Lleyton Hewitt

• Born: February 24, 1981 (age 34), Adelaide, Australia
• Height: 1.80 m
• Spouse: Bec Hewitt (m. 2005)
• Parents: Glynn Hewitt, Cherilyn Hewitt
• Siblings: Jaslyn Hewitt

personal life 

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian-born professional tennis player and former world No. 1 who is now resident in The Bahamas.

Hewitt is the youngest male ever to be ranked No. 1 in the world in singles, at the age of 20. His most notable career achievements include winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles, the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, and back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup (now called the ATP World Tour Finals) titles in 2001 and 2002. Hewitt made it to the finals of the 2004 US Open, where he was defeated by Roger Federer. He has contested 19 consecutive Australian Open men's singles tournaments, including making it to the 2005 final where he was defeated by Marat Safin.

Awards and achievements:

 Became victorious at US Open (2001) beating Pete Sampras in the final. also won Wimbledon (2002), a straight-sets win over David Nalbandian.

Marital status:

Hewitt began dating fellow tennis pro Kim Clijsters after they come across at the 2000 Australian Open; the couple became engaged in December 2003 but split in 2004.

On 30 January 2005, shortly after losing the 2005 Australian Open final to Marat Safin, Hewitt proposed to Australian actress Bec Cartwright after they had been dating for just six weeks. They married in 2005 and have three children together.