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. He played for Australia in the Davis Cup. In August 2000, the Australian Government gave him the Australian Sports Medal. 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 Open1997 Round 1AAA1998 Round 1LQLQLQ1999 Round 2 Round 1 Round 3 Round 32000 Round 4 Round 4 Round 1 Semi-final2001 Round 3 Quarter-Final Round 4 Winner2002 Round 1 Round 4 Winner Semi-Final2003 Round 4 Round 3 Round 1 Quarter-Final2004 Round 4 Quarter-Final Quarter-Final Final2005 FinalA Semi-Final Semi-Final2006 Round 2 Round 4 Quarter-Final Quarter-Final2007 Round 3 Round 4 Round 4 Round 22008 Round 4 Round 3 Round 4A2009 Round 1 Round 3 Quarter-Final Round 32010 Round 4 Round 3 Round 4 Round 12011 Round 1A Round 2A2012 Round 4 Round 1 Round 1 Round 32013 Round 1 Round 1 Round 2 Round 42014 Round 1 Round 1 Round 2 Round 12015 Round 2A Round 1 Round 22016 Round 2AAA

References

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