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Bob Hewitt

RSA Born Jan 12, 1940 190 cm / 6'3" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1980

Bob Hewitt represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 34. TennisDB's records show a 284–176 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1980 and 11 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank

34 (Dec 15, 1975)

Elo peak

2006 (91st percentile)

Singles record

284–176 (61.7%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$613,837

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Bob Hewitt's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Heinz Gunthardt #34	2-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1980*	R32	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
Pascal Portes #72	5-7 6-4 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1979*	R64	Vienna Open	ATP 250	Hard
Peter Elter	6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1979*	R32	Swiss Open Gstaad	ATP 250	Clay
Willem Prinsloo	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1979*	R32	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
Gianni Ocleppo	4-6 6-3 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 7, 1978*	R32	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Bob Hewitt's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Andrew Pattison	4	7	11	Jul 27, 1977	—
Tom Okker	1	9	10	Jul 14, 1978	H2H
Manuel Orantes	2	6	8	May 14, 1977	H2H
Adriano Panatta	4	3	7	Aug 23, 1978	H2H
Ilie Nastase	2	5	7	May 21, 1977	H2H

Singles Titles (11)

Bob Hewitt singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1968	28	2	—	—	—	2	—	Aberavon, London 2
1969	29	2	—	—	—	2	—	Dublin, Munich Open
1970	30	1	—	—	—	1	—	Durban
1971	31	1	—	—	—	1	—	Durban
1972	32	5	—	—	—	5	—	Bournemouth, Bristol, Dublin, Indianapolis, Tanglewood
Total		11	—	—	—	11	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Bob Hewitt career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	28	51	15	66	77.3%	—	—
1969	29	31	11	42	73.8%	—	—
1970	30	40	15	55	72.7%	—	—
1971	31	22	10	32	68.8%	—	—
1972	32	52	16	68	76.5%	—	—
1973	33	2	5	7	28.6%	157	157
1974	34	13	17	30	43.3%	138	59
1975	35	27	15	42	64.3%	65	34
1976	36	11	22	33	33.3%	58	83
1977	37	29	25	54	53.7%	87	52
1978	38	6	21	27	22.2%	56	206
1979	39	0	3	3	0.0%	546	546
1980	40	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		284	176	460	61.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Bob Hewitt career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	28	19	6	25	76.0%	8	2	10	80.0%	20	7	27	74.1%	4	0	4	100.0%	51	15	66	77.3%
1969	29	3	1	4	75.0%	17	6	23	73.9%	8	2	10	80.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	31	11	42	73.8%
1970	30	12	3	15	80.0%	19	8	27	70.4%	9	4	13	69.2%	—	—	—	—	40	15	55	72.7%
1971	31	13	4	17	76.5%	—	—	—	—	7	5	12	58.3%	2	1	3	66.7%	22	10	32	68.8%
1972	32	8	4	12	66.7%	24	4	28	85.7%	13	2	15	86.7%	7	6	13	53.8%	52	16	68	76.5%
