets.[44]
Hewitt won his first tournament of 2006 (after a 17-month hiatus from winning a tournament), when he beat Blake in the final of theQueen's Club Championships. This was his fourth title there, equalling the records ofJohn McEnroe andBoris Becker.[45] During the2006 Wimbledon Championships, Hewitt survived a five-set match against South Korea'sHyung-Taik Lee that was played over two days. He then defeatedOlivier Rochus andDavid Ferrer, before losing toMarcos Baghdatis in the quarterfinals.[46] At the 2006 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., Hewitt was defeated byArnaud Clément in the quarterfinals, after defeatingVincent Spadea in the second round andDenis Gremelmayr in the third round.[47]
Hewitt participated at the2006 US Open, despite having an injured knee. Hewitt won his first three matches in straight sets against, respectively,Albert Montañés,Jan Hernych, andNovak Djokovic. He defeatedRichard Gasquet in five sets to advance to the quarterfinals for the seventh consecutive year. He then lost to Roddick.[48]
At the2007 Australian Open, Hewitt lost in the third round to tenth-seeded Chilean and eventual runner-upFernando González. With his win inLas Vegas in March, Hewitt had won at least oneATP title annually for ten consecutive years. This was a record among active players at the time.[49] Hewitt reached the2007 Hamburg Masters semi-finals, where he pushed eventual finalistRafael Nadal to three sets. At the2007 French Open, Hewitt, for the second straight time lost in the fourth round to Nadal. At the2007 Wimbledon Championships, Hewitt won his first three matches, including a four-set third round victory overGuillermo Cañas. He then faced fourth seedNovak Djokovic in the fourth round, which he lost.
After Wimbledon, it was announced that he had hired former Australian tennis proTony Roche to coach him during Grand Slam and Masters tournaments in 2007 and 2008.[50] At the Masters tournaments inMontréal andCincinnati Hewitt reached the quarterfinals and semi-finals, respectively. In both cases, he lost toRoger Federer.
He was seeded 16th at the2007 US Open, but for the first time in eight consecutive appearances atFlushing Meadows, he did not reach the quarterfinals or further. He lost in the second round to ArgentineAgustín Calleri.
At the2008 Australian Open, he advanced to the fourth round as the 19th seed, defeating 15th-seeded and 2006 Australian Open finalistMarcos Baghdatis in a thrilling third-round match. The 282-minute match started at 11:52 pm and ended at 4:34 am[51] the following morning. It was a characteristically "gutsy" performance and cemented Hewitt's reputation as a tough competitor. Hewitt lost his fourth-round match in straight sets to third-seeded and eventual championNovak Djokovic.
A hip injury Hewitt acquired in March 2008 affected his preparation for the French Open and forced the loss of 300 rankings points as Hewitt was unable to defend his semi-final appearance at the Hamburg Masters, as well as compete in supplementary tournaments. However, Hewitt made the third round atRoland Garros, before losing a five-set thriller to fifth seedDavid Ferrer.
Despite his ongoing hip problem, Hewitt was able to compete at theQueens Club Championship with moderate success, falling to second seedNovak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. His good form continued into Wimbledon, Hewitt making the fourth round for the second successive year, before losing to No. 1 and top seedRoger Federer.[52]
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 Björkman in the first round before losing to second seedRafael Nadal. However, the more notable incident in the Olympics occurred in Hewitt's opening-round doubles match withChris Guccione against ArgentinesJuan Mónaco andAgustín Calleri. The match went to an advantage third set with Hewitt and Guccione prevailing 18–16. After the Olympics, due to the further damage Hewitt's hip sustained at the Olympics, he was left with no option but to pull out of the US Open and skip the rest of the season to have hip surgery. 2008 was the first year since 1997 in which Hewitt did not win a title.[53]
After returning from hip surgery, Hewitt played his first match in 2009 at the Hopman Cup, where he defeatedNicolas Kiefer in three sets. AtMedibank International Sydney, Hewitt lost in the quarterfinals toDavid Nalbandian. Hewitt then played in the2009 Australian Open, where he was unseeded in a Grand Slam for the first time since 2000. He facedFernando González in the first round and lost in five sets.
AtMemphis, he caused an upset in the first round by defeatingJames Blake in three sets. He lost toAndy Roddick in the semi-finals in a close match. Hewitt then lost in the first round ofDelray Beach toYen-Hsun Lu. InIndian Wells, California, he reached the second round, losing to Fernando González. In Miami, Hewitt lost to seventh seedGilles Simon in straight sets.[54]
At the2009 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Hewitt defeated seventh seedDiego Junqueira,Sergio Roitman in just 57 minutes,Guillermo García López,Evgeny Korolev andWayne Odesnik in the final, for his first title since 2007 and his first clay-court title in a decade. Hewitt entered theMonte Carlo Masters as a wild card. He lost in the first round toMarat Safin.
At the 2009 BMW Open, Hewitt recorded his 500th career win after defeatingPhilipp Petzschner in the first round, becoming one of only four active players to achieve this milestone; the others beingRoger Federer andCarlos Moyá.Andy Roddick would later achieve this feat. In the2009 French Open, he defeated 26th seedIvo Karlović in five sets in the first round, andAndrey Golubev in the second. He lost to No. 1Rafael Nadal in the third round. At the2009 Aegon Championships in London he lost to former rivalAndy Roddick in the third round, and the match did not disappoint.
