Horace Chapman

Horace Arthur Bruce Chapman (22 September 1866 – 23 March 1937) was a British tennis player. In major tournaments of the late 19th century he was a singles semi finalist at the Wimbledon Championships in 1892, and Irish Championships in 1896, and an All-Comers finalist at the Northern Championships in 1894. He was active from 1881 to 1906 and contested 26 career singles finals, and won 7 titles. His career matches win loss record was 114-71 (61.62%).

Career Horace was born in Roehampton, Middlesex, England in 1866. He was one of the early British players to win international events. He played his first tournament in 1881, at the County Kildare Closed Tournament in Ireland.

As a player, he reached his peak in the 1890s. At Wimbledon, he lost in the quarterfinals in 1891 to Harold Mahony and in the semifinals in 1892 to Ernest Lewis.

He won his first title in 1889, at the Sussex Championships in Brighton. Chapman won his last title in 189,9 at the Boulogne International Championship, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, on clay. He played his final event in 1906, at the Hampshire Championships.

Career Finals (26) Tiles (7) 1889 - Sussex Championships 1890 - Dinard Cup 1891 - Bournemouth Open 1892 - Bournemouth Open (2) 1894 - Kent Championships 1895 - Bournemouth Open (3) 1899 - Boulogne International Championship

Runner-Up (19) 1889 - Bournemouth Open 1890 - Middlesex Championships 1890 - Sussex Championships 1891 - Teignmouth Open 1891 - London Covered Court Championships 1891 - Exmouth Open 1891 - Dinard Cup 1891 - Kent Championships 1892 - Surrey Championships 1892 - Kent Championships 1893 - Middlesex Championships 1893 - London Covered Court Championships 1894 - Teignmouth Open 1894 - Northern Championships (all comers) 1895 - West Sussex Challenge Cup 1895 - Dinard Cup 1895 - Kent Championships 1896 - Bournemouth Open 1900 - Boulogne International Championship