Paul Hutchins

Paul Hutchins
Full namePaul Raymond Hutchins[1]
Country (sports)United Kingdom 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)

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

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

  1. ^ "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 66. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Paul Hutchins: Out of the comfort zone, where the living isn't so easy". Independent. 3 June 2006. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Paul Hutchins: Former British Davis Cup captain dies aged 73". BBC Sport. 14 March 2019.