Herbert Roper Barrett

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

This article is about the tennis player. For the talent manager, see Herbert Barrett (talent manager).

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, West Sussex, England
Singles
Career record332–58 (85.13%)[1]
Career titles61[2][3]
Grand Slam Singles results
WimbledonF (1908AC, 1909AC, 1911Ch)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Grand Slam Doubles results
WimbledonW (1909, 1912, 1913)
Medal record
Men's Tennis
1908 London Indoor doubles
1912 Stockholm Indoor mixed doubles

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.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[6] Over the following years he would make regular appearances at Wimbledon until his final participation in 1921.[7]

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.[8] And he won the Essex Championships 13 times starting in 1897 to 1898, 1899, 1901 to 1906), 1908 to 1910 and ending in 1912.

He died on 27 July 1943.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 runner-ups)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1908Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Arthur Gore3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1911Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Anthony Wilding4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6 ret.

Doubles (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1908Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Arthur Gore Major Ritchie
Anthony Wilding		1–6, 2–6, 1–6, 7–9
Win1909Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Arthur Gore Stanley Doust
Harry Parker		6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Loss1910Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Arthur Gore Major Ritchie
Anthony Wilding		1–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win1912Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Charles P. Dixon Max Decugis
Andre Gobert		3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Win1913Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Charles P. Dixon Heinrich Kleinschroth
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe		6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss1914Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Charles P. Dixon Norman Brookes
Anthony Wilding		1–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–8

References
  1. "Record: WINS HIGHEST % (AT LEAST 250 MATCHES)". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. "Herbert Roper Barrett: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. "Herbert Roper-Barrett player profile". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. "London 1908". ITF. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. "Herbert Roper Barrett Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  6. "Wimbledon player archive – Roper Barrett". AELTC.
  7. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  8. "Roper Barrett-Biography". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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