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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 ).
Jun 29, 2024 · 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.
Jul 4, 1994 · Lewis Alan Hoad, tennis player: born Sydney 23 November 1934; Australian doubles champion 1953, 1956, 1957; French doubles champion 1953; Wimbledon doubles champion 1953, 1955, 1956; French...
Australian tennis champion Lew Hoad was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980.
Jun 22, 2022 · Hoad kicked things off with a straight-set victory against Seixas, and Trabert–fresh off his first major title at Forest Hills–brushed aside Rosewall. The Americans won the doubles rubber as well, making quick work of Hoad and Hartwig. Lew needed to beat Trabert to keep his country’s hopes alive.
Jul 3, 1994 · Mixed doubles champion French 1954. Representation Davis Cup 1953-1956. Inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in January 1995; inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980. A player who was admired for his attacking play, Lew Hoad was a feared foe on the court.
Lewis Alan “Lew” Hoad, was a champion tennis player. For five straight years, beginning in 1952, he was ranked in the world top ten for amateurs, reaching the number one spot in 1956. Lew won 13 major titles in singles and doubles.
Lewis Alan ‘Lew’ Hoad (1934-1994), tennis player, was born on 23 November 1934 at Waverley, New South Wales, eldest of three sons of New South Wales-born parents Alan Henry ‘Boy’ Hoad, electrical fitter, and his wife Ailsa ‘Bonnie’ Lyle, née Burbury.
Official tennis bio information on Lew Hoad including personal and professional info.
Lewis Alan Hoad was an Australian tennis player whose career ran from 1950 to 1973. Hoad won four Major singles tournaments as an amateur. He was a member of the Australian team that won the Davis Cup four times between 1952 and 1956. Hoad turned professional in July 1957.
