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

Aussie weekly wrap: Encouraging grass-court results and title breakthroughs
Olivia Gadecki in action at an ITF 100 tournament at Surbiton in Great Britain. Picture: Getty Images
10 June, 2024

Olivia Gadecki, who recorded her career-best grass-court result, was among the most outstanding Australian players in the past week.
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Rising star Emerson Jones achieves a 10-year first at Roland Garros
Italian Vittoria Paganetti and Australian Emerson Jones at Roland Garros 2024. Picture; Mark Peterson, Tennis Australia
7 June, 2024

Gold Coast talent Emerson Jones advances to the Roland Garros 2024 girls' doubles semifinals alongside Italian partner Vittoria Paganetti.
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Australian Matt Ebden eyeing 27-year first at Roland Garros
Matt Ebden in action at Roland Garros 2024. Picture: Tennis Australia
6 June, 2024

World No.3 doubles star Matt Ebden is among three Australians scheduled to compete on day 12 at Roland Garros 2024.
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Yassin Hill excited to make Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros 2024
Yassin Hill. Picture: Tennis Australia
6 June, 2024

Melbourne teen Yassin Hill will compete in the inaugural junior wheelchair tennis competition at Roland Garros.
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