Herbert Roper Barrett Explained

Herbert Barrett
Fullname:Herbert Roper Barrett
Birth Date:24 November 1873
Birth Place:Upton, Essex, England
Death Place:Horsham, Sussex, England
Singlesrecord:332–58 (85.13%)[1]
Singlestitles:51[2] [3]
Wimbledonresult:F (1908, 1909, 1911)
Wimbledondoublesresult:W (1909, 1912, 1913)
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes

Herbert Roper Barrett, KC (24 November 1873 – 27 July 1943) was a tennis player from Great Britain.[4]

Biography

Barrett was born on 24 November 1873 in Upton, Essex.

At the London Olympics in 1908 Barrett won a gold medal in the men's indoor doubles event with Arthur Gore.[5] [6] They also won the doubles in Wimbledon in 1909. In 1912 and 1913 he won the Wimbledon doubles title with Charles Dixon.

He played his first Wimbledon singles' competition in 1898, reaching the second round in which he lost to eventual finalist Laurence Doherty. In 1908 he reached the All comers final, beating Anthony Wilding and Major Ritchie before losing in five sets to Arthur Gore.[7] In 1909 he beat James Cecil Parke and Friedrich Rahe before losing to Ritchie in the all comers final. He achieved his best Wimbledon singles result in 1911 when he beat Parke and Gordon Lowe before winning the All-Comers final against compatriot Charles P. Dixon. In the Challenge Round against Anthony Wilding from New Zealand, Roper Barrett had to retire at the start of the fifth set.[7] Over the following years he would make regular appearances at Wimbledon until his final participation in 1921.[8]

He participated in the first Davis Cup in 1900 and was the non-playing captain of the winning British Davis Cup team in 1933.

His most successful tournament wins were at the Suffolk Championships at Saxmundham which he won 17 times between 1898 and 1921, he reached 18 finals there and won the tournament 14 consecutive times between 1904 and 1921 all three values are all-time records at a single tournament.[9] He won the Essex Championships 13 times (1897-1898, 1899, 1901, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912), and also won the East of England Championships 6 times (1897-1899, 1901-1902, 1910). He died on 27 July 1943.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1908 Grass 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 1911 Grass 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6 ret.

Doubles (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 1908 Grass 1–6, 2–6, 1–6, 7–9
Win 1909 Grass Arthur Gore 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1910 Grass Arthur Gore Major Ritchie
Anthony Wilding
1–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win1912 Grass 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Win 1913 Grass Charles P. Dixon 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 1914 Grass Charles P. Dixon Norman Brookes
Anthony Wilding
1–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–8

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Record: WINS HIGHEST % (AT LEAST 250 MATCHES). thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. 2 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Herbert Roper Barrett: Career match record. thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. 19 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Herbert Roper-Barrett player profile. tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 25 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Herbert Roper Barrett . Olympedia . 12 April 2021.
  5. Web site: London 1908. ITF. 18 May 2012.
  6. Web site: Herbert Roper Barrett Olympic Results . 2013-05-15 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130204073514/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/roper-barrett-1.html . 4 February 2013 . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Wimbledon player archive – Roper Barrett . AELTC.
  8. Book: The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. Bud Collins. 2nd.
  9. Web site: Roper Barrett-Biography . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . 31 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202220334/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/roper-barrett-1.html . 2 December 2016 . dmy-all .