| Full name | Rupert William Ferdinands |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Ceylon |
| Born | 23 April 1936 Ceylon |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 8 |
Rupert Ferdinands (born 23 April 1936) [1] is a former tennis player from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
| Full name | Rupert William Ferdinands |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Ceylon |
| Born | 23 April 1936 Ceylon |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 8 |
Rupert Ferdinands (born 23 April 1936) [1] is a former tennis player from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Ferdinands was born in 1936 and educated at St. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. [1] He graduated with a BsC from University of Ceylon. [1] He then joined the Ceylon Brewery Nuwara Eliya. [1] Aged 17 he was part of Ceylon's first Davis Cup squad to play Holland in 1953 (though was not selected to play his first match until 1956). [1] He played some tournaments in England in 1953 and received coaching from Fred Perry. [1] In 1957 he won his first singles title at the Ceylon Championships [1] over Bernard Pinto. He won his second title in 1963 beating Bernard Pinto in five sets. [2] In 1969 he was 2 sets to 1 down in the final against Shambunath Misra, but then "slowed down the tempo of the game" and won in five sets. [3] In 1970 he won the title for the fourth and last time, beating S. N. Misra in the final in four sets. [4] Ferdinands emigrated to Australia in 1972, where he became a project manager at Standards Australia and was also a tennis coach and umpire. [1] He has a wife and three children. [1]
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