Tennis career Lleyton Hewitt

1 tennis career

1.1 pre-1997: junior years , first grand slam appearance

1.1.1 junior singles titles (1)


1.2 2000: open doubles title, wimbledon mixed doubles, stuttgart masters , davis cup finals
1.3 2001: open , world team cup titles, first masters cup trophy, third davis cup final , world no. 1
1.4 2002: wimbledon victory , maintaining no. 1 spot
1.5 2003: indian wells masters title, second davis cup win , hopman cup final
1.6 2004: open, masters cup, cincinnati masters , world team cup finals
1.7 2005: australian open , indian wells masters finals
1.8 2006: 25th career title
1.9 2007: 26th career title
1.10 2008: 500 career match wins
1.11 2009: 27th career title , return top 20
1.12 2010: 28th career title
1.13 2011: surgery , out of top 100
1.14 2012: first atp final in 2 years
1.15 2013: 5 top ten wins , hope resurgence
1.16 2014: 29th & 30th career titles, 600 wins & return top 40
1.17 2015: farewell year
1.18 2016: retirement

tennis career

hewitt commenced professional career in 1998. became 1 of youngest winners of association of tennis professionals (atp) tournament when won 1998 next generation adelaide international, defeating jason stoltenberg in final, having defeated andre agassi in semifinals. both aaron krickstein winning tel aviv in 1983 , michael chang winning san francisco in 1988 younger hewitt when claimed first atp title. hewitt left immanuel college concentrate on tennis career. australian institute of sport scholarship holder. finished professional tennis career on january 24, 2016 after 20 straight australian open appearances. last professional singles match against david ferrer in second round of 2016 australian open @ rod laver arena on january 21, 2016.

pre-1997: junior years , first grand slam appearance

as junior hewitt posted 44–19 record in singles , reached high no. 17 in world in 1997 (and no. 13 in doubles).

junior singles titles (1)



hewitt , fellow australian mark philippoussis confer during doubles match @ 2005 queen s club championships.


2000: open doubles title, wimbledon mixed doubles, stuttgart masters , davis cup finals

in 2000, hewitt reached first grand slam final @ wimbledon mixed doubles partnering belgian kim clijsters, girlfriend. lost match, americans kimberly po , donald johnson. hewitt later won first grand slam title @ open when along max mirnyi claimed men s doubles championship, becoming youngest male (at 19 years, 6 months) win grand slam doubles crown in open era. @ end of year, hewitt became first teenager in atp history qualify year-end tennis masters cup (atp world tour finals).

2001: open , world team cup titles, first masters cup trophy, third davis cup final , world no. 1

hewitt started off 2001 season winning medibank international in sydney, , went on win tournaments in london (queen s club) , s-hertogenbosch. captured first grand slam singles title @ open in 2001, when beat former world no. 1 yevgeny kafelnikov in semifinals , defeated then-four-time champion pete sampras next day in straight sets. win made hewitt recent player win grand slam singles , doubles title during career. australian went on win tokyo open , again qualify year-end tennis masters cup held in sydney. during tournament, hewitt won matches in group. went on defeat sébastien grosjean in final take title , gain world no. 1 ranking.

hewitt won total of 6 titles in 2001.

hewitt roddick


2002: wimbledon victory , maintaining no. 1 spot

the year 2002 once again solid year hewitt, winning 3 titles in san jose, indian wells , london (queen s club). followed 2001 open win capturing wimbledon singles title. defeated jonas björkman, grégory carraz, julian knowle, mikhail youzhny, sjeng schalken , home favourite tim henman before dominating first-time finalist david nalbandian in straight sets; hewitt lost 2 sets (both schalken) throughout championship. victory reinforced idea that, although tournament had tended dominated serve-and-volleyers, baseliner still triumph on grass (hewitt first baseliner win tournament since agassi in 1992).

for third straight year, qualified year-end tennis masters cup, held in shanghai, , defended title defeating juan carlos ferrero in final. hewitt s win helped him finish year world no. 1 second straight year.

