Ross Hutchins

Ross Hutchins

Country (sports)	Great Britain England
Residence	Wimbledon,London
Born	(1985-02-22)22 February 1985 Wimbledon, London
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	2002
Retired	13 September 2014
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$831,609
Singles
Career record	0–1(inATP (World) TourandGrand Slammain draw matches, and inDavis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 559 (7 August 2006)
Doubles
Career record	130–141 (47.97%)(in ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, in and Davis Cup)
Career titles	5(ATP World Tour and Grand Slam)
Highest ranking	No. 26 (7 May 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2012)
French Open	3R (2008)
Wimbledon	QF (2011)
US Open	QF (2011)
Mixed doubles
Career record	3–8 (27%)
Career titles	0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2010)
French Open	1R (2009,2010)
Wimbledon	2R (2008,2011,2012)
US Open	SF (2014)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2R (2012)
Medal record RepresentingEngland Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Men's Doubles
Last updated on: 24 October 2015.

Ross Dan Hutchins(born 22 February 1985) is a retired British professional tennis player, known best as adoublesplayer, who achieved a highest doubles ranking of 26.He competed for England at the2010 Commonwealth GamesinDelhiwhere he won silver partneringKen Skupskiin theMen's Doublesevent.

Having turned professional in 2002, he enjoyed success on the Challenger circuit and broke through to the ATP Tour in late 2007. He reached thirteen ATP Tour doubles finals in his career winning five of them, Beijing, Montpellier, St Petersburg, Delray Beach, and Eastbourne. In 2011 he had his best doubles Grand slam season reaching the quarter-finals ofWimbledonand then two months later equalling it at theUS Open.Hutchins was one of Britain's highest ranked doubles players, alongsideJamie Murray,Colin FlemingandKen Skupski.

Hutchins was diagnosed withHodgkin's lymphomain late 2012,which was treated and went intoremissionby July 2013.At the point of his diagnosis he was the British No. 3 and ranked No. 28 in the world in doubles; however, after missing the entire2013 season,Hutchins dropped out of the ATP singles rankings. Hutchins returned to action for the start of the 2014 season.

In March 2014, he became the tournament director of theAegon Championships.

In September 2014, Hutchins left his role as tournament director to take up a new position as the ATP's vice-president of player relations.

Early and personal life

Hutchins, whose father wasPaul Hutchins,a former British Davis Cup player and Davis Cup Captain, has 3 siblings.

Hutchins was born in Wimbledon and attended theKing's College Schoolin Wimbledon. He left the school with seven GCSEs in 2001 to pursue tennis career and to study French and Spanish courses. He played a lot on indoor carpet courts at the All England Club after finishing homework. He also excelled in playing cricket, rugby, basketball, swimming and football at the school. He also enjoys playing golf and has a handicap of 12 and is an avid Fulham Football Club fan. In 2001 he won the doubles title at British National Championships with James Smith before turning professional in 2002.

Career

2003–2006

Hutchins first started playing infuturesand qualifying tournaments in the UK in 2003 and internationally in 2004.

In 2004, he lost consciousness and collapsed due to hydration problems after practicing hard in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Hutchins was hospitalised 20 times which was one of the reasons he gave up singles and turned to less tiring doubles in 2007.

In February 2005 he achieved his first professional tournament victory in theDelmont futuresdoubles tournament in Switzerland withHenry Adjei-Darko,with further futures doubles victories following.He made hisGrand Slamdebut at the2005WimbledonMen's Doubles, partneringMartin Lee,though the pair lost toJean-François BachelotandArnaud Clément.His first singles final came in a futures tournament inMontrealthe subsequent November.

Hutchins success as a doubles player on the futures circuit continued, and he returned more successfully to the2006 edition of Wimbledonwith regular partnerJoshua Goodall.The pair reached the second round, having defeatedChristophe RochusandStanislas Wawrinkain round one.

Soon after, they reached the final of their firstChallengertournament, inNottingham.Hutchins chose to concentrate on doubles following tournament success with Goodall.

