Rupert William
Ferdinands
Male
Ceylon
1936-04-27
, Ceylon
Rupert Ferdinands well known product of St. Thomas College, Mt. Lavinia and former Head Prefect of the School, a B.Sc. (Hons) graduate, Sri Lanka Davis Cup player and Australian qualified tennis coach (Level 3). Rupert first won the Sri Lanka National Junior Under 16 Singles Title as a 12 year old, and continued to win the title till 15 years old when he won the National Junior Under 19 Singles title whilst still eligible to play in the U16s, and dominated the U19 title for the next 4 years.
He was selected in Ceylon's first ever Davis Cup team as a 16 year old school boy, and thereafter played in almost every Davis Cup tie for Ceylon until migration to Australia in 1972. Ranked No. 1 in Ceylon in 1957, Rupert continued to be ranked No. 1 for over a decade. In 1957, 1963, 1969 and 1970, he won the Ceylon National Singles title, also winning 4 National Mens Double and 5 National Mixed Doubles titles! In 1957 and 1970, he won the National Triple Crown title at one and the same tournament. Notable wins in his career were against Japan's No. 3, India's A and Amritharaj and Premjit Lal, and also England's Michael Davies as a junior of the same age and who subsequently became England's No. 1 player, Davis Cup player and ITF stalwart. Had match point against Canada's No. 1 player Don Fontana, and set point against India's Ramanathan Krishnan and Ham Richardson who was ranked within the top 5 players in America at the time.
1952 - 1971
8
31
17
1971 - Bandarawela (Open)
1970 - Ceylon Championships (Amateur)
1969 - Ceylon Championships (Amateur)
1968 - Colombo Otters Open (Open)
1966 - Government Services Tennis Club (Amateur)
1963 - Ceylon Championships (Amateur)
1957 - Ceylon Championships (Amateur)
1955 - Bandarawela (Open)
Final
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Neville A.C. Senaratne
6-2
6-2
Final
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
S.N. MIsra
6-3
6-8
6-4
Semifinals
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Mr. Walla
6-2
6-0
6-1
Final
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Shiv Prakash Misra
4-6
2-6
6-4
8-6
6-1
Final
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
7-5
8-6
Semifinals
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Mr. Corea
6-0
6-0
Final
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
George Ernst
6-2
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Gemini N. Perera
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
3-6
6-3
6-3
Final
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Kanagaratnam Arichandran
6-2
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Shyam Minotra 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
3-6
6-3
6-2
Final
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Bernard L. Pinto
6-3
5-7
4-6
6-3
6-2
Poule
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
T.S. Kim
6-1
6-1
Poule
Yuzuru Furuta 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
8-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
M.V.G. (Kanni) Appa Rao
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
A.J.D.N. Selvaduri
6-4
6-1
Final
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
3-6
6-1
7-5
7-5
Final
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Bernard L. Pinto
?
Round 3
Jack Arkinstall 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
6-2
4-6
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Ham Richardson 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
8-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jack Arkinstall 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
9-7
6-1
Final
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Rajah Praesoody
6-0
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Bernard L. Pinto
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
6-4
4-6
6-3
Round 1
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Basil Jack Bucknell
5-7
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Vic Seixas 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
6-0
6-4
Round 3
Brian Woodroffe 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Rupert William Ferdinands 1 *
Anthony J. (Tony) Clayton
7-9
7-5
7-5
Round 2
Billy Knight 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
6-1
6-3
Final
John Horn 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
6-2
6-0
Semifinals
Conroy Ivers Gunaskerea 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
4-6
7-5
6-2