In the2009 Wimbledon Championships, Hewitt beat del Potro in straight sets. He reversed a two-set deficit to defeatRadek Štěpánek in the fourth round. His run ended in the quarterfinals against sixth seedAndy Roddick. It was a five-set thriller which featured two tiebreaks. Hewitt lost a heartbreaking match.[55] It was the first time Hewitt had reached the quarterfinals of a Major since the 2006 U.S. Open.
At theLegg Mason Classic in Washington, Hewitt lost in three sets in the third round toJuan Martín del Potro. At theMontreal Masters, Hewitt lost in the first round to former No. 1Juan Carlos Ferrero.Cincinnati saw Hewitt reach the quarterfinals for the sixth time, where he lost toRoger Federer in straight sets. During the first round of the tournament, Hewitt showed his trademark fighting abilities by saving two match points to win against an in-formRobin Söderling.[56] At the U.S. Open, Hewitt progressed to the third round, where he played Federer for the 23rd time of their decade-long rivalry. Hewitt managed to take the first set 6–4 from Federer, before the 15-time Grand Slam champion took control of the second. The third set was tight, and both players saved multiple break points. Federer won the match in four sets.[57]
In September, Hewitt lost in round one of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur[58] toJoachim Johansson.[59] In Tokyo, Hewitt lost in the semi finals toMikhail Youzhny. He then competed in the2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, where he lost toGaël Monfils in round two.
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Hewitt lost in the quarter finals ofMedibank International toMarcos Baghdatis. At the2010 Australian Open, he lost toRoger Federer in the fourth round.
A week after his exit from the Australian Open, Hewitt underwent another hip operation similar to his left hip operation this time on his right hip on 28 January 2010 in Hobart. Hewitt returned to the tour at theU.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as the singles defending champion.[60] With coachNathan Healey in the doubles they lost to top seeds the Bryan brothers in the semi-finals. In singles, Hewitt lost toJuan Ignacio Chela in round two. Hewitt then reached the second round in Barcelona, before losing toEduardo Schwank, and lost in the second round of theInternazionali BNL d'Italia toGuillermo García López. Hewitt then travelled back to Australia to participate in a Davis Cup tie against Japan, winning his two singles matches.
At theFrench Open, Hewitt reached the third round, before losing toRafael Nadal.
On 13 June, Hewitt defeatedRoger Federer in the final of theGerry Weber Open inHalle, Germany, a grass-court tuneup forWimbledon Championships. The win was Hewitt's first over Federer since 2003, snapping a 15-match losing streak.
AtWimbledon, Hewitt was seeded 15th and lost to third seed,Novak Djokovic in the fourth round. After dropping the first two sets, Hewitt took advantage of a stomach illness had by Djokovic to take the third set. However, Hewitt could not mount a comeback, and lost in four sets.
At theAtlanta Tennis Championship, Hewitt lost in the first round toLukáš Lacko. At theLegg Mason Classic, Hewitt retired in the second round due to a leg injury. He returned in Cincinnati.
Hewitt was 32nd seed at theUS Open[61] and lost his first-round match toPaul-Henri Mathieu in five sets. It was his earliest exit at the US Open.[62]
He withdrew from theMalaysian Open due to a wrist injury suffered during the Australian Davis Cup playoff loss to Belgium.[63]
At the2011 Australian Open, Hewitt was defeated in the first round in five sets by Argentina'sDavid Nalbandian. Hewitt was up two sets to one and during the fourth set had the chance to finish off the match, when the scores were 3–1 and 0–40 in Hewitt's favour, but failed to capitalise on the situation. Furthermore, Hewitt had two match point opportunities in the final set to close out victory.
After the Australian Open, Hewitt participated in theSAP Open, and lost in the quarterfinals to former US Open championJuan Martín del Potro, who was on a comeback from a wrist injury.
The next tournament that Hewitt took part in was theRegions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup inMemphis, Tennessee, where Hewitt lost to top seedAndy Roddick despite being a set up.[64]
At2011 BNP Paribas Open, he lost in round one toLu Yen-hsun. This was to be Hewitt's last event on the ATP Tour for over three months after he underwent surgery on his left foot. He made his comeback at the2011 Gerry Weber Open inHalle, Germany, where he returned as defending champion. Hewitt's reign as champion of Halle came to an end at the hands of home favouritePhilipp Kohlschreiber, when the Australian went down in straight sets. During this match, Hewitt turned his ankle when he came in to the net to try to reach a net cord ball. The following week, Hewitt had to retire during a first round match at theAegon International againstOlivier Rochus. This was a result of the niggling ankle injury he had picked up at Halle the week before.