2007

2007 saw Hutchins winning more futures tournaments. His most successful moment again came in Nottingham, this time reaching his firstATP Tourfinal, again with Goodall. On the way they beat top seedsJonathan ErlichandAndy Ram.By the end of the year, Hutchins had broken into the world top 100 doubles ranking, having chosen to focus on the discipline.

2008

Hutchins began to play more regularly in ATP tournaments with his new partnerStephen Huss.They achieved a surprise result in theFrench Open,beating fourth seedsMahesh BhupathiandMark Knowlesin round one, eventually reaching the third round.

Hutchins made hisDavis Cupdebut forGreat Britainin theWorld Group first round matchagainstArgentina.Hutchins andJamie Murrayplayed in and lost the doubles match, Great Britain eventually losing 4–1. This was Great Britain's first World Group match since 2003, and now faced a relegation play-off with Austria.

He bounced back immediately at theChina Open,where he and Huss clinched their first ATP Tour victory.Towards the end of the season, Hutchins also played some tournaments with Murray's former partnerEric Butorac.

In December, Andy Murray invited Ross Hutchins to his luxurious winter training base in Miami.

2009

In 2009, Hutchins switched to singles for the first time, playing in the qualifying tournament in the new ATP tour event inJohannesburg.He beat Denys Molchanov in the final round 7–5 6–1 to be the first British player to qualify for an ATP event since James Ward qualified for the Artois Championships in June 2008. He should get a new singles ranking of around 1200 after qualifying.

He concentrated on doubles, however, and with his ranking now in the top 50 competed regularly withStephen HussinMasterstournaments. A good start to the season saw the pair reach three quarter-finals at these top level tournaments, and Hutchins reached a career peak ranking of number 33 in May 2009.

In March, Hutchins was selected for Great Britain's Davis Cup team for theirEurope/Africa Zone Group I match against UkraineinRenfrewshire.Hutchins and Colin Fleming lost a tightly contested match toSergiy StakhovskyandSergei Bubka,Ukraine winning 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 to give Ukraine an unassailable 3–0 lead.

As they struggled to win matches and when they did they couldn't make it two in a row. This run of form continued from Madrid until theUS Open.Where upon losing in the first round Huss and Hutchins split.

In September, Hutchins was called to the Great British Davis Cup squad for theEurope/Africa Zone Group I play-offsinLiverpool.Hutchins' partnerAndy Murraywas hampered by a wrist injury which forced Hutchins to play out of position, and they lost 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 toMarcin MatkowskiandMariusz Fyrstenberg.Great Britain lost 3–2, and was relegated to the third tier of the Davis Cup.

Following the Davis Cup, he teamed up withJordan KerrandHoria Tecăualternately in subsequent tournaments. In his first event with the pair of them they won one and lost one. It then clicked with Kerr in their second tournament together as they reached the final of theJapan Open,which they lost toJürgen MelzerandJulian Knowle.

Two first round losses with Tecau and one with Kerr followed before dropping down and making the semis of a challenger event with Tecau before losing in the first round of another challenger, Hutchins last tournament of 2009.

In December, Hutchins again stayed with Andy Murray at his Miami training base.

2010

2010 sawJordan Kerrbecome Hutchins' partner full-time. The season started brightly after a 1st round exit inBrisbane,they made it to the final in Sydney losing toDaniel NestorandNenad Zimonjić.They went out in the first round of theAustralian Open,before making their second final of the year inMemphis.This time losing toJohn IsnerandSam Querrey.

A succession of 1st round exits followed with Kerr and Hutchins' also teamed up with his friend and Davis Cup teammateAndy Murray.They lost in the 1st round atIndian Wells,but won their first match in 11 months as a partnership at theMonte-Carlo Mastersbeating Cermak and Martinak before losing tothe Bryan brotherson a champions tie break.

In October, at theCommonwealth Gamesin Delhi, England's Hutchins andKen Skupskiwon theDoubles Silver Medal,by losing to AustraliansPaul HanleyandPeter Luczakin the final. A few days later, Hutchins and Ken Skupski were opponents in theMixed Doubles,Ken Skupski andSarah Borwellbeating Hutchins andAnna Smithto win the bronze medal.

Hutchins andColin Flemingagreed to begin next year as steady partners, and in November they had a winning start at theKazakhstan Challenger

2011

Hutchins and Colin Fleming struggled with injuries and interruptions for much of the first six months.

