AKA Lewis Alan Hoad

Born: 23-Nov-1934
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 3-Jul-1994
Location of death: Fuengirola, Spain
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Tennis

Nationality: Australia
Executive summary: Winner of 13 Grand Slam titles

Wife: Jenny Staley (m. 1955, until his death)

    Winner, Australian Open (men's doubles) 1953
    Winner, French Open (men's doubles) 1953
    Winner, Wimbledon (men's doubles) 1953
    Winner, French Open (mixed doubles) 1954
    Winner, Australian Open (men's singles) 1956
    Winner, Australian Open (men's doubles) 1956
    Winner, French Open (men's singles) 1956
    Winner, US Open (men's doubles) 1956
    Winner, Wimbledon (men's singles) 1956
    Winner, Wimbledon (men's doubles) 1956
    Winner, Australian Open (men's doubles) 1957
    Winner, Wimbledon (men's singles) 1957
    Winner, Wimbledon (men's doubles) 1957
    International Tennis Hall of Fame 1980
    Risk Factors: Leukemia

Author of books:
The Lew Hoad Story (1958, memoir, with Jack Pollard)

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