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Herbert Roper Barrett

English tennis player

Summary

English tennis player

Field	Value
name	Herbert Barrett
image	HerbertRoperBarrett.jpg
fullname	Herbert Roper Barrett
country
birth_date
birth_place	Upton, Essex, England
death_date
death_place	Horsham, Sussex, England
height
tennishofyear
tennishofid
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singlesrecord	332–58 (85.13%)
singlestitles	51
Wimbledonresult	F (1908AC, 1909AC, 1911Ch)
Othertournaments
WimbledonDoublesresult	W (1909, 1912, 1913)
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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	Grass	UKGBI Arthur Gore	3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	1911	Wimbledon	Grass	AUS Anthony Wilding	4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6 ret.

Doubles (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	1908	Wimbledon	Grass	UKGBI Arthur Gore	UKGBI Major Ritchie
AUS Anthony Wilding	1–6, 2–6, 1–6, 7–9
Win	1909	Wimbledon	Grass	UKGBI Arthur Gore	AUS Stanley Doust
NZL Harry Parker	6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	1910	Wimbledon	Grass	UKGBI Arthur Gore	UKGBI Major Ritchie
AUS Anthony Wilding	1–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win	1912	Wimbledon	Grass	UKGBI Charles P. Dixon	FRA Max Decugis
FRA André Gobert	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Win	1913	Wimbledon	Grass	UKGBI Charles P. Dixon	GER Heinrich Kleinschroth
GER Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe	6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	1914	Wimbledon	Grass	UKGBI Charles P. Dixon	AUS Norman Brookes
AUS Anthony Wilding	1–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–8

References

"Record: WINS HIGHEST % (AT LEAST 250 MATCHES)". Tennis Base.
"Herbert Roper Barrett: Career match record". The Tennis Base.
"Herbert Roper-Barrett player profile". Tennis Archives.
"Herbert Roper Barrett". Olympedia.
"London 1908". ITF.
"Herbert Roper Barrett Olympic Results". sports-reference.com.
"Wimbledon player archive – Roper Barrett". [[AELTC]].
Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
"Roper Barrett-Biography". Sports Reference LLC.

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