Johannesburg 1 1978ATP · Hard · Third round
6-4 3-6 6-2Player
Bob Hewitt
RSABorn: January 12, 1940right-handed
299–18162.3% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 669January 3, 1983
Best rankingNo. 34December 15, 1975
Record299–18162.3% wins
Titles1120 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height190 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Bob Hewitt has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- December 17, 1973
- Career peak
- No. 34 December 15, 1975
- Archived observations
- 68 68 documented weeks
- Top 100documented weeks
- Top 200documented weeks
- Top 5017documented weeks
- Top 10061documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
11 career titlesFSouth Orange 1975ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Ilie NastaseFMonte Carlo Masters 1975ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Manuel OrantesWIndianapolis 1972ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Jimmy ConnorsWTanglewood 1972ATP/WTA main tour Andrew PattisonWDublin 1972ATP/WTA main tour · Grass Frew McmillanWBristol 1972ATP/WTA main tour · Grass Alejandro OlmedoWBournemouth 1972ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Pierre BarthesFLondon 3 1971ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Gerald BattrickFManchester 1971ATP/WTA main tour · Grass Colin DibleyWDurban 1 1971ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Manuel SantanaFEastbourne 1970ATP/WTA main tour · Grass Ken RosewallFBournemouth 1970ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Mark Cox
11ATP/WTA main tour
144best-of-five matches
26reached a fifth set
4comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Andrew PattisonUSA11 matches4–7Tom OkkerNED10 matches1–9Adriano PanattaITA8 matches4–4Manuel OrantesESP8 matches2–6Ilie NastaseROU7 matches2–5Marty RiessenUSA7 matches3–4Arthur AsheUSA6 matches0–6Jimmy ConnorsUSA6 matches2–4John LloydGBR6 matches5–1Mark CoxGBR6 matches3–3Clark GraebnerUSA5 matches3–2Frew McmillanRSA5 matches4–1
Matches
27 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Stockholm 1978ATP · Hard · Second round
6-3 6-2Barcelona 1978ATP · Clay · Second round
6-4 RETSan Jose 1978ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 6-3San Jose 1978ATP · Carpet · Second round
7-6 7-5US Open 1978ATP · Hard · First round
6-0 6-2Boston 1 1978ATP · Clay · Second round
6-4 6-3Canada Masters 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
6-1 6-0North Conway 1978ATP · Clay · Second round
6-3 6-3Louisville 1978ATP · Clay · Second round
6-2 6-1Gstaad 1978ATP · Clay · Round of 16
7-6 6-3Gstaad 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
6-4 1-6 6-0Wimbledon 1978ATP · Grass · Third round
8-6 RETWimbledon 1978ATP · Grass · Second round
6-4 4-6 6-2 6-4Wimbledon 1978ATP · Grass · First round
3-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-2Roland Garros 1978ATP · Clay · First round
7-5 7-5 6-4Munich 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
7-6 7-5Hamburg Masters 1978ATP · Clay · Second round
6-1 3-6 6-2Las Vegas 1978ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-6 6-3Houston 2 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
4-6 6-0 6-2Denver 1978ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-6 6-3Indian Wells Masters 1978ATP · Hard · Second round
6-2 6-3St. Louis 1978ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 6-4St. Louis 1978ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 6-4Richmond 1978ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-1 6-2Richmond 1978ATP · Carpet · Third round
4-0 RETPhiladelphia WCT 1978ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-2 6-1