Hewitt's aggressive mentality also led to controversies, however. He was once involved in an altercation with a black line judge that many believed had racist overtones, and in had a nasty fight with Juan Ignacio Chela that prompted Chela to spit in his direction.
He won two Davis Cup titles with Australia, and continued mentoring the national team despite being beset with injuries for much of his later career, making himself an inspiring role model for all young Australian tennis players. New User posted their first comment.
Log in. Tennis Lleyton Hewitt. Strengths and weaknesses Hewitt's foot speed was his biggest weapon; he could run all day, and outrun any player in the world. Give feedback. Daniil Medvedev becomes first non-Big 4 player to reach World No. Australian Open Report card of top players after week 1 Australian Open Report card of top players after week 1 6 yr ago. Lleyton Hewitt draws curtains on year tennis career as he exits Australian Open Lleyton Hewitt draws curtains on year tennis career as he exits Australian Open 6 yr ago.
Contact Us. Also, he became the youngest world no. It was on 19th November that Hewitt ascended to the top of the men's rankings. He won six titles that season. At Flushing Meadows, Hewitt outlasted former world No. The final was a repeat of the semi-final which Sampras won. In Sydney, Hewitt ended the tournament on an unbeaten run, winning all six of his matches to finish the year ranked as the world's best player.
He won the final against France's Sebastien Grosjean. Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors are the only other men to have ranked number one for more than weeks in total. Yet Federer remains the only man to be ranked number one for over weeks, a feat that has also been achieved by female players Martina Navratilova weeks and Steffi Graf weeks.
At the other end of the scale, Pat Rafter is the only man to have the number one position for just a single week, which he achieved in July Loading statistic Show source. Download for free You need to log in to download this statistic Register for free Already a member? Log in. Show detailed source information? Register for free Already a member? More information. Supplementary notes. Other statistics on the topic. Professional Sports Male tennis players with most Grand Slam wins Professional Sports Female tennis players by number of Grand Slam tournament titles won David Lange.
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