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1947 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Tom Brown and Jack Kramer were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Brown partnered with Budge Patty but lost in the first round to Tony Mottram and Bill Sidwell. Kramer partnered with Bob Falkenburg, and they defeated Mottram and Sidwell in the final, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championship.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977 Seeds Bob Falkenburg / Jack Kramer (champions) John Bromwich / Dinny Pails ''(semifinals)'' Geoff Brown / Colin Long ''(semifinals)'' Tom Brown / Budge Patty Edward John Patty (February 11, 1924 – October 4, 2021), better known as Budge Patty, was an American world no. 1 tennis player whose career spanned a period of 15 years after World War II. He won two Grand Slam singles titles in 1950. He wa ... ''(first round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Falkenburg
Robert Falkenburg (January 29, 1926 – January 6, 2022) was a Brazilian-American amateur tennis player and entrepreneur. He is best known for winning the Men's Singles at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships and introducing soft ice cream and American fast food to Brazil in 1952. He founded the Brazilian fast food chain Bob's. Early life Falkenburg was born in New York City on January 29, 1926, and grew up in Los Angeles, California, in a tennis-playing family. His parents, Eugene "Genie" Lincoln Falkenburg (an engineer involved in the construction of Hoover Dam) and Marguerite "Mickey" Crooks Falkenburg were amateur tennis players. While employed by Westinghouse, Eugene was transferred to South America, where he moved with his wife and three children to São Paulo, Brazil. There Mickey won the state tennis championship in 1927. Mickey was always involved in tennis. In ''The Game: My 40 Years in Tennis'', tennis champion Jack Kramer wrote that Mickey Falkenburg was "the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Deloford
Murray Don Deloford (15 June 1916 – 12 February 1981) was a British tennis player. Deloford, a London native, had his best period on tour in the late 1930s, winning the Scottish Championships, Irish Championships and Kent Championships amongst other titles. At the 1939 Wimbledon Championships he made it through to the round of 16, beating Yugoslav Davis Cup player Dragutin Mitić en route. He was considered unfortunate not to have played Davis Cup tennis himself during this period. In World War II, Deloford served with Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the Air force, air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of t ... and was involved in operations over Germany, Greece, North Africa and Italy. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in 1943. After the war he was married to Mavis Rosita O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Bartrolí
Jaime Bartrolí Mas (23 January 1918 – 20 July 1989) was a Spanish tennis player and coach. Active in the 1940s and 1950s, Bartrolí won a total of 14 national doubles championships, eight in doubles and six in mixed doubles. He is a Barcelona native and was an early participant in the Trofeo Conde de Godó (modern day Barcelona Open), considered an influential figure in encouraging other players to enter the tournament. Bartrolí played for the Spain Davis Cup team from 1946 to 1948, then for one final year in 1954. His most noted contribution to Spanish Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ... tennis was through his stints as non playing captain, first serving between 1956 and 1958. He led Spain to the 1965 and 1967 Davis Cup finals in his second period as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Lister
Claude Frederick Owen Lister (13 October 1911 — 19 April 1988) was a British tennis player and coach. An Essex county player, Lister featured regularly at the Wimbledon Championships through the 1930s to 1950s. He twice reached the third round in singles, including in 1949 when he was the last Briton remaining in the draw. Lister, known for his strong serve, won the Surrey singles championships in Surbiton in 1947. In 1958 he began a long stint as non-playing captain of the South Africa Davis Cup team. He was captain of South Africa's only Davis Cup title winning side in 1974, secured after India refused to compete in the final due to the apartheid policy. This made South Africa the first Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ... champions outside the four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Van Den Eynde