2003: indian wells masters title, second davis cup win , hopman cup final

in 2003, hewitt defeated former world no. 1 gustavo kuerten championship @ indian wells. @ wimbledon, defending champion, hewitt lost in first round qualifier ivo karlović. hewitt became first defending wimbledon men s champion in open era lose in first round. once before in tournament s 126-year history had defending men s champion lost in opening round, in 1967, when manuel santana beaten charlie pasarell. hewitt third defending grand slam champion in open era lose in first round, after boris becker @ 1997 australian open , patrick rafter @ 1999 open. after wimbledon in 2003, hewitt lost in final of tournament in los angeles, second round of atp masters series tournament in montreal, , first round of atp masters series tournament in cincinnati. @ open, hewitt lost in quarterfinals juan carlos ferrero. hewitt played davis cup matches remainder of year, recording five-set wins on roger federer , juan carlos ferrero in semifinals , final respectively, australia went on win davis cup. hewitt used of spare time in late 2003 bulk up, gaining 7 kg.

lleyton hewitt @ wimbledon, 2004


2004: open, masters cup, cincinnati masters , world team cup finals

in 2004, hewitt became first man in history lose in each grand slam singles tournament eventual champion. @ australian open, defeated in fourth round swiss roger federer. @ french open, defeated in quarterfinal argentine gastón gaudio. @ wimbledon, defeated in quarterfinal federer, , @ open, defeated in final federer, losing 2 out of 3 sets @ love. @ year ending 2004 tennis masters cup, hewitt defeated andy roddick advance final, yet again defeated defending champion federer.

2005: australian open , indian wells masters finals

lleyton hewitt open 2005

in 2005, hewitt won title @ sydney medibank international defeating little-known czech player ivo minář. hewitt spent time in late stages of 2004 working former coach , friend, roger rasheed, on bulking physique. hard work paid off during australian summer, when defeated in-form world no. 2 andy roddick reach first australian open final. first australian player reach final since pat cash in 1988. in final, faced fourth seed, marat safin, had defeated world no. 1 , defending champion roger federer in semifinals. after taking first set, defeated russian despite being break in third set.

at wimbledon, hewitt reached semifinals, lost eventual champion federer. 2 months later, hewitt again lost federer in open semifinal, although time able take 1 set swiss. hewitt had @ point lost eventual champion @ 7 consecutive grand slam tournaments played, (he missed 2005 french open because of injury). hewitt pulled out of tennis masters cup tournament in shanghai in november 2005 wife bec, due give birth.

hewitt @ 2006 open


2006: 25th career title

hewitt defeated in second round of 2006 australian open juan ignacio chela of argentina. reached finals of san jose , las vegas tournaments, losing british youngster andy murray , american james blake, respectively. lost tim henman in second round of miami masters, player had defeated 8 times in many matches. @ 2006 french open, hewitt reached fourth round, lost defending champion , eventual winner rafael nadal in 4 sets.

hewitt won first tournament of 2006 (after 17-month hiatus winning tournament), when beat blake in final of queen s club championships. fourth title there, equalling records of john mcenroe , boris becker. during 2006 wimbledon championships, hewitt survived five-set match against south korea s hyung-taik lee played on 2 days. defeated olivier rochus , david ferrer, before losing marcos baghdatis in quarterfinals. @ 2006 legg mason tennis classic in washington, d.c., hewitt defeated arnaud clément in quarterfinals, after defeating vincent spadea in second round , denis gremelmayr in third round.

hewitt participated @ 2006 open, despite having injured knee. hewitt won first 3 matches in straight sets against, respectively, albert montañés, jan hernych, , novak djokovic. defeated richard gasquet in 5 sets advance quarterfinals seventh consecutive year. lost roddick.

2007: 26th career title

lleyton hewitt cincinnati 2007

at 2007 australian open, hewitt lost in third round tenth-seeded chilean , eventual runner-up fernando gonzález. win in las vegas in march, hewitt had won @ least 1 atp title annually ten consecutive years. record among active players @ time. hewitt reached 2007 hamburg masters semifinals, pushed eventual finalist rafael nadal 3 sets. @ 2007 french open, hewitt, second straight time lost in fourth round nadal. @ 2007 wimbledon championships, hewitt won first 3 matches, including four-set third round victory on guillermo cañas. faced fourth seed novak djokovic in fourth round, lost.

after wimbledon, announced had hired former australian tennis pro tony roche coach him during grand slam , masters tournaments in 2007 , 2008. @ masters tournaments in montréal , cincinnati hewitt reached quarterfinals , semifinals, respectively. in both cases, lost roger federer.

he seeded 16th @ 2007 open, first time in 8 consecutive appearances @ flushing meadows, did not reach quarterfinals or further. lost in second round argentine agustín calleri.

