| Ken Weatherley | |
| Country Represented: |  |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1947 |
| Singlesrecord: | [1] |
| Singlestitles: | 1 |
| Wimbledonresult: | 1R (1972) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1972) |
Ken Weatherley (born 24 November 1947) is a British former professional tennis player.[2]
He played his first tournament in 1963 at the Palace Hotel Covered Courts Championships in Torquay.[1] Weatherley, a Surrey county player, was educated at the Millfield School and University of Cambridge. He made the main draw of the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.[1]
His career singles highlights included winning his one and only title at the Les Diablerets International Championship in Switzerland in 1971.[1] Additionally he was also a finalist at the Grantown-on-Spey Open in 1964.[1] In 1971 he contested four other finals including the Torquay Open where he lost to Premjit Lall,[1] the Ascona International where he lost to John de Mendoza,[1] the Ilkley Open losing to Ray Keldie,[1] and the Israel International Invitation where he was defeated by Hank Irvine.[1] Weatherley played his final singles event in 1977 at the Tally-Ho! Open Tennis Championships.[1]
A former Wimbledon committee member, he founded the charity Tennis First which helps fund young players. He was influential in getting funding for a 12-year old Emma Raducanu.[3]