It was Australia's first win from 0–2 down since 1939. Hewitt, on a wild card, defeated compatriot John-Patrick Smith 6–3 6–4 at the Citi Open in Washington D.C.
Only once before in the tournament's 126-year history had a defending men's champion lost in the opening round, in 1967, when Manuel Santana was beaten by Charlie Pasarell.
1 since ranks were established in 1973. Hewitt then played the Miami Open and lost in the first round to Thomaz Bellucci in three sets.
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian semi-retired professional tennis player and former world No.
Both Aaron Krickstein winning Tel Aviv in 1983 and Michael Chang winning San Francisco in 1988 were younger than Hewitt when they claimed their first ATP title.
Both Aaron Krickstein winning Tel Aviv in 1983 and Michael Chang winning San Francisco in 1988 were younger than Hewitt when they claimed their first ATP title.
He was the first Australian player to reach the final since Pat Cash in 1988.
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). For his third straight year, he qualified for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup, held in Shanghai, and successfully defended his title by defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final.
This is Hewitt's longest rivalry as these two first played each other as juniors in 1996.
Between 1997 and 2016, he contested twenty consecutive Australian Open men's singles tournaments, reaching the 2005 final where he was defeated by Marat Safin in four sets. == Early life == Hewitt was born in Adelaide, South Australia.
17 in the world in 1997 (and No.
Hewitt was only the third defending Grand Slam champion in the open era to lose in the first round, after Boris Becker at the 1997 Australian Open and Patrick Rafter at the 1999 US Open.
2008 was the first year since 1997 in which Hewitt did not win a title.
He was also coached by Peter Smith at Denman Tennis Club in Mitcham. == Tennis career == Hewitt commenced his professional career in 1998.
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.
He won 30 singles titles and 3 doubles titles, his highlights being the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles, the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup titles in 2001 and 2002, and the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003.
Hewitt was only the third defending Grand Slam champion in the open era to lose in the first round, after Boris Becker at the 1997 Australian Open and Patrick Rafter at the 1999 US Open.
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. Hewitt continues to commentate matches at the Australian Open. ==National representation== ===Davis Cup=== Hewitt made his Davis Cup debut for Australia in the 1999 Davis Cup quarterfinals at age 18 against the United States in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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.
He would taste his first defeat in Davis Cup in the 1999 final against France but would become a Davis Cup champion anyway.
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. Hewitt and Federer teamed up in the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 1999.
He won 30 singles titles and 3 doubles titles, his highlights being the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles, the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup titles in 2001 and 2002, and the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003.
Hewitt then went on to play in the 2009 Australian Open, where he was unseeded in a Grand Slam for the first time since 2000.
In 2000 Hewitt and Australia would again make the Davis Cup final but fell to Spain in Barcelona. 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 3–2 win.
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, Sébastien Grosjean and Juan Carlos Ferrero. ===World Team Cup=== Hewitt made his World Team Cup debut for Australia in 2000 at the age of 19.
Despite the loss, Australia still advanced to the final where Hewitt would lose to Fernando González and Australia would lose the final 2–1. After a six-year hiatus Hewitt returned to compete in the 2010 World Team Cup and won his first match against John Isner but fell to Nicolás Almagro in his last match. ===Olympics=== A 19-year-old Hewitt entered his first Olympics in 2000 and was given the fourth seeding in the draw.
Most outstanding Australian player in 2013 Davis Cup Commitment Award 2016 – Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to tennis as a player at the national and international level, and to the community. ==Equipment== In July 2000, Hewitt signed a multiyear endorsement deal with Nike.
Hewitt has used Yonex racquets as early as 2000, having used the Yonex Super RD Tour 95.
Hewitt had produced a DVD titled Lleyton Hewitt: The Other Side which precipitated the falling out between him and McLeod over filming of certain Aboriginal sites. Hewitt and Belgian tennis player Kim Clijsters started a relationship in January 2000, during the Australian Open.