2008: 500 career match wins

at 2008 australian open, advanced fourth round 19th seed, defeating 15th-seeded , 2006 australian open finalist marcos baghdatis in thrilling third-round match. 282-minute match started @ 11:52 pm , ended @ 4:34 am following morning. characteristically gutsy performance , cemented hewitt s reputation tough competitor. hewitt lost fourth-round match in straight sets third-seeded , eventual champion novak djokovic.

a hip injury hewitt acquired in march 2008 affected preparation french open , forced loss of 300 rankings points hewitt unable defend semifinal appearance @ hamburg masters, compete in supplementary tournaments. however, hewitt made third round @ roland garros, before losing five-set thriller fifth seed david ferrer.

despite ongoing hip problem, hewitt able compete @ queens club championship moderate success, falling second seed novak djokovic in quarterfinals. form continued wimbledon, hewitt making fourth round second successive year, before losing world no. 1 , first seed roger federer.

after wimbledon, hewitt elected miss montreal , cincinnati masters in effort give hip sufficient rest enable him play @ 2008 beijing olympics, defeated jonas björkman in first round before losing second seed rafael nadal. however, more notable incident in olympics occurred in hewitt s opening-round doubles match chris guccione against argentines juan mónaco , agustín calleri. match went advantage third set hewitt , guccione prevailing 18–16. after olympics, due further damage hewitt s hip sustained @ olympics, left no option pull out of open , skip rest of season have hip surgery. 2008 first year since 1997 in hewitt did not win title.

2009: 27th career title , return top 20

after returning hip surgery, hewitt played first match in 2009 @ hopman cup, defeated nicolas kiefer in 3 sets. hewitt participated in medibank international sydney, winning first 2 matches, losing in quarterfinals david nalbandian. hewitt went on play in 2009 australian open, unseeded in grand slam first time since 2000. faced fernando gonzález in first round , lost in 5 sets.

at tournament in memphis, caused upset in first round defeating james blake in 3 sets. defeated fellow australian chris guccione in second round , christophe rochus in quarterfinals. faced andy roddick in semifinals, lost in close match. hewitt lost in first round of delray beach yen-hsun lu, eighth seed. hewitt competed in bnp paribas open in indian wells, california, , reached second round, being defeated fernando gonzález. @ sony ericsson open in miami, hewitt played israeli dudi sela in first round. hewitt lost first set, before recovering win match. hewitt defeated seventh seed gilles simon of france in straight sets.

at 2009 u.s. men s clay court championships, hewitt defeated seventh seed diego junqueira. hewitt advanced quarterfinals after defeating sergio roitman in 57 minutes, , guillermo garcía-lópez advance semifinals, defeated evgeny korolev. defeated wayne odesnik in final, first title since 2007 , first clay-court title in decade. hewitt entered monte carlo masters wild card. lost in first round marat safin. hewitt admitted running out of energy in second set.

at 2009 bmw open, hewitt recorded 500th career win after defeating philipp petzschner in first round, becoming 1 of 4 active players achieve milestone; others being roger federer , carlos moyá. andy roddick later achieve feat @ 2009 legg mason tennis classic tournament in washington, d.c. in 2009 french open, defeated 26th seed ivo karlović in 5 sets in first round, , defeated andrey golubev in second. lost no. 1 rafael nadal in third round. next tournament 2009 aegon championships in london. 15th seed , drew eduardo schwank in first round, dispatched. in second round, went 3 sets against portuguese frederico gil. hewitt dropped first set, went on win. former rival andy roddick awaited lleyton in third round, , match did not disappoint. have many times in past, former world no. 1 players battled through tough , intense match, roddick won.

lleyton hewitt @ 2009 wimbledon championships



hewitt @ 2009 open

in 2009 wimbledon championships, hewitt faced prospect of rafael nadal in second round. however, nadal withdrew due injury, , slot replaced world no. 5 juan martín del potro. hewitt defeated american robby ginepri in first round. hewitt used strong service game advantage, losing 1 service game entire match. upended del potro in straight sets. third round produced straight-set victory hewitt, defeated philipp petzschner. reversed two-set deficit defeat radek Štěpánek in fourth round. classic hewitt fightback thrill many australians on hand witness match. cinderella run ended in quarterfinals against sixth seed andy roddick. five-set thriller featured 2 tiebreaks. hewitt lost heartbreaking 3–6, 7–6 (10), 6–7 (1), 6–4, 4–6 match. first time lleyton had reached quarterfinals of major since 2006 u.s. open.

