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Lewis Alan Hoad, detto Lew, 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.
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 ). He was a member of the Australian team that won the Davis Cup four times between 1952 and 1956.
Lew Hoad 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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 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.
Hoad knocked off Vic Seixas, the defending Wimbledon champion, in the first singles match. Rosewall was beaten by defending U.S. champion Tony Trabert. The Seixas and Trabert doubles pair defeated Hoad and Rex Hartwig, which left Hoad in a must-win situation against Trabert.
Official tennis player profile of Lew Hoad on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
