- Bob Hewitt
Robert ("Bob") Anthony John Hewitt (born
January 12 ,1940 inDubbo, New South Wales ) was a professional maletennis player fromAustralia . After he married Dalaille, a young woman fromJohannesburg ,South Africa he became an official South African citizen. [http://www.tennisfame.com/famer.aspx?pgID=867&hof_id=147] His most significant accomplishments were winning all of the Grand Slam doubles titles, both the Men's Doubles Grand Slam titles as well as the Mixed Doubles Grand Slam titles (U.S. Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open, French Open) and being central to South Africa's onlyDavis Cup title in 1974. That victory was a little controversial though with India boycotting the final because the team on the orders of its government refused to play the final in South Africa due to itsApartheid policies which were affecting the ethnic Indian community of the country.Hewitt had seven titles in singles, along with 65 in doubles. His career prize money amounted to more than a million dollars.
In 1992 he was inducted into the
International Tennis Hall of Fame .Open-era doubles titles (54)
Runner-ups (25)
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