Christiaan (Kick)
van Lennep
Male
Netherlands
1887-01-03
Hilversum, Netherlands
1955-12-05
Rocher-de-Toveyres, Territet, Vaud, Switzerland
Adapted from Wikipedia, at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_van_Lennep
Christiaan van Lennep was a Dutch lawn tennis player and the brother of fellow players August, Christine, Madzy and Roelof van Lennep. Christiaan won the men’s singles title at the Dutch National Tennis Championships six times: in 1905, 1907, 1919, 1921, 1925 and 1926. He also won the men’s doubles title seven times at the same tournament: in 1904 and 1905 (with his brother Roelof), 1907 (with Hugo Wijnmalen), 1912 (with Otto Blom), 1916 (with Arthur Diemer Kool), 1917 (with Leopold Nypels) and 1923 (with Diemer Kool again).
Christiaan van Lennep represented the Netherlands at the Olympic Games of 1908, taking part in the outdoor lawn tennis events held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in early July. He also took part in the Olympics Games of 1924 in Paris, where he achieved his best result in the competion by reaching the third round of the men’s singles event. He was beaten at that stage by the American Watson Washburn, who won the match by three sets to one.
Christiaan van Lennep reached the final of the singles event at the inaugural British Hard Court Championships, held in April 1924 in Torquay, where he was defeated in four sets by Randolph Lycett. Van Lennep tended to enjoy more success in the men’s doubles event. In 1926, together with the Hungarian Béla von Kehrling, he reached the semi-finals of the this event at Wimbledon. They were beaten in straight sets by the eventual champions, Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet, who won 9-7, 6-4, 6-2.
Van Lennep played in twelve ties for the Dutch Davis Cup team between 1920 and 1928, finishing with a win-loss record of 14-12. He married an American, Grace Mary Robinson, on 20 December 1913, in Burnham, Buckinghamshire. They had several children together. He died in December 1955 in Territet, Switzerland, at the age of 68.
1904 - 1933
12
144
102
1926 - Scheveningen (Amateur)
1926 - Netherlands National Championship (Open)
1925 - Netherlands National Championship (Open)
1922 - Leimonias Den Haag (Amateur)
1922 - Noordwijk (Amateur)
1922 - Netherlands International Championships (Open)
1921 - Netherlands National Championship (Open)
1919 - Netherlands National Championship (Open)
1907 - Netherlands National Championship (Open)
1906 - Netherlands International Championships (Open)
1905 - Netherlands National Championship (Open)
1905 - Haarlem (Amateur)
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Mr. geofrey
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Mr. Perez
6-3
7-5
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Gino (Gingi) De Martino
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Gaby Mercier-Odier 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Hector Cosmo Fisher 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
4-6
6-3
6-0
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Mr. Knott
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Boris Maneff 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
8-6
6-3
Semifinals
Erik Worm 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
2-6
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Mr. Tailleur
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Wilhelm (Willi) Ehrenreich
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Boris Maneff 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
J. de Ridder
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Pierre Henri Goldschmidt 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-3
1-6
0-5
ret.
Round 1
C. Berry 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Alain Bernard
6-2
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Franz Wilhelm Matejka 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
3-6
8-6
6-2
ret.
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Jean Wuarin
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Erik Worm 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
w.o.
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Carlos Juan Morea
6-4
6-3
6-1
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Josef Malecek (Maleček)
6-1
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Charles Aeschlimann
6-3
4-6
6-2
5-7
6-2
Semifinals
Jean Borotra 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
w.o.
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Frank Fisher
6-1
6-1
6-0
Round 3
Jean Borotra 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
7-9
6-4
6-4
ret.
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Capt. Arthur Berger
6-0
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
André Gobert
2-6
7-5
7-5
8-6
Round 3
Bunny Austin 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-0
4-6
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
bye
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
bye
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
bye
Round 4
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
bye
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
M. Van Voorst Van Beest
6-2
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Joost Bryan
6-2
7-5
6-4
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Mr. de Beer
7-5
6-3
10-8
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Mr. Behrens
6-2
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
H. Wetzel
6-3
6-3
7-5
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Max Wetselaar
7-5
6-1
6-4
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Edward (Teddy) Higgs
0-6
9-7
6-3
6-3
Round 1
H.G. Wamsteker 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Felix von Heyden
6-1
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Marinus (Maas) Van der Feen
6-2
6-4
6-4
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Hendrik (Henk) Timmer
6-1
2-6
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Sze-Cheung Wu
w.o.
