Chip Hooper
{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{for|the American agent|Chip Hooper (American agent)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Chip Hooper
|image =
|caption =
|country = {{USA}}
|residence = Sunnyvale, California
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|24}}
|birth_place = Washington, D.C.
|height = {{height|ft=6|in=6}}
|turnedpro =
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|coach =
|careerprizemoney = $479,798
|singlesrecord = 104–119
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 17 (19 April 1982)
|AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1983)
|FrenchOpenresult = 4R (1982)
|Wimbledonresult = 3R (1985)
|USOpenresult = 3R (1982)
|doublesrecord = 112–112
|doublestitles = 5
|highestdoublesranking = No. 18 (8 December 1986)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1988)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1982, 1987)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1986, 1987)
|USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1982)
}}
Chip Hooper (born October 24, 1958) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won five doubles titles during his professional career.
The right-handed Hooper reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 17 in April 1982
Hooper played collegiately at Memphis State University (now University of Memphis) and the University of Arkansas
Currently, he is working as a private tennis coach in Miami.
Grand Prix career finals
=Singles (2 runner-ups)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:170px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Opponent !style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Mar 1983 | Lorraine, France | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Nick Saviano | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–2 | Jan 1984 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Saltz | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
=Doubles (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:170px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Partner !style="width:160px"|Opponents !style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | May 1982 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Mel Purcell | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Tian Viljoen | 6–4, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1 | Jan 1984 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Brad Drewett | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Brian Levine | 5–7, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–1 | May 1984 | Firenze, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Dickson | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bernard Mitton | 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–1 | Apr 1986 | Cologne, West Germany | Hard | {{flagicon|NZL}} Kelly Evernden | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Gunnarsson | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–1 | Aug 1986 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Leach | {{flagicon|FRG}} Boris Becker | 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–2 | Nov 1986 | Houston, US | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Leach | {{flagicon|CHI}} Ricardo Acuña | 4–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5–2 | Nov 1986 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Leach | {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Courteau | 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–3 | Mar 1987 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Leach | {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Edberg | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–4 | Mar 1987 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Leach | {{flagicon|FRG}} Boris Becker | 6–7, 6–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–5 | Jul 1987 | Newport, US | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Leach | {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Goldie | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
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