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
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.
Read moreJin Woodman has proven he's a star in the making after winning three titles at the 2024 Australian Wheelchair Tennis National Championships.
Australia’s top wheelchair players set for national championships
7 November, 2024
The 2024 Australian Wheelchair Tennis National Championships will play out at Melbourne Park from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November.
Read moreThe 2024 Australian Wheelchair Tennis National Championships will play out at Melbourne Park from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November.
Purcell and Thompson charge into US Open 2024 men’s doubles final
6 September, 2024
Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson advance to their second consecutive Grand Slam doubles final.
Read moreAustralian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson advance to their second consecutive Grand Slam doubles final.
Australian teen makes dream Grand Slam debut at US Open 2024
5 September, 2024
Rising star Jin Woodman advances to the semifinals in the US Open 2024 boys' wheelchair singles competition.
Read moreRising star Jin Woodman advances to the semifinals in the US Open 2024 boys' wheelchair singles competition.