| Code | DS/UK/3072 |
| Name | Barrett; Herbert Roper (24 November 1873-27 July 1943); KC; British tennis player |
| Dates | 24 November 1873-27 July 1943 |
| Gender | Male (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Upton, Essex, England (born) |
| Biography | Herbert Roper Barrett, KC was a British tennis player. 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. |