Paul Wekesa
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| Country |  Kenya |
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| Residence | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Date of birth | July 2, 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 79 kg (170 lb) | |
| Turned pro | 1987 | |
| Retired | 1996 | |
| Plays | right | |
| Career prize money | US$448,114 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 18-42 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | 100 (1 May 1995) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 2r (1989) | |
| French Open | 1r (1995) | |
| Wimbledon | 1r (1995) | |
| US Open | 1r (1995) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 55-76 | |
| Career titles: | 3 | |
| Highest ranking: | 66 (23 March 1992) | |
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].
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].
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[edit] ATP Tour Finals (6)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (6) |
[edit] Doubles wins (3)
| No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score |
| 1. | 16 October 1988 | Tel Aviv, Israel | hard |  Roger Smith |
 Patrick Baur Alexander Mronz |
6–3 6–3 |
| 2. | 16 April 1989 | Seoul, South Korea | hard |  Scott Davis |
John Letts Bruce Man Son Hing |
6–2 6–4 |
| 3. | 10 November 1991 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | carpet (i) |  Jacco Eltingh |
 Ronnie Bathman Rikard Bergh |
7–5 7–5 |
[edit] Doubles runners-up (3)
| No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score |
| 1. | 30 April 1989 | Singapore | hard | Paul Chamberlin |
Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
3–6, 4–6 |
| 2. | 5 August 1990 | Los Angeles, USA | hard | Peter Lundgren |
Scott Davis David Pate |
6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
| 3. | 28 August 1994 | Umag, Croatia | clay |  Karol Kučera |
 Diego Pérez Francisco Roig |
2–6, 4–6 |
[edit] References
- ^ History - Past Champions - NCAA.com
- ^ a b Kenyapage.net: Kenya's greatest Sporting Figures
- ^ Stevegtennis.com: Davis Cup Results 1998
- ^ SOYA Awards - 2007 winners
[edit] External links
- ATP Tour profile for Paul Wekesa
- Davis Cup profile for Paul Wekesa
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