Harry S. Barlow

Harry S. Barlow
Full name Harold Sibthorpe Barlow
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born (1860-04-05)5 April 1860
Hammersmith, London
Died 16 July 1917(1917-07-16) (aged 57)
Kennington, London
Turned pro 1883 (amateur tour)
Retired 1900
Singles
Career record 268-99, (73.09%) [1]
Career titles 42 [2]
Highest ranking No. 4 (1889, Karoly Mazak)[3]
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon F (1889, 1890)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon W (1892)

Harry Sibthorpe Barlow (5 April 1860 – 16 July 1917[4]) was a British amateur lawn tennis player, active at the end of the 19th century.

Career

In 1892 he won his first and only Wimbledon title when together with Ernest Lewis they defeated another famous team of tennis brothers, Herbert Baddeley and Wilfred Baddeley, in four sets.[5]

In total Barlow would reach three doubles finals at the Wimbledon Championships during his career (1892, 1893, 1894).[6]

At the 1889 Wimbledon Championships, Barlow beat Willoughby Hamilton in five sets in the semi finals.[7] William Renshaw defeated Barlow 3–6, 5–7, 8–6, 10–8, 8–6 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated his brother and reigning cham,pion Ernest Renshaw 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 in the Challenge Round to win the 1889 Wimbledon Championships.[8][9] Renshaw survived a total of six match points in the All Comers Final against Barlow at 2–5 and 6–7 in the fourth set.[10] He reached the All Comers Final again the following year, losing to Willoughby Hamilton in the 1890 Wimbledon Championships, who then defeated reigning champion Renshaw in the Challenge Round.

His career singles title highlights include winning the Queen's Club Championships, three times, Kent Championships three times, West of England Championships three times South of England Championships two times, Surrey Championships two times, and the Welsh Championships, twice and the Championship of London one time.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up1889Wimbledon ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom William Renshaw6–3, 7–5, 6–8, 8–10, 6–8
Runner-up1890Wimbledon ChampionshipsIreland Willoughby Hamilton6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 5–7

Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Partner Opponents in final Score in final
Winner1892Wimbledon ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom Ernest LewisUnited Kingdom Herbert Baddeley
United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley		4–6, 6–2, 8–6, 6–4
Runner-up1893Wimbledon ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom Ernest LewisIreland Joshua Pim
Ireland Frank Stoker		6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 6–2, 0–6
Runner-up1894Wimbledon ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom C. H. MartinUnited Kingdom Herbert Baddeley
United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley		7–5, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–8

References

  1. ↑ Archives, Tennis. "Harry Sibthorpe Barlow: Career match record". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Archives, Tennis. "Harry Sibthorpe Barlow: Career match record". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis, p. 17.
  4. ↑ Teenis Archives Archived 2012-09-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. p. 238. ISBN 0007117078.
  6. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 435. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  7. ↑ "Wimbledon 1889". www.tennis.co.nf.
  8. ↑ Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)
  9. ↑ "LAWN TENNIS". Illustrated Sydney News. NSW: National Library of Australia. 5 September 1889. p. 11.
  10. ↑ Tingay, Lance (1977). 100 Years of Wimbledon. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives. pp. 27, 28, 135, 234. ISBN 0900424710.
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