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Héctor Américo Cattaruzza
6-3
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
2-6
6-1
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Patrick Wheatley
6-4
8-6
3-6
1-6
6-2
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
E.B.N. Taylor
6-3
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Leslie Allison Godfree
7-5
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
John Morley Bell
6-2
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
John (Brian) Gilbert
1-6
3-6
6-1
6-2
6-4
Final
Randolph Lycett 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-1
3-6
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Ody Koopman
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Ruurd Carl Nauta
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Ivor John (Ivie) Richardson
6-2
6-1
Final
Louis Raymond 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-2
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Alain Bernard
6-2
6-3
6-0
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Maurice Van den Bemden
6-1
6-0
6-0
Round 4
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
John (Brian) Gilbert
4-6
6-3
6-4
8-6
Quarterfinals
Henri Cochet 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
4-6
6-0
6-1
10-8
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
bye
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
bye
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
bye
Semifinals
Hendrik (Henk) Timmer 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-2
7-5
6-2
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Ir. Adriaan (Aad) Knappert
6-2
6-1
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Heinrich Georg Schomburgk
2-6
6-4
6-2
8-6
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Guy Louis Albert Brian
6-4
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Gaston Triest
6-2
6-0
6-4
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-4
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Ir. Adriaan (Aad) Knappert
6-4
6-2
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Heinrich Georg Schomburgk
2-6
6-4
6-2
8-6
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
F. Planten
6-0
6-4
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Jean Antoine Pennink
6-3
6-2
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Hendrik (Henk) Timmer
6-0
6-0
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Evelyn James Bunbury
6-0
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
William Alfred Ingram
6-1
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Thomas Bevan
6-4
4-6
6-1
6-2
Round 4
Henry Mayes 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Moritz von Bissing
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Mr. D´Herblay
?
Final
Oscar Kreuzer 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-4
7-5
5-7
10-8
Semifinals
Arthur Diemer Kool 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-3
4-6
6-2
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Gerard Castendijk
9-7
6-4
6-2
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Hendrik (Henk) Timmer
8-6
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
F. van Vloten
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Moritz von Bissing
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Mr. D´Herblay
6-0
6-2
6-1
Final
Oscar Kreuzer 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-4
7-5
5-7
10-8
Round 1
Harold Scotter Owen 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
w.o.
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Mr. B. Brown
w.o.
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Ir. Adriaan (Aad) Knappert
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Moritz von Bissing 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Moritz von Bissing 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
D. Cocheret
6-1
6-0
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
J. Kalff
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Otto Froitzheim
2-6
6-4
8-6
Final
Arthur Diemer Kool 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
8-6
6-2
6-3
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Arthur Diemer Kool
6-3
6-8
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Leopold August Nypels
6-1
6-4
6-0
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Jonkheer P. Meyer
6-0
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
M. Van Voorst Van Beest
8-6
3-6
7-5
6-2
Semifinals
W. van den Bergh 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-1
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Arthur Diemer Kool 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-0
6-2
6-0
Round 1
C.J. Adams 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
w.o.
Round 1
Otto Mario Widmann 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
8-6
2-6
6-4
2-6
6-3
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Léon Dufau
6-0
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Heinrich Kleinschroth
6-1
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-0
6-1
8-6
Round 1
Robert Powell 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-4
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Mr. Luk 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
w.o.
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Roelof van Lennep
w.o.
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Louis Auguste Alphonse Henry Weijtlandt
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Mr. Smash
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
E. Vas Visser
6-2
6-1
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Christiaan Marianus Henny
6-0
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Louis Trasenster
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Roelof van Lennep
3-6
6-0
6-2
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Gerard Scheurleer
6-2
6-4
6-4
Round 2
J. Jenkinson 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
w.o.
Round 1
Kenneth James Eastmond Ingram 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
w.o.
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Douglas Saint John Duke
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Charles Edward Finlason
7-5
8-6
Round 3
Tony Wilding 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
7-5
6-2
Round 2
Heinrich Georg Schomburgk 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
w.o.
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
H. Mechelynck
6-4
6-3
Round 3
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Charles Rollez
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Willie Lemaire
4-6
7-5
7-5
Semifinals
Herbert Roper Barrett 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Marinus Emmarikus Van der Wall
w.o.
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Theodoor Willem Mundt
6-3
3-0
ret.
Quarterfinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Jasper Boon
7-5
6-1
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Gerard Scheurleer
6-2
6-4
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Roelof van Lennep
6-2
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Gerlach Cornelis Joannes Van Reenen
7-5
6-8
7-5
Final
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Roelof van Lennep
6-3
5-7
6-4
4-6
6-2
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Louis J. Grant
6-0
6-4
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
T. Cravens
11-9
4-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
Theodoor Willem Mundt 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Guus Kessler
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Louis J. Grant
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Robert Hough 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-1
6-0
Round 1
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
Barthold Henny
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep 1 *
R. Horst
7-5
6-3
Round 3
Roelof van Lennep 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
4-6
6-2
7-5