In April, while Ross Hutchins, recovered from injury, Fleming continued playing with other doubles partners.

At the beginning of June, Hutchins/Fleming won theAegon TrophyChallenger in Nottingham.

AtWimbledon,Hutchins and Fleming both had their best performances at a Grand Slam event in doubles, defeating 7th seedsMariusz FyrstenbergandMarcin Matkowskiin the first round. Hutchins and Fleming won their first-ever five-set match together overDmitry TursunovandGrigor Dimitrovin the second round,on the way to the quarter-finals, where the pair lost a very tight five set thriller toChristopher KasandAlexander Peya4–6, 4–6, 7–6^(7–2),6–2, 4–6. They were the first British pair to reach the quarter-finals of the men's doubles tournament at Wimbledon since 1993.It was announced on the morning of the quarter-finals that Fleming had been picked alongside Jamie Murray for the doubles rubber for Britain's Davis Cup tie against Luxembourg in two weekends' time, leaving Hutchins on the sidelines. Fleming said "I think the team was picked before we went on a run to the quarters here."

Just before Great Britain's matchagainst Luxembourg,Fleming had a slight niggle in his foot so he was replaced byDan Evansas the back-up player.In the event, it was James Ward, Andy Murray and Jamie Murray who played, with Great Britain winning 4–1.

Two months later at theUS Open,Hutchins/Fleming equalled their Wimbledon performance, once again reaching the quarterfinals. Despite a victory over 2nd seedsMax MirnyiandDaniel Nestorin their second match, they ultimately lost in three sets toRohan BopannaandAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi,blowing a match point opportunity in the deciding set.

Then in September, at theDavis Cup,Hutchins/Fleming helpedGreat Britainwin their promotion tie 5–0against Hungaryto advance to Group I.

Hutchins/Fleming later reached the semi-finals of theOpen de Mosellein Metz but lost to second seedsLukáš DlouhýandMarcelo Meloin three sets. But a few weeks later he did win his first ATP title of the year and his third career title with Colin Fleming at theSt. Petersburg Open.They defeatedMichail ElginandAlexander Kudryavtsevin three sets 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]. This was Hutchins' first ATP title with Fleming.

His final tournament of the year was at theParis Masterspartnering Andy Murray, they lost in the second round in straight sets toOliver MarachandAlexander Peya.Hutchins' 2011 year-end ranking was No.43 in the world.

2012

In his first grand slam for the 2012 season Hutchins and partner Colin Fleming reached the third round of theAustralian Openfor the first time, only to lose to top seedsThe Bryan brothers4–6, 6–0, 2–6.

In February, Hutchins and Fleming were called for theDavis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie against Slovakia.James Ward's loss and Dan Evans' win put the tie at 1–1 on the first day, then Fleming and Hutchins beatMichal MertiňákandFilip Polášek6–3 7–6^(7–4)0–6 6–3. With Dan Evans winning his second match, Great Britain eventually won 3–2, making a fifth consecutive Davis Cup win under captain Leon Smith.

Hutchins won his second title with Fleming and his first for the 2012 season at the 2012 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships defeatingMichal MertiňákandAndré Sá2–6, 7–6^(7–5),[15–13], a result which elevated his doubles ranking to a career high of world No.27.

In April, Hutchins and Fleming were selected for theDavis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie against Belgium.AfterJosh Goodalland Dan Evans lost on the first day, Fleming and Hutchins made it three straight victories in the competition by beatingRuben BemelmansandDavid Goffin4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4.Great Britain were eventually beaten 4–1, ending Leon Smith's 5 match winning run as Davis Cup Captain.

In mid-June, after being out of action for a while with an ankle injury, Hutchins won his second title of the year and his first on home soil, again partnering Colin Fleming, at theAegon International,defeating fellow Brits and good friendsJamie DelgadoandKen Skupski6–4, 6–3. This was Hutchins' third title with Fleming.

However, they had a disappointing run at Wimbledon going out in the first round in five sets, even though they took the first two 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–7^(5–7),3–6 toMikhail KukushkinandLukáš Rosol.Hutchins did however have a better run in the mixed doubles event, making it into the second round partneringHeather Watson,losing in three sets to third seedsNenad ZimonjićandKatarina Srebotnik7–5, 4–6, 4–6.