Hewitt came into Wimbledon with doubts over his fitness and condition and was unseeded in the 2011 Wimbledon Championships draw. Hewitt facedKei Nishikori in the first round and won in four sets. In the second round, Hewitt lost to fifth seedRobin Söderling in five sets.[65]
At the2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships, Hewitt beatPhillip Simmonds in straight sets.[66] He lost his second round encounter against the American qualifierRajeev Ram. After this defeat, Hewitt who had been scheduled to play in Los Angeles the following week, opted not to take up the offer of a wildcard and withdrew from the event to recover from his foot injury. He then was offered a wild card to play at the2011 US Open, but was unable to play due to foot injury which ended his season.[67]
At theApia International, Hewitt lost in the first round againstViktor Troicki.[68]
At the2012 Australian Open, partnering countrymanPeter Luczak, the Aussies lost in straight sets to the Bryan Twins in round two. In singles, where he was awarded a wildcard, Hewitt faced Roddick in the second round. After dropping the first set, Hewitt won the next two. Roddick then retired due to a groin injury and Hewitt advanced. In the third round, he beat the 23rd seedMilos Raonic of Canada at night in front of a boisterous Aussie crowd. In the fourth round, Hewitt faced returning champ and No. 1-rankedNovak Djokovic. Djokovic won the 1st two sets fairly easily, and was leading 3–0 in the 3rd set when Hewitt launched a spirited comeback, taking the set 6–4. Djokovic eventually prevailed however, winning the match in four sets.[69] Hewitt's two next matches were in February at the Davis Cup, where he won one singles and one doubles match partneringChris Guccione, what awarded Australia to go to the playoffs once more. After this Hewitt needed an operation to have a plate inserted in his toe.
Hewitt returned with a wildcard at theFrench Open where he lost in the first round toBlaž Kavčič. After this, Hewitt began his grass season atQueen's Club Championships.[70] He lost in the 1st round to CroatianIvo Karlović. AtWimbledon, he was defeated in the first round by 5th seedJo-Wilfried Tsonga.[71] I doubles at Wimbledon partnering countrymanChris Guccione, they made the third round before losing in 4 sets.
After Wimbledon, Hewitt was granted a wild card atNewport.[72] He lost to top seededJohn Isner in the final.[73]
Playing in theOlympics after being awarded a wild card, Hewitt beatSergiy Stakhovsky andMarin Čilić, seeded 13th, to advance to the third round. There, he met 2nd seedNovak Djokovic. After losing the first set, Djokovic overpowered Hewitt to take the final two sets and eliminate Hewitt from the tournament.[74] In the mixed doubles, he and Sam Stosur reached the quarterfinals, where they lost two sets to one to Britain's Andy Murray and Laura Robson.[75]
Hewitt received a WC to the Cincinnati Masters, where he lost toViktor Troicki in the second round. The Aussie's next tournament was theUS Open, where he received a WC, completing the "Wild Card Slam" (received wild cards in all of the four Grand Slams in 2012). Hewitt lost to 4th seed and No. 5-rankedDavid Ferrer in the third round, despite having set points in the 1st set.[76]
Hewitt started off 2013 in Brisbane, where he lost in second round againstDenis Istomin in straight sets. At exhibition event AAMI Kooyong Classic, he defeatedMilos Raonic,Tomáš Berdych, andJuan Martín del Potro en route to claim his second title. At the2013 Australian Open, he suffered his sixth first-round exit in his home slam to No. 9Janko Tipsarević in straight sets. Hewitt then played in the Davis Cup againstTaiwan and won in both singles and doubles.[77]
AtSAP Open in San Jose, he lost his second-round match toSam Querrey in a three-set thriller. He also claimed a wild card to play in doubles with fellow AussieMarinko Matosevic, beating the No. 1 American duoMike Bryan andBob Bryan in the quarterfinals, before losing toXavier Malisse andFrank Moser in the final. With Hewitt's doubles run in the tournament, he surpassed the 100-wins mark in doubles. He next participated in theU.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis. He facedYen-Hsun Lu in the opening round, saving two match points to edge Lu in three sets. He lost toDenis Istomin, again in the second round.
AtBNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, he lost his third round match toStanislas Wawrinka. Hewitt lost toGilles Simon in the opening round atRoland Garros. After winning the first two sets, he succumbed in five. In his first match at the Aegon Championships Queen's Club, he beatJuan Martín del Potro (in three sets), to progress to the semi-finals, where he lost toMarin Čilić in three sets. AtWimbledon, Hewitt beat top ten playerStanislas Wawrinka in the first round in straight sets. He was then defeated by German qualifierDustin Brown in the second round in four sets.[78]
In July he made it to his first final of the year at the Hall-of-Fame Championships, losing toNicolas Mahut having served for the championship at 5–4 in the second set. His form continued at theAtlanta Open, where he lost toJohn Isner in the semi-finals in three tough sets. HisUS Open run started well, beatingBrian Baker in four sets and following up with a five-set epic upset against fellow former US Open championJuan Martín del Potro, where Hewitt came back from two sets to one down against the No. 6, winning a fourth set tiebreak and sealing the match 6–1 in the fifth. He beatEvgeny Donskoy in the third round to set up a fourth round match withMikhail Youzhny. Hewitt then lost to Youzhny in five sets, despite leading 4–1 in the fourth set and serving for the match at 5–3 in the fifth set. A measure of the success of Hewitt's 2013 season is the fact that he won theNewcombe medal as the most outstanding Australian tennis player in 2013, a year in which he returned to the world's top 100.[79]
In the semi-finals of2014 Brisbane International Hewitt beat second seedKei Nishikori. Going into the final, Roger Federer held an 18–8 record head–to–head against Hewitt. Hewitt managed to turn the tide on Federer, winning in three sets and capturing the title, which was his 29th and first since 2010. As a result, his ranking increased from 60th to 43rd, becoming Australian number one again.[80] At AAMI Classic, he defeated Andy Murray in two tiebreaks.
