Herbert Roper Barrett

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This article is about the tennis player. For the talent manager, see Herbert Barrett (talent manager).
Herbert Barrett
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Full name Herbert Roper Barrett
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born (1873-11-24)24 November 1873
Upton, Essex, England
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Horsham, West Sussex, England
Singles
Career record {{#property:P564}}
Highest ranking No. 4 (1911, Karoly Mazak)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon F (1908AC, 1909AC, 1911Ch)
Doubles
Career record {{#property:P555}}
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon W (1909, 1912, 1923)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg Gold Medal (1908In)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games Silver medal.svg Silver Medal (1912In)
Olympic medal record
Men's Tennis
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Indoor doubles
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Indoor mixed doubles

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

Biography

Roper Barrett with C.P. Dixon in the 1913 Davis Cup

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.[2][3] 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 Lawrence Doherty. He achieved his best Wimbledon singles result in 1911 when he won the All-Comers final against compatriot Charles P. Dixon before losing in the Challenge Round to Anthony Wilding from New Zealand due to a retirement. Over the following years he would make regular appearances at Wimbledon until his final participation in 1921.[4]

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

He died on 27 July 1943.

Grand Slam Results

Singles

Runner–ups (2)
Year Tournament Opponent Score
1908 Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6
1911 Wimbledon Championships Australia Anthony Wilding 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6 ret.

Doubles

Titles (3)
Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
1909 Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore Australia Stanley Doust
New Zealand Harry Parker		 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1912 Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles P. Dixon France Max Decugis
France Andre Gobert		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1913 Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles P. Dixon Germany Heinrich Kleinschroth
Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe		 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Runner–ups (3)
Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
1908 Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie
Australia Anthony Wilding		 1–6, 2–6, 1–6, 7–9
1910 Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie
Australia Anthony Wilding		 1–6, 1–6, 2–6
1914 Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles P. Dixon Australia Norman Brookes
Australia Anthony Wilding		 1–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–8

References

  1. ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis, p. 39.
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External links

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