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| fullname = Paul Raymond Hutchins<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/580999/new-years-honours-2017-full-list.pdf|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|date=30 December 2016|accessdate=31 December 2016|work=[[Gov.uk]]|publisher=[[Government Digital Service]]|title=New Year's Honours list 2017|page=66}}</ref>
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'''Paul Raymond Hutchins''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (5 April 1945 – 14 March 2019) was a British [[tennis]] player and Davis Cup player.
'''Paul Raymond Hutchins''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/paul-hutchins-out-of-the-comfort-zone-where-the-living-isnt-so-easy-427826.html|title=Paul Hutchins: Out of the comfort zone, where the living isn't so easy|newspaper=Independent|date= 3 June 2006}}</ref><ref name="bbcsport">{{cite web |title=Paul Hutchins: Former British Davis Cup captain dies aged 73 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/47577775 |website=[[BBC Sport]] |date=14 March 2019}}</ref>
He was the longest serving British Davis Cup captain, being in charge for 31 matches and 13 years, including the 1978 final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/paul-hutchins-out-of-the-comfort-zone-where-the-living-isnt-so-easy-427826.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/paul-hutchins-out-of-the-comfort-zone-where-the-living-isnt-so-easy-427826.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Paul Hutchins: Out of the comfort zone, where the living isn't so easy|newspaper=Independent|date= 3 June 2006}}</ref><ref name="bbcsport">{{cite web |title=Paul Hutchins: Former British Davis Cup captain dies aged 73 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/47577775 |website=[[BBC Sport]] |date=14 March 2019}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Bristol]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/paul-hutchins/h128/bio|title=Paul Hutchins Biography|publisher=ATP World Tour}}</ref> Hutchins was a [[Davis Cup]] player and Captain for Great Britain from 1975 to 1987.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jun/03/tennis.features1|title=Frozen in time: 7 October 1978 |newspaper=Guardian|date=3 June 2007}}</ref> In 1968, he made the third round of the men's singles at the [[1968 French Open – Men's Singles#Section 8|French Open]] and the [[1968 US Open – Men's Singles#Section 2|US Open]], and the quarterfinals of the [[1968 French Open – Men's Doubles#Finals|men's doubles at the French]], partnering [[Gerald Battrick]].
Born in [[Bristol]], Hutchins was educated at [[Millfield School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/paul-hutchins/h128/bio|title=Paul Hutchins Biography|publisher=ATP World Tour}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Davies |editor1-first=John |title=Distinguished Old Millfieldians |journal=Old Millfieldian Society Chronicle |date=2012 |page=13 |url=https://issuu.com/strattons/docs/millfield_chronicle_2012 |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref>
Hutchins was a [[Davis Cup]] player and Captain for Great Britain from 1975 to 1987.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jun/03/tennis.features1|title=Frozen in time: 7 October 1978 |newspaper=Guardian|date=3 June 2007}}</ref> In 1968, he made the third round of the men's singles at the [[1968 French Open – Men's singles#Section 8|French Open]] and the [[1968 US Open – Men's singles#Section 2|US Open]], and the quarterfinals of the [[1968 French Open – Men's doubles#Finals|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/tennis/interview-former-davis-cup-captain-paul-hutchins-1-3954585|title=Interview: Former Davis Cup captain Paul Hutchins|newspaper=Scotsman|date=21 November 2015}}</ref>
Hutchins largely stopped playing at the age of 25 due to injury, though he did play a few matches in 1972 & 1973.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/tennis/interview-former-davis-cup-captain-paul-hutchins-1-3954585|title=Interview: Former Davis Cup captain Paul Hutchins|newspaper=Scotsman|date=21 November 2015}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 03:52, 16 April 2024

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 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]

Biography[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  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.
  4. ^ "Paul Hutchins Biography". ATP World Tour.
  5. ^ Davies, John, ed. (2012). "Distinguished Old Millfieldians". Old Millfieldian Society Chronicle: 13. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Frozen in time: 7 October 1978". Guardian. 3 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Interview: Former Davis Cup captain Paul Hutchins". Scotsman. 21 November 2015.

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