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In the2014 Australian Open, Hewitt played both singles and doubles as an unseeded player. In his first round singles match, he lost in five sets to No. 24 seedAndreas Seppi. In doubles action, Hewitt partnered with retired and former Australian number onePatrick Rafter. They lost their first round match againstEric Butorac andRaven Klaasen.[81] After the tournament, Hewitt's singles rank rose to No. 38, his highest position since late 2010. Hewitt battled for his 600th ATP win, becoming only the third active player to reach that milestone by beatingRobin Haase in the 1st round of the2014 Sony Open Tennis.[82]
After the Australian Open, Hewitt played as part of the Australian representative team for the Davis Cup. He lost his match againstJo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets. He then competed in the 2014 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships inMemphis beatingMarcos Baghdatis in three sets before losing toMichael Russell in two sets. At the Delray Beach Tournament he won a round and then retired againstMarinko Matosevic after injuring his shoulder.[83]
Hewitt played at theBNP Paribas Open where he lost in round two toKevin Anderson. Hewitt then played at theSony Open Tennis where he lost in round two to No. 1Rafael Nadal. Hewitt then played at theU.S. Men's Clay Court Championships where he lost in Round of 16 toSam Querrey.
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Hewitt suffered three consecutive first round losses at the BMW Open by FWU AG toAlbert Ramos Viñolas,Mutua Madrid Open toSantiago Giraldo and at the French OpenRoland Garros toCarlos Berlocq in four sets. This ended Hewitt's clay court season.
At theAegon Championships, Hewitt lost in the second round toFeliciano López in straight sets. Hewitt played atWimbledon where he lost in the second round in five sets toJerzy Janowicz.[84]
At theNewport Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Hewitt advanced to the final for the third consecutive year where he beatIvo Karlović in three sets. It was his 30th career singles title.[85] Hewitt went on to win the doubles title with countrymanChris Guccione later that same day.
Hewitt defeated Austria'sJürgen Melzer in three sets at theCincinnati Masters to reach 610 wins on the ATP Tour. That enabled him to rise to number 19 on the all-time wins list, toppingBjörn Borg andYevgeny Kafelnikov in the process.[86]
Hewitt began his2015 season as the defending champion of the Brisbane International. In the first round he lost in straight sets toSam Groth. As a result, he dropped from rank No. 50 to No. 84 and lost his position of No. 1 Australian.[87] Hewitt played the firstFast4 short-form tennis exhibition match against Roger Federer but lost in five sets.[88]
Hewitt then made his 19th consecutiveAustralian Open appearance, which is the fourth longest streak at any Grand Slam.[89] He lost in five sets to his second round opponentBenjamin Becker despite winning the first two sets.
At a media conference, Hewitt mentioned plans to retire after the 2016 Australian Open to become the captain of the Australian Davis Cup team after Pat Rafter moved on from the position, becoming the seventh man to captain the team.[90] "I had thought long and hard and I plan to play the Australian Open next year and then finish", he said. "At the moment, [the Davis Cup] is the main focus for us and then I will be looking towards the grass court season and finishing here in Melbourne, which would be special to play 20 Australian Opens". It will be Australia's first time in the world group of the Davis Cup in six years. Rafter and John Newcombe are the only other two Australian men to have been ranked No. 1 since ranks were established in 1973.[91]
Hewitt then played theMiami Open and lost in the first round toThomaz Bellucci in three sets. He was then awarded a wildcard to the2015 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships where he also lost in the first round toGo Soeda.
Hewitt skipped the remainder of the clay court season including the2015 French Open, instead opting to focus on the grass season and Wimbledon. He began his grass court season at the2015 Topshelf Open where he lost toNicolas Mahut in the first round. He also was awarded a wildcard into themen's doubles where he partnered compatriotMatt Reid.
AtWimbledon, Hewitt was awarded a wildcard and was defeated byJarkko Nieminen 11-9 in the fifth set in the first round of his eighteenth and final appearance at the tournament.[92] It became his 44th five-set match of his Grand Slam career. Despite three straight breaks in the fifth set, Hewitt on serve faced and saved three match points at 4–5, and held serve each time until the 20th game of the fifth set.[93] Afterwards both the crowd and Nieminen himself gave Hewitt a standing ovation. Partnering compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis, the wild card duo reached the third round of the Wimbledon men's doubles. 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.[94]
Hewitt partnered Sam Groth to win Australia's Davis Cup quarterfinals doubles rubber against Kazakhstan in Darwin on 18 July. With their spectacular performance, Groth and Hewitt were selected to play the last two reverse-singles rubbers, replacing Kyrgios and Kokkinakis respectively. After Groth's win, Hewitt won the deciding fifth rubber against Nedovyesov to put Australia at 3–2 to reach the semi-finals. It was Australia's first win from 0–2 down since 1939.[95]
Hewitt, on a wild card, lost in the second round of theUS Open to Tomic in five sets despite having two match points. Hewitt, partnered with Sam Groth, lost a tough Davis Cup semi-final doubles tie against the British Murray brothers in 5 sets. Todd Woodbridge hailed it as the "Best [doubles] I've watched for years."[96]
Having previously announced his intentions to retire after the2016 Australian Open, Hewitt confirmed that his final season would consist of that, theHopman Cup and the exhibitionWorld Tennis Challenge.[97]
In his 20th appearance at theAustralian Open, he won his first round match against fellow AustralianJames Duckworth in straight sets. He then lost in the second round in 3 straight competitive sets to 8th seedDavid Ferrer, 2–6, 4–6, 4–6. Post-match he was remembered by players includingRoger Federer,Rafael Nadal,Andy Murray andNick Kyrgios as a man who was at the top of the game for years, and continually displayed the fighting spirit that he became synonymous with.