after extended break, hewitt began working way u.s open series playing in washington @ legg mason classic. there hewitt made third round, before losing in three-set battle juan martín del potro. @ montreal masters, hewitt lost in first round former world no. 1, juan carlos ferrero. cincinnati saw hewitt reach quarterfinals sixth time, lost roger federer in straight sets. during first round of tournament, hewitt showed trademark fighting abilities saving 2 match points win against in-form robin söderling. @ u.s open, hewitt progressed third round, played federer 23rd time of decade-long rivalry. hewitt managed take first set 6–4 federer, before 15-time grand slam champion took control of second. third set tight, , both players saved multiple break points. federer prevailed match in 4 sets.

in late september, hewitt travelled malaysia first time take part in inaugural malaysian open held in kuala lumpur. new tournament part of atp s new dedicated asian swing. hewitt lost in first round swedish player joachim johansson. in tokyo, hewitt drawn once again meet del potro in quarterfinals, given clear path when del potro knocked out qualifier Édouard roger-vasselin in first round. after defeating fabrice santoro in second round, hewitt downed roger-vasselin, reach first semifinals since winning men s clay court championships in april, lost mikhail youzhny. competed in 2009 shanghai atp masters 1000, won in first round, defeating john isner, before losing gaël monfils.

2010: 28th career title

lleyton hewitt @ 2010 australian open

hewitt began 2010 season partnering samantha stosur @ hopman cup. australians top seeds exhibition tournament. they, however, fared worse expected, losing ties against romania , spain, , therefore failing reach final.

he seeded fourth in medibank international and, previous year, reached quarterfinals, losing eventual champion marcos baghdatis. @ 2010 australian open, lost roger federer in fourth round.

a week after exit australian open, hewitt announced @ press conference @ melbourne park underwent hip operation similar left hip operation time on right hip on 28 january 2010 in hobart.

hewitt returned tour @ u.s. men s clay court championships singles defending champion. won first match since australian open, partnering coach nathan healey in doubles, defeating james cerretani , adil shamasdin, lost top seeds bryan brothers in semifinals. hewitt received first-round bye, seeded fourth in singles. in first match, against lucky loser somdev devvarman, hewitt dropped first set, before battling win in 3 sets. lost juan ignacio chela. hewitt s next tournament scheduled monte-carlo rolex masters. however, withdrew due recurring injury.

djokovic , hewitt @ wimbledon 2010

hewitt reached second round in barcelona, before losing eduardo schwank, , lost in second round of internazionali bnl d italia guillermo garcía-lópez. hewitt travelled australia participate in davis cup tie against japan, winning 2 singles matches.

at french open, hewitt reached third round, before losing rafael nadal, went on win title without dropping set , take no. 1 ranking.

on 13 june, hewitt defeated roger federer in final of gerry weber open in halle, germany, grass-court tuneup wimbledon championships. win hewitt s first on federer since 2003 , snapped 15-match losing streak against swiss.

at wimbledon, hewitt seeded 15th , lost third seed, novak djokovic in fourth round. after dropping first 2 sets, hewitt took advantage of stomach illness had djokovic take third set. however, hewitt not mount comeback, , ended losing in 4 sets.

at atlanta tennis championship, hewitt lost in first round lukáš lacko. after receiving first-round bye @ legg mason classic, hewitt retired in second round due leg injury. pulled out of rogers cup in toronto in order recover, , returned in cincinnati. hewitt defeated yen-hsun lu in opening round, before losing in 3 sets fifth seed robin söderling.

hewitt 32nd seed @ open , lost first-round match paul-henri mathieu in 5 sets. earliest exit @ open. withdrew asian hard-court swing due wrist injury suffered during australian davis cup playoff loss belgium.

