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|name =Edward Vivian Bobb<br />
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|country ={{flagicon|IND|British}} India<br />
|birth_date =27 July 1902<br />
|birth_place =[[Agra]], [[British India|India]] <br />
|death_date =1974 (age 72)<br />
|death_place =[[Toronto]], [[Canada]]<br />
|turnedpro = 1921 (amateur tour) <br />
|retired = 1940 <br />
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'''Edward Vivian Bobb''' (27 July 1902 – 1974) also known as '''E.V. Bobb'''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Majumdar |first1=Boria |last2=Mangan |first2=J. A. |title=Sport in South Asian Society: Past and Present |date=13 September 2013 |publisher=Routledge |location=Oxford |isbn=978-1-317-99894-5 |page=120 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sWfdAAAAQBAJ&dq=EV+Bobb+Indian+tennis+player&pg=PA120 |language=en}}</ref> was an Indian tennis player who competed at the [[1928 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1928 Wimbledon Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Profile: E.V. Bobb |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/player_profile/4bd15e06-8de2-4e4d-ac20-4bc56bd10b2b.html |website=www.wimbledon.com |publisher=AELTC |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref> He was active from 1921 to 1940 and won 21 career singles titles.<br />
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==Tennis career==<br />
Bobb played his first tournament at the 1921 [[All India Championships]] where he reached the final and secured his first singles title. He would go onto win five more national championships from 1926 to 1927, 1930, 1933 and 1937. Bobb was particularly successful during the 1930s in India.<ref>Majumdar</ref> In major tournaments he took part one time at the [[1928 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1928 Wimbledon Championships]] where he reached the second round before losing to the American player [[Wilbur Coen]] in straight sets. That year he also played in Italy where he reached the final of the TC Juventus Torino Championship in [[Turin]] on clay, before losing to [[Mohammed Sleem]] in straight sets.<br />
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His other career singles highlights included winning multiple titles at the [[Western India Championships]] three times (1934, 1939–1940), the [[Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships]] four times (1934-1935, 1938, 1940). He won the [[Indian International Championships]] in 1929 and was a finalist in 1933. He played his final tournament at the 1940 Western India Championships.<br />
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==Singles titles (21)==<br />
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"<br />
!width=40|Result<br />
!width=20|No.<br />
!width=50|Date<br />
!width=310|Tournament<br />
!width=120|Location<br />
!width=50|Surface<br />
!width=200|Opponent<br />
!width=180 class="unsortable"|Score<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 1.<ref>{{cite news |title=THE WORLD OF SPORT |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19291207/146/0010 |access-date=6 May 2023 |work=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) |publisher=British Newspaper Archive |date=7 December 1929 |location=Lahore, Pakistan |page=10|url-access=subscription}}</ref><br />
| 1921<br />
| [[All India Championships]]<br />
| [[Allahabad]]<br />
| Grass<br />
|{{flagicon|India|British}} [[Mohammed Sleem]]<br />
| 6–4, 6–3, 6–2<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 2.<ref>Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1929)</ref><br />
| 1926<br />
| [[All India Championships]]<br />
| [[Allahabad]]<br />
| Grass<br />
| {{flagicon|India|British}} Sri-Krishna Prasada<br />
| 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 3.<ref>Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1929)</ref><br />
| 1927<br />
| [[Bengal Lawn Tennis Championships]]<br />
|[[Calcutta]]<br />
| Grass <br />
|{{flagicon|India|British}} Raghubir Dayal<br />
|9-7 8-6 6-2<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 4.<ref>Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1929)</ref><br />
| 1927<br />
| [[All India Championships]]<br />
| [[Allahabad]]<br />
| Grass<br />
| {{flagicon|India|British}} Dip Narain Kapoor<br />
| 5-7 7-5 8-6 6-3<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 5.<ref>Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1929)</ref><br />
| 1929<br />
| [[India International Championships]]<br />
| [[Calcutta]]<br />
| Grass<br />
| {{flagicon|India|British}} [[Mohammed Sleem]]<br />
| 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 <br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 6.<br />
| 1930<br />
| [[All India Championships]]<br />
| [[Allahabad]]<br />
| Grass<br />
| {{flagicon|India|British}} Dip Narain Kapoor<br />
| 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-2<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 7.<br />
| 1931<br />
| [[United Provinces Championships]]<br />
| [[Mussoorie]]<br />
| ?<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Eric Burn Andreae<br />
| 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-3<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 8.<br />
| 1933<br />
|[[All India Championships]]<br />
| [[Allahabad]]<br />