1973	33	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%
1974	34	4	5	9	44.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	8	8	16	50.0%	13	17	30	43.3%
1975	35	5	4	9	55.6%	12	4	16	75.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	27	15	42	64.3%
1976	36	2	4	6	33.3%	8	9	17	47.1%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	11	22	33	33.3%
1977	37	6	5	11	54.5%	15	11	26	57.7%	0	3	3	0.0%	8	6	14	57.1%	29	25	54	53.7%
1978	38	0	5	5	0.0%	1	10	11	9.1%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	5	8	37.5%	6	21	27	22.2%
1979	39	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1980	40	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	74	46	120	61.7%	104	56	160	65.0%	60	31	91	65.9%	46	43	89	51.7%	284	176	460	61.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Bob Hewitt career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	33	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1974	34	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
1975	35	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	4	4	8	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	5	4	9	55.6%
1977	37	0	3	3	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	9	8	17	52.9%	2	2	4	50.0%	15	16	31	48.4%
1978	38	0	4	4	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	1	5	6	16.7%	0	0	—	—	2	14	16	12.5%
1979	39	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	40	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	9	9	0.0%	6	9	15	40.0%	16	20	36	44.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	26	41	67	38.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 67/460 (14.6%) of Bob Hewitt's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Bob Hewitt advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	28	1820	126.5	—	—	—	—	+136	-148	-56	69.9%	+1.44	15–6 (71%)	—	—	+1.26
1969	29	1859	141.4	—	—	—	—	+122	-19	-20	69.7%	+1.56	3–4 (43%)	—	—	-0.24
1970	30	1833	143.9	—	—	—	—	+223	+48	+19	67.7%	+1.38	7–6 (54%)	—	—	-0.90
1971	31	1851	128.5	—	—	—	—	+167	—	-32	66.3%	+1.23	5–2 (71%)	3–2 (60%)	101.8	+2.73
1972	32	1908	140.8	—	—	—	—	-34	+111	-13	69.6%	+1.43	14–4 (78%)	6–2 (75%)	106.4	+2.43
1973	33	1892	121.6	—	—	—	—	-24	—	—	50.0%	+0.83	1–0	0–2	—	-0.91
1974	34	1728	124.6	—	—	—	—	+62	—	+85	45.6%	-0.01	3–5 (38%)	2–2 (50%)	96.3	-0.76
1975	35	1847	148.0	—	—	—	—	-53	+148	—	62.4%	+1.13	6–4 (60%)	6–4 (60%)	101.5	+0.14
1976	36	1667	136.2	—	—	—	—	0	+185	—	37.9%	-0.56	3–5 (38%)	1–5 (17%)	93.8	-0.50
1977	37	1722	139.6	—	—	—	—	+65	+46	-79	53.3%	+0.17	9–7 (56%)	7–7 (50%)	100.2	+0.51
1978	38	1596	127.6	—	—	—	—	+108	+31	+90	25.9%	-1.72	2–3 (40%)	1–4 (20%)	95.3	-2.33
1979	39	1548	96.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3%	-2.28	0–1	0–1	—	+0.38
1980	40	1544	106.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	0–1	—	-0.22
Career		2006	142.5	—	—	—	—	+68	+60	-19	60.8%	+0.87	68–47 (59%)	26–30 (46%)	97.6	+0.35

