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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.
American tennis great Jack Kramer was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1968.
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 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...
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 ...
Sep 27, 2009 · USTA exec Jim Curley simply noted, “The name Jack Kramer became synonymous with tennis.” And why not? As Bud Collins observed, he was “the most important man in the history of tennis.”
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...
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.
Official tennis bio information on Jack Kramer including personal and professional info.
