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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.
June 27, 2022
Jack Kramer, tennis champ and promoter, dies at 88
Sept. 14, 2009
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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 for many years.
Sept. 16, 2014
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Sept. 25, 2009
Jack Kramer was the first man to win Wimbledon while wearing shorts, even though his tennis hero, Ellsworth Vines, reminded Kramer of Fred Astaire because of the graceful flow of Vines’ white flannel long pants.
Aug. 1, 2001
About 60 years ago, I saw Jack Kramer play Bobby Riggs at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles at the time professional tennis was just getting started.
Sept. 19, 2009
Graham Gilles of Laguna Beach, the No. 1-seeded player in the boys’ 18 division of the Jack Kramer Invitational, defeated Benjamin Traub of Wilton Manors, Fla., 6-1, 6-3, in Saturday’s opening round at Canyon Hills Racquet club.
May 17, 1992
Jack Kramer, 64, was inducted into the Du Pont All American Tennis Hall of Fame.
Aug. 14, 1985
As a pioneer in tennis’ “big game,” Jack Kramer always tried to end a point as soon as possible, usually with a powerful service, killing volley or a forehand that is generally recognized as one of the best in the game’s history.
June 1, 1986
Times Sports Editor Bill Dwyre gave us a gift with his Christmas Day column (“Cherish the Thought”) by providing nostalgic tributes to 10 sports personalities with “decades of stature in the Los Angeles sports community.”
Dec. 29, 2001