Christiaan (Kick)
van Lennep
Male
Netherlands
1887-01-03
Hilversum, Netherlands
1955-12-05
Rocher-de-Toveyres, Territet, Vaud, Switzerland
He won the singles title at the Dutch National Tennis Championships in 1905, 1907, 1919, 1921, 1925 and 1926. He was also a seven times doubles champion.[2]
Van Lennep participated in the singles and doubles events at the 1908 and 1924 Olympics. His best result was reaching the third round in the singles event at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. In the third round he lost to American Watson Washburn by three sets to one.[3][4] He reached the final of the singles event at the inaugural British Hard Court Championships, played in Torquay in April 1924, in which he was defeated by Randolph Lycett in four sets.[5]
He was more successful in international doubles competitions as he reached the semifinal of the 1926 Wimbledon Championships partnering Béla von Kehrling.[2]
Van Lennep played in 12 ties for the Dutch Davis Cup team between 1920 and 1928 and has a won-loss record of 14 to 12.[6]
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 *
Jean Baptiste August (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