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 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.

[3] In 1970 he won the title for the fourth and last time, beating S. N. Misra in the final in four sets.