Koon Hung
Ip
Male
Hong Kong
1919-09-25
, Scotland
Fate brought tennis and this gentlemen together [represented by daughter, Winnie , and pictured right with HKTA President Mr. Kenneth Tsui], as his love for the sport motivated him to continue competing for many years and which his raw talent made him into a Hong Kong tennis legend. All this young man had at the time when he started was a simple wooden racquet, a stray ball he found from the side of a court, and a dented wall to hit against. With these bare essentials, hard work and a natural gift for the sport, this young man went on to win a staggering 53 local majors, the most by any player in the history of Hong Kong tennis.
His achievements speak for themselves. At the Hong Kong National Grass Court Championships, he won fifteen Men\'s Singles crowns (\'47, \'49 - \'52, \'59 - \'64) and ten Men\'s Doubles (\'50 - \'52, \'54 - \'55, \'58 - \'59, \'61, \'63 - \'64). At the Hong Kong National Hardcourt Championships, he won ten Men\'s Singles titles (\'49, \'52 - \'53, \'55, \'58 - \'60, \'62 - \'64), eight Men\'s Doubles (\'49, \'53 - \'55, \'58, \'62, \'65, \'67), and nine Mixed Doubles, the first six with his wife (\'49 - \'51, \'54, \'56, \'58, \'60, \'63, \'65). He will always be known as the true pioneer for Hong Kong tennis. His achievements speak for themselves - he has won the most championships in Hong Kong\'s history, racking up a staggering fifty-three titles ? 26 in singles and 27 in doubles. He even went on to play at the hallowed courts of Wimbledon, reaching the final of the Plate Competition in 1951. Commanding an excellent serve, the best in Hong Kong during his time, great approach shots and precision volleying, together with his greatest asset of self-belief, he ruled Hong Kong tennis during his heyday and has become a true legend in the history of the sport in Hong Kong.
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1947 - 1959
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40
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1954 - Ulster Championships (Open)
1952 - Chapel Allerton (Amateur)
1952 - Hoylake & West Kirby (Amateur)
1951 - Chapel Allerton (Amateur)
1950 - Sutton Coldfield (Amateur)
1949 - Malaysian International Championships (Open)
Semifinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Mr. Samsi
6-1
6-2
6-2
Final
Liep-Tjiauw Tan 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
1-6
7-5
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Itjas Soemarno
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Rupert William Ferdinands
6-4
4-6
6-3
Final
Chew Bee Ong 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-3
5-7
6-3
Round 1
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Jean Claude Molinari
6-3
1-6
4-6
1-0
8
6-0
Round 2
Philippe Washer 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
9-7
6-2
5-7
6-1
Round 1
Jeffrey Ellis (Jeff) Robson 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-2
5-7
6-2
Round 2
Jack Arkinstall 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Felicisimo Ampon 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-3
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Peter Jackson
6-3
6-0
Semifinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Vivian Gotto
6-2
6-0
Final
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Edwin Tsai
6-2
6-4
Final
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Philippe Washer 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-1
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Ian Ayre 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-3
11-9
Final
Ignacy Tloczynski 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-2
6-1
Final
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Don Tregonning
6-3
6-8
6-4
Final
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Ignacy Tloczynski
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-4
4-6
4-6
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Nigel M. Cockburn 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
David Samaai
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Robert Haillet
6-1
6-4
Final
Nigel M. Cockburn 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
7-5
5-7
10-8
Final
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Ignacy Tloczynski
6-4
3-6
6-2
Round 1
Heraldo Weiss 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-8
6-3
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Irvin Dorfman 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-0
2-6
6-2
Round 2
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
L.H.A. Hankey
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
7-5
6-2
Quarterfinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
A. Baker
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Kamel Moubarek
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
A.J. Cooper
2-6
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Czeslaw Spychala
6-2
4-6
7-5
Semifinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Bill Sidwell
6-8
8-6
6-3
Final
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-2
6-2
Final
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Wilfred D. Rowe
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Chew Bee Ong
6-2
6-4
Final
Koon Hung Ip 1 *
Liep-Tjiauw Tan
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Bill Sidwell 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-0
6-0
6-2