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Team competitions. Davis Cup. W ( 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956) Lewis Alan Hoad (23 November 1934 – 3 July 1994) was an Australian tennis player whose career ran from 1950 to 1973. Hoad won four Major singles tournaments as an amateur (the Australian Championships, French Championships and two Wimbledons ).
Lewis Alan Hoad, detto Lew (Glebe, 23 novembre 1934 – Fuengirola, 3 luglio 1994), è stato un tennista australiano. Nel 1979, nella sua autobiografia , Jack Kramer lo ha inserito nella lista dei 21 migliori giocatori nella storia del tennis .
Lew Hoad was the greatest amateur tennis player of the 1950s, winning Wimbledon singles twice and the Australian and French titles. He was also a Davis Cup star and a friend of Ken Rosewall, with whom he formed a famous doubles partnership.
Vincitore di quattro Slam fra i dilettanti, Lew Hoad è stato uno dei grandi del tennis australiano degli Anni ’50, pur senza vincere tanto quanto altri più illustri connazionali. In carriera ha conquistato 51 tornei del Tour, ma soltanto i quattro Slam sono riconosciuti dall’ATP, in quanto tutti i suoi successi sono arrivati prima del ...
Lew Hoad (born Nov. 23, 1934, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia—died July 3, 1994, Fuengirola, Spain) was an Australian tennis player who rose to prominence in the 1950s, winning 13 major singles and doubles titles. With his rival and partner, Ken Rosewall, Hoad led Australia to win the Davis Cup in 1953 over the United States.
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Lew won 13 major titles in singles and doubles, and in 1956 appeared on his way to winning all four (Australian, French, Wimbledon and U.S.) singles within one calendar year, thus achieving a rare Grand Slam.
Lew Hoad played on the amateur tour just six years, from 1951 to 1957, before turning professional. His statistical record and list of accomplishments during that time period reads like a player with three times that longevity. He appeared in 23 major finals, winning 13 across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles competition.
