Paul Hutchins

Paul Raymond Hutchins MBE (5 April 1945 – 14 March 2019) was a British tennis player and Davis Cup player.

Paul Hutchins
Full namePaul Raymond Hutchins[1]
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceWimbledon, London, England
Born(1945-04-05)5 April 1945
Bristol, England
Died14 March 2019(2019-03-14) (aged 73)
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1962)
Retired1973
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1968)
Wimbledon1R (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972)
US Open3R (1968)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenQF (1968)
Wimbledon3R (1968)
US Open2R (1968)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1971, 1973)
Team competitions
Davis CupSFEu (1968)

He was the longest serving British Davis Cup captain, being in charge for 31 matches and 13 years, including the 1978 final.[2][3]

Biography

Born in Bristol,[4] Hutchins was a Davis Cup player and Captain for Great Britain from 1975 to 1987.[5] In 1968, he made the third round of the men's singles at the French Open and the US Open, and the quarterfinals of the men's doubles at the French, partnering Gerald Battrick.

Hutchins largely stopped playing at the age of 25 due to injury, though he did play a few matches in 1972 & 1973.[6]

He had four children, the most noteworthy being Ross, a former ATP Pro.

References

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