John "Jack" Van den Eynde (14 April 1914 – 18 September 1993) was a Belgian footballer and Davis Cup tennis player. He played his football as a striker and featured in 40 matches in the Belgian First Division at Beerschot VAC, scoring 12 goals. His brother Stanley Van den Eynde was also a footballer, also playing for Beerschot. Their family was closely involved with the club. Their family house was located on Della Faillelaan in Antwerp. Honours Beerschot * Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ... runner-up: 1936–37 See also * List of Belgium Davis Cup team representatives References External links * * * 1914 births 1993 deaths Belgian men's footballers Belgian people of English descent K. Beerschot V.A.C. players Men's associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Peten
Jacques Peten (8 December 1912 – 3 January 1995) was a Belgian alpine skier and tennis player. He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Peten represented Belgium in the Davis Cup, appearing in seven ties between 1946 and 1951, as well as competing in the French Championships, Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships. Biography Early life Jacques Auguste Peten was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on 8 December 1912, to Raymond Francois Eligius Marie Peten, a banker, and Hortense Fabri. He was named after his paternal grandfather. Peten married Catherine Margaret Staub. Skiing He participated to the Winter Olympics in 1936 in the alpine ski event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany. Tennis Peten was ranked for many years number 2 in Belgium behind Philippe Washer. In 1950 he managed to become champion of Belgium, defeating Jacques Brichant in semifinals and Leo Rooman in the final, in the year when Washer was absent, having had to renounce defending his t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Jackson (tennis)
Guy Jackson (20 September 1921 – 18 June 1972) was a tennis player and businessman from Ireland. Career Jackson competed at the Wimbledon Championships on eight occasions, in 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1960. He made the second round three times. In the Davis Cup, Jackson took part in 15 ties, the first in 1948 and last in 1964. He won nine singles rubbers and four doubles matches for Ireland. Staines air disaster Jackson, an executive with Guinness Brewery, was one of 12 Irish senior businessmen on board British European Airways Flight 548, which crashed near the town of Staines. There were no survivors.''North Adams Transcript The ''North Adams Transcript'', prior to being merged into '' The Berkshire Eagle'' in 2014, was an American daily newspaper published Mondays through Saturdays in North Adams, Massachusetts. It was one of four Massachusetts newspapers owned by ...''"34 Americans are among 118 dead in plane crash" Pg. 1 References {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Ellmer
Max Ellmer (1909 – 1984) was a Swiss tennis player in the years before and after World War 2. Ellmer had a powerful backhand and good footwork. He played Davis Cup for Switzerland from 1933 to 1938. He won the Swiss Championships four times (1932, 1934, 1935 and 1936). He played at the French Championships and Wimbledon in a Grand Slam singles career that spanned the years 1930 to 1949. At the French Championships in 1934, Ellmer beat the 13th seed Wilmer Hines and won a set from eventual winner Gottfried von Cramm Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm (; 7 July 1909 – 8 November 1976) was a German tennis player who won the French Open, French Championships twice, becoming the first non American, British, Australian or French playe ... in losing in the fourth round. At Wimbledon in 1938, Ellmer beat 6th seed Dragutin Mitić in five sets before losing in straight sets to Bunny Austin in the quarter-finals. Ellmer beat former champion Jack Crawfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Moore (sportsman)
John Ambrose Moore (born 6 July 1911) was an English amateur footballer, referee and tennis player. Football career Moore played for Old Alleyneans, Stone St. Michael's and Stafford Rangers before joining Port Vale in February 1939. His only appearance was a 7–0 defeat at Manchester City on 18 May 1940 in a war league match. He departed at the end of the 1939–40 season as the club went into abeyance due to World War II. He later moved on to Michelin and also worked as a referee. Tennis career Moore was an accomplished tennis player and played at Wimbledon on seven occasions as an amateur (as almost all top players were at the time) between 1938 and 1950. Even the Australian champion, Rod Laver, showed Moore a cheque for £125, which he received after he'd won the men's singles for the third time. With the prize money was a warning note saying it could not be spent on food or clothes, as this might jeopardise his amateur status. Moore's big moment came in 1948 when he rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adli El Shafei
Adli El-Shafei () (born 18 April 1919) was an Egyptian Davis Cup Team tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player from 1946 to 1955. He played 32 matches for Egypt in Davis Cup. He is the father of Ismail El Shafei and grandfather of