Herbert
Chipp
Male
Great Britain
1850-01-04
Hampstead, London, Great Britain
1903-08-25
Ely, Cambridgeshire, Great Britain
Wikipedia:
Chipp played his first tournament in 1881 at the Hamsptead Cricket Club tennis tournament.[3] Chipp participated in the Wimbledon Championships between 1882 and 1900. In 1883 he reached his first tournament final at Redhill losing to Leopold Maxse in 3 sets.[4] In 1884 he reached the semifinals of the all-comers competition, which he lost to Herbert Lawford 5–7, 4–6, 4–6.[5] In 1885 he won the Middlesex Championships defeating Donald Charles Stewart in 3 sets.[6] and then reached the final of Acton Vale tournament before losing to Ernest Wool Lewis.[7] In 1886 he reached the finals of the British Covered Court Championships before losing to Edward Lake Williams 7–5, 7–5, 6–2.[8] He then entered the Kent Championships at Beckenham and won that title against Edward James Avory.[9]
In 1887 he played at the London Championships at Queens Club where he made it to the final losing to Ernest Wool Lewis in three straight sets.[10] In 1887 he failed to defend his Kent Championships title losing in the challenge round to Frederick Bowlby. In 1888 he reached the final of the Torquay Lawn Tennis Club tournament, and lost again to Ernest Lewis in five close sets.[11] He then travelled to Liverpool to take part in the Waterloo Tournament where he reached the challenge round against Jacob Gaitskell Brown, but conceded the title by way of a walkover.[12] He then travelled to Devon and took part in the Teignmouth and Sheldon grass court tournament, and won that title defeating John Redfern Deykin 6-0 6-1 6–0.[13] The same year he entered the prestigious Northern Championships being held in Liverpool, where he reached the all comers final, but was defeated by Irelands Willoughby Hamilton in straight sets, Hamilton would go onto win that event.[14] He then made the final of the Exmouth Open tournament but lost to Ernest Lewis.
He failed to defend his British Covered Court title in 1888 losing to Ernest Meers in five sets.[15] In 1890 he won the Burton-on-Trent tournament against George Lowe.[16] In 1891 he entered the London Covered Championships, but exited in the quarter finals to George Hillyard. He then played at the Queens Challenge Cup at Queens Club but lost to Harold Mahony in the quarter finals.[17] He played his final tournament in 1900 at the Wimbledon Championships losing in the second round to Henry Gillibrand E. Evered.[18] In 1898 he published the book Lawn Tennis Recollections,[19] and he contributed parts to J. M. Heathcotes book Tennis; Lawn Tennis, Rackets; Fives.[20] He also was Honorary Secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association.[21]
1881 - 1900
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93
1890 - Burton on Trent (Amateur)
1888 - Teignmouth and Shaldon (Amateur)
1886 - Kent Championships (Open)
1885 - Middlesex Championships (Amateur)
1883 - Hampstead Cricket Club (Amateur)
Round 2
Henry Gillibrand Elwin Evered 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-2
7-5
6-0
Round 1
Brame Hillyard 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-3
Preliminary Round
Harold Segerson Mahony 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-2
6-4
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
J.A. Jobson
w.o.
Round 2
Walter Herbert Boyd 1 *
Herbert Chipp
w.o.
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Ernest Wool Lewis
w.o.
Round 2
Wilfred Baddeley 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-0
6-4
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Horace Chapman
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
Ernest George Meers 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-2
1-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Henry Dewar Malcolm
6-0
6-1
6-4
Semifinals
Arthur Gore 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-3
6-3
4-6
6-4
Round 1
Oswald Milne 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Francis O’Shaughnessy Belli Reade
6-1
6-3
2-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
James Herbert Crispe 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-1
ret.
Quarterfinals
George Hillyard 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-3
2-6
6-1
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Harold Jellicorse
0-6
6-0
7-5
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
F.R. Simpson
6-3
7-5
Quarterfinals
George Lawrence Orme 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-0
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Neville John Durlacher
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Harold Segerson Mahony 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-3
9-7
Round 2
Arthur Gore 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Charles Edward De Fonblanque
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Herbert Baddeley 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
5-7
6-2
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Frederick Anthony Fulda
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Charles Gladstone Allen
3-6
6-3
6-1
Final
Herbert Chipp 1 *
G.E. Lowe
3-6
6-3
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Horace Chapman 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-3
6-2
Round 1
William Charles Renshaw 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Charles Gladstone Eames
4-6
3-6
6-4
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
William C. Taylor
0-6
6-4
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow 1 *
Herbert Chipp
3-6
6-4
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow 1 *
Herbert Chipp
w.o.
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
George Nelson Stenhouse
6-3
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
William C. Taylor
7-5
6-3
6-3
Final
Ernest George Meers 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-8
4-6
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Frederick Wallis Stoddart
6-1
6-1
8-10
6-3
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon
7-5
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Henry (Harry) Grove
6-0
6-1
3-6
6-1
Final
Ernest Wool Lewis 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-1
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Henry Knox
6-3
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Herbert Chipp 1 *
William Parkfield Wethered
6-0
6-0
6-4
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Percy Bateman Brown
1-6
8-6
6-3
3-6
6-1
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
James Baldwin
6-2
6-1
6-2
Final
Willoughby James Hamilton 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Conway John Morgan
6-2
6-1
4-6
6-0
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Robert Charles Thompson
2-6
6-1
6-1
4-6
6-3
Final
Herbert Chipp 1 *
John Redfern Deykin
6-0
6-1
6-0
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
A. Burr
6-0
6-3
6-0
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
A. Podmore
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Ernest George Meers 1 *
Herbert Chipp
2-6
6-0
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Anthony Dod
6-1
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
P.G. Hall
6-0
6-0
6-0
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
William Parkfield Wethered
0-6
6-0
6-2
1-6
6-2
Final
Herbert Chipp 1 *
William Dod
6-3
6-2
6-3
Challenge Round
Jacob Gaitskell Brown 1 *
Herbert Chipp
w.o.