He is the most recent Australian to win a men's singles Grand Slam title. In November 2001 Hewitt became the youngest male in the ATP era to be ranked No.
He won 30 singles titles and 3 doubles titles, his highlights being the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles, the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup titles in 2001 and 2002, and the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003.
1=== Hewitt started off the 2001 season well by winning the Medibank International in Sydney, and went on to win tournaments in London (Queen's Club) and 's-Hertogenbosch.
He captured his first Grand Slam singles title at the US Open in 2001, when he beat former world No.
1 ranking. Hewitt won a total of six titles in 2001. ===2002: Wimbledon victory and maintaining the No.
He followed his 2001 US Open win by capturing the Wimbledon singles title.
In 2000 Hewitt and Australia would again make the Davis Cup final but fell to Spain in Barcelona. 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 3–2 win.
Hewitt returned to the World Team Cup in 2001 and led Australia to the title by recording singles wins over Àlex Corretja, Magnus Norman, Tommy Haas in the group stages.
One of those wins included a five-set victory at the 2001 US Open, the tournament in which Hewitt captured his first Singles Grand Slam title.
He was involved in a racism dispute while playing James Blake at the 2001 US Open.
He won 30 singles titles and 3 doubles titles, his highlights being the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles, the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup titles in 2001 and 2002, and the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003.
1 spot=== The year 2002 was once again a solid year for Hewitt, winning three titles in San Jose, Indian Wells and London (Queen's Club).
In later years, Roddick began to dominate Hewitt, with the rivalry finishing at 7 wins each. ===Hewitt vs Argentinian players=== A rivalry and feud between Hewitt and Argentinian tennis players began at the 2002 Wimbledon final where Hewitt defeated Argentina's David Nalbandian in straight sets.
He won 30 singles titles and 3 doubles titles, his highlights being the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles, the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup titles in 2001 and 2002, and the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003.
1 for a second straight year. ===2003: Second Masters and Davis Cup titles, Hopman Cup final=== In 2003, Hewitt defeated former No.
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.
Hewitt used much of his spare time in late 2003 to bulk up, gaining 7 kg. ===2004: US Open, Masters Cup and World Team Cup finals=== In 2004, Hewitt became the first man in history to lose in each Grand Slam singles tournament to the eventual champion.
The win was Hewitt's first over Federer since 2003 and snapped a 15-match losing streak against the Swiss. At Wimbledon, Hewitt was seeded 15th and lost to third seed, Novak Djokovic in the fourth round.
Determined to make amends for his last few finals, Hewitt led the Australian team to the 2003 Davis Cup final against Spain where he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in five sets.
2 Marat 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 over Jiří Novák, James Blake and Carlos Moyá but it was not enough to send Australia through to the final. Fresh from their 2003 Davis Cup victory, Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis entered the 2004 World Team Cup with high hopes.
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.
The two announced their engagement just before Christmas 2003, but separated in October 2004, cancelling a planned February 2005 wedding. On 30 January 2005, shortly after losing the 2005 Australian Open final to Marat Safin, Hewitt proposed to Australian actress Bec Cartwright after they had been dating for six weeks.
Hewitt reached the final of the 2004 US Open, where he was defeated by Roger Federer in straight sets.
Hewitt used much of his spare time in late 2003 to bulk up, gaining 7 kg. ===2004: US Open, Masters Cup and World Team Cup finals=== In 2004, Hewitt became the first man in history to lose in each Grand Slam singles tournament to the eventual champion.
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. ===2005: Australian Open final=== In 2005, Hewitt won his only title at the Sydney Medibank International defeating little-known Czech player Ivo Minář.
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.
1 singles player and went undefeated in his singles matches by recording wins over Jiří Novák, James Blake and Carlos Moyá but it was not enough to send Australia through to the final. Fresh from their 2003 Davis Cup victory, Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis entered the 2004 World Team Cup with high hopes.
Hewitt elected not to compete in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, deciding instead to focus on the 2004 US Open which would result in a runner-up showing.
