Paul Wekesa (born 2 July 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Kenya. He won 3 doubles titles, achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 100 and reached two tour-level quarterfinals at Auckland in 1989 and Seoul in 1995.

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Paul Wekesa

Country (sports)	Kenya
Residence	Nairobi, Kenya
Born	(1967-07-02) 2 July 1967 (age 56) Nairobi, Kenya
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1987
Retired	1996
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$448,114
Singles
Career record	27–43 (at ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 100 (1 May 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
French Open	1R (1995)
Wimbledon	1R (1995)
US Open	1R (1995)
Doubles
Career record	60–77 (at ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 66 (23 March 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1992)
French Open	2R (1991)
Wimbledon	1R (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995)
US Open	3R (1991)

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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. He also features for the Kenya Davis Cup team and was still active in 1998.^[2] 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.^[3] 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]