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Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer speak to the media following Federer’s win in the second rubber.
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Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (
/ˈleɪtən ˈhjuːɨt/;[2] born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.
In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces (hard, clay and grass) and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20. His career achievements include winning the 2000 US Open men’s doubles, the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men’s singles, and back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup titles (2001 and 2002). In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put Hewitt in 34th place on its list of the 40 greatest tennis players since 1965.[3]
[edit] 2001
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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the semifinals and defeated then-four-time champion Pete Sampras the next day in straight sets. This win made Hewitt, Pat Rafter, and Kafelnikov the only active ATP players to win a Grand Slam singles and doubles title during their career. Hewitt is still the last player to achieve this feat. Lleyton went on to win the Tokyo Open and again qualify for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup held in Sydney. During the tournament, Hewitt won all matches in his group, before defeating Sébastien Grosjean, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4, in the finals to take the title and gain the world no. 1 ranking.
Hewitt won a total of six titles in 2001.
[edit] 2002
The year 2002 was once again a solid year for Hewitt, winning three titles in San Jose, Indian Wells and London (Queen’s Club). He followed his 2001 US Open win by capturing the Wimbledon singles title, dominating first-time finalist David Nalbandian in straight sets; Hewitt lost only two sets throughout the championship. 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). Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who are also baseliners, won all titles between them from 2003 to 2010, with Novak Djokovic, also a baseliner, winning the tournament in 2011.
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, 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4. Hewitt’s win helped him finish the year as world no. 1 for a second straight year.
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | Adelaide, South Australia Sydney, New South Wales Nassau, Bahamas[1] |
| Born | 24 February 1981 (1981-02-24) (age 30) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$19,001,021 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 546–197 (68.85%) (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 29 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (19 November 2001) |
| Current ranking | No. 131 (30 January 2012) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | F (2005) |
| French Open | QF (2001, 2004) |
| Wimbledon | W (2002) |
| US Open | W (2001) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2001, 2002) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 85–58 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (23 October 2000) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1998, 2000) |
| French Open | 2R (1999) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2000) |
| US Open | W (2000) |
| Last updated on: 2 August 2010. | |
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