Federer–Hewitt rivalry

The tennis players Roger Federer (Switzerland) and Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) met 21 times during their careers. Federer leads their overall head-to-head series 14–7.

Head-to-head

Federer 14–7 Hewitt

No.

Year

Tournament

Surface

Round

Winner

Score

R. F.

L. H.

1

1999

Lyon

Carpet

R32

Hewitt

7-6(4) 2-6 6-2

0

1

2

2000

Canada (Toronto)

Hard

R64

Hewitt

3-6 6-3 6-2

0

2

3

2000

Australia v Switzerland

Carpet

1RD

Hewitt

6-2 3-6 7-6(2) 6-1

0

3

4

2000

Basel

Carpet

SF

Federer

6-4 5-7 7-6(6)

1

3

5

2001

's-Hertogenbosch

Grass

SF

Hewitt

6-4 6-2

1

4

6

2002

Miami

Hard

SF

Federer

6-3 6-4

2

4

7

2002

Paris

Carpet

QF

Hewitt

6-4 6-4

2

5

8

2002

Shanghai

Hard (i)

SF

Hewitt

7-5 5-7 7-5

2

6

9

2003

Australia v Switzerland

Hard

SF

Hewitt

5-7 2-6 7-6(4) 7-5 6-1

2

7

10

2004

Australian Open

Hard

R16

Federer

4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4

3

7

11

2004

Hamburg

Clay

SF

Federer

6-0 6-4

4

7

12

2004

Wimbledon

Grass

QF

Federer

6-1 6-7(1) 6-0 6-4

5

7

13

2004

US Open

Hard

F

Federer

6-0 7-6(3) 6-0

6

7

14

2004

Houston

Hard

F

Federer

6-3 6-2

7

7

15

2004

Houston

Hard

RR

Federer

6-3 6-4

8

7

16

2005

Indian Wells

Hard

F

Federer

6-2 6-4 6-4

9

7

17

2005

Wimbledon

Grass

SF

Federer

6-3 6-4 7-6(4)

10

7

18

2005

US Open

Hard

SF

Federer

6-3 7-6(0) 4-6 6-3

11

7

19

2007

Canada (Montreal)

Hard

QF

Federer

6-3 6-4

12

7

20

2007

Cincinnati

Hard

SF

Federer

6-3 6-7(7) 7-6(1)

13

7

21

2008

Wimbledon

Grass

R16

Federer

7-6(7) 6-2 6-4

14

7

Breakdown of the rivalry

  • Hard courts: Federer, 9–3
  • Clay courts: Federer, 1–0
  • Grass courts: Federer, 3–1
  • Indoors: Hewitt, 4–1
  • Grand Slam matches: Federer, 6–0
  • Grand Slam finals: Federer, 1–0
  • Year-End Championships matches: Federer, 2–1
  • Year-End Championships finals: Federer, 1–0
  • Davis Cup matches: Hewitt, 2–0
  • All finals: Federer, 3–0