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Lleyton Hewitt (born February 24, 1981, Adelaide,
Australia), is former World No.1  professional
tennis player from Australia and the winner of the
2001 US Open (tennis)|US Open and 2002 Wimbledon
championships|Wimbledon men's singles titles. 
Hewitt is known for his fierce competitiveness on
the tennis court|court. Hewitt wins most of his
matches with his superior fitness and powerfull
shots including a much improved serve. Hewitt
spent much time in the late stages of 2004 to bulk
up. His hard work showed off after he made it to
the final of the Australian Open before falling to
Marat Safin.

==Tennis career==
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Hewitt may well
have followed in the footsteps of his Australian
rules football-playing father.  Instead, he became
one of the youngest winners of an Association of
Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament when, as an
almost unknown youngster, he won the 1998 Adelaide
Invitational, defeating Andre Agassi along the way
(only Aaron Krickstein winning Tel Aviv in 1983
and Michael Chang winning San Francisco in 1988
were younger when claiming their first ATP title).
 

In the next two years he quickly progressed up the
world rankings and was world number one for two
consecutive years.  



Hewitt's first grand slam tournament win was at
the US Open in 2001, where he defeated then-four
time champion Pete Sampras in straight sets. He
followed this with a victory at Wimbledon
Championships|Wimbledon in 2002, showing the world
that though the tournament is dominated by
serve-and-volleyers, a baseliner like Hewitt could
still perform at the highest level on grass. 

He was  part of the Australian team which won the
Davis Cup in 1999 and 2003, and reached the finals
in 2000 and 2001. At the age of 22, he had
recorded more wins in Davis Cup singles than any
other Australian player.

After his 2002 Wimbledon victory, Hewitt's game
and his ATP ranking began to slip as he was
engaged in a legal fight with the organization and
began playing more Davis Cup matches instead of
ATP events.  Recently, however, he has reshaped
his game and returned to the ATP.  In 2004, he
became the first man in history to lose in each
Grand Slam to the eventual champion.  In the
Australian Open, he was defeated in the fourth
round by Switzerland|Swiss Roger Federer; in the
French Open he was defeated by Argentina|Argentine
Gastón Gaudio in the quarterfinals; at Wimbledon,
he was defeated by Roger Federer in the
quarterfinals; and at the US Open (tennis)|US
Open, he was defeated in the finals, again by
Roger Federer. Hewitt defeated Andy Roddick to
advance to the final of the 2004 Tennis Masters
Cup, but was defeated by defending champion Roger
Federer. Hewitt reached his first Australian Open
final in 2005 by defeating World No. 2 Andy
Roddick, but was defeated by Marat Safin. At
Wimbledon he lost to Federer in the semifinal.
Federer went on the win the event for the third
time. Hewitt now lost to the eventual champion at
six consecutive Grand Slam appearances (he missed
the French Open due to injury in 2005).

Hewitt's intense demeanour (or misdemeanour,
depending on one's viewpoint) on court and
characteristic shouts of "Come On!" when scoring a
crucial point have won him detractors as well as
fans, however his tennis-playing abilities and
on-court fighting spirit have earned him a
begrudging respect amongst even the most
unfavourable of views.

Hewitt dated highly-ranked Belgium|Belgian tennis
player Kim Clijsters. The two announced their
engagement just before Christmas 2003, then split
in October 2004. Shortly after losing the final of
the 2005 Australian open, Hewitt proposed to
Australian actress Rebecca Cartwright|Bec
Cartwright, after dating each other for just six
weeks. On 5 May 2005 Lleyton and Bec announced
that they were expecting their first child; the
baby is due to be born in October. They married on
July 21 2005 at the Sydney Opera House, followed
by a reception at Taronga Zoo.

Lleyton was recently fined an undisclosed amount
by the ITF in Australia's Davis Cup match against
Argentina.

==Awards==

*2001 - ATP Player of the Year
*2001 - Most Popular South Australian 
*2002 - ATP Player of the Year
*2002 - Australia's Male Athlete 
*2002 - Most Popular South Australian 
*2002 - ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
*2003 - Young Australian of the Year 
*2003 - Vogue Australia Sportsman of the Year 
*2003 - Most Popular South Australian

==Titles (26)==
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|Legend (Singles)
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| Grand Slam (2)
|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9" 
| ATP Masters Series (2)
|- bgcolor="ffffcc"
| Tennis Masters Cup (2)
|- bgcolor="#ffffff" 
| ATP Tour (18)
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===Singles (24)===
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|No.
|Date
|Tournament
|Surface
|Opponent in the final
|Score
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| 1.
| 1998-01-05 
| Adelaide, Australia
| Hard
| Jason Stoltenberg (Australia)    
| 3-6 6-3 7-6(4)     
|-
| 2.
| 1999-05-03 
| Delray Beach, USA 
| Hard
| Xavier Malisse (Belgium)
| 6-4 6-7(2) 6-1
|-
| 3.
| 2000-01-03                 
| Adelaide, Australia 
| Hard
| Thomas Enqvist (Sweden) 
| 3-6 6-3 6-2 
|-
| 4.
| 2000-01-10                       
| Sydney, Australia
| Hard
| Jason Stoltenberg (Australia)  
| 6-4 6-0 
|-
| 5.
| 2000-03-06                            
| Scottsdale, USA
| Hard
| Tim Henman (United Kingdom|UK)
| 6-4 7-6(2) 
|-
| 6.
| 2000-06-12                                      

| London / Queen's Club, Great Britain
| Grass
| Pete Sampras (United States|USA)
| 6-4 6-4
|-
| 7.
| 2001-01-08
| Sydney, Australia
| Hard
| Magnus Norman (Sweden) 
| 6-4 6-1 
|-
| 8.
| 2001-06-11                             
| London / Queen's Club, Great Britain
| Grass
| Tim Henman (United Kingdom|UK)
| 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
|-
| 9.
| 2001-06-18                      
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
| Grass
| Guillermo Canas (Argentina) 
| 6-3 6-4 
|-
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|10.
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|2001-08-27                    
       
