Bob Hewitt
Robert ("Bob") Anthony John Hewitt (born January 12, 1940 in Dubbo, New South Wales) was a professional male tennis player from Australia. After he married Dalaille, a young woman from Johannesburg, South Africa he became an official South African citizen.[1] His most significant accomplishments were winning all of the Grand Slam doubles titles, both the Men's Doubles Grand Slam titles as well as the Mixed Doubles Grand Slam titles (U.S. Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open, French Open) and being central to South Africa's only Davis Cup title in 1974. That victory was a little controversial though with India boycotting the final because the team on the orders of its government refused to play the final in South Africa due to its Apartheid policies which were affecting the ethnic Indian community of the country.
Hewitt had seven titles in singles, along with 65 in doubles. His career prize money amounted to more than a million dollars.
In 1992 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Doubles titles (54)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1970 | Washington D.C., |
Hard | 7-5, 6-0 | ||
| 2. | 1970 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |||
| 3. | 1972 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | 7-5, 6-2 | ||
| 4. | 1972 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 7-5, 6-1 | ||
| 5. | 1972 | Bristol, England | Grass | |||
| 6. | 1972 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 6-2, 6-2, 9-7 | ||
| 7. | 1972 | Tanglewood, |
Other | 6-4, 6-4 | ||
| 8. | 1972 | Cincinnati, |
Clay | 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 | ||
| 9. | 1972 | Indianapolis, |
Clay | 6-2, 6-3 | ||
| 10. | 1972 | Albany, |
Carpet | 6-4, 6-2 | ||
| 11. | 1974 | Washington WCT, |
Carpet | 7-6, 6-3 | ||
| 12. | 1974 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 | ||
| 13. | 1974 | Munich WCT, Germany | Carpet | 6-2, 7-6 | ||
| 14. | 1974 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 | ||
| 15. | 1974 | World Doubles WCT, Canada | Carpet | 6-2, 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 | ||
| 16. | 1974 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 | ||
| 17. | 1975 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | 6-2, 6-2 | ||
| 18. | 1975 | Munich WCT, Germany | Carpet | 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 | ||
| 19. | 1975 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | 6-3, 6-2 | ||
| 20. | 1975 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| 21. | 1976 | Columbus WCT, |
Carpet | 7-6, 6-4 | ||
| 22. | 1976 | Baltimore, |
Carpet | 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 | ||
| 23. | 1976 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 6-2, 6-1 | ||
| 24. | 1976 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 6-4, 4-0 RET | ||
| 25. | 1976 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet | 6-1, 6-4 | ||
| 26. | 1976 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 | ||
| 27. | 1977 | Philadelphia WCT, |
Carpet | 7-5, 6-3 | ||
| 28. | 1977 | Springfield, |
Carpet | 7-6, 6-2 | ||
| 29. | 1977 | San Jose, |
Hard | 6-2, 6-3 | ||
| 30. | 1977 | Palm Springs, |
Hard | 7-6, 7-6 | ||
| 31. | 1977 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 6-2, 6-0 | ||
| 32. | 1977 | La Costa, |
Hard | 6-4, 6-2 | ||
| 33. | 1977 | Los Angeles PSW, |
Carpet | 6-2, 7-5 | ||
| 34. | 1977 | Jackson, |
Carpet | 6-2, 7-6 | ||
| 35. | 1977 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 | ||
| 36. | 1977 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 | ||
| 37. | 1977 | U.S. Open, New York | Clay | 6-4, 6-0 | ||
| 38. | 1977 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-1 | ||
| 39. | 1977 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 6-4, 6-3 | ||
| 40. | 1977 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet | 6-3, 7-5 | ||
| 41. | 1978 | Philadelphia WCT, |
Carpet | 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| 42. | 1978 | Richmond WCT, |
Carpet | 6-3, 7-5 | ||
| 43. | 1978 | St. Louis WCT, |
Carpet | 6-3, 6-2 | ||
| 44. | 1978 | Denver, |
Carpet | 6-3, 6-2 | ||
| 45. | 1978 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 7-5, 7-6 | ||
| 46. | 1978 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | 6-2, 7-5 | ||
| 47. | 1978 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 | ||
| 48. | 1978 | Washington D.C., |
Clay | 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| 49. | 1979 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 6-2, 6-2 | ||
| 50. | 1979 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| 51. | 1979 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 6-1, 6-4 | ||
| 52. | 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 | ||
| 53. | 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 6-4, 6-3 | ||
| 54. | 1980 | Munich, Germany | Clay | 7-6, 6-1 |
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