Hunt grew up in
Christchurch and was the top ranked junior in the country at under 18s level. As a junior he competed in the boys events at all four
Grand Slam tournaments. He made the doubles quarter-finals at both the
1989 Australian Open and
1990 French Open, partnering
Leander Paes in the latter. On the ATP Tour he made most of his appearances at the
Auckland Open, where he first competed in 1996 and featured in each of the next three tournaments. His best finish was the second round in 1998, with a win over world number 53
Daniel Vacek. He played in the main draw of one international tournament, which was the 1997
Bournemouth International. Beaten in the first round of the singles, he made better success in the doubles event, making it to the semi-finals with partner
Brett Steven. Hunt was a mainstay in the
New Zealand Davis Cup team from 1995 to 2003, with a further tie in 2006. This included a World Group qualifier against
Brazil in
Florianópolis, where he played a singles rubber against
Gustavo Kuerten. He played a total of 18 ties for New Zealand, for 19 overall wins, an 11/12 record in singles and 8/6 in doubles. His best win in the
Davis Cup came against
Richard Krajicek at a 1996 tie in
Haarlem, just three-months after the Dutchman had won
Wimbledon. Krajicek, who was playing his first match at home since winning Wimbledon, was struggling with a knee injury by the time the fourth set started and retired hurt with Hunt ahead 4–1. ==See also==