Lleyton Hewitt

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Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon in 2004

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian tennis player. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia. His father is retired Australian rules footballer Glynn Hewitt (born 1953).

Hewitt was once ranked the No.1 in the world. He was the youngest ever player to be No.1.[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.

References [change]

  1. ↑ "Famous why - Lleyton Hewitt". http://people.famouswhy.com/lleyton_hewitt.
  2. ↑ "It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours". itsanhonour.gov.au. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=982331&search_type=simple&showInd=true. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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  • ATP singles rankings incepted on August 23, 1973
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  • current No. 1 in bold, as of May 6, 2013

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