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| Name: | Lleyton Hewitt |
| Nationality: | Australia |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthdate: | 2/24/1981 |
| Birthplace: | Adelaide, Australia |
| Residence: | Adelaide, Australia |
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| Play Style: | Right Handed |
| Raquet: | Yonex |
| Clothes by: | Nike |
| Shoes by: | Nike |
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About:
Full name is Lleyton Glynn Hewitt… Played Australian Rules Football until age 13, then decided to pursue tennis career… In brief junior ranks, ranked as No. 1 Aussie in 18-under division in 1996 and captured Australian National Grasscourts 18s that year… Also Australian National Hardcourts 18s champion… Considers topspin lob as best shot and Rebound Ace (hard courts) as favorite surface… Enjoys golf and Australian Rules Football (Adelaide Crows fan)… His father, Glynn, is a former Aussie Rules Football player and his mother, Cherilyn, was a physical education teacher… Has one younger sister, Jaslyn (born Feb. 23, 1983), who was No. 1 junior in Australia in 2000, and won her first Challenger title in Canberra in 2004… Good friend of fellow Aussie athletes, Greg Norman, Andrew McLeod, and Aaron Baddeley… Featured alongside Rafter and Philippoussis in People Magazine's "Awesome Aussies" section in the "Sexiest Man Alive" issue in November 2000…Supporter of many children's charitable foundations in Australia - the Starlight Foundation and the McGuinisses-McDermott Cancer Foundation, among others … In August 2002, made Special Olympics his primary charitable cause by becoming a global ambassador for the organization with the primary mission of helping Special Olympics double their international membership by 2005 via clinics and public appearances as he travels the world; launched Special Olympics Tennis Program in Shanghai during 2002 Masters Cup; took part in Special Olympics World Summer Games in Dublin in 2003; and invites Special Olympics athletes to tennis tournaments, commercial shoots, and other personal appearances around the world … The Australia Post launched a commemorative Lleyton Hewitt stamp in January 2002 prior to the Australian Open and in 2004 will feature a Lleyton Hewitt Limited Edition post card during the Australian Open … Named Young Australian of the Year in Jan. 2003 as part of annual Australia Day honors… Vogue/GQ (Australia) Sportsman of the Year in 2003 … Also named Australia's male athlete of the year in 2002 at the Australian Sports Awards… Voted Most Popular South Australian athlete by the public for three consecutive years (2001-03)… In December 2003, Caddied for Greg Norman at Australian PGA event… Has a 28-6 career Davis Cup record (25-5 in singles) in 18 ties since 1999 and member of winning team in '99 and 2003… Coached by former ATP player and countryman Roger Rasheed (since June 2003). |
Highest Rank:
Career High INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking - Singles: 1 (11/19/2001)
Career High ATP Entry Ranking - Doubles: 18 (10/23/2000)
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