PLAYER PROFILE

Yassin Hill

  • LivesMelbourne, Victoria
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachGreg Crump
  • Won the junior singles title at the 2023 Australian Wheelchair Tennis National Championships
  • Achieved a career-high ranking of world No.4 in the ITF junior boys’ wheelchair tennis rankings in 2024
  • Represented Australian junior team in the World Team Cup in 2023 (team finished fourth) and 2024 (team finished second)
  • Represents Hawthorn in the Victorian Wheelchair Football League. He won the league best and fairest award in 2023 and scored more than 100 goals in a premiership season
  • Grew up supporting Hawthorn in the AFL and idolised Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin
  • Lists Australian wheelchair tennis player Heath Davidson as one of his biggest inspirations
  • Names Nick Kyrgios as one of his favourite players to watch
  • Father, Anthony Hill, represented Australia in squash and peaked at world No.5 in the rankings

Yassin Hill in the news

Jin Woodman: The new face of Australian wheelchair tennis
Jin Woodman (Tennis Australia)
13 November, 2024

Jin Woodman has proven he's a star in the making after winning three titles at the 2024 Australian Wheelchair Tennis National Championships.
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Australia’s top wheelchair players set for national championships
Anderson Parker
7 November, 2024

The 2024 Australian Wheelchair Tennis National Championships will play out at Melbourne Park from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November.
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Purcell and Thompson charge into US Open 2024 men’s doubles final
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson at US Open 2024. Picture: Getty Images
6 September, 2024

Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson advance to their second consecutive Grand Slam doubles final.
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Australian teen makes dream Grand Slam debut at US Open 2024
Jin Woodman at US Open 2024. Picture: USTA
5 September, 2024

Rising star Jin Woodman advances to the semifinals in the US Open 2024 boys' wheelchair singles competition.
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