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.
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.
At the 2004 Cincinnati Masters Final, commentator MaliVai Washington said that Hewitt was even more difficult to "ace" than Agassi because he gets more returns in play.
The two announced their engagement just before Christmas 2003, but separated in October 2004, cancelling a planned February 2005 wedding. On 30 January 2005, shortly after losing the 2005 Australian Open final to Marat Safin, Hewitt proposed to Australian actress Bec Cartwright after they had been dating for six weeks.
Between 1997 and 2016, he contested twenty consecutive Australian Open men's singles tournaments, reaching the 2005 final where he was defeated by Marat Safin in four sets. == Early life == Hewitt was born in Adelaide, South Australia.
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. ===2005: Australian Open final=== In 2005, Hewitt won his only title at the Sydney Medibank International defeating little-known Czech player Ivo Minář.
2 Andy Roddick to reach his first Australian Open final in 2005.
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).
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. ===2006: 25th career title === Hewitt was defeated in the second round of the 2006 Australian Open by Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina.
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.
The rivalry would hit boiling point in 2005 over a series of matches spread between the 2005 Australian Open and the 2005 Davis Cup Quarterfinals between Australia and Argentina.
In the third round of 2005 Australian Open Hewitt faced Argentinian Juan 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.
Later in 2005 Hewitt would face Guillermo Coria in the Davis Cup quarterfinals, where their rivalry would flare up, however, die down the following year in the 2006 Davis Cup semi-finals, where Argentina came out victorious 5–0 over Hewitt and the Australians. ==Playing style== Hewitt is a defensive counterpuncher.
He is currently sponsored by American athletic apparel company Athletic DNA and the Japanese sports manufacturer Yonex, with whom he signed a "Head to Toe" deal in late 2005.
He had once had a close friendship with Crows star Andrew McLeod, but this broke down amid much public controversy in 2005.
The two announced their engagement just before Christmas 2003, but separated in October 2004, cancelling a planned February 2005 wedding. On 30 January 2005, shortly after losing the 2005 Australian Open final to Marat Safin, Hewitt proposed to Australian actress Bec Cartwright after they had been dating for six weeks.
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. ===2006: 25th career title === Hewitt was defeated in the second round of the 2006 Australian Open by Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina.
At the 2006 French Open, Hewitt reached the fourth round, where he lost to defending champion and eventual winner Rafael Nadal in four sets. Hewitt won his first tournament of 2006 (after a 17-month hiatus from winning a tournament), when he beat Blake in the final of the Queen's Club Championships.
During the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, Hewitt survived a five-set match against South Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee that was played over two days.
At the 2006 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., Hewitt was defeated by Arnaud Clément in the quarterfinals, after defeating Vincent Spadea in the second round and Denis Gremelmayr in the third round. Hewitt participated at the 2006 US Open, despite having an injured knee.
He lost in the second round to Argentine Agustín Calleri. ===2008: 500 career match wins=== At the 2008 Australian Open, he advanced to the fourth round as the 19th seed, defeating 15th-seeded and 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis in a thrilling third-round match.
It was the first time Hewitt had reached the quarterfinals of a Major since the 2006 U.S.
In the 2006 quarterfinals in Melbourne, Hewitt defeated Belarusian Vladimir 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 in Buenos Aires on clay, Hewitt lost to Argentine José 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.
Later in 2005 Hewitt would face Guillermo Coria in the Davis Cup quarterfinals, where their rivalry would flare up, however, die down the following year in the 2006 Davis Cup semi-finals, where Argentina came out victorious 5–0 over Hewitt and the Australians. ==Playing style== Hewitt is a defensive counterpuncher.
He then lost to Roddick. ===2007: 26th career title=== At the 2007 Australian Open, Hewitt lost in the third round to tenth-seeded Chilean and eventual runner-up Fernando González.
Hewitt reached the 2007 Hamburg Masters semi-finals, where he pushed eventual finalist Rafael Nadal to three sets.