He was made a Member of theOrder of Australia in the awards announced on Australia Day.[98][99]
In March Hewitt came out of retirement to replace the injuredNick Kyrgios in the first round Davis Cup against the US at theKooyong Lawn Tennis Club. He played doubles withJohn Peers against theBryan brothers. The Australian duo came back from two sets to love but lost the fifth set.
Hewitt was the subject of a book titled "Facing Hewitt" which features fifty interviews with professional tennis players who competed against him.
In June it was announced that Hewitt would be taking a wildcard into the Wimbledon doubles competition, playing alongside young compatriotJordan Thompson.[100] In the first round, the pair saved eight match points to defeatNicolás Almagro andDavid Marrero 19–17 in the deciding set.[101] However, they lost to the eighth seeds in the second round.
In December 2017, it was announced that Hewitt would come out of retirement and accept a doubles wildcard with compatriotSam Groth at the2018 Australian Open.
Hewitt andJordan Thompson accepted a wildcard to playDoubles at the 2018 Brisbane International. They lost in the first round toGrigor Dimitrov andRyan Harrison.
Hewitt then played in the fast4 exhibition in Sydney where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov. Hewitt andKyrgios won the doubles beatingAlexander Zverev andGrigor Dimitrov. After that, he played theTie Break Tens in Melbourne where he won his opening match againstNovak Djokovic, before losing to world No. 1Rafael Nadal.
In theAustralian Open doubles, Hewitt and Groth made a run to the quarterfinals, including a win over third seedsJean-Julien Rojer andHoria Tecău.[102] This was his best doubles result at the Australian Open in his career.
Hewitt's doubles comeback continued with Lleyton playing doubles at the2018 Estoril Open withAlex de Minaur where they defeated second seedsMichael Venus andRaven Klaasen before losing in the quarterfinals. He then reached the semi-finals of the2018 Fuzion 100 Surbiton Trophy – Men's doubles withAlex Bolt before Venus and Klaasen gained revenge on Hewitt (this time with Alex Bolt) at the2018 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships – Men's doubles.
Hewitt then teamed up withNick Kyrgios at the2018 Queen's Club Championships – Doubles tournament where they defeated number 3 seedsNicolas Mahut andPierre-Hugues Herbert before losing in the quarterfinals. At the2018 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. After this loss, Hewitt teamed up withJordan Thompson and lost in the first round of the2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport.
Hewitt's last professional match of 2018 was in the2018 Davis Cup World Group play-offs againstAustria where Hewitt paired up with experienced doubles specialistJohn Peers to defeat the Austrian team of doubles specialistOliver Marach and experienced clay-courierJuergen Melzer.
In 2019, Hewitt played doubles at a number of tournaments. In a pairing with Jordan Thompson, they lost in the first round of the Sydney International. A week later he teamed up with John-Patrick Smith at the Australian Open, yet again losing in the first round. Hewitt and countryman Jordan Thompson received a wildcard to play at theWimbledon Championships. They reached the second round before losing to R. Klaasen and M. Venus in straight sets.
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.[103]
Hewitt once again featured in the Australian summer of tennis, this time choosing to participate in the newAdelaide International, the first time he had played tour-tennis in his home town for over a decade. He partnered Jordan Thompson but lost in the first round to Cristian Garín and Juan Ignacio Londero.[104] The two chose to compete at theAustralian Open a week later, but lost in the first round in straight sets, to Korean duoMin-Kyu Song andNam Ji-sung.[105]
Hewitt continues to commentate matches at the Australian Open.
In November 2025, Hewitt came out of retirement to partner sonCruz in theNSW Open doubles draw with a wildcard.[106][107] In that tournament, they reached the quarterfinals, where they were defeated in straight sets by fellow AustraliansCalum Puttergill andDane Sweeny.[108]
Hewitt and his son are also scheduled to play doubles at thePlayford Tennis International.
Hewitt made hisDavis Cup debut forAustralia in the1999 Davis Cup quarterfinals at age 18 against theUnited States inChestnut Hill, Massachusetts. In the first rubber of the tie Hewitt faced No. 8 and Wimbledon quarter finalistTodd Martin. Hewitt caused a major upset over Martin and would go on to win his second singles rubber against Alex O'Brien as well. The great start to his Davis Cup career would continue in the 1999 semi-finals againstRussia where he would record another two wins againstMarat Safin andYevgeny Kafelnikov. He would taste his first defeat in Davis Cup in the 1999 final againstFrance but would become a Davis Cup champion anyway. In2000 Hewitt and Australia would again make the Davis Cup final but fell toSpain in Barcelona.