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|US Open, USA
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Hard
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Pete Sampras (United
States|USA) 
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|7-6(4) 6-1 6-1
|-
| 11.
| 2001-10-01
| Tokyo, Japan
| Hard
| Michel Kratochvil (Switzerland)
| 6-4 6-2
|-
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|12.
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|2001-11-12
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|Tennis Masters Cup (Sydney,
Australia)
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|Hard
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|Sebastien Grosjean (France)
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|6-3 6-3 6-4 
|-
| 13.
| 2002-02-25
| San Jose, California|San José, USA
| Hard
| Andre Agassi (United States|USA)
| 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
|-
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|14.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|2002-03-11
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Indian Wells,
California|Indian Wells, USA
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Hard
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Tim Henman (United Kingdom|UK)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|6-1 6-2
|-
| 15.
| 2002-06-10
| London / Queen's Club, Great Britain
| Grass
| Tim Henman (United Kingdom|UK)
| 4-6 6-1 6-4
|-
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|16.
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|2002-06-24 
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Wimbledon
Championships|Wimbledon, Great Britain
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Grass
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|David Nalbandian (Argentina)
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|6-1 6-3 6-2
|-
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|17.
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|2002-11-11
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|Tennis Masters Cup (Shanghai,
China)
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|Hard
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain)
| bgcolor="ffffcc"|7-5 7-5 2-6 2-6 6-4
|-
| 18.
| 2003-03-03                                  
| Scottsdale, USA
| Hard
| Mark Philippoussis (Australia)
| 6-4 6-4 
|-
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|19.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|2003-03-10  
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Indian Wells, USA
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Hard
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|6-1 6-1
|-
| 20.
| 2004-01-12           
| Sydney, Australia
| Hard
| Carlos Moya (Spain)
| 4-3 RET
|-
| 21.
| 2004-02-16
| Rotterdam, Netherlands
| Hard
| Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain)
| 6-7(1) 7-5 6-4
|-
| 22.
| 2004-08-16
| Washington D.C.|Washington, USA
| Hard
| Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) 
| 6-3 6-4 
|-
| 23.
| 2004-08-23
| Long Island, USA
| Hard
| Luis Horna (Peru)
| 6-3 6-1
|-
| 24.
| 2005-01-10
| Sydney, Australia
| Hard
| Ivo Minar (Czech Republic)
| 7-5 6-0
|}

===Singles Finalist (12)===
*1999: Adelaide (lost to Thomas Enqvist)
*1999: Scottsdale (lost to Jan-Michael Gambill)
*1999: Lyon (lost to Nicolas Lapentti)
*2000: Stuttgart Indoor (lost to Wayne Ferreira)
*2002: Cincinnati AMS (lost to Carlos Moya)
*2002: Paris AMS (lost to Marat Safin)
*2003: Los Angeles (lost to Wayne Ferreira)
*2004: Cincinnati AMS (lost to Andre Agassi) 
*2004: US Open (lost to Roger Federer)
*2004: Tennis Masters Cup (lost to Roger Federer)
*2005: Australian Open (lost to Marat Safin)
*2005: Indian Wells AMS (lost to Roger Federer)

===Performance Timeline===
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! Tournament !! 2005 !! 2004 !! 2003 !! 2002 !!
2001 !! 2000 !! 1999 !! 1998 !! 1997 !! Career
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|Australian Open
|align="center"|F
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|align="center"|4r
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|align="center"|4r
|align="center"|2r
|align="center"|1r
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|-
|French Open
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|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|3r
|align="center"|4r
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|4r
|align="center"|1r
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|align="center"|-
|align="center"|0

|-
|Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|1r
|align="center"|W
|align="center"|4r
|align="center"|1r
|align="center"|3r
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1

|-
|U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open
|align="center"|
|align="center"|F
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|W
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|3r
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1

|-
|Tennis Masters Cup
|align="center"|
|align="center"|F
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|W
|align="center"|W
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|2

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Tournaments played 
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|N/A

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Finals reached 
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|N/A

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Tournaments Won 
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|24

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Win-Loss
|align="center"|13-2
|align="center"|68-18
|align="center"|37-10
|align="center"|61-15
|align="center"|80-18
|align="center"|61-19
|align="center"|44-20
|align="center"|10-9
|align="center"|0-1
|align="center"|N/A

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|ATP Race points
|align="center"|183
|align="center"|718
|align="center"|290
|align="center"|897
|align="center"|873
|align="center"|525
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|N/A

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Year End Ranking 
|align="center"|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|100
|align="center"|722
|align="center"|N/A
|}

==Internal Links==
* Wimbledon champions (Men's Singles) 
* US Open champions (Men's Singles)

==External Links==
* http://www.lleytonhewitt.biz/ LleytonHewitt.biz
*
http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles
/default2.asp?playersearch=Hewitt,+L/ ATP Profile
Tennis World Number Ones (men)