At the 2007 French Open, Hewitt, for the second straight time lost in the fourth round to Nadal.
At the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, Hewitt won his first three matches, including a four-set third round victory over Guillermo Cañas.
He then faced fourth seed Novak Djokovic in the fourth round, which he lost. After Wimbledon, it was announced that he had hired former Australian tennis pro Tony Roche to coach him during Grand Slam and Masters tournaments in 2007 and 2008.
In both cases, he lost to Roger Federer. 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.
He defeated Wayne Odesnik in the final, for his first title since 2007 and his first clay-court title in a decade.
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 then faced fourth seed Novak Djokovic in the fourth round, which he lost. After Wimbledon, it was announced that he had hired former Australian tennis pro Tony Roche to coach him during Grand Slam and Masters tournaments in 2007 and 2008.
He lost in the second round to Argentine Agustín Calleri. ===2008: 500 career match wins=== At the 2008 Australian Open, he advanced to the fourth round as the 19th seed, defeating 15th-seeded and 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis in a thrilling third-round match.
Hewitt lost his fourth-round match in straight sets to third-seeded and eventual champion Novak 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.
1 and top seed Roger Federer. 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 seed Rafael Nadal.
During this match, ITF released wild cards for the 2012 Olympics, and Hewitt's name was in the singles list, marking his third appearance at the Olympic Games (2000, 2008 and now).
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 in Buenos Aires on clay, Hewitt lost to Argentine José 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.
===2009: 27th career title, Wimbledon quarterfinal, and return to Top 20=== After returning from hip surgery, Hewitt played his first match in 2009 at the Hopman Cup, where he defeated Nicolas Kiefer in three sets.
Hewitt then went on to play in the 2009 Australian Open, where he was unseeded in a Grand Slam for the first time since 2000.
At the 2009 BMW Open, Hewitt recorded his 500th career win after defeating Philipp Petzschner in the first round, becoming one of only four active players to achieve this milestone; the others being Roger Federer and Carlos Moyá.
Andy Roddick would later achieve this feat at the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Tournament in Washington, D.C.
In the 2009 French Open, he defeated 26th seed Ivo Karlović in five sets in the first round, and then defeated Andrey Golubev in the second.
His next tournament was the 2009 Aegon Championships in London.
In the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, Hewitt faced the prospect of Rafael Nadal in the second round.
He then competed in the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, where he won in the first round, defeating John Isner, before losing to Gaël Monfils. ===2010: 28th career title=== Hewitt began his 2010 season partnering Samantha Stosur at the Hopman Cup.
In the 1st round, Hewitt met Tobias Kamke, winning his first match at Flushing Meadows since 2009.
He used to use the Yonex RDS tour 90 Model, but switched to the Yonex RDiS 100 mid in 2009.
He then competed in the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, where he won in the first round, defeating John Isner, before losing to Gaël Monfils. ===2010: 28th career title=== Hewitt began his 2010 season partnering Samantha Stosur at the Hopman Cup.
At the 2010 Australian Open, he lost to Roger Federer in the fourth round. 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. Hewitt returned to the tour at the U.S.
With this win, Hewitt went on to the semi-final (his first since Halle 2010), where he was victorious over American Rajeev Ram.
Hewitt managed to turn the tide on Federer, winning 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 and capturing the title, which was his 29th and first since 2010.
38, his highest position since late 2010.
Despite the loss, Australia still advanced to the final where Hewitt would lose to Fernando González and Australia would lose the final 2–1. After a six-year hiatus Hewitt returned to compete in the 2010 World Team Cup and won his first match against John Isner but fell to Nicolás Almagro in his last match. ===Olympics=== A 19-year-old Hewitt entered his first Olympics in 2000 and was given the fourth seeding in the draw.
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. Hewitt and Federer teamed up in the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 1999.
It was the first time that Hewitt had played in the tournament. At the 2011 Australian Open, Hewitt was defeated in the first round in five sets by Argentina's David Nalbandian.
