Joannes Henricus "Joop" Knottenbelt internationally known as Josef Knottenbelt (1910 – 1998) was a Dutch tennis player. He was a member of the Netherlands

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team with among others Henk Timmer. In 1927 he won the Dutch youth (under 18) championships. In 1931, Knottenbelt reached the second round of the men's singles at

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, losing to

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, 8–10 6–2, 0–6 9–11. In the 1932 Wimbledon mixed doubles, he and

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lost in the fourth round to

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and

Helen Wills-Moody Helen Newington Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known by her married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She won 31 Grand Slam tournament titles (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) d ...

. In the quarterfinals of the 1934 Davis Cup, he lost to

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(1–6, 1–6, 4–6) and

Kalle Schröder Karl Kristian Anton 'Kalle' Schröder (30 October 1913 – 9 June 1982) was a Swedish tennis player. Tennis career Schröder made his debut for Sweden in the Davis Cup during 1935 against Ireland. He teamed-up with Curt Östberg to defeat the I ...

(1–6, 5–7, 0–6) although the Netherlands won the round.Josef KNOTTENBELT
Davis Cup, retrieved 21 October 2012. Knottenbelt was born in the

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but grew up in Bussum. His younger brother Anthony Knottenbelt was also a promising tennis player, but died at the age of 19 after an accident. In September 1937 Knottenbelt left again for the

.Knottenbelt and Rinkel naar Indië
Leidsch Dagblad, 16 September 1937, p. 11

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