TENNIS PLAYER

Bob Hewitt

1940 - Today

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Robert Anthony John Hewitt (born 12 January 1940) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. In 1967, after marrying a South African, he became a South African citizen. He has won 15 major titles and a career Grand Slam in both men's and mixed doubles. In 2015, he was convicted of rape and sexual assault of girls he was coaching in the 1980s and 1990s; Hewitt was sentenced to six years in jail, and was subsequently expelled from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Hewitt is the 116th most popular tennis player (down from 89th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Australia (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Australian Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Bob Hewitt ranks 116 out of 1,569. Before him are Alexander Zverev, Henner Henkel, Carlos Moyá, Vincent Richards, Justine Henin, and Jana Novotná. After him are Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Sven Davidson, Amélie Mauresmo, Arthur Gore, Bobby Riggs, and Cilly Aussem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Bob Hewitt ranks 236. Before him are Roger Ailes, Michel Micombero, Jon Elster, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Stan Mikita, and Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla. After him are Thelma Schoonmaker, Nicola Di Bari, Jill St. John, Farooq Leghari, Matthias Habich, and John Mahoney.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Bob Hewitt ranks 115 out of 1,143. Before him are Anthony Albanese (1963), Miranda Otto (1967), Edward Clancy (1923), Leo McKern (1920), Edmund Barton (1849), and Claire Holt (1988). After him are Neil Robertson (1982), Kevin Rudd (1957), Terence Tao (1975), Mark Evans (1956), Roger Donaldson (1945), and Norman Thomas Gilroy (1896).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Australia

Among tennis players born in Australia, Bob Hewitt ranks 13. Before him are Ken Rosewall (1934), John Newcombe (1944), Kerry Melville (1947), Pat Rafter (1972), Jack Crawford (1908), and Judy Tegart-Dalton (1937). After him are Mervyn Rose (1930), Chris O'Neil (1956), Lew Hoad (1934), Tony Roche (1945), Ken McGregor (1929), and Ashley Cooper (1936).

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