General Harry Sibthorpe
Barlow
Male
England
1860-04-05
Hammersmith, London, England
1917-07-16
Kensington, London, England


About

Harry Barlow was born in London on 5 April 1860, the son of George Harry Barlow, a merchant from London, and Charlotte Barlow (née Barrell), who was from Colchester in Essex. Harry Barlow attended Dover College in Kent and later went up to Cambridge University.

From Alumni Cantabrigienses:

BARLOW, HARRY SIBTHORPE. Admitted pensioner, at Trinity, June 1, 1878. Son of George, of The Hollies, Sevenoaks, Kent. School: Dover College (Mr Bell). Matriculated Michaelmas 1878. Lawn tennis player; amateur doubles champion, 1891.
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On 12 April 1882, Harry Barlow married Eleanor (‘Nellie’) Grove in Saint Mary’s Church in Richmond, London. Nellie Grove (1860-1907) was the sister of two other lawn tennis players: Harry Grove and Philip Grove. A daughter, Eleanor Sibthorpe Barlow (later Mrs Fordham) was born of this marriage in 1884. Harry and Eleanor Barlow divorced each other in 1899. Harry Barlow was the petitioner in the case.

Harry Barlow was a regular participant at Wimbledon in the years 1883-98. In 1892, he notably won the men’s doubles title there with Ernest Lewis; they beat the Baddeley twins, Herbert and Wilfrid, in the final match, 4-6 6-2 8-6 6-4. Barlow was runner-up in the same event at Wimbledon in 1893 (w. Ernest Lewis) and in 1894 (w. Charles H. Martin).

In 1889, Harry Barlow was involved in one of the most extraordinary singles matches ever played at Wimbledon, when he faced the six-time champion William Renshaw in the all-comers’ final. Barlow won the first two sets and later had no less than six match points before losing 3-6 5-7 8-6 10-8 8-6.

Harry Barlow appears not to have pursued a profession. In later years he lived in the Kensington area of London. He died on 17 July 1917 at the age of 57 and was buried in West Norwood Cemetery in West Norwood, London.



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Archive statistics 1881 - 1900
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424
319


Tournament wins 1897 - Scottish Highland Championships (Amateur)
1895 - Kent Championships (Open)
1895 - Queens Club Tournament (ATP)
1895 - Teignmouth and Shaldon (Amateur)
1895 - Northumberland Championships (Amateur)
1895 - Middlesex Championships (Amateur)
1895 - Warwickshire Championships (Amateur)
1894 - Exmouth (Open)
1894 - Middlesex Championships (Amateur)
1894 - Warwickshire Championships (Amateur)
1893 - Kent Championships (Open)
1892 - North of England Championships (Open)
1892 - Kent Championships (Open)
1892 - Edgbaston (Amateur)
1892 - Surrey Championships (Amateur)
1892 - Championships of Wales (Amateur)
1892 - Taylor Challenge Cup (Amateur)
1892 - South of England Championships (Amateur)
1891 - London Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1891 - Queens Club Tournament (ATP)
1891 - Championships of Wales (Amateur)
1891 - South of England Championships (Amateur)
1891 - West of England Championships (Amateur)
1891 - Cheltenham Challenge Cup (Amateur)
1891 - North of England Championships (Open)
1890 - West of England Championships (Amateur)
1890 - Surrey Tournament (Amateur)
1890 - Queens Club Tournament (ATP)
1890 - London Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1889 - London Athletic Club (Amateur)
1889 - Kent Championships (Open)
1888 - West of England Championships (Amateur)
1887 - Berrylands (Amateur)
1882 - Hampstead Cricket Club (Amateur)
1881 - Hampstead Cricket Club (Amateur)


