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{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{for|the American agent|Chip Hooper (American agent)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{no footnotes|date=October 2012}}

{{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 = [[U.S. dollars|$]]479,798
|singlesrecord = 104–119
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 17 (19 April 1982)
|AustralianOpenresult = 2R ([[1983 Australian Open – Men's singles|1983]])
|FrenchOpenresult = 4R ([[1982 French Open – Men's singles|1982]])
|Wimbledonresult = 3R ([[1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1985]])
|USOpenresult = 3R ([[1982 US Open – Men's singles|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 [[Association of Tennis Professionals|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
| [[1983 Lorraine Open|Lorraine]], France
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Saviano]]
| 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–2 
| Jan 1984
| [[1984 Benson and Hedges Open|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
| [[1982 Bavarian Tennis Championships|Munich]], West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mel Purcell]]
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Tian Viljoen]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Danie Visser]]
| 6–4, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1
| Jan 1984
| [[ATP Auckland|Auckland]], New Zealand
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brad Drewett]] 
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Brian Levine]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Van Nostrand]]
| 5–7, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–1
| May 1984
| [[ATP Florence|Firenze]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Dickson (tennis)|Mark Dickson]]
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bernard Mitton]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]]
| 7–6, 4–6, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–1
| Apr 1986
| [[Cologne Grand Prix|Cologne]], West Germany
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Kelly Evernden]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jan Gunnarsson]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Lundgren]]
| 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–1
| Aug 1986
| [[1986 Player's Canadian Open|Toronto]], Canada
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Leach (tennis)|Mike Leach]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Boris Becker]]<br>{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Slobodan Živojinović]]
| 7–6, 4–6, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–2
| Nov 1986
| Houston, US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Leach (tennis)|Mike Leach]] 
| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Ricardo Acuña]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Pearce (tennis)|Brad Pearce]]
| 4–6, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5–2
| Nov 1986
| [[ATP Itaparica|Itaparica]], Brazil
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Leach (tennis)|Mike Leach]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Loïc Courteau]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]]
| 7–6, 4–6, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–3
| Mar 1987
| [[1987 ABN World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]], Netherlands
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Leach (tennis)|Mike Leach]] 
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]] <br> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Järryd]]
| 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–4
| Mar 1987
| Brussels, Belgium
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Leach (tennis)|Mike Leach]] 
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Boris Becker]] <br> {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Slobodan Živojinović]]
| 6–7, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–5
| Jul 1987
| [[1987 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships|Newport]], US
| Grass
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Leach (tennis)|Mike Leach]] 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Goldie]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Scott (sports administrator)|Larry Scott]]
| 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
|}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}

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