Hope Crisp

Playing career

Hope Crisp was born in Highgate on 6 February 1884. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he captained the university tennis team. He was a member of Roehampton Club, where he also played golf to a good standard.

In 1913 the mixed doubles became a championship event at Wimbledon, and Crisp, on his first appearance there, won it with Agnes Tuckey. Their opponents in the final, Cecil Parke and Ethel Larcombe, won the first set 6-3; with Crisp and Tuckey leading 5-3 in the second, Mrs Larcombe was struck in the eye by her partner's mis-hit smash and could not go on. Crisp and Tuckey reached the semi-finals again in 1914.

During the First World War he was commissioned in the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment. In April 1915, attached to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he was severely wounded at Hill 60 near Ypres and his right leg was amputated. He came back to play the 1919 Championships on an artificial leg with Mrs Perrett, reaching the second round of the mixed. After the war Captain Crisp worked as a regional awards officer for the Ministry of Pensions, was appointed OBE in 1923, and died at Roehampton on 25 March 1950.

On grass

Every grass title: 1

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Wimbledon
1913	Mixed doubles	with Agnes Tuckey

Leading grass titles only: the grass majors, tour-level grass events since 1968 and the leading grass championships before 1968. † single source; ‡ sources disagree. Roll of champions

"It was interesting to see how he managed. He is a strong volleyer and naturally half volleys many balls which a two-legged player would drive."