Jaslyn Hewitt
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| Full name | Jaslyn Hewitt-Shehadie |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 23 February 1983 Adelaide, Australia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $60,889 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 73–87 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 304 (2 May 2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 43–48 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 322 (31 January 2005) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
Jaslyn Hewitt-Shehadie (born 23 February 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. She is the younger sister of Lleyton Hewitt.
Biography
[edit]Tennis career
[edit]A right-handed player from Adelaide, Hewitt was highly ranked in junior tennis and represented Australia at the 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games in Edinburgh.[1]
She had a best singles ranking of 304 in the world on the professional circuit.[2] In 2001 she featured in the main draws of two WTA Tour tournaments, the Croatian Bol Ladies Open and Belgium's Sanex Trophy, which was followed by home appearances at the 2002 Sydney International and 2005 Gold Coast Hardcourt. Her biggest title win came at Canberra in 2004, where she beat top seed Evie Dominikovic in the final of the $25k tournament.[3] As a doubles player, she competed as a wildcard in the main draw of the Australian Open every year from 2002 to 2005.
Personal life
[edit]During her career, she was in a relationship with Swedish tennis player Joachim Johansson, which lasted for five years.[4]
In 2010, she married actor Rob Shehadie at a ceremony in Port Douglas.[5]
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–2)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 7 April 2003 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Rachel McQuillan
|
5–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 15 August 2004 | Hampstead, United Kingdom | Hard |  Sania Mirza
|
6–4, 1–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 27 September 2004 | Canberra, Australia | Clay | Evie Dominikovic
|
1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles (3–2)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 3 September 2001 | Petange, Luxembourg | Clay |  Elke Clijsters
|
 Natallia Dziamidzenka  Kika Hogendoorn
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 5 August 2002 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Elke Clijsters
|
Leslie Butkiewicz Tessy van de Ven
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 6 March 2004 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Casey Dellacqua
|
 Eden Marama Paula Marama
|
3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 27 April 2004 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom |
Clay |  Nicole Rencken
|
 Raissa Gourevitch Ekaterina Kozhokina
|
6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 31 May 2004 | Hilton Head Island, United States |
Hard |  Tanner Cochran
|
Cory Ann Avants  Varvara Lepchenko
|
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Career journey for former tennis pro Jaslyn Hewitt". The Daily Telegraph. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Jasyln a hit on court". Singleton Argus. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Hewitt and Welford earn wildcards". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 December 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Sister's ex knocks Lleyton Hewitt out of Malaysian Open". Courier Mail. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Lleyton's sister's sorrow: Hewitt family feud". Woman's Day. nowtolove.com.au. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
