PLAYER PROFILE

Cruz Hewitt

  • Age16
  • Born11 December 2008
  • Birth PlaceSydney, Australia
  • LivesSydney, Australia
  • PlaysRight-handed

ON COURT

  • Made his Grand Slam junior main-draw debut in the Australian Open 2024 boys’ singles competition as a wildcard
  • Selected to represent Australia in the 2024 Junior Davis Cup

OFF COURT

  • Father is Lleyton Hewitt, a former world No.1 and three-time Grand Slam singles champion
  • Mother is Bec Hewitt (nee Cartwright), an Australian actress and singer
  • Has an older sister, Mia, and a younger sister, Ava

Cruz Hewitt in the news

Emerson Jones continues Australian Open 2025 charge
Emerson Jones (Getty Images)
20 January, 2025

Emerson Jones returns to the round of 16 at Melbourne Park after a come-from-behind victory against American Thea Frodin.
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Alame, Jones and Hewitt kick-start AO 2025 junior campaigns
Renee Alame (Richard Jupe/Tennis Australia)
18 January, 2025

Renee Alame, Emerson Jones and Cruz Hewitt were among the winners as Australian Open 2025 junior competitions kicked off at Melbourne Park.
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Next generation set to excite at Australian Open 2025
Aussie juniors
17 January, 2025

Australian juniors including world No.1 Emerson Jones and the highly touted Cruz Hewitt headline Australian Open girls' and boys' singles draws.
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Hewitt receives wildcard to join Birrell, Tomic in AO qualifying
Cruz Hewitt in action. Photo: Getty Images
18 December, 2024

Cruz Hewitt will make his Australian Open qualifying debut joining the likes of Kimberly Birrell and Bernard Tomic among a strong home cohort on entry lists.
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