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Australia. 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 war in den 1950er-Jahren eine Tennisikone, die drei Grand-Slam-Turniere und den Davis Cup gewann. Er wechselte 1957 zu den Profis und spielte gegen Pancho Gonzales, starb 1994 an Herzversagen.
Lew Hoad was the greatest amateur tennis player of the 1950s, winning Wimbledon singles twice and the Australian and French titles. He was also a Davis Cup star and a friend of Ken Rosewall, with whom he formed a formidable doubles partnership.
1. Jan. 2001 · Hoad, a strapping 5-foot-8, 175-pounder with a gorilla chest and iron wrists, may have been the strongest man to play tennis in the world class. He blistered the ball and became impatient with rallying, preferring to hit for winners. It was a flamboyant style, and made for some bad errors when he wasn't in tune.
Lew Hoad was the greatest amateur tennis player of the 1950s. Some who recall the Australia’s brilliant repertoire of shots, his speed around the court and his courage believe that at his best he may have been unequalled in the history of the game. Hoad, however, was rarely motivated enough to produce his best except on the biggest occasions.
Australian tennis champion Lew Hoad was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980.
3. Juli 1994 · Lew Hoad was a legendary Australian tennis player who won six Grand Slam singles titles and four Davis Cups. He was known for his attacking style and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980.