2011: surgery , out of top 100

hewitt began 15th season on atp tour @ hopman cup in perth. defeated belgian opponent ruben bemelmans , went on win tie australia three-set victory in mixed doubles, partnering alicia molik. next played world no. 3 novak djokovic, lost in straight sets. final singles match of tournament, played kazakhstani andrey golubev, defeating him in straight sets.

after hopman cup, hewitt competed in aami kooyong classic, exhibitional tournament in build-up australian open. started tournament solidly, taking out third seed mikhail youzhny. in second round, defeated russian nikolay davydenko. in final, defeated frenchman gaël monfils. first time hewitt had played in tournament.

at 2011 australian open, hewitt defeated in first round in 5 sets argentina s david nalbandian. hewitt 2 sets 1 , during fourth set had chance finish off match, when scores 3–1 , 0–40 in hewitt s favour, failed capitalise on situation. furthermore, hewitt had 2 match point opportunities in final set close out victory. however, 1 of these met excellent drop shot nalbandian, , went on save other, securing victory.

after australian open, hewitt participated in sap open, atp world tour 250 event. defeated first-round opponent björn phau, , proceeded second round against brian dabul. hewitt had problems dabul, losing first set, managed defeat him. in quarterfinals, hewitt played against former open champion juan martín del potro, on comeback wrist injury. in weak performance, hewitt lost.

the next tournament hewitt took part in regions morgan keegan championships , cellular south cup, atp world tour 500 event in memphis, tennessee. hewitt played lu yen-hsun in opening round, won. advanced second round against adrian mannarino. despite losing first set, hewitt defeated mannarino. in quarterfinals, hewitt played top seed andy roddick. despite being set up, hewitt lost match.

hewitt played in 2011 bnp paribas open, atp world tour masters 1000 event. first-round opponent chinese taipei s lu yen-hsun. second time in row 2 had played each other in first round, , suffered shock defeat. hewitt s last event on atp tour on 3 months after underwent surgery on left foot. made comeback @ 2011 gerry weber open in halle, germany, returned defending champion. scheduled face top seed roger federer in opening round. however, swiss withdrew after reaching final of french open. hewitt therefore took on alternate argentina, leonardo mayer , came through match comfortably. in second round, played andreas seppi , defeated him. however, hewitt s reign champion of halle came end @ hands of home favourite philipp kohlschreiber, when australian went down in straight sets. during match, hewitt turned ankle when came in net try reach net cord ball. following week, hewitt had retire during first round match @ aegon international against olivier rochus. result of niggling ankle injury had picked @ halle week before.

hewitt came wimbledon doubts on fitness , condition , unseeded in 2011 wimbledon championships draw. hewitt faced kei nishikori of japan in first round , won in 4 close sets. in second round, hewitt faced fifth seed robin söderling. hewitt won first set in tiebreak , second set. söderling fought take match in 5 sets.

hewitt s next tournament 2011 atlanta tennis championships, atp world tour 250 event , first event on hard-court swing. hewitt won first-round match against american qualifier phillip simmonds in straight sets advance second round. went on lose second round encounter against american qualifier rajeev ram. after defeat, hewitt had been scheduled play in los angeles following week, opted not take offer of wildcard , withdrew event recover foot injury. offered wild card play @ 2011 open, unable play due foot injury ended season.

2012: first atp final in 2 years

hewitt began 2012 season @ hopman cup. in opening singles tie against spain, hewitt lost in singles fernando verdasco. mixed doubles match, hewitt partnered jarmila gajdošová. lost match in 3 sets 6–3, 3–6, 19–11, despite being 5–1 in final set tie-breaker. in second tie against france, hewitt lost richard gasquet in singles , in straight sets in mixed doubles. in final tie against china, hewitt defeated wu di in straight sets , won mixed doubles match. next tournament apia international, lost in first round against serbian fifth seed viktor troicki.

his next tournament 2012 australian open. in doubles, partnering countryman peter luczak, aussies went until 2nd round lost in straight sets bryan twins. in singles, awarded wildcard, hewitt won first round match defeating unseeded cedrik-marcel stebe in 4 hours. long-time rival andy roddick, seeded 15th, awaited hewitt in second round. after dropping first set, hewitt won next two. roddick retired due groin injury , hewitt advanced. in third round, faced 23rd seed milos raonic of canada. playing @ night in front of boisterous aussie crowd, hewitt dispatched raonic in 3 hours 6 minutes. in 4th round, hewitt faced returning champ , world number 1 novak djokovic. djokovic won 1st 2 sets easily, , leading 3–0 in 3rd set when hewitt launched spirited comeback, taking set 6–4. djokovic prevailed however, winning match in 4 sets, ending hewitt s run. lleyton s 2 next matches in february @ davis cup, won 1 singles , 1 doubles match partnering chris guccione, awarded australia go playoffs once more. after hewitt needed operation have plate inserted in toe.

