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Edward Vivian Bobb

Edward Vivian Bobb (27 July 1902 – 1974) also known as E.V. Bobb[1] was an Indian tennis player who competed at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships.[2] He was active from 1921 to 1940 and won 21 career singles titles.

Edward Vivian Bobb
Country (sports)India India
Born27 July 1902
Agra, India
Died1974 (age 72)
Bombay, India
Turned pro1921 (amateur tour)
Retired1940
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career titles21
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1928)

Tennis career

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Bobb played his first tournament at the 1921 All India Championships where he reached the final and secured his first singles title. He would go onto win five more national championships from 1926 to 1927, 1930, 1933 and 1937. Bobb was particularly successful during the 1930s in India.[3] In major tournaments he took part one time at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships where he reached the second round before losing to the American player Wilbur Coen in straight sets. That year he also played in Italy where he reached the final of the TC Juventus Torino Championship in Turin on clay, before losing to Mohammed Sleem in straight sets.

His other career singles highlights included winning multiple titles at the Western India Championships three times (1934, 1939–1940), the Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships four times (1934-1935, 1938, 1940). He won the Indian International Championships in 1929 and was a finalist in 1933. He played his final tournament at the 1940 Western India Championships.

Singles titles (21)

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Result No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1.[4] 1921 All India Championships Allahabad Grass   Mohammed Sleem 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2.[5] 1926 All India Championships Allahabad Grass   Sri-Krishna Prasada 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 3.[6] 1927 Bengal Lawn Tennis Championships Calcutta Grass   Raghubir Dayal 9-7 8-6 6-2
Win 4.[7] 1927 All India Championships Allahabad Grass   Dip Narain Kapoor 5-7 7-5 8-6 6-3
Win 5.[8] 1929 India International Championships Calcutta Grass   Mohammed Sleem 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Win 6. 1930 All India Championships Allahabad Grass   Dip Narain Kapoor 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-2
Win 7. 1931 United Provinces Championships Mussoorie ?   Eric Burn Andreae 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-3
Win 8. 1933 All India Championships Allahabad Grass   Sohan Lal 5-7 3-6 6-3 6-1 10-8
Win 9. 1933 North West India Championships Karachi Grass   Mr. Daryanani 6-4 6-1
Win 10. 1933 Bandra Open Bandra Clay   Janmeja Charanjiva 6-0 6-3
Win 11.[9] 1933 Parsi Gymkhana Open Bombay Clay   John Edward Tew 6-3 7-5
Win 12.[10] 1934. Bombay Hard Court Championships Bombay Clay   Janmeja Charanjiva 5-7 7-5 6-0
Win 13. 1934 Western India Championships Bombay Clay   John Edward Tew 7-5 7-5
Win 14.[11] 1935 Bombay Hard Court Championships Bombay Clay   A.C. Pereira 5-7 7-5 6-0
Win 15.[12] 1937 All India Championships Allahabad Grass   Dip Narain Kapoor 6-4 7-5 6-3
Win 16.[13] 1938 Parsi Gymkhana Open Bombay Clay   Bernard Thomas Blake 6-3 2-6 6-4
Win 17. 1938 Bombay Hard Court Championships Bombay Clay   Bernard Thomas Blake 9-7 2-6 6-3
Win 18. 1939 Western India Championships Bombay Clay   Syed Abdul Azim 3-6 6-1 6-3
Win 19. 1940 Bombay Suburban Open Championships Bombay Grass   L.R. Pereira 7-5 6-2
Win 20. 1940 Bombay Hard Court Championships Bombay Clay   Rasi Kumarasinhji 6-4 6-3
Win 21. 1940 Western India Championships Bombay Clay   Syed Abdul Azim 2-6 6-1 6-2

Military career

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During World War II, Bobb joined the Royal Indian Navy Volunteer Reserve and served as a Paymaster Lieutenant in May 1939.[14] He rose to the rank of Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander in June 1947.

Family

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Bobb married Lorna Lois Williamson (b. 27 February 1909) in 1931.

References

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  1. ^ Majumdar, Boria; Mangan, J. A. (13 September 2013). Sport in South Asian Society: Past and Present. Oxford: Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-317-99894-5.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: E.V. Bobb". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ Majumdar
  4. ^ "THE WORLD OF SPORT". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 7 December 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ^ Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1929)
  6. ^ Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1929)
  7. ^ Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1929)
  8. ^ Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1929)
  9. ^ "BOMBAY PARSI GYMKHANA TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 31 December 1939. p. 13. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  10. ^ "BOMBAY TENNIS TOURNAMENT Bobb Retains Hard Courts Title". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 19 February 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ^ Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1935)
  12. ^ "ALL-INDIA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Victories for Bobb and Kapur". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 22 January 1937. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  13. ^ Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1939)
  14. ^ The Navy List Bi Monthly via National Library of Scotland. London: HMSO. October 1940. p. 726.
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