Paul Wekesa| Country |
 Kenya |
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| Residence |
Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Born |
(1967-07-02) July 2, 1967
Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Height |
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Turned pro |
1987 |
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| Retired |
1996 |
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| Plays |
Right-handed |
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| Prize money |
US$448,114 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record |
27–43 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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| Career titles |
0 |
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| Highest ranking |
100 (1 May 1995) |
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| Grand Slam Singles results |
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| Australian Open |
2r (1989) |
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| French Open |
1r (1995) |
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| Wimbledon |
1r (1995) |
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| US Open |
1r (1995) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record |
60–77 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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| Career titles |
3 |
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| Highest ranking |
66 (23 March 1992) |
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Paul Wekesa (born 2 July 1967, in Nairobi, Kenya) is a former professional tennis player from Kenya. Prior to turning professional, he won the doubles tournament at the 1987 Division II NCAA Men's Tennis Championships while attending Chapman University.[1] During his career, Wekesa won 3 ATP Tour doubles titles. He reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the 1992 Australian Open.
Wekesa won a bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games held in Nairobi, Kenya. He is the only Kenyan tennis player to reach Top 100 of ATP rankings.[2] He also features for the Kenya Davis Cup team and was still active in 1998.[3] He was the first player to be beaten by Tim Henman in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at Wimbledon in 1995.
After retirement from playing, he has served as a Kenyan national teams coach.[2]
He won the "Hall of Fame" category at the 2007 Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards.[4]
His father Noah Wekesa is a Kenyan politician and minister.[5]
ATP Tour Finals (6)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (6) |
Doubles wins (3)
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
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| Winner |
1. |
16 October 1988 |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
Hard |
 Roger Smith |
 Patrick Baur
Alexander Mronz |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner |
2. |
16 April 1989 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Hard |
 Scott Davis |
John Letts
Bruce Man-Son-Hing |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
1. |
30 April 1989 |
Singapore |
Hard |
Paul Chamberlin |
Rick Leach
Jim Pugh |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
5 August 1990 |
Los Angeles, USA |
Hard |
 Peter Lundgren |
Scott Davis
David Pate |
6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner |
3. |
10 November 1991 |
Birmingham, U.K. |
Carpet (i) |
 Jacco Eltingh |
Ronnie Båthman
Rikard Bergh |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
28 August 1994 |
Umag, Croatia |
Clay |
 Karol Kučera |
 Diego Pérez
 Francisco Roig |
2–6, 4–6 |
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| Name |
Wekesa, Paul |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Kenyan tennis player |
| Date of birth |
2 July 1967 |
| Place of birth |
Nairobi, Kenya |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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