In2001 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 3–2 win. Determined to make amends for his last few finals, Hewitt led the Australian team to the2003 Davis Cup final against Spain where he defeatedJuan Carlos Ferrero in five sets. The team came away victorious 3–1 overall and Hewitt claimed his second Davis Cup title. By the age of 22, he had recorded more wins in Davis Cup singles than any other Australian player. Following the retirement ofPat Rafter and the semi-retirement ofMark Philippoussis, Hewitt would be forced to lead the Australian Davis Cup team with little success from his peers. In the 2006 quarterfinals in Melbourne, Hewitt defeated BelarusianVladimir Voltchkov in just 91 minutes. Voltchkov said before the match that "Hewitt has no weapons to hurt me." Hewitt responded, "Voltchkov doesn't have a ranking [of 457] to hurt me." In the semi-finals inBuenos Aires on clay, Hewitt lost to ArgentineJosé Acasuso in five sets.
Despite a world group semi-final appearance in 2006, Hewitt and Australia would be relegated to the Asia/Oceania region in 2008. Hewitt continued showed his commitment to the team by competing in the regional ties but the team fell in the playoff stages every year between 2008 and 2011. In the 2011 playoffs, he played againstRoger Federer andStanislas Wawrinka on a grass court in Sydney, losing both matches. In doubles, together withChris Guccione, he was able to defeat Federer and Wawrinka, but this was not enough to take Australia to the World Group.[109]
In 2012, Hewitt won his single and doubles match against China in February, which allowed Australia to return to the playoffs where they lost to Germany. After defeating Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan, Australia earned the right to get to the playoffs again in 2013. They ended up routing Poland 4–1 on their soil including a convincing 6–1 6–3 6–2 win for Hewitt over recent Wimbledon quarterfinalistŁukasz Kubot.[110] In 2014, Australia crashed out 5–0 in the World Group first round on the French clay of La Roche-sur-Yon.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Hewitt both in singles and doubles.[111] Perth's grass courts would then be hosting yet another playoff tie for Australia in September 2014. Hewitt won both his singles match (againstFarrukh Dustov) and the subsequent doubles rubber (partneringChris Guccione v. Dustov and Istomin) in straight sets while up and comingNick Kyrgios won his encounter withDenis Istomin to give Australia an unassailable 3–0 lead over Uzbekistan, thus enabling their country to return to the World Group in 2015.Sam Groth and Nick Kyrgios wrapped up a 5–0 victory a day later.[112] Australia will open their 2015 campaign in Czech Republic for a 6–8 March tie that is one of two worst-case scenarios for Australia.[113]
Hewitt played the Davis Cup match against Great Britain in the semi-finals of the2015 Davis Cup. He played doubles withSam Groth losing in five sets to brothersAndy andJamie Murray.[114]
He came out of retirement to play the first round match against the United States at the2016 Davis Cup as a player-captain, where he and partnerJohn Peers lost to theBryan brothers in a five-setter.[115]
He competed in the2018 Davis Cup World Group play-offs, again as a player-captain in doubles with Peers. They won the rubber against the Austrian duoOliver Marach andJürgen Melzer in four sets.
Hewitt is the sole holder of several Australian Davis Cup records, which include most wins, most singles wins, most ties played and most years played.[116] His Davis Cup career has included wins over players who were top ten at the time, which includeTodd Martin,Marat Safin,Yevgeny Kafelnikov,Roger Federer,Gustavo Kuerten,Sébastien Grosjean andJuan Carlos Ferrero.
Hewitt made hisWorld Team Cup debut for Australia in 2000 at the age of 19. He recorded two singles victories overAlbert Costa andMarcelo Ríos but fell toYevgeny Kafelnikov in his last group stage match. Hewitt returned to the World Team Cup in 2001 and led Australia to the title by recording singles wins overÀlex Corretja,Magnus Norman,Tommy Haas in the group stages. In the final Hewitt defeated No. 2Marat Safin.
Hewitt made his third appearance at the tournament in 2003 where he entered as the No. 1 singles player and went undefeated in his singles matches by recording wins overJiří Novák,James Blake andCarlos Moyá but it was not enough to send Australia through to the final.[117]
Fresh from their2003 Davis Cup victory, Hewitt andMark Philippoussis entered the2004 World Team Cup with high hopes. In the group stages Hewitt recorded victories overRobby Ginepri andMartin Verkerk but fell toGastón Gaudio in his last group singles match. Despite the loss, Australia still advanced to the final where Hewitt would lose toFernando González and Australia would lose the final 2–1.[118]
After a six-year hiatus Hewitt returned to compete in the2010 World Team Cup and won his first match againstJohn Isner but fell toNicolás Almagro in his last match.
