Bob Hewitt

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Bob Hewitt
Bob Hewitt (1967).jpg
Bob Hewitt (1967)
Full nameRobert Anthony John Hewitt
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
ResidenceEastern Cape, South Africa
Born (1940-01-12) 12 January 1940 (age 84)
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro1970 (amateur from 1958)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $613,837 (Open era)
Int. Tennis HoF 1992
Suspended in 2012
Expelled in 2016
Singles
Career record243–170 (Open era)
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 6 (1967, Lance Tingay ) [1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (1960, 1962, 1963)
French Open 4R (1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967)
Wimbledon QF (1962, 1964, 1966)
US Open QF (1967)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals RR (1972)
Doubles
Career record481–124
Career titles65
Highest ranking No. 1 (1 March 1976)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (1963, 1964)
French Open W (1972)
Wimbledon W (1962, 1964, 1967, 1972, 1978)
US Open W (1977)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals W (1977)
Mixed doubles
Career titles6
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open W (1961)
French Open W (1970, 1979)
Wimbledon W (1977, 1979)
US Open W (1979)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (1974)

Robert Anthony John Hewitt (born 12 January 1940) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. In 1967, after marrying a South African, he became a South African citizen. [2] He has won 15 major titles and a career Grand Slam in both men's and mixed doubles.

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In 2015, he was convicted of rape and sexual assault of girls he was coaching in the 1980s and 1990s; Hewitt was sentenced to six years in jail, and was subsequently expelled from the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Early life

Hewitt was born and grew up in Dubbo, Australia, 400 kilometres west of Sydney. [3] [4] In the 1970s, he and his South African wife Dalaille (née Nicholas) moved to Johannesburg, South Africa. [4] [5] [6] [7] He is now a South African citizen. [2] [8]

Career

Hewitt's most significant accomplishment was winning all Grand Slam doubles titles, both in men's and mixed doubles (US Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open and French Open), [2] and being central to South Africa's only Davis Cup title in 1974. This victory was controversial, as India boycotted the final on the orders of their government due to South Africa's apartheid policies and their effect on the ethnic Indian community of the country.

Hewitt achieved seven titles in singles and 65 in doubles. [2] He was ranked world No. 6 in 1967 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph. [2] In 1992, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, but he was suspended from the Hall in 2012 and expelled in 2016 after his convictions of rape and sexual assault. [2] [9] [10]

Grand Slam doubles finals

Doubles (9 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipPartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 1961 Wimbledon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser
4–6, 8–6, 4–6, 8–6, 6–8
Loss 1962 Australian Championships Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser
6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 9–11
Win 1962 Wimbledon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Boro Jovanović
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nikola Pilić
6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win 1963 Australian Championships Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Fletcher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe
6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 1964 Australian Championships Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Fletcher
6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 14–12
Win 1964 Wimbledon (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Fletcher
7–5, 11–9, 6–4
Loss 1965 French Championships Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Fletcher Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle
8–6, 3–6, 6–8, 2–6
Loss 1965 Wimbledon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Fletcher Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche
5–7, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1967 Wimbledon (3) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Fletcher
6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1972 French Open Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Chile.svg Patricio Cornejo
Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol
6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
Win 1972 Wimbledon (4) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
Flag of the United States.svg Erik van Dillen
6–2, 6–2, 9–7
Win 1977 US Open Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 6–0
Winner 1978 Wimbledon (5) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
6–1, 6–4, 6–2

Mixed doubles (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipPartnerOpponentsScore
Win 1961 Australian Championships Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Lehane O'Neill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mary Carter Reitano
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Pearce
9–7, 6–2
Loss 1963 Wimbledon Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Fletcher
9–11, 4–6
Win 1970 French Open Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr
Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Barclay
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 1977 Wimbledon Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Greer Stevens Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 1979 French Open (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Virginia Ruzici
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Win 1979 Wimbledon (2) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Greer Stevens Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Win 1979 US Open Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Greer Stevens Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–5

Open-era doubles finals

Wins (54)

ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.1970 Washington, D.C., U.S.Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
7–5, 6–0
Loss1.1970 Cincinnati, U.S.Clay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
3–6, 4–6
Win2.1970 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nikola Pilić
6–3, 7–5, 6–2
Win3.1972 Bournemouth, EnglandClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
7–5, 6–2
Win4.1972 French Open, ParisClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Chile.svg Patricio Cornejo
Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol
6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
Loss2.1972 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
6–4, 0–6, 6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Win5.1972 Bristol, EnglandGrass Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lew Hoad
6–3, 6–2
Win6.1972 Wimbledon, LondonGrass Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
Flag of the United States.svg Erik van Dillen
6–2, 6–2, 9–7
Win7.1972 Tanglewood, U.S.Clay Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison Flag of the United States.svg Jim McManus
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Osborne
6–4, 6–4
Win8.1972 Cincinnati, U.S.Clay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Paul Gerken
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Humphrey Hose
7–6, 6–4
Win9.1972 Indianapolis, U.S.Clay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Chile.svg Patricio Cornejo
Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol
6–2, 6–3
Win10.1972 Albany, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Sweden.svg Ove Nils Bengtson
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
6–4, 6–2
Loss3.1974 Little Rock, U.S.Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
0–6, 2–6
Win11.1974 Washington WCT, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen
7–6, 6–3
Win12.1974 Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of France.svg Pierre Barthès
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win13.1974 Munich WCT, GermanyCarpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of France.svg Pierre Barthès
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
6–2, 7–6
Win14.1974 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Jim McManus
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison
6–2, 6–4, 7–6
Win15.1974 World Doubles WCT, Montreal Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Davidson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe
6–2, 6–7, 6–1, 6–2
Loss4.1974 Vienna, AustriaHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Raymond Moore
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison
4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss5.1974 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win16.1974 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen
7–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win17.1975 Rotterdam WCT, NetherlandsCarpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg José Higueras
Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Taróczy
6–2, 6–2
Win18.1975 Munich WCT, GermanyCarpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Barazzutti
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Zugarelli
6–3, 6–4
Win19.1975 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
6–3, 6–2
Loss6.1975 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
3–6, 2–6
Loss7.1975 Tehran, Iran Clay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Juan Gisbert
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Orantes
5–7, 7–6, 1–6, 4–6
Win20.1975 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Pasarell
Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win21.1976 Columbus WCT, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
7–6, 6–4
Win22.1976 Baltimore WCT, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Richey
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss8.1976 Philadelphia WCT, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Ralston
6–7, 6–7
Win23.1976 Montreal, CanadaHard Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Juan Gisbert
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–1
Loss9.1976 San Francisco, U.S.Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton
Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner
3–6, 4–6
Loss10.1976 Madrid, SpainClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Loss11.1976 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6–7, 4–6
Win24.1976 Vienna, AustriaHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 4–0 RET
Win25.1976 Cologne, GermanyCarpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Colin Dowdeswell
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Estep
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Win26.1976 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win27.1977 Philadelphia WCT, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Loss12.1977 Little Rock, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley
Flag of Pakistan.svg Haroon Rahim
7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Win28.1977 Springfield, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 6–2
Win29.1977 San Jose, U.S.Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gorman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters
6–2, 6–3
Win30.1977 Palm Springs, U.S.Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen
Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 7–6
Win31.1977 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Pasarell
Flag of the United States.svg Erik van Dillen
6–2, 6–0
Win32.1977 La Costa, U.S.Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Ruffels
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Stone
6–4, 6–2
Win33.1977 Los Angeles PSW, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Robert Lutz
Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
6–3, 6–4
Win34.1977 Jackson, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall
6–2, 7–6
Loss13.1977 Las Vegas, U.S.Hard Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez Flag of the United States.svg Robert Lutz
Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win35.1977 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Loss14.1977 Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Colin Dowdeswell Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
4–6, 6–7
Loss15.1977 Cincinnati, U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent
3–6, 6–7
Win36.1977 Montreal, CanadaHard Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win37.1977 US Open, New York CityClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 6–0
Loss16.1977 Tehran, Iran Clay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Win38.1977 Madrid, SpainClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Antonio Muñoz
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Manuel Orantes
6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss17.1977 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
0–6, 4–6
Win39.1977 Vienna, AustriaHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
6–4, 6–3
Win40.1977 Cologne, GermanyCarpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 7–5
Win41.1978 Philadelphia WCT, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
6–4, 6–4
Win42.1978 Richmond WCT, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
6–3, 7–5
Win43.1978 St. Louis WCT, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
6–3, 6–2
Loss18.1978 Palm Springs, U.S.Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Raymond Moore
Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner
4–6, 4–6
Win44.1978 Denver, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 6–2
Win45.1978 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters
7–5, 7–6
Loss19.1978 Las Vegas, U.S.Hard Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez Flag of Chile.svg Álvaro Fillol
Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol
3–6, 6–7
Win46.1978 London/Queen's Club, EnglandGrass Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 7–5
Win47.1978 Wimbledon, LondonGrass Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Loss20.1978 Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
4–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Win48.1978 Washington, D.C., U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–4
Loss21.1978 Vienna, AustriaHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Víctor Pecci
Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Taróczy
3–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss22.1978 Cologne, GermanyHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
3–6, 2–6
Loss23.1978 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Raymond Moore
3–6, 6–7
Win49.1979 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Marks
6–2, 6–2
Loss24.1979 Toronto, CanadaHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
7–6, 6–7, 1–6
Win50.1979 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–4
Win51.1979 Vienna, AustriaHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win52.1979 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cahill
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Buster Mottram
1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win53.1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia.svg Colin Dowdeswell
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt
6–4, 6–3
Win54.1980 Munich, GermanyClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Carter
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Lewis
7–6, 6–1
Loss25.1980 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kevin Curren
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton
7–6, 4–6, 4–6