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Bob Hewitt Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	28	—	R32	R16	—	5–2 (71%)
1969	29	—	R32	R128	—	2–2 (50%)
1970	30	—	R64	R16	R64	4–3 (57%)
1971	31	—	—	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
1972	32	—	R64	R128	R16	3–3 (50%)
1974	34	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
1975	35	—	—	R128	R16	3–2 (60%)
1976	36	—	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1977	37	R64	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
1978	38	—	R128	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	5–6 (45%)	9–10 (47%)	7–7 (50%)	21–24 (47%)

ATP 500

Bob Hewitt ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	CAN	CAN	W-L Win %
1970	30	QF	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1972	32	—	QF	—	3–1 (75%)
1976	36	—	—	QF	3–1 (75%)
1978	38	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		3–1 (75%)	3–2 (60%)	3–1 (75%)	9–4 (69%)

ATP 250

Bob Hewitt ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	CIN	EAS	GST	HAM	HOU	AUS	MAD	MC	MIA	MUN	NAP	NWP	PAR	QUE	ITA	ROT	STO	VIE	WAS	ABE	ALA	ALB	BAL	BER	BLO	BOL	BOS	BOU	BRI	BRU	CAP	COL	COL	COL	DEN	DUB	DUR	DUR	DUT	HAV	JAC	JOH	JOH	JOH	AUS	LA	LAS	LIT	LON	LON	LON	LON	LON	LOS	LOU	MAN	NOR	EAS	OSL	IW	PHI	POR	RIC	RIC	SAN	SEA	SOU	SOU	SOU	SPR	ST.	SYD	TAN	TEH	CAN	TOR	U.S	WEM	W-L Win %
1968	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	W	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46–13 (78%)
1969	29	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	29–9 (76%)
1970	30	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33–11 (75%)
1971	31	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	21–8 (72%)
1972	32	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	46–9 (84%)
1973	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–5 (29%)
1974	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	SF	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	12–16 (43%)
1975	35	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	24–13 (65%)
1976	36	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	8–19 (30%)
1977	37	—	R16	—	R32	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	R64	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	29–21 (58%)
1978	38	R64	—	—	R16	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	R64	R64	—	R16	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	4–17 (19%)
1979	39	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
1980	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–3 (40%)	3–2 (60%)	4–2 (67%)	3–4 (43%)	12–5 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	5–2 (71%)	4–2 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	10–4 (71%)	7–2 (78%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	8–2 (80%)	3–2 (60%)	4–4 (50%)	3–4 (43%)	5–4 (56%)	4–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	4–1 (80%)	11–2 (85%)	8–1 (89%)	5–2 (71%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	12–1 (92%)	11–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	5–0 (100%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	3–4 (43%)	0–2 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–6 (14%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	19–11 (63%)	8–3 (73%)	4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	3–2 (60%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	254–145 (64%)

ATP Finals

Bob Hewitt ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	FIN	W-L Win %
1972	32	RR	0–3 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Dec 15, 1975

First Top 100

Apr 22, 1974

First Top 50

Apr 14, 1975

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Bob Hewitt ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	157
1974	34	—	—	138	62	63	139	58	59	59	—	60	59
1975	35	65	—	59	46	44	42	—	—	—	—	—	34
1976	36	—	—	—	—	—	58	—	—	—	—	—	83
1977	37	96	83	85	70	49	56	50	59	56	48	48	52
1978	38	51	53	52	60	100	—	127	—	—	—	—	206
1979	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	546
1983	43	669	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Bob Hewitt's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Zeljko Franulovic	CRO	#30	2,012	712	406	306	57.0%	$6,000	13	1968–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Colin Dibley	AUS	#33	1,877	651	341	310	52.4%	—	5	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Charlie Pasarell	USA	#35	1,936	571	299	272	52.4%	—	4	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Dick Crealy	AUS	#33	1,903	654	338	316	51.7%	—	2	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Jurgen Fassbender	GER	#31	1,887	350	183	167	52.3%	—	3	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Fred Stolle	AUS	#30	1,922	344	177	167	51.5%	$328	6	1968–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Raymond Moore	RSA	#32	1,878	740	363	377	49.1%	$328	1	1968–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Haroon Rahim	PAK	#34	1,851	324	148	176	45.7%	—	2	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Clark Graebner	USA	#45	2,013	499	339	160	67.9%	$1,500	12	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Ray Ruffels	AUS	#27	1,904	449	245	204	54.6%	—	5	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Patrice Dominguez	FRA	#36	1,839	334	174	160	52.1%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Paul Gerken	USA	#35	1,836	246	121	125	49.2%	—	0	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bob Hewitt born?: Bob Hewitt was born on January 12, 1940.
Which country did Bob Hewitt represent?: Bob Hewitt represented South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Bob Hewitt?: Bob Hewitt is 190 cm / 6'3".
Is Bob Hewitt left-handed or right-handed?: Bob Hewitt plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Bob Hewitt won?: No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Bob Hewitt in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Bob Hewitt won?: TennisDB does not group any of Bob Hewitt's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Bob Hewitt won?: TennisDB records 11 ATP singles titles for Bob Hewitt across all categories. The latest season with a recorded title was 1972.
What is Bob Hewitt's highest ATP ranking?: Bob Hewitt's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 34, first achieved on December 15, 1975.
What is Bob Hewitt's career win-loss record?: Bob Hewitt has 284 wins and 176 losses (61.7%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1980.
How much career prize money has Bob Hewitt earned?: Bob Hewitt has earned at least $613,837 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Bob Hewitt's career appear in TennisDB?: Bob Hewitt appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1980.
On which surface does Bob Hewitt have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Bob Hewitt's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 65.9% (60–31).
Who has Bob Hewitt faced most often?: Bob Hewitt's most frequent opponent is Andrew Pattison, with a head-to-head record of 4–7 across 11 meetings.