lleyton hewitt @ french open in 2012

lleyton returned wildcard @ french open lost in first round blaž kavčič. after this, hewitt began grass season @ queen s club championships. unfortunately lost in 1st round croatian ivo karlović. lleyton s next tournament 2012 wimbledon championships, defeated in first round 5th seed jo-wilfried tsonga. during match, itf released wild cards 2012 olympics, , hewitt s name in singles list, marking third appearance @ olympic games (2000, 2008 , now). after loss against tsonga, hewitt played doubles @ wimbledon partnering countryman chris guccione, made 3rd round before losing in 4 sets.

after wimbledon, viewing prepare olympics, hewitt granted wild card @ newport. in opening round, defeated canadian vasek pospisil. in 2nd round, won in 3 sets, ousting american tim smyczek. in next match, aussie won against israeli dudi sela. win, hewitt went on semifinal (his first since halle 2010), victorious on american rajeev ram. lost top seeded john isner in final.

lleyton hewitt signing autographs after dismissing vasek pospisil 6–1 6–1 in first round of hall of fame tennis championships in newport in 2012.

playing in olympics, hewitt drawn against sergiy stakhovsky , won. marin Čilić, seeded 13th, awaited in second round , hewitt dispatched croat in 2 sets advance third round. there, met 2nd seed novak djokovic. after losing first set, djokovic overpowered hewitt take final 2 sets , eliminate lleyton tournament. in mixed doubles, , sam stosur reached quarterfinals, lost 2 sets 1 britain s andy murray , laura robson.

beginning american hard court season, hewitt received wc cincinnati masters, won against mikhail youzhny in 1st round before losing viktor troicki in 2nd round. aussie s next tournament open, received wc, completing wild card slam (received wild cards in of 4 grand slams in 2012). in 1st round, lleyton met tobias kamke, winning first match @ flushing meadows since 2009. in 2nd round, hewitt won marathon 5 sets match against gilles müller. in 3rd round, hewitt lost 4th seed , number 5 in world david ferrer, despite having set points in 1st set.

2013: 5 top ten wins , hope resurgence

lleyton hewitt @ 2013 australian open

hewitt started off 2013 in brisbane, lost in second round against denis istomin in straight sets. prior australian open, hewitt took part in exhibition tournament aami kooyong classic, in defeated milos raonic, tomáš berdych, , juan martín del potro en route claim second title. due excellent result in preparation event before 2013 australian open, people had high expectations of hewitt. however, suffered sixth first-round exit in home slam world no. 9 janko tipsarević in straight sets. hewitt played in davis cup action against taiwan , won in both singles , doubles.

he played sap open next in san jose, losing second-round match third-seeded american sam querrey in three-set thriller. claimed wild card play in doubles fellow aussie marinko matosevic, beating no. 1 american duo mike bryan , bob bryan in quarterfinals, before losing xavier malisse , frank moser in final. hewitt s doubles run in tournament, surpassed 100-wins mark in doubles. next participated in u.s. national indoor tennis championships in memphis. faced yen-hsun lu in opening round, saving 2 match points edge lu in 3 sets. lost denis istomin, again in second round.

lleyton hewitt practicing @ queen s club in 2013 ahead of first round match against michael russell.

hewitt moved on play bnp paribas open in indian wells, ousting lukáš rosol , 15th seed john isner, before losing swiss no. 2 stanislas wawrinka. hewitt lost gilles simon in opening round @ roland garros. after winning first 2 sets, succumbed in five. in first match @ aegon championships queen s club, beat mike russell in 3 sets. followed victory on grigor dimitrov in straight sets. defeated sam querrey book place in quarterfinals. in quarterfinals, defeated world no. 8 juan martín del potro in 3 sets, progress semifinals. hewitt played marin Čilić in semifinals, beaten in 3 sets. @ wimbledon, hewitt beat top ten player stanislas wawrinka in first round in straight sets. defeated german qualifier dustin brown in second round in 4 sets.

