Chip Hooper
Appearance
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Residence | Sunnyvale, California |
Born | Washington, D.C. | October 24, 1958
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $479,798 |
Singles | |
Career record | 104–119 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 17 (19 April 1982) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1983) |
French Open | 4R (1982) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1985) |
US Open | 3R (1982) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 112–112 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 18 (8 December 1986) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1988) |
French Open | 2R (1982, 1987) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1986, 1987) |
US Open | QF (1982) |
Chip Hooper (born October 24, 1958) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won five doubles titles during his professional career.
The right-handed Hooper reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 17 in April 1982
Hooper played collegiately at Memphis State University (now University of Memphis) and the University of Arkansas
Currently, he is working as a private tennis coach in Miami.
Grand Prix career finals
[edit]Singles (2 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1983 | Lorraine, France | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 1984 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 1982 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jan 1984 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 2–1 | May 1984 | Firenze, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
Win | 3–1 | Apr 1986 | Cologne, West Germany | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Aug 1986 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–2 | Nov 1986 | Houston, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 5–2 | Nov 1986 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 5–3 | Mar 1987 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–4 | Mar 1987 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 5–5 | Jul 1987 | Newport, US | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
External links
[edit]- Chip Hooper at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Chip Hooper at the International Tennis Federation
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