A 19-year-old Hewitt entered his first Olympics in2000 and was given the fourth seeding in the draw. Hewitt was considered a strong favourite for a medal given his victory at theSydney International earlier in the year but despite competing in his home nation Hewitt went out in the first round toMax Mirnyi 6–3 6–3.[119] Hewitt elected not to compete in the2004 Athens Olympic Games,[120] deciding instead to focus on the2004 US Open which would result in a runner-up showing.[121] He would return for his second Olympic Games inBeijing for both the singles and doubles competitions. A first round 7–5 7–6 victory overJonas Björkman would set up a second round clash with the number 2 seedRafael Nadal. Nadal eliminated Hewitt in the second round 6–1 6–2 and would go on to win the singles gold medal.[122] Pairing up withChris Guccione in the doubles, the team would record victories overAgustín Calleri/Juan Mónaco[123] andRafael Nadal/Tommy Robredo before falling to theBryan brothers in the quarterfinals.[124]
Hewitt competed in his third Olympics inLondon 2012 where he entered themen's singles event and defeated UkrainianSergiy Stakhovsky in the first round. He was the only Australian in any tennis event to progress past the first round. In the second round Hewitt took out 13th seeded CroatianMarin Čilić. In the third round Hewitt stunned the tennis world when he won the first set against the number 2 rankedNovak Djokovic, he would end up falling in three sets.[74] He also sent an application to theInternational Olympic Committee to enter the men's doubles competition withChris Guccione but the application was rejected.[125] Following his men's doubles rejection, Hewitt decided to apply for a spot in themixed doubles competition withSam Stosur. The pair were granted entry and defeated Polish pairMarcin Matkowski andAgnieszka Radwańska in the first round. In the quarterfinals, Hewitt/Stosur faced British pairAndy Murray andLaura Robson, they would lose the encounter.[126]
Hewitt's coaches in his time on the ATP Tour:
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Hewitt andRoger Federer played each other on 27 occasions. Early in their careers, Hewitt dominated Federer, winning seven of their first nine meetings, including a victory from two sets down in the 2003 Davis Cup semi-final, which allowed Australia to defeat Switzerland. However, from 2004 onward, Federer dominated the rivalry, winning 16 of the last 18 meetings to finish with an 18–9 overall head-to-head record.[128] This is Hewitt's longest rivalry as these two first played each other as juniors in 1996. 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 6–0 and the second set on a tiebreak. Federer met Hewitt at six of the Grand Slam tournaments in which he lifted the trophy, including all five of his triumphs between 2004 and 2005. Their last meeting was at the2014 Brisbane International, where Hewitt triumphed over Federer in three sets, for his first title since 2010, when he also beat Federer to theHalle title.
Hewitt and Federer teamed up in the men's doubles at Wimbledon in1999. They got to the third round before losing toJonas Björkman andPat Rafter.[129]
Hewitt's second longest rivalry was against AmericanAndy Roddick, in which the two played on 14 occasions. Early on, Hewitt dominated the rivalry, with six wins from their first seven meetings. One of those wins included a five-set victory at the2001 US Open, the tournament in which Hewitt captured his first Singles Grand Slam title. In later years, Roddick began to dominate Hewitt, with the rivalry finishing at 7 wins each.
A rivalry and feud[130] between Hewitt and Argentinian tennis players began at the2002 Wimbledon final where Hewitt defeated Argentina'sDavid Nalbandian in straight sets.[131][132] The rivalry would hit boiling point in 2005 over a series of matches spread between the2005 Australian Open and the2005 Davis Cup Quarterfinals betweenAustralia andArgentina.[132] In the third round of 2005 Australian Open Hewitt faced ArgentinianJuan Ignacio Chela in which Hewitt fired up Chela with his over-zealous celebrations for Chela's unforced errors, causing the Argentinian to spit at Hewitt during a change of ends.[133] Hewitt would then faceDavid Nalbandian in the quarterfinals onAustralia Day with Hewitt coming out victorious 10–8 in the fifth set.[133] Later in 2005 Hewitt would faceGuillermo Coria in the Davis Cup quarterfinals, where their rivalry would flare up. It did, however, die down the following year in the2006 Davis Cup semi-finals, where Argentina came out victorious 5–0 over Hewitt and the Australians.
Hewitt is a defensive counterpuncher. He typically likes to stay back towards thebaseline during arally and will usually approach the net only to catch a short reply ordrop shot from his opponent. Hewitt's lack of penetration in his groundstrokes, most notably in his forehand, a typically dominant shot for most male players, forces him to rely on placement rather than simply "dominating" the point.[134] At the 2004 Cincinnati Masters Final, commentatorMaliVai Washington said that Hewitt was even more difficult to "ace" than Agassi because he gets more returns in play. Hewitt's tactics typically involve putting difficult service returns in play, consistently chasing down attempted winning shots from his opponent, and keeping the ball deep until he feels he can hit a winner.
Although he is known primarily as a baseliner, Hewitt is a skilledvolleyer and is known for having one of the bestoverhead smashes in the game. His signature shot, however, is the offensive topspinlob, a shot that he executes efficiently off both wings when his opponent approaches the net. US Davis Cup captainPatrick McEnroe,Jim Courier andTim Henman have all described Hewitt's lob as being the best in the world (although Henman has since declaredAndy Murray to have succeeded him).[135] In Andre Agassi's book "Open", Hewitt is described as one of the best shot selectors in the history of Men's Tennis.[136]
In July 2000, Hewitt signed a multiyear endorsement deal withNike.[139] He is currently sponsored by American athletic apparel companyAthletic DNA[140] and the Japanese sports manufacturerYonex, with whom he signed a "Head to Toe" deal in late 2005. Hewitt has used Yonex racquets as early as 2000, having used the Yonex Super RD Tour 95.[141] Yonex provides Hewitt's racquets, shoes and accessories.[142] Hewitt's Yonex shoes (SHT-306) are inscribed with his nickname "Rusty" along with an image of an Australian flag. As of 7 August 2007, his first appearance with a new racquet at the Montreal Masters, Hewitt used to use the Yonex RQiS 1 Tour. He used to use the Yonex RDS tour 90 Model, but switched to the Yonex RDiS 100 mid in 2009. In 2011, he switched to Yonex VCORE 95 D, using a grip size of 4 3/8 (L3). Since mid-2011, he began alternating between Yonex, Nike, Adidas, Asics and Fila shoes.