Tournaments Suffolk Championships - 1900 South of England Championships - 1900 East of England Championships - 1900 Monte Carlo - 1899 Wimbledon - 1898 Queens Club Tournament - 1898 Kent Championships - 1898 South of England Championships - 1898 Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) - 1898 Queens Club Tournament - 1897 Sussex Championships - 1897 Scottish Championships - 1897 South of England Championships - 1897 Scottish Highland Championships - 1897 Queens Club Tournament - 1896 Kent Championships - 1896 South of England Championships - 1896 Middlesex Championships - 1896 Warwickshire Championships - 1896 Wimbledon - 1895 Irish Championships - 1895 Queens Club Tournament - 1895 Kent Championships - 1895 Sussex Championships - 1895 North of England Championships - 1895 West of England Championships - 1895 Northumberland Championships - 1895 South of England Championships - 1895 British Covered Court Championships - 1895 Exmouth - 1895 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1895 Teignmouth and Shaldon - 1895 Middlesex Championships - 1895 Warwickshire Championships - 1895 Buxton - 1895 Edgbaston - 1895 Wimbledon - 1894 Queens Club Tournament - 1894 Kent Championships - 1894 Sussex Championships - 1894 Championships of Wales - 1894 Northumberland Championships - 1894 South of England Championships - 1894 Exmouth - 1894 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1894 Middlesex Championships - 1894 Warwickshire Championships - 1894 Buxton - 1894 Edgbaston - 1894 Wimbledon - 1893 Irish Championships - 1893 Kent Championships - 1893 Sussex Championships - 1893 North of England Championships - 1893 Championships of Wales - 1893 South of England Championships - 1893 British Covered Court Championships - 1893 London Covered Court Championships - 1893 Buxton - 1893 Taylor Challenge Cup - 1893 Wimbledon - 1892 Irish Championships - 1892 Queens Club Tournament - 1892 Kent Championships - 1892 Sussex Championships - 1892 North of England Championships - 1892 Surrey Championships - 1892 Championships of Wales - 1892 South of England Championships - 1892 Bournemouth - 1892 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1892 Warwickshire Championships - 1892 Buxton - 1892 Edgbaston - 1892 Fitzwilliam Purse - 1892 Taylor Challenge Cup - 1892 Wimbledon - 1891 Queens Club Tournament - 1891 Kent Championships - 1891 Cheltenham - 1891 Sussex Championships - 1891 North of England Championships - 1891 West of England Championships - 1891 Championships of Wales - 1891 Midland Counties Championships - 1891 South of England Championships - 1891 British Covered Court Championships - 1891 Bournemouth - 1891 London Covered Court Championships - 1891 Queens Challenge Cup - 1891 Warwickshire Championships - 1891 Buxton - 1891 Cheltenham Challenge Cup - 1891 Wimbledon - 1890 Irish Championships - 1890 Queens Club Tournament - 1890 Kent Championships - 1890 North of England Championships - 1890 West of England Championships - 1890 Surrey Championships - 1890 Championships of Wales - 1890 South of England Championships - 1890 London Covered Court Championships - 1890 Queens Challenge Cup - 1890 Buxton - 1890 Surrey Tournament - 1890 Wimbledon - 1889 Kent Championships - 1889 West of England Championships - 1889 South of England Championships - 1889 Exmouth - 1889 Bournemouth - 1889 Teignmouth and Shaldon - 1889 Middlesex Championships - 1889 London Athletic Club - 1889 West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Society - 1889 Wimbledon - 1888 Kent Championships - 1888 North of England Championships - 1888 West of England Championships - 1888 Essex Championships - 1888 South of England Championships - 1888 Middlesex Championships - 1888 London Athletic Club - 1888 Wimbledon - 1887 Kent Championships - 1887 South of England Championships - 1887 Middlesex Championships - 1887 London Athletic Club - 1887 Essex County Cricket Club - 1887 Berrylands - 1887 Kent County Championships - 1887 South of England Championships - 1886 Middlesex Championships - 1886 Redhill - 1886 Wimbledon - 1883 London Athletic Club - 1883 Hampstead Cricket Club - 1883 Hampstead Cricket Club - 1882 Hampstead Cricket Club - 1881

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