Despite being a set up, Hewitt lost the match. Hewitt then played in the 2011 BNP Paribas Open, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event.
He made his comeback at the 2011 Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, where he returned as defending champion.
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.
Söderling fought back to take the match in five sets. Hewitt's next tournament was the 2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships, an ATP World Tour 250 event and first event on the US hard-court swing.
He then was offered a wild card to play at the 2011 US Open, but was unable to play due to foot injury which ended his season. ===2012: First ATP final in two years=== Hewitt began his 2012 season at the Hopman Cup.
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 against Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka on a grass court in Sydney, losing both matches.
In 2011, he switched to Yonex VCORE 95 D, using a grip size of 4 3/8 (L3).
He then was offered a wild card to play at the 2011 US Open, but was unable to play due to foot injury which ended his season. ===2012: First ATP final in two years=== Hewitt began his 2012 season at the Hopman Cup.
His next tournament was the Apia International, where he lost in the first round against Serbian fifth seed Viktor Troicki. His next tournament was the 2012 Australian Open.
During this match, ITF released wild cards for the 2012 Olympics, and Hewitt's name was in the singles list, marking his third appearance at the Olympic Games (2000, 2008 and now).
The Aussie's next tournament was the US Open, where he received a WC, completing the "Wild Card Slam" (received wild cards in all of the four Grand Slams in 2012).
In doubles, together with Chris Guccione, he was able to defeat Federer and Wawrinka, but this was not enough to take Australia to the World Group. 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.
Pairing up with Chris Guccione in the doubles, the team would record victories over Agustín Calleri/Juan Mónaco and Rafael Nadal/Tommy Robredo before falling to the Bryan brothers in the quarterfinals. Hewitt competed in his third olympics in London 2012 where he entered the men's singles event and defeated Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round.
5-ranked David Ferrer, despite having set points in the 1st set. ===2013: Five top ten wins and hope for resurgence=== Hewitt started off 2013 in Brisbane, where he lost in second round against Denis Istomin in straight sets.
Due to his excellent result in the preparation event before the 2013 Australian Open, people had high expectations of Hewitt.
He was then defeated by German qualifier Dustin Brown in the second round in four sets. In July 2013, he made it to his first final of the year at the Hall-of-Fame Championships, defeating Matthew Ebden, Prakash Amritraj, Jan Hernych, and John Isner on the way.
A measure of the success of Hewitt's 2013 season is the fact that he won the Newcombe medal as the most outstanding Australian tennis player in 2013, a year in which he returned to the world's top 100. ===2014: 30th career title, 600 wins and return to top 40=== Hewitt kicked off the 2014 season as an unseeded entrant into the 2014 Brisbane International.
After defeating Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan, Australia earned the right to get to the playoffs again in 2013.
Most outstanding Australian player in 2013 Davis Cup Commitment Award 2016 – Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to tennis as a player at the national and international level, and to the community. ==Equipment== In July 2000, Hewitt signed a multiyear endorsement deal with Nike.
A measure of the success of Hewitt's 2013 season is the fact that he won the Newcombe medal as the most outstanding Australian tennis player in 2013, a year in which he returned to the world's top 100. ===2014: 30th career title, 600 wins and return to top 40=== Hewitt kicked off the 2014 season as an unseeded entrant into the 2014 Brisbane International.
As a result, his rank increased from 60th to 43rd, becoming Australian number one again. At AAMI Classic, he defeated Andy Murray in two tiebreaks. In the 2014 Australian Open, Hewitt played both singles and doubles as an unseeded player.
Hewitt battled for his 600th ATP win, becoming only the third active player to reach that milestone by beating Robin Haase in the 1st Round of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis. After the Australian Open, Hewitt played as part of the Australian representative team for the Davis Cup.
He then competed in the 2014 U.S.