Hewitt is a keen supporter ofAustralian rules football, having played the game earlier in his career, and is currently the jointNo. 1 ticket holder for theAdelaide Crows, alongside former AdelaideMPKate Ellis.[143] He had once had a close friendship with Crows starAndrew McLeod, but this broke down amid much public controversy in 2005.[144] Hewitt had produced a DVD titledLleyton Hewitt: The Other Side which precipitated the falling out between him and McLeod over filming of certain Aboriginal sites.
Hewitt and Belgian tennis playerKim Clijsters started a relationship in January 2000, during the Australian Open. The two announced their engagement just before Christmas 2003, but separated in October 2004, cancelling a planned February 2005 wedding.[145]
On 30 January 2005, shortly after losing the 2005 Australian Open final to Marat Safin, Hewitt proposed to Australian actressBec Cartwright after they had been dating for six weeks. They married on 21 July 2005 at the Sydney Opera House and they have three children together.[146][147][148]
In late 2008, to extend his tennis career and reduce the amount of tax he would otherwise have had to pay, Hewitt relocated his family for the European and North American season to their home in the Old Fort Bay estate, inNassau, Bahamas.[149]
Hewitt has a nickname, "Rusty", which was given to him by Darren Cahill who at the time thought Hewitt resembled the character Rusty, from theNational Lampoon film series.[150] Hewitt has also been given the nickname 'Rocky' by fans, which originated from his shouts of "C'mon Balboa", in reference to the characterRocky Balboa from theSylvester Stallone filmRocky. Hewitt has also been compared to the character.[151]
In December 2021, Hewitt sold their family home inToorak (Victoria), and purchased a new house inBurleigh Heads (Queensland) where he and his family planned to live but sold it in 2025 after failing to find time to visit.[152]
Hewitt has been involved in several public controversies. He was involved in a racism dispute while playing themixed-race American playerJames Blake at the2001 US Open. After a black linesman called a foot-fault on two critical points in the third set, Hewitt implied that the similarity in skin colour between Blake and the official influenced the decision to penalise him.[153]
At the2001 French Open Hewitt twice called the chair umpire and net judge "spastics" and was subsequently forced to apologise following a public backlash.[154][155]
Hewitt's frequent "c'mons" when he won a point or his opponents made an error have been remarked upon as poor sportsmanship by opponents and media commentators.[156][157][158] This behaviour particularly riled his 2005 Australian Open second-round opponent James Blake.[155]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 4R | F | 2R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 20 | 32–20 | 62% |
| French Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 4R | QF | 4R | 3R | QF | A | 4R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 14 | 28–14 | 67% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 4R | W | 1R | QF | SF | QF | 4R | 4R | QF | 4R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1 / 17 | 41–16 | 72% |
| US Open | A | Q2 | 3R | SF | W | SF | QF | F | SF | QF | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | 1 / 15 | 47–14 | 77% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 11–4 | 16–3 | 15–3 | 9–4 | 17–4 | 16–3 | 12–4 | 9–4 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2 / 66 | 148–64 | 70% |
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| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | RR | W | W | DNQ | F | A | Did not qualify | 2 / 4 | 13–5 | 72% | ||||||||||||
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2001 | US Open | Hard |  Pete Sampras | 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 2002 | Wimbledon | Grass |  David Nalbandian | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2004 | US Open | Hard |  Roger Federer | 0–6, 6–7(3–7), 0–6 |
| Loss | 2005 | Australian Open | Hard |  Marat Safin | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2000 | US Open | Hard |  Max Mirnyi |  Ellis FerreiraRick Leach | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2000 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Kim Clijsters | Kimberly PoDonald Johnson | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2001 | Sydney | Hard (i) |  Sébastien Grosjean | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2002 | Shanghai | Hard (i) |  Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2004 | Houston | Hard | Roger Federer | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2000 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Wayne Ferreira | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 2002 | Indian Wells, US | Hard |  Tim Henman | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2002 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Carlos Moyá | 5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 2002 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Marat Safin | 6–7(4–7), 0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2003 | Indian Wells, US (2) | Hard |  Gustavo Kuerten | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2004 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Andre Agassi | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2005 | Indian Wells, US | Hard | Roger Federer | 2–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Event | Since | Record accomplished | Player matched |
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| Grand Slam | 1877 | Youngest qualifier at theAustralian Open (15 years, 11 months old), in1997.[159] | Stands alone |
| 1877 | Youngest male doubles champion (19 years, 6 months old), at the2000 US Open.[159] | Stands alone | |
| ATP Tour | 1970 | Lowest-ranked title winner (550), at the1998 Adelaide International.[159] | Stands alone |
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