Herbert
Chipp
Male
England
1850-01-04
Hampstead, London, England
1903-08-25
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Adapted from Wikipedia, at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Chipp
Herbert Chipp played his first tournament in 1881, at the Hampstead Cricket Club. He also participated in the Wimbledon Championships between 1882 and 1900. In 1883 he reached his first tournament final at Redhill losing to Leopold Maxse in three sets. In 1884 he reached the semi-finals of the all-comers’ event, where he lost to Herbert Lawford 5-7, 4-6, 4-6.
In 1885 he won the Middlesex Championships defeating Donald Charles Stewart in three sets and then reached the final of Acton Vale tournament before losing to Ernest Wool Lewis. In 1886 Chipp reached the final of the British Covered Court Championships before losing to Teddy Williams 7-5, 7-5, 6-2. He then entered the Kent Championships at Beckenham and won that title against Edward Avory.
In 1887 Chipp played at the London Championships at Queen’s Club where he made it to the final losing to Ernest Lewis in three straight sets. 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. Chipp then travelled to Liverpool to take part in the Waterloo tournament where he reached the challenge round against Jacob Brown, but conceded the title by way of a walkover.
Chipp then travelled to Devon and took part in the Teignmouth and Sheldon grass court tournament, and won that title, defeating John Deykin 6-0, 6-1, 6-0. The same year, 1888, he entered the prestigious Northern Championships, held in Liverpool, where he reached the all-comers’ final, but was defeated by Ireland’s Willoughby Hamilton in straight sets, Hamilton would go onto win the men’s singles event. Chipp then made the final of the Exmouth Open tournament but lost to Ernest Lewis.
Chipp failed to defend his British Covered Court title in 1888, losing to Ernest Meers in five sets. In 1890 he won the Burton-on-Trent tournament against George Lowe. In 1891 he entered the London Covered Championships, but exited in the quarter-finals to George Hillyard. He then played at the Queen’s challenge cup at the Queen’s Club but lost to Harold Mahony in the quarter-finals. Chipp played his final tournament in 1900, at the Wimbledon Championships, losing in the second round to Gillibrand Evered.
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From Lawn Tennis and Croquet, 3 September 1903:
Obituary – The late Mr Herbert Chipp
We much regret this week to have to record the sudden decease of Mr Herbert Chipp, whose death took place at Ely on Tuesday week. Some years ago, it appears, he suffered severely from pleurisy, which left a certain weakness behind, but his health has been good up to quite recently, when about three weeks ago, while staying at Reigate, he met with a serious cycle accident, which resulted in concussion of the brain, and though he had, in the main, recovered from that, it is probable that indirectly it may have paved the way to his sudden and fatal illness.
He was taken ill Friday week and was ordered to bed by his medical adviser. No serious results were then anticipated, but the disease developed rapidly, and early on Tuesday morning he died, the cause of death being laryngitis and pneumonia.
Mr Chipp, who was born in 1850, followed the profession of artist. While at school he was at first a keen cricketer, and afterwards, in 1878, became a very enthusiastic lawn tennis player. Mr Chipp’s game was essentially one of a baseliner, and having the power of playing with both hands he was most deadly in his drives and passing shots.
He played his first public match in 1882, when he was defeated by Arthur J. Stanley in the all-comers’ event at Wimbledon. In 1884 he made his way into the last four at Wimbledon, beating James Dwight and William C. Taylor in the second and third round respectively. One of his last performances was his win in 1885 in the open singles at Chiswick Park, where he defeated, amongst others, the late Harry Grove. In 1886 he was second-best to Teddy Williams in the final round of the all-comers’ singles at the Covered Court Championships and won the Kentish all-comers’ championship at Beckenham the same year.
Mr Chipp was also likewise a fine player of the double game, one of his favourite partners being Ernest Lewis. These are just a few of the successes and doings of the deceased. Of late years Mr Chipp has acted as referee and handicapper at many of the principal tournaments throughout England, and has made himself a host of friends in doing so.
The deceased gentleman contributed in no small degree to the better making known of lawn tennis, and his “Lawn Tennis Recollections” have been widely read. He acted as editor of this paper from May 1, 1897, till July 23, 1899, and he was also responsible for a good deal of the articles on lawn tennis in the New Badminton Library.
The deceased, who was a member of the Lawn Tennis Association, and likewise on the lawn tennis committee of the Queen’s Club, leaves a large circle of friends by whom he will be much regretted. The funeral took place last Friday at Ely. The deceased has left a widow and two children, to whom we beg to offer our sincere sympathy and condolence.
1881 - 1900
5
143
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