In their first tournament after Wimbledon, Hutchins and Fleming competed at theCampbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.They reached the final but were defeated bySantiago GonzálezandScott Lipskyin straight sets 6–7^(3–7),3–6.

Having lost in the semi-finals at theBB&T Atlanta OpenHutchins next competed at theLondon 2012 Summer Olympicsin the doubles event alongside doubles partner Colin Fleming. They then lost in the first round toFrance(Benneteau&Gasquet) in straight sets 5–7, 3–6.

At the last Major of the season, Hutchins and Fleming made it to the third round of theUS Openbefore being beaten by brothers and home favoritesRyan HarrisonandChristian Harrisonin straight sets 3–6, 4–6.

After a poor run at the St. Petersburg Open, Hutchins and Fleming next headed off to Asia. They made the final in their first tournament at the Malaysia Open, this being their fourth final of the season. After a bright start they lost the final in three sets 7–5, 5–7, [7–10] toAlexander PeyaandBruno Soares.

At the penultimate masters 1000 of the season, Hutchins and Fleming had their best run at a masters 1000 event making the semi-finals, only to lose narrowly to Indian duoMahesh BhupathiandRohan Bopanna7–6^(7–4),3–6, [8–10] despite serving for the match.

2013

Ross Hutchins was diagnosed withHodgkin's lymphomain December 2012, and took an indefinite break from tennis while he recovered.His friendAndy Murraydedicated his victory at the2013 Brisbane Internationalto Hutchins.Hutchins underwentchemotherapytreatment at theRoyal Marsden HospitalinSutton,which ended in June 2013.

In April, Hutchins provided match analysis forthe Davis Cup tie versus Russia.James Ward and Dan Evans lost their opening singles matches, but the GB doubles pairing of Colin Fleming andJonny Marrayreduced the deficit a day later, before James Ward levelled the tie at 2–2 after beatingDmitri Tursunovin five sets. Evans completed an unlikely comeback, defeating world no. 80Evgeny Donskoycomprehensively in straight sets, thus securing what was described as a "famous victory".The last time Great Britain had come from 2–0 down to win a Davis Cup tie was 83 years ago against Germany, Consequently, Great Britain won a place in the 16-teamWorld Group play-offsin September.

Hutchins and Andy Murray arranged a charity tennis event 'Rally Against Cancer', which included the participation of Andy Murray andTim Henman,Ivan Lendl,Tomáš Berdych,Richard Branson,actorEddie Redmayne,comediansMichael McIntyreandJimmy Carr,Jonathan Ross,and Mayor of LondonBoris Johnson.It took place at theQueen's Clubimmediately after the2013 Aegon Championshipsto raise money for the Royal Marsden.Hutchins revealed in July 2013 that his cancer was now inremission.

In December, Hutchins along with James Ward and Kyle Edmund, stayed with Andy Murray at his training camp in Miami.

2014

Following his illness, Hutchins returned to competitive tennis in January at theBrisbane International,again partneringColin Fleming.While the pair lost their first two matches of the year, they gained their maiden win after Hutchins' return in the first round of theAustralian Open.They then lost in the second round to seventh seedsRohan BopannaandAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.

On 5 March, Hutchins became the new tournament director at Queen's Club, looking after tennis decisions and player/ATP relations during the tournament week.

Hutchins/Fleming made it to the final of theBMW Openin Munich, where they lost toJamie MurrayandJohn Peers.They then made a semifinal run at theAegon Internationaltournament, losing toTreat HueyandDominic Inglot.

Hutchins/Fleming were knocked out in the first round of themen's doubles at the US Openby the number 3 seedsDaniel NestorandNenad Zimonjić.However Hutchins partnered withChan Yung-janin themixed doubles,where they reached the semi-finals before being narrowly defeated by top seedsBruno SoaresandSania Mirza.

Hutchins announced his retirement from professional tennis on 12 September.

On 30 September, Hutchins left his role as tournament director of the Aegon Championships to take up a new position as the ATP's vice-president of player relations.

