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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).
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.
Australian tennis champion Lew Hoad was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980.
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.
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 th...
Feb 11, 2016 · Lew Hoad Profile by Richard Evans. Written by: Staff on 11th February 2016. To find the great lion in his lair towards the end of a memorable life, you needed to take the coast road from the...
Admired for his dashing, attacking play, Lew Hoad was a feared foe on the court. Pancho Gonzalez was in awe of Hoad’s talent: “When Lew’s game was at its peak nobody could touch him.” In 1956 Hoad came within a match of completing the Grand Slam, but was defeated in the United States final by his “tennis twin”, Ken Rosewall.
Official tennis bio information on Lew Hoad including personal and professional info.
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.
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.
