| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for England | ||
| Men's Tennis | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Silver | 2010 Delhi | Men's Doubles |
Ross Dan Hutchins (born 22 February 1985) is a British professional tennis player, known best as a doubles player. Hutchins was born in Wimbledon. Having turned professional in 2002, he enjoyed success on the Challenger circuit and broke through to the ATP Tour in late 2007. He competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi where he won silver partnering Ken Skupski in the Men's Doubles event.
He has reached thirteen ATP Tour doubles finals in his career winning five of them: one in 2008 - the China Open, one in 2010 - at the Open Sud de France, one in 2011 - at the St. Petersburg Open and two in 2012 - at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships and the Aegon International. His eight doubles finals came in Moscow and Lyon (2008), Tokyo (2009), Sydney and Memphis (2010), Newport (2012) and Kuala Lumpur (2012). In 2011 he had his best doubles Grand slam season to date reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon his best achievement in a Grand slam tournament and then two months later equaling it at the US Open. Hutchins is currently one of Britain's highest ranked doubles players, alongside Jamie Murray, Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski.
Hutchins is currently on an extended break from tennis having been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. At the point of his diagnosis he was the British No. 3, ranked number 28 in the world.
Read more about Ross Hutchins: Tennis Career
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