Josef Knottenbelt

{{Short description|Dutch tennis player (1910–1998)}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Josef Knottenbelt | image = | caption = | country = Netherlands | fullname = Joannes Henricus Knottenbelt | native_name = Joop Knottenbelt | birth_date = 25 October 1910 | birth_place = [[Lhokseumawe]], [[Sumatra]]<ref>[https://www.wiewaswie.nl/personen-zoeken/zoeken/document/a2apersonid/421962668/srcid/47561985/oid/3 Military registration]</ref> | death_date = {{death date and age|1998|02|26|1910|10|25|df=y}} | death_place = [[Altea]], [[Spain]]<ref>Obiturary, [[NRC Handelsblad]], February 1998</ref> | plays = | Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1931 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1931]]) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R ([[1931 Wimbledon Championships|1931]]) | WimbledonMixedresult = 4R ([[1932 Wimbledon Championships|1932]]) }} '''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 [[Hendrik Timmer (tennis)|Henk Timmer]].

In 1927 he won the Dutch youth (under 18) championships.<ref>[http://www.knltb.nl/siteassets/1.-knltb.nl/downloads/tennissers/kampioenschappen/njk/winnaars-njk.pdf Winners Dutch Youth Championships Tennis]</ref> In 1931, Knottenbelt reached the second round of the men's singles at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], losing to [[Eberhard Nourney]] of [[Germany]], 8–10 6–2, 0–6 9–11.<ref>[http://scoreshelf.com/en/tennis/cbbb/Wimbledon/1931 Wimbledon 1931 (Gentlemen)], Scoreshelf.com, retrieved 23 October 2012.</ref> In the 1932 Wimbledon mixed doubles, he and [[Madzy Rollin Couquerque]] lost in the fourth round to [[Ellsworth Vines]] and [[Helen Wills-Moody]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130131161322/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/2020171952.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+29,+1932&author=&pub=Daily+Boston+Globe+(1928-1960)&desc=VINES+WINS,+WOOD+AND+SHIELDS+LOSE&pqatl=google "Vines Wins, Wood and Shields Lose: Sarah Palfrey and Mangin Out at Wimbledon"], ''[[Boston Globe]]'', 29 June 1932 (payment required).</ref><ref>''[[Utrechts Nieuwsblad]]'', 29 June 1932 ([http://www.hetutrechtsarchief.nl/collectie/kranten/un/1932/0629 pdf]) {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

In the quarterfinals of the 1934 Davis Cup, he lost to [[Sweden|Swedes]] [[Curt Östberg]] (1–6, 1–6, 4–6) and [[Kalle Schröder]] (1–6, 5–7, 0–6) although the Netherlands won the round.<ref name=Davis>[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10003807 Josef KNOTTENBELT], Davis Cup, retrieved 21 October 2012.</ref>

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.<ref>[http://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LC/1932-11-21/edition/0/page/8 A. Knottenbelt overladen], Leidsche Courant, 21 November 1932</ref> In September 1937 Knottenbelt left again for the [[Dutch East Indies]].<ref>[http://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/1937-09-16/edition/0/page/11 Knottenbelt and Rinkel naar Indië], Leidsch Dagblad, 16 September 1937, p. 11</ref>

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