| Grass<br />
| {{flagicon|India|British}} Sohan Lal<br />
| 5-7 3-6 6-3 6-1 10-8<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 9.<br />
| 1933<br />
|[[North West India Championships]]<br />
|[[Karachi]]<br />
|Grass<br />
|{{flagicon|India|British}} Mr. Daryanani<br />
|6-4 6-1<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 10.<br />
| 1933<br />
| Bandra Open<br />
|[[Bandra]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|India|British}} Janmeja Charanjiva<br />
| 6-0 6-3<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 11.<ref>{{cite news |title=BOMBAY PARSI GYMKHANA TENNIS TOURNAMENT |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19391231/195/0013 |access-date=6 May 2023 |work=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) |publisher=British Newspaper Archive |date=31 December 1939 |location=Lahore, Pakistan |page=13|url-access=subscription}}</ref><br />
| 1933<br />
| Parsi Gymkhana Open<br />
|[[Bombay]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|GBR}} John Edward Tew<br />
|6-3 7-5<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 12.<ref>{{cite news |title=BOMBAY TENNIS TOURNAMENT Bobb Retains Hard Courts Title |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19350219/242/0014 |access-date=6 May 2023 |work=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) |publisher=British Newspaper Archive |date=19 February 1935 |location=Lahore, Pakistan |page=14|url-access=subscription}}</ref> <br />
| 1934.<br />
|[[Bombay Hard Court Championships]]<br />
|[[Bombay]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|India|British}} Janmeja Charanjiva<br />
|5-7 7-5 6-0<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 13.<br />
| 1934<br />
|[[Western India Championships]]<br />
|[[Bombay]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|GBR}} John Edward Tew<br />
|7-5 7-5<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 14.<ref>Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1935)</ref><br />
| 1935<br />
|[[Bombay Hard Court Championships]]<br />
|[[Bombay]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|Ceylon|colonial}} A.C. Pereira<br />
|5-7 7-5 6-0<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 15.<ref>{{cite news |title=ALL-INDIA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Victories for Bobb and Kapur |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19370122/194/0014 |access-date=6 May 2023 |work=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) |publisher=British Newspaper Archive |date=22 January 1937 |location=Lahore, Pakistan |page=14|url-access=subscription}}</ref><br />
| 1937<br />
| [[All India Championships]]<br />
| [[Allahabad]]<br />
| Grass<br />
|{{flagicon|India|British}} Dip Narain Kapoor<br />
| 6-4 7-5 6-3<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 16.<ref>Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) (1939)</ref><br />
| 1938<br />
| Parsi Gymkhana Open<br />
|[[Bombay]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Thomas Blake<br />
|6-3 2-6 6-4<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 17.<br />
| 1938<br />
|[[Bombay Hard Court Championships]]<br />
|[[Bombay]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Bernard Thomas Blake<br />
|9-7 2-6 6-3<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 18.<br />
| 1939<br />
|[[Western India Championships]]<br />
|[[Bombay]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|India|British}} Syed Abdul Azim<br />
|3-6 6-1 6-3<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 19.<br />
| 1940<br />
|[[Bombay Suburban Open]]<br />
|[[Bombay]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|Ceylon|colonial}} L.R. Pereira<br />
|7-5 6-2<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 20.<br />
| 1940<br />
|[[Bombay Hard Court Championships]]<br />
|[[Bombay]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|India|British}} Rasi Kumarasinhji <br />
|6-4 6-3<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win<br />
| 21.<br />
| 1940<br />
|[[Western India Championships]]<br />
|[[Bombay]]<br />
|Clay<br />
|{{flagicon|India|British}} Syed Abdul Azim<br />
|2-6 6-1 6-2<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Military career==<br />
During [[World War II]], Bobb joined the [[Royal Indian Navy|Royal Indian Navy Volunteer Reserve]] and served as a [[Paymaster Lieutenant]] in May 1939.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Navy List Bi Monthly via National Library of Scotland |date=October 1940 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |page=726 |url=https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/92815818}}</ref> He rose to the rank of Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander in June 1947.<br />
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==Family==<br />
Bobb married Lorna Lois Williamson (b. 27 February 1909) in 1931.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist|2}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.wimbledon.com/en%20GB/draws%20archive/player%20profile/4bd15e06-8de2-4e4d-ac20-4bc56bd10b2b.html Wimbledon E. V. Bobb] – official player profile<br />
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[[Category:1902 births]]<br />
[[Category:1974 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male tennis players]]</div>
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