Person Open DS/UK/3072 Barrett; Herbert Roper (24 November 1873-27 July 1943); KC; British tennis player Barrett Herbert Roper 24 November 1873-27 July 1943 British tennis player Male (cisgender) Upton, Essex, England (born)

British Sports | Tennis White No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Roper_Barrett (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 11/15/2012 RAHAKirkbride 2/7/2023 0ed21327-d419-4fc8-803e-c097bc3e7b4b