Allegations and conviction of sexual assault and rape

Bob Hewitt
Born
Robert Anthony John Hewitt
Criminal statusParoled
Conviction(s) 23 March 2015 (guilty plea)
Criminal charge Child grooming
Sexual activity with a minor
Penalty6 years imprisonment (served 3 years 6 months and 22 days)

In 2011, a six-month investigation by The Boston Globe disclosed allegations from one adult woman who was coached as a girl by Hewitt's assistant coach. [11] The investigation was prompted by the revelations of a former student in March 2011, [12] who claimed that, beginning in the 1970s, Hewitt abused or harassed her when she was as young as 10 years old. Interviews with contemporaries in the United States and South Africa indicated that there had been no rumours about misconduct by Hewitt at the time of the alleged events. The South African Tennis Union investigated after 1992, but no legal action was taken against Hewitt. [11]

The Boston Globe's investigation and report of the victim prompted the request and was followed up by a letter signed by his alleged victim asking for his removal from the Hall of Fame. A November 2011 investigative piece by Mary Carillo of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel includes interviews with the alleged victim and others who claim that Hewitt abused them. Hewitt did not agree to be interviewed for the piece.

In May 2012, Hewitt's one-time mixed doubles partner Billie Jean King spoke to the Washingtonian, saying "I don't feel good about Bob Hewitt. I played mixed with him. We won the French Open together in 1970. I'm not happy. I am very upset." [13] On 15 November 2012, after months of investigation, Hewitt lost his place in the International Tennis Hall of Fame: "His legacy ceases to exist in the Hall of Fame", said Mark Stenning, executive director of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. "As of today, his plaque will be removed from the Hall of Fame. His name will be removed from our website and all other materials, and from the perspective of the Hall of Fame, he is suspended from the Hall of Fame." [14] [15] On 6 April 2016, Hewitt was officially expelled from the Tennis Hall of Fame. [16]

Conviction

Hewitt was charged in June 2014 with rape of two underage students in the 1980s and 1990s, and went on trial in 2015. [17] [18] [19] On 23 March 2015, Hewitt was found guilty of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault of minors by the South Gauteng High Court in South Africa, and was sentenced in May to an effective six years in jail. [20] [21] [22] One of his victims was 13 in 1980 when Hewitt, who was her tennis coach, raped her. [23] Heather Crowe Conner of West Newbury was a 14-year-old in 1975 when Hewitt began raping her. [23] Another victim was 12 in 1982 when Hewitt assaulted her during a tennis lesson. [23]

Hewitt was released on parole in April 2020. At the time Hewitt had served three years, six months and 22 days of his six-year sentence. [24]

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Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional tennis player from South Africa who won five grand slam doubles titles including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. All together, he won 63 doubles titles, surpassed only by the Bryan brothers, Daniel Nestor, Mark Woodforde, Todd Woodbridge, John McEnroe and Tom Okker. He was also ranked No.1 in Doubles on the ATP Computer for a significant period from 1977 to 1979 when he was aged 37.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stan Rosenberg</span> American politician (born 1949)

Stanley C. Rosenberg is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from January 2015 until December 2017. Rosenberg was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1986 and served as the representative for Amherst and Pelham until 1991 when he won a special election for the State Senate seat being vacated by Congressman John Olver. A Democrat, Rosenberg resigned from the Senate on May 4, 2018, amidst a sexual harassment scandal involving his husband, Bryon Hefner.