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
J. Hare
6-2
6-1
6-0
Final
Herbert Chipp 1 *
George Hillyard
4-6
0-6
7-5
6-0
6-1
Challenge Round
Ernest Wool Lewis 1 *
Herbert Chipp
3-6
0-6
6-1
6-4
6-0
Challenge Round
Frederick Alexander Bowlby 1 *
Herbert Chipp
1-6
8-6
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-3
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Ernest George Meers
2-6
7-5
ret.
Semifinals
Ernest Wool Lewis 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-2
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Ernest Wool Lewis 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-3
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
William John Bush-Salmon
6-0
6-4
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
George Richmond Mewburn
6-1
8-6
Final
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
6-2
8-6
6-4
Challenge Round
Ernest Wool Lewis 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-1
6-4
6-0
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Wilfred Milne
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Ernest Wool Lewis 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-0
6-1
Round 1
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-1
6-3
11-13
6-3
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Ernest George Meers
6-3
5-6
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Frederick Alexander Bowlby
7-5
6-0
6-0
Final
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Edward James Avory
6-4
3-6
6-3
2-6
6-3
Round 1
E.F. Stearns 1 *
Herbert Chipp
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
John Charles Kay
6-4
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Henry (Harry) Grove
6-4
6-0
7-5
Final
Edward Lake (Teddy) Williams 1 *
Herbert Chipp
7-5
7-5
6-2
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
6-1
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Edward Lake (Teddy) Williams 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-5
6-2
6-5
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Frank Still
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Arthur John Stanley
6-0
6-1
Semifinals
Ernest Wool Lewis 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-2
3-6
6-2
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Wilfred Milne
6-3
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-4
7-5
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Herbert Wilberforce
6-2
6-1
4-6
6-2
Semifinals
Herbert Fortescue Lawford 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-2
3-6
4-6
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Michael Gallwey McNamara
6-3
6-2
4-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Edward Barrett-Smith
6-4
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Henry (Harry) Grove
6-4
4-6
4-6
6-4
6-4
Final
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Donald Charles Stewart
7-5
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Edward Barrett-Smith
6-0
6-3
Quarterfinals
Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
W.E. Bussey
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Lionel James Easton
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-0
ret.
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
E.B. Smith
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
James Rebotier Tyers
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Alec Wilberforce
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
F.E. Cole
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Harold Stapylton Greenwell
w.o.
Final
Ernest Wool Lewis 1 *
Herbert Chipp
7-5
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Arthur Landon Rives
6-1
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
James Dwight
6-1
2-6
6-3
3-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
William C. Taylor
10-8
6-1
6-4
Semifinals
Herbert Fortescue Lawford 1 *
Herbert Chipp
7-5
6-4
6-4
Round 1
G.H. Taylor 1 *
Herbert Chipp
w.o.
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Frederick Lawrence Rawson
6-1
6-4
2-6
6-4
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Arthur John Stanley
3-6
6-4
6-3
3-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Marmaduke Strickland Constable
7-5
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Donald Charles Stewart 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-3
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
T. Berridge
w.o.
Round 2
Arthur John Stanley 1 *
Herbert Chipp
3-6
7-5
6-4
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
John Forrest Lepper
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
W. Luscombe
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Erskine Gerald Watson
6-3
3-6
3-6
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Herbert Fortescue Lawford 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-2
6-4
4-6
6-3
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
A.W. Bailey
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
James Rebotier Tyers
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Harold S. Stone
6-3
6-5
Final
Leopold James (Leo) Maxse 1 *
Herbert Chipp
3-6
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Vernon Francis Page
w.o.
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
E.O. White
6-1
6-0
Round 3
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Russell Elliott MacNaghten
6-3
6-3
1-6
6-1
Semifinals
Herbert Fortescue Lawford 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-0
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
H.W. Turner
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Frederick Alexander Bowlby
6-2
6-4
Round 3
Herbert Chipp 1 *
G.J. Elgood
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Edmund Swift
6-0
6-3
Final
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
6-1
3-6
6-4
10-8
Round 1
Arthur John Stanley 1 *
Herbert Chipp
4-6
6-1
5-6
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
J. MacDonald
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Rev. A.L. Foulkes
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Herbert Chipp 1 *
C.R. Lowe
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow 1 *
Herbert Chipp
6-5
6-3
Round 1
Herbert Chipp 1 *
A.R. Parker
2
sets
to
0
Round 2
Herbert Chipp 1 *
Frederick Cancellor
2
sets
to
0
Round 3
Herbert Chipp 1 *
C. Deans
2
sets
to
0
Quarterfinals
Herbert Chipp 1 *
E.F. Carey
2
sets
to
0
Semifinals
Final
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow 1 *
Herbert Chipp
3
sets
to
1