In December, Hutchins made his debut at the Statoil Masters Tennis, held at the Royal Albert Hall, teaming up with Jamie Murray in the doubles. Hutchins and Jamie Murray beatSergi BrugueraandXavier Malisse6–4,2–6,10–8.Tim HenmanandAndy Roddickbeat Hutchins and Jaime Murray 8–6.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runners-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–3) ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–6)

Titles by surface Hard (4–4) Clay (0–1) Grass (1–2) Carpet (0–2)

Titles by setting Outdoor (3–5) Indoor (2–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2007	Nottingham Open,United Kingdom	Intl Series	Grass	Joshua Goodall	Eric Butorac Jamie Murray	6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Win	1–1	Sep 2008	China Open,China	Intl Series G	Hard	Stephen Huss	Ashley Fisher Bobby Reynolds	7–5, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Oct 2008	Kremlin Cup,Russia	Intl Series	Carpet (i)	Stephen Huss	Sergiy Stakhovsky Potito Starace	6–7(4–7),6–2, [6–10]
Loss	1–3	Oct 2008	Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon,France	Intl Series	Carpet (i)	Stephen Huss	Michaël Llodra Andy Ram	3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss	1–4	Oct 2009	Japan Open,Japan	500 Series	Hard	Jordan Kerr	Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer	2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss	1–5	Jan 2010	Sydney International,Australia	250 Series	Hard	Jordan Kerr	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	1–6	Feb 2010	U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships,United States	500 Series	Hard (i)	Jordan Kerr	John Isner Sam Querrey	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–6	Oct 2010	Open Sud de France,France	250 Series	Hard (i)	Stephen Huss	Marc López Eduardo Schwank	2–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win	3–6	Oct 2011	St. Petersburg Open,Russia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Colin Fleming	Mikhail Elgin Alexander Kudryavtsev	6–3, 6–7(5–7),[10–8]
Win	4–6	Mar 2012	Delray Beach Open,United States	250 Series	Hard	Colin Fleming	Michal Mertiňák André Sá	2–6, 7–6(7–5),[15–13]
Win	5–6	Jun 2012	Eastbourne International,United Kingdom	250 Series	Grass	Colin Fleming	Jamie Delgado Ken Skupski	6–4, 6–3
Loss	5–7	Jul 2012	Hall of Fame Tennis Championships,United States	250 Series	Grass	Colin Fleming	Santiago González Scott Lipsky	6–7(3–7),3–6
Loss	5–8	Sep 2012	Malaysian Open,Malaysia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Colin Fleming	Alexander Peya Bruno Soares	7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss	5–9	May 2014	Bavarian International,Germany	250 Series	Clay	Colin Fleming	Jamie Murray John Peers	4–6, 2–6

Doubles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	3R	A	2R	4–5
French Open	A	A	A	3R	1R	1R	A	A	A	1R	2–4
Wimbledon	1R	2R	1R	2R	1R	2R	QF	1R	A	1R	6–9
US Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	QF	3R	A	1R	5–6
Win–loss	0–1	1–1	0–1	4–3	1–4	1–4	5–3	4–3	0–0	1–4	17–24
ATP World Tour Finals
ATP World Tour Finals	Did not qualify										0–0
Olympics
Summer Olympics	Not Held			A	Not Held			1R	Not Held		0–1
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	QF	1R	A	1R	A	2R	3–4
Miami Masters	A	A	A	A	QF	1R	A	2R	A	1R	3–4
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0–0
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0–1
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	2–1
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	1R	A	A	0–2
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	1R	A	A	0–2
Shanghai Masters	NM1				A	A	A	SF	A	A	3–1
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	A	A	2–2
Hamburg Masters	A	A	A	A	NM1						0–0
Win–loss	A	A	A	A	6–6	0–2	1–1	5–6	0–0	1–2	13–16
Finals	0	0	1	3	1	3	1	4	0	1	14
Titles	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	5
Year-end ranking	272	153	92	44	50	51	43	28	–	145	NA

External links

• Ross Hutchinsat theAssociation of Tennis Professionals
• Ross Hutchinsat theInternational Tennis Federation
• Ross Hutchinsat theDavis Cup