John Schneeberger is a North Rhodesian-born criminal who drugged and sexually assaulted one of his female patients and also his stepdaughter while working as a physician in Canada. For years, he evaded arrest by implanting a fake blood sample inside a plastic tube in his arm, which confounded DNA test results.

This page documents Catholic Church sexual abuse cases by country.

The Archdiocese of Boston sex abuse scandal was part of a series of Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in the United States that revealed widespread crimes in the American Catholic Church. In early 2002, TheBoston Globe published results of an investigation that led to the criminal prosecutions of five Roman Catholic priests and thrust the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy into the national spotlight. Another accused priest who was involved in the Spotlight scandal also pleaded guilty. The Globe's coverage encouraged other victims to come forward with allegations of abuse, resulting in numerous lawsuits and 249 criminal cases.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sexual violence in South Africa</span>

The rate of sexual violence in South Africa is among the highest recorded in the world. Police statistics of reported rapes as a per capita figure has been dropping in recent years, although the reasons for the drop has not been analysed and it is not known how many rapes go unreported. More women are attacked than men, and children have also been targeted, partly owing to a myth that having sex with a virgin will cure a man of HIV/AIDS. Rape victims are at high risk of contracting HIV/AIDS owing to the high prevalence of the disease in South Africa. "Corrective rape" is also perpetrated against LGBT men and women.

Catholic sexual abuse cases in Australia, like Catholic Church sexual abuse cases elsewhere, have involved convictions, trials and ongoing investigations into allegations of sex crimes committed by Catholic priests, members of religious orders and other personnel which have come to light in recent decades, along with the growing awareness of sexual abuse within other religious and secular institutions.

The Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Europe has affected several dioceses in European nations. Italy is an exceptional case as the 1929 Lateran Treaty gave the Vatican legal autonomy from Italy, giving the clergy recourse to Vatican rather than Italian law.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Operation Yewtree</span> British police investigation

Operation Yewtree was a British police investigation into sexual abuse allegations, predominantly the abuse of children, against the English media personality Jimmy Savile and others. The investigation, led by the Metropolitan Police Service (Met), started in October 2012. After a period of assessment, it became a full criminal investigation, involving inquiries into living people, notably other celebrities, as well as Savile, who had died the previous year.

Raymond Teret was an English radio disc jockey, active from the 1960s to 2012. He was convicted of rape and indecent assault in 2014.

Norman Ewart Ker Pender was a Scotland international rugby union player. After rugby, he became a Liberal Democrat councillor. He was found guilty of sexual assault in 2014. He died from a suspected heart attack in August 2021, at the age of 73.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom</span> Overview about child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom

Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom has been reported in the country throughout its history. In about 90% of cases the abuser is a person known to the child. However, cases during the second half of the twentieth century, involving religious institutions, schools, popular entertainers, politicians, military personnel, and other officials, have been revealed and widely publicised since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Child sexual abuse rings in numerous towns and cities across the UK have also drawn considerable attention.

Daniel Ken Holtzclaw is a former police officer in the United States. He was convicted in December 2015 of multiple counts of rape, sexual battery, and other sex offenses while working for the Oklahoma City Police Department.

A child sexual abuse scandal involving the abuse of young players at football clubs in the United Kingdom began in mid-November 2016. The revelations began when former professional footballers waived their rights to anonymity and talked publicly about being abused by former coaches and scouts in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. This led to a surge of further allegations, as well as allegations that some clubs had covered them up.

The Vanderbilt rape case is a criminal case of sexual assault that occurred on June 23, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee, in which four Vanderbilt University football players carried an unconscious 21-year-old female student into a dorm room, gang-raped and sodomized her, photographed and videotaped her, and one urinated on her face.

James Talbot, SJ is a former American Jesuit priest, teacher, and coach who was convicted of raping multiple students over a period of several decades.

Heather Crowe Conner is an American former professional tennis player.

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