Joannes Henricus "Joop" Knottenbelt internationally known as Josef Knottenbelt (1910 – 1998) was a Dutch tennis player. He was a member of the Netherlands Davis Cup team with among others Henk Timmer.
In 1927 he won the Dutch youth (under 18) championships.[3] In 1931, Knottenbelt reached the second round of the men's singles at Wimbledon, losing to Eberhard Nourney of Germany, 8–10 6–2, 0–6 9–11.[4] In the 1932 Wimbledon mixed doubles, he and Madzy Rollin Couquerque lost in the fourth round to Ellsworth Vines and Helen Wills-Moody.[5][6]
In the quarterfinals of the 1934 Davis Cup, he lost to Swedes Curt Östberg (1–6, 1–6, 4–6) and Kalle Schröder (1–6, 5–7, 0–6) although the Netherlands won the round.[7]
Knottenbelt was born in the Dutch East Indies 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.[8] In September 1937 Knottenbelt left again for the Dutch East Indies.[9]
References
- ^ Military registration
- ^ Obiturary, NRC Handelsblad, February 1998
- ^ Winners Dutch Youth Championships Tennis
- ^ Wimbledon 1931 (Gentlemen), Scoreshelf.com, retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "Vines Wins, Wood and Shields Lose: Sarah Palfrey and Mangin Out at Wimbledon", Boston Globe, 29 June 1932 (payment required).
- ^ Utrechts Nieuwsblad, 29 June 1932 (pdf) (in Dutch)
- ^ Josef KNOTTENBELT, Davis Cup, retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ A. Knottenbelt overladen, Leidsche Courant, 21 November 1932
- ^ Knottenbelt and Rinkel naar Indië, Leidsch Dagblad, 16 September 1937, p. 11
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