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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 (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.
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone – male or female – who has had a greater impact on tennis than Jack Kramer. At 6-foot-2, Kramer ushered in an era of a pounding and hard-driving serve and volley game that became the rage in tennis, and led him to a No. 1 world ranking in 1946.
Sep 14, 2009 · Jack Kramer, the Wimbledon and two-time United States singles champion whose promotion of the professional tennis tour in the 1950s led the way toward the sport’s Open era, died Saturday in Los...
Sep 27, 2009 · In ’73, Kramer courageously spat into the prevailing wind and led the most important strike in tennis history. (And thus the tale of being approached that tumultuous summer at London’s snazzy Savoy Hotel by a kindly old English lady who deferentially asked, “Excuse me, sir, are you Jack Kramer?”
Jun 27, 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.
Sep 30, 2010 · John Albert Kramer, better known as Jack Kramer, did more than play a mean game of tennis. He initiated a style of play more reminiscent of the serve and volley of John McEnroe than ...
John Albert Kramer 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. Kramer also ushered in the serve-and-volley era in tennis, a playing style with which he won three Grand Slam tournaments.
Sep 17, 2014 · Kramer, who died Saturday at his home in L.A., won the Wimbledon singles title in 1947 and had victories in many other Grand Slam events. He ran the L.A. men's pro tennis tournament...
Sep 14, 2009 · By Bill Dwyre. Sept. 14, 2009 12 AM PT. Tennis legend Jack Kramer, considered by many the most influential person in the game in the last 60 years, died late Saturday night at his home in Los...
