Paul Hutchins, born April 1945 was educated at Millfield School, in Street, Somerset, and started playing tennis at Fishponds and Bristol Lawn Tennis Clubs aged 11. During his playing career (1962-1970), he represented Great Britain in two Davis Cup ties (1-2 record) in 1968 and reached the 1968 Roland Garros doubles quarter-finals retiring at 25 years old.

After retiring from the circuit in 1970 he joined a sports marketing company until 1975 when he was appointed the LTA's Men's National Team Manager and Davis Cup captain from 1975-1987. He was Davis Cup captain for 31 ties (17 wins), including finalist at the 1978 Davis Cup final against United States in Rancho Mirage, California and semi-final in 1981 losing to Argentina.

In 1987, Hutchins left full time employment of the LTA to set up his own marketing and sponsorship company, Tennis Concepts. He worked closely with LTA in setting up the LTA Performance Club Accreditation Programme, Rover Junior Tennis Initiative, National club league and Junior Club League and with the All England Club Wimbledon originated with the Club the largest junior tournament in the UK namely The Road to Wimbledon involving over 7000 juniors annually. He was a director of Riverside Indoor Tennis Clubs (1987-1997) and also a BBC Wimbledon and many other tournaments and TV Channels television commentator (1987-2007).

He returned to the LTA in 2007 as Head of Men’s Tennis (2007-2009) for the second time.

He was Team Leader Captain at the Commonwealth Games for the English Team in Delhi in 2010 and the same for the Olympic GB tennis team in 2012 when Andy Murray won his Gold singles medal.

In 2014 The Road to Wimbledon junior tournament expanded to include Asia where he is Tournament Director and continues to oversee the expansion of the concept into India, China and other potential Asian countries in the future.

He continues to work on a part time project basis for the LTA at Roehampton as Tournament Director of the pre Wimbledon ATP event as well as the relationship manager between the LTA and Nottingham City Council as ‘chair’ of the Steering Group of the Nottingham Tennis Centre. 

He continues as Tournament Director of the Road to Wimbledon UK and Asia and in May 2016 became the International Tennis Director of Aspria European Club network. 

He is a Trustee of the All England Club and received an MBE in the New Year 2017 Honours list for services to tennis. Has also previously received ITF and LTA awards for services to tennis. 

Is married to Shali, the couple has four former tennis-playing children: Romy (media planning/housewife), Lauren (accountant), Blake (Fund Manager) and Ross, the former British Davis Cup player, who is the Chief Player Officer of the ATP.