qualified for the Australian Open in January 1997, a month before his 16th birthday, the youngest qualifier in tournament history
won his first title, at his home town in Adelaide, over fellow Australian Jason Stoltenberg in 1998 after stunning Andre Agassi in the semifinals.
became the youngest ever World No. 1 aged 20 and nine months in 2001, breaking the 69-year-old record set by American Wimbledon champion Ellsworth Vines, aged 21, in 1932.
won his first Grand Slam title at the 2001 US Open, beating Pete Sampras 7-6 (7/4), 6-1, 6-1 in the final
won the Wimbledon title in 2002, crushing Argentina's David Nalbandian 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in the final
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) retired on Thursday January 21,2016 after being knocked out of the Australian Open by David Ferrer(Spain)
Lleyton Hewitt had won 30 singles tour titles, was victorious at the US Open in 2001 and Wimbledon in 2002 and also helped his home country win the Davis Cup twice - in 1999 and 2003.
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