Khoo Hooi-Hye
| Full name | Khoo Hooi-Hye |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Straits Settlements |
| Born | March 15, 1901 Penang |
| Died | July 26, 1936 (Age 35) Penang |
| Retired | 1936 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 15+ |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1924) |
Khoo Hooi-Hye (March 15, 1901 - July 26, 1936)[1] was a tennis player from Penang (Straits Settlements, now part of Malaysia) in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Career
[edit]Khoo was born at Penang in March 1901. He was a grandson of the late Hokkien leader Khoo Thean Teik and was educated at Penang Free School.[1] Khoo won the Malayan Championships for the first time in 1923 beating Scovell in the final.[2] He took his second title in 1925 over Kenneth Mano. In 1926 he won his third title against Chua Choon Leong.[3] He beat Ong Ee Kong to win his fourth title in 1927.[4] He won his fifth and final title in 1929 against Lim Bong Soo.[5] He also won the Singapore Championships five times in a row from 1925 to 1929. He played at Wimbledon in 1924 and lost in the second round to Syed Mohammad Hadi. He was also runner-up in the Isle of Wight Championships that year.[1] He won the Far Eastern Olympic Games title in 1927.[6] In later years he lived in Shanghai.[6] In 1935 Hooi-Hye was convicted of rash driving, which resulted in a Chinese girl dying.[7] He died the following year aged 35.[1] His death was believed to be from kidney trouble.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Tennis star dead". Morning Tribune. 28 July 1936. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis Malayan Championships". Malaya Tribune. 7 August 1923. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis Malayan Championships Finals". Malaya Tribune. 9 August 1926. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Malayan lawn tennis championships". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 3 August 1927. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Malayan meeting". Malaya Tribune. 6 August 1929. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mr. Khoo Hooi Hye". Malaya Tribune. 1 August 1936. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Ex-Malayan tennis champion fined". The Straits Budget. 10 October 1935. Retrieved 23 October 2024.