Hewitt went on to win the doubles title with countryman Chris Guccione later that same day. On 10 August 2014, Hewitt defeated Austria's Jürgen Melzer in three sets (3–6, 6–4, 6–4) at the Cincinnati Masters to reach 610 wins on the ATP Tour.
In 2014, Australia crashed out 5–0 in the World Group first round on the French clay of La Roche sur Yon.
Perth's grass courts would then be hosting yet another playoff tie for Australia in September 2014.
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. Hewitt and Federer teamed up in the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 1999.
That enabled him to rise to number 19 on the all-time wins list, topping Björn Borg and Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the process. ===2015: Farewell year=== Hewitt began his 2015 season as the defending champion of the Brisbane International.
He was then awarded a wildcard to the 2015 U.S.
Men's Clay Court Championships where he also lost in the first round to Go Soeda. Hewitt skipped the remainder of the clay court season including the 2015 French Open, instead opting to focus on the grass season and Wimbledon.
He began his grass court season at the 2015 Topshelf Open where he lost to Nicolas Mahut in the first round.
Dustov and Istomin) in straight sets while up and coming Nick Kyrgios won his encounter with Denis Istomin to give Australia an unassailable 3–0 lead over Uzbekistan, thus enabling their country to return to the World Group in 2015.
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. Hewitt played the Davis Cup match against Great Britain in the semi-finals of the 2015 Davis Cup.
Between 1997 and 2016, he contested twenty consecutive Australian Open men's singles tournaments, reaching the 2005 final where he was defeated by Marat Safin in four sets. == Early life == Hewitt was born in Adelaide, South Australia.
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He finished his professional tennis career on 24 January 2016 after 20 straight Australian Open appearances.
His last professional singles match was against David Ferrer in the second round of the 2016 Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena on 21 January 2016. ===Junior years and first Grand Slam appearance=== As a junior Hewitt posted a 44–19 record in singles and reached as high as No.
He then lost in five sets to his second round opponent Benjamin 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.
Todd Woodbridge hailed it as the "Best [doubles] I've watched for years." ===2016: Retirement=== Having previously announced his intentions to retire after the 2016 Australian Open, Hewitt confirmed that his final season would consist of that, the Hopman Cup and the exhibition World Tennis Challenge. In his 20th appearance at the Australian Open, he won his first round match against fellow Australian James Duckworth in straight sets.
He played doubles with Sam Groth losing in five sets to brothers Andy and Jamie Murray. 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. He competed in the 2018 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, again as a player-captain in doubles with Peers.
However, they lost to the eighth seeds in the second round. ===2018: Comeback in doubles === In December 2017, it was announced that Hewitt would come out of retirement and accept a doubles wildcard with compatriot Sam Groth at the 2018 Australian Open. Hewitt and Jordan Thompson accepted a wildcard to play Doubles at the 2018 Brisbane International.
However, they lost to the eighth seeds in the second round. ===2018: Comeback in doubles === In December 2017, it was announced that Hewitt would come out of retirement and accept a doubles wildcard with compatriot Sam Groth at the 2018 Australian Open. Hewitt and Jordan Thompson accepted a wildcard to play Doubles at the 2018 Brisbane International.
This was his best doubles result at the Australian Open in his career. Hewitt's doubles comeback continued with Lleyton playing doubles at the 2018 Estoril Open with Alex de Minaur where they defeated second seeds Michael Venus and Raven Klaasen before losing in the quarterfinals.
He then reached the semi-finals of the 2018 Fuzion 100 Surbiton Trophy – Men's Doubles with Alex Bolt before Venus and Klaasen gained revenge on Hewitt (this time with Alex Bolt) at the 2018 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships – Men's Doubles. 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.
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.
He played doubles with Sam Groth losing in five sets to brothers Andy and Jamie Murray. 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. He competed in the 2018 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, again as a player-captain in doubles with Peers.
Hewitt has also been compared to the character. In April 2021, his twelve years old son, Cruz Hewitt won the Australian junior tennis clay-court in Canberra. ==Controversies== Hewitt has been involved in several public controversies.
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