Santoso Hoerip was a tennis player from Semarang, the Dutch East Indies.[1] He was one of the best Indonesian tennis players in his era.[2]

SantosoHoerip
Country (sports)Dutch East Indies Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)
BornSemarang, the Dutch East Indies

Career

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In 1938 he became national doubles champion with his brother and national mixed doubles champion with his sister.[3] In 1939 he became again national doubles champion.[4]

Also after World War II he continued winning tennis Championships.[5]

Hoerip was specialized in the volley tennis technique.[6]

In 1953 he moved to Caïro where he worked at the Indonesian embassy.[7]

Family

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Hoerip came from a tennis family that founded the the Indonesian Lawn Tennis Association. Both his brothers Samboedjo Hoerip and his older brother Soemadi Hoerip and sister Soelastri Hoerip played tennis.[8][9] At the 1938 and 1939 Java championships, most prizes were won by the Hoerip family.[3][4][2]

References

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  1. "Jaarlijksche open wedstrijden van de Semarangsche Tennis Club". Algemeen handelsblad voor Nederlandsch-Indië (in Dutch). 15 May 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Om hoogste tennis eer van Indonesië". De vrije pers (in Dutch). 21 September 1951. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via resolver.kb.nl.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Familie Hoerip sleept prijzen in de wacht". De Sumatra post (in Dutch). 19 April 1938. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via resolver.kb.nl.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Family image and description". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 10 May 1939. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via resolver.kb.nl.
  5. "Tenniskampioenschappen in Djakarta". Java-bode (in Dutch). 18 July 1952. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. "Tennis in Djakarta". Indische courant voor Nederland (in Dutch). 28 May 1952. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  7. "Santoso Hoerip naar Caïro". Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (in Dutch). 27 June 1953. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  8. "Tenis Keluarga Bermanfaat Bagi Anak". Remajatenis (in Indonesian). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. "De Salitagische tenniswedstrijden". De nieuwe vorstenlanden (in Dutch). 2 May 1929. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via resolver.kb.nl.

External websites

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