Edward Vivian Bobb (27 July 1902 – 1974) also known as E.V. Bobb was an Indian tennis player who competed at the

1928 Wimbledon Championships The 1928 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1928. It was the 48th ...

. He was active from 1921 to 1940 and won 21 career singles titles.

Tennis career

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. In major tournaments he took part one time at the

where he reached the second round before losing to the American player

Wilbur Coen Wilbur Franklyn Coen Jr (known also as Junior Coen, 23 December 1911 – 5 February 1998) was an American tennis player. In 1928, at age , he became the youngest tennis player to ever represent the United States in the Davis Cup, and the youngest ...

in straight sets. That year he also played in Italy where he reached the final of the TC Juventus Torino Championship in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

on clay, before losing to

Mohammed Sleem Mohammed Sleem (14 January 1892 – around 1980) was a tennis player and lawyer who represented India at the Davis Cup and Olympic Games. He competed in the singles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round in which he lost to ...

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

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in 1929 and was a finalist in 1933. He played his final tournament at the 1940 Western India Championships.

Singles titles (21)

Military career

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

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

Family

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

References

External links

Wimbledon E. V. Bobb
– official player profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Bobb Vivian, Edward 1902 births 1974 deaths Indian male tennis players