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Biografia. Appassionato di sport, in particolare il basket e il tennis, all'età di 13 anni si trasferì con la famiglia a San Bernardino, in California, e dopo aver visto Ellsworth Vines, allora il miglior giocatore del mondo, giocare una partita Kramer decise di concentrarsi sul tennis.
John Albert Kramer (August 1, 1921 – September 12, 2009) was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, and a pioneer promoter who helped drive the sport towards professionalism at the elite level.
Jack Kramer doesn’t fit neatly into one singular tennis category. His impact on the game as a player, promoter, and analyst, as well as the name that adorned one of the greatest selling racquets in history places him in the “rarified” tennis category.
Jack Kramer (born Aug. 1, 1921, Las Vegas, Nev., U.S.—died Sept. 12, 2009, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American champion tennis player who became a successful promoter of professional tennis. Kramer was selected to represent the United States in the 1939 Davis Cup doubles against Australia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 nov 2022 · Jack Kramer [USA] Born: 1 August 1921. Died: 12 September 2009. Career: 1937-54. Played: Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Peak rank: 1 (1946) Major singles titles: 3. Total singles titles: 35. * * * In his 1979 book, The Game, Jack Kramer reviewed the era from 1931 to 1967.
3 nov 2023 · Jack Kramer è stato uno dei tennisti più dominanti e iconici di tutti i tempi. Nato a Las Vegas, in Nevada, nel 1921, ha iniziato a giocare a tennis all’età di tre anni. Nel 1947, ha vinto il suo primo titolo del Grande Slam in singolare, a Wimbledon.
27 giu 2022 · Seventy-five years ago, Jack Kramer won his first and only Wimbledon title, using it as a springboard to a pro-career template many players would follow.
