Herbert Roper Barrett

Herbert Barrett
Full nameHerbert Roper Barrett
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1873-11-24)24 November 1873
Upton, Essex, England
Died27 July 1943(1943-07-27) (aged 69)
Horsham, Sussex, England
Singles
Career record332–58 (85.13%)
Career titles51
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonF (1908AC, 1909AC, 1911Ch)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1909, 1912, 1913)

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. 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. 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. Over the following years he would make regular appearances at Wimbledon until his final participation in 1921.

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. 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)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1908 Wimbledon Championships Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 1911 Wimbledon Championships Grass Australia Anthony Wilding 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6 ret.

Doubles (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1908 Wimbledon Championships Grass 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
Win 1909 Wimbledon Championships Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore Australia Stanley Doust
New Zealand Harry Parker
6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1910 Wimbledon Championships Grass 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
Win 1912 Wimbledon Championships Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles P. Dixon France Max Decugis
France André Gobert
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Win 1913 Wimbledon Championships Grass 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
Loss 1914 Wimbledon Championships Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles P. Dixon Australia Norman Brookes
Australia Anthony Wilding
1–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–8

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