hewitt serving @ 2013 open

in july 2013, made first final of year @ hall-of-fame championships, defeating matthew ebden, prakash amritraj, jan hernych, , john isner on way. beaten nicolas mahut having served championship @ 5–4 in second set. form continued @ atlanta open, defeating Édouard roger-vasselin 6–4, 6–4, rhyne williams 7–6, 6–4 , ivan dodig 1–6, 6–3, 6–0 in quarterfinals. hewitt played john isner in semifinals, lost in 3 tough sets. 2013 open run started well, beating brian baker in 4 sets , following five-set epic upset against fellow former open champion juan martín del potro, hewitt came 2 sets 1 down against no. 6, winning fourth set tiebreak , sealing match 6–1 in fifth. beat evgeny donskoy in third round set fourth round match mikhail youzhny. hewitt lost youzhny 3–6, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–5, despite leading 4–1 in fourth set , serving match @ 5–3 in fifth set. measure of success of hewitt s 2013 season fact won newcombe medal outstanding australian tennis player in 2013, year in returned world s top 100.

2014: 29th & 30th career titles, 600 wins & return top 40

hewitt kicked off 2014 season unseeded entrant 2014 brisbane international. won first round match against thanasi kokkinakis in straight sets. second round match against sixth seed feliciano lópez, whom defeated. quarterfinal encounter against qualifier marius copil resulted in straight-set victory. in semifinals hewitt faced second seed kei nishikori. hewitt prevailed, setting final match against seventeen–time grand slam winner roger federer. federer held 18–8 record head–to–head against hewitt. hewitt managed turn tide on federer, winning 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 , capturing title, 29th , first since 2010. result, rank increased 60th 43rd, becoming australian number 1 again. @ ammi classic, defeated andy murray in 2 tiebreaks.

lleyton hewitt @ queen s club in 2014

in 2014 australian open, hewitt played both singles , doubles unseeded player. in first round singles match, lost no. 24 seed andreas seppi. in doubles action, hewitt partnered retired , former australian number 1 patrick rafter. however, duo did not manage win first round match against eric butorac , raven klaasen, losing 4–6, 5–7. after tournament, hewitt s singles rank rose no. 38, highest position since late 2010. hewitt battled 600th atp win, becoming third active player reach milestone beating robin haase in 1st round of 2014 sony open tennis.

after australian open, hewitt played part of australian representative team davis cup. lost match against jo-wilfried tsonga 3–6, 2–6, 6–7 (2–7). competed in 2014 u.s. national indoor tennis championships in memphis in united states of america. bye in round of 32, went on defeat marcos baghdatis in 3 sets 1–6, 6–2, 6–0 before losing michael russell 3–6, 6–7 (6–8). next tournament delray beach tournament beat bradley klahn in straight sets 6–3, 6–1. versed compatriot marinko matosevic forced retire after injuring shoulder. score 6–7 (2–7).

hewitt played @ bnp paribas open defeated matthew ebden 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3. lost kevin anderson 6–7(5–7), 4–6. hewitt played @ sony open tennis defeated robin haase in round of 128, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3. subsequently lost world no. 1 rafael nadal. hewitt played @ u.s. men s clay court championships lost in round of 16 sam querrey.

hewitt in madrid in 2014

hewitt suffered 3 consecutive first round losses @ bmw open fwu ag albert ramos-vinolas 7–6(6), 1–6, 0–6, mutua madrid open santiago giraldo 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 , @ french open rolland garros carlos berlocq 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6. ended hewitt s clay court season.

at aegon championships, hewitt won in first round against daniel gimeno-traver in straight sets before losing feliciano lopez in straight sets 3–6, 4–6. following tournament, hewitt played @ wimbledon won in first round against michal przysiezny, 6–2, 6–7 (14–16), 6–1, 6–4 before losing in second round in 5 sets jerzy janowicz, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4, 3–6.

he next competed @ newport hall of fame tennis championships seeded third. lleyton advanced final third consecutive year face ivo karlovic. hewitt slayed newport demons , defeated big serving croat in 3 sets: 6–3, 6–7(4), 7–6(3). 30th career singles title. hewitt went on win doubles title countryman chris guccione later same day.

in july 2014, book facing hewitt published author scoop malinowski, book contains on 50 interviews atp players experiences of playing hewitt. hewitt received copy in newport after quarterfinal win vs. american steve johnson.

on 10 august 2014, hewitt defeated austria s jürgen melzer in 3 sets (3–6, 6–4, 6–4) @ cincinnati masters reach 610 wins on atp tour. enabled him rise number 19 on all-time wins list, topping björn borg , yevgeny kafelnikov in process.

2015: farewell year

hewitt & kokkinakis @ wimbledon 2015

hewitt began 2015 season defending champion of brisbane international. in first round defeated in straight sets (3–6, 2–6) fellow australian sam groth in 58 minutes. result, dropped rank no. 50 no. 84 , lost position of no. 1 australian had held many consecutive months. hewitt played first fast4 short-form tennis exhibition match against roger federer lost in 5 sets.

lleyton hewitt @ wimbledon 2015

hewitt played 19th consecutive australian open appearance fourth longest streak @ grand slam. in first round beat wild card zhang ze in 4 sets. lost in 5 sets second round opponent benjamin becker despite winning first 2 sets.

at media conference, hewitt mentioned plans retire after 2016 australian open become captain of australian davis cup team after pat rafter moved on position, becoming seventh man captain team. had thought long , hard , plan play australian open next year , finish, said. @ moment, [the davis cup] main focus , looking towards grass court season , finishing here in melbourne, special play 20 australian opens . australia s first time in world group of davis cup in 6 years. rafter , john newcombe other 2 australian men have been ranked no. 1 since ranks established in 1973.

hewitt & dellacqua @ wimbledon 2015

hewitt played miami open , lost in first round thomaz bellucci in 3 sets. awarded wildcard 2015 u.s. men s clay court championships lost in first round go soeda.

hewitt skipped remainder of clay court season including 2015 french open, instead opting focus on grass season , wimbledon. began grass court season @ 2015 topshelf open lost nicolas mahut in first round. awarded wildcard men s doubles partnered compatriot matt reid. upset fourth seeds draganja/kontinen in first round.

at wimbledon, hewitt awarded wildcard , defeated jarkko nieminen 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 0–6, 9–11 in first round of eighteenth , final appearance @ tournament. became 44th five-set match of grand slam career. despite 3 straight breaks in fifth set, hewitt on serve faced , saved 3 match points @ 4–5, , held serve each time until 20th game of fifth set. afterwards both crowd , nieminen himself gave hewitt standing ovation. partnering compatriot thanasi kokkinakis, wild card duo reached third round of wimbledon men s doubles 2 five-set matches, including defeating 15th seed, lost 4th seed. hewitt played in mixed doubles compatriot casey dellacqua on wild card , lost in second round, seemingly ending wimbledon career.

hewitt partnered sam groth win australia s davis cup quarterfinals doubles rubber against kazakhstan in darwin on 18 july. spectacular performance, groth , hewitt selected play last 2 reverse-singles rubbers, replacing kyrgios , kokkinakis respectively. after groth s win, hewitt won deciding fifth rubber against nedovyesov put australia @ 3–2 reach semifinals. australia s first win 0–2 down since 1939.

hewitt, on wild card, defeated compatriot john-patrick smith 6–3 6–4 @ citi open in washington d.c. in august. lost in second round of open tomic in 5 sets despite having 2 match points. hewitt partnered sam groth lost tough davis cup semifinals doubles tie against british murray brothers in 5 sets. todd woodbridge hailed best [doubles] ve watched years.

2016: retirement

having announced intentions retire after 2016 australian open, hewitt confirmed final season consist of that, hopman cup , exhibition world tennis challenge.

in 20th appearance @ australian open, won first round match against fellow australian james duckworth in straight sets. lost in second round in 3 straight competitive sets 8th seed david ferrer, 2–6, 4–6, 4–6. post-match remembered players including roger federer, rafael nadal, andy murray , nick kyrgios man @ top of game years, , continually displayed fighting spirit became synonymous with.

he made member of order of australia in awards announced on australia day.

in march hewitt came out of retirement replace injured nick kyrgios in first round davis cup against usa @ kooyong lawn tennis club. played doubles john peers against bryan brothers. australian duo came 2 sets love lost fifth set.

in june announced hewitt taking wildcard wimbledon doubles competition, playing alongside young compatriot jordan thompson. in first round, pair saved 8 match points defeat nicolás almagro , david marrero 19–17 in deciding set. however, lost eighth seeds in second round.