John Albert Kramer (born August 1, 1921, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a champion U. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. S. tennis player of the 1940s. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A World No. 1 player for a number of years, he is a possible candidate for the title of the greatest tennis player of all time. World number one male tennis player rankings is a year-by-year listing of both the male Tennis player who at the end of a full year of play has generally been considered to He was also, for many years, the leading promoter of the professional tennis tours and a relentless advocate for the establishment of Open tennis between amateur and professional players. This article describes the History When the Association of Tennis Professionals was founded in 1972 he was the first executive director and in that role was the leader of an ATP boycott of Wimbledon in 1973. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players Tall and slim, he was the first world-class player to play a consistent serve-and-volley game, in which he came to the net behind all of his serves, including the second serve. Serve and volley is a style of play in Tennis where the player serving moves quickly towards the net after hitting a serve. He was particularly known for his powerful serve and forehand, as well as his ability to play "percentage tennis", in which he maximized his efforts on certain points and certain games during the course of a match.
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Personal life
Kramer was the son of a blue-collar railroad worker for the Union Pacific railroad. As a boy he was a fine all-round athlete, particularly in basketball and tennis. When he was 13, the family moved to San Bernadino, California, and after seeing Ellsworth Vines, then the world's best player, play a match Kramer decided to concentrate on tennis. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr (September 28 1911 – March 17 1994 was an American Tennis champion of the 1930s the World No
Career
Within a year he was playing junior tournaments and taking lessons from a leading professional, Dick Skeen. Dick Skeen was a US Tennis player He was runner up to Fred Perry in the Men's Singles in the 1941 Professional Tennis Championships. Because of his obvious ability, in spite of his family's lack of money he had also come under the guidance of Perry T. Jones, the leading member of the Los Angeles Tennis Club and of the Southern California Association, the centers of American tennis in the 1930s. The Los Angeles Tennis Club is a private Tennis club that was established in 1920 Kramer commuted many hours each day from his new home in Montebello to play at the LATC and the Beverly Hills Tennis Club, sometimes with such great adult players as Vines and Bill Tilden. William Tatem Tilden II ( February 10, 1893 &ndash June 5, 1953) often called "Big Bill", was an American He was the national boys' champion in 1936 and the winner of the 1938 Interscholastics. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was also competing occasionally in men's tournaments on grass courts in the East and winning matches against nationally ranked men such as Elwood Cooke. Elwood Thomas Cooke ( July 5, 1913 in Ogden Utah – April 16, 2004 in Apopka Florida) was an outstanding amateur
In his 1979 autobiography, Kramer calls Helen Wills Moody the best women's tennis player he ever saw. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Helen Newington Wills Roark ( October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998) also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American Tennis He writes that when he was "the national boys' champion, fifteen years old," he played a match against her. "She was the champion of the world at the time -- she won seven Forest Hills and eight Wimbledons. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious . . . I beat her, but Helen played a good game. "
Kramer attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and played on the tennis team there for at least the 1941 and 1942 seasons. Rollins College is a liberal arts college located in Winter Park Florida, United States, a suburb of Orlando Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
Kramer was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1968. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit Tennis Hall of fame and Museum at the Newport Casino in Newport Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Grand Slam record
- Singles champion: 1947
- Doubles champion: 1946, 1947
- Singles champion: 1946, 1947
- Singles finalist: 1943
- Doubles champion: 1940, 1941, 1943, 1947
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1941
- Mixed Doubles finalist: 1940
Davis Cup record
- Champion: 1946, 1947
- Finalist: 1939
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (3)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1946 | U.S. Championships | Thomas "Tom" Brown, Jr. | 9–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1947 | Wimbledon | Thomas "Tom" Brown, Jr. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Thomas P "Tom" Brown Jr is an American Tennis player who was born in San Francisco, California in 1921 Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1947 | U. S. Championships (2) | Frank Parker | 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 |
Runner-ups (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1943 | U. Frank ("Frankie" Andrew Parker (born on January 31, 1916 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA S. Championships | Joseph "Joe" Hunt | 6–3, 6–8, 10-8, 6–0 |
Sources
- The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis (1979), Jack Kramer with Frank Deford (ISBN 0-399-12336-9)
External links
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