Paul Hutchins

This article is about the British tennis player. For the American football player, see Paul Hutchins (American football). For the author, see Paul Hutchens.

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

Paul Hutchins

Full name	Paul Raymond Hutchins[1]
Country (sports)	Great Britain
Residence	Wimbledon, London, England
Born	(1945-04-05)5 April 1945 Bristol, England
Died	14 March 2019(2019-03-14) (aged 73)
Turned pro	1968 (amateur tour from 1962)
Retired	1973
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1968)
Wimbledon	1R (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972)
US Open	3R (1968)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	QF (1968)
Wimbledon	3R (1968)
US Open	2R (1968)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1971, 1973)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	SFEu (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, Hutchins was educated at Millfield School.^[4][5]

Hutchins was a Davis Cup player and Captain for Great Britain from 1975 to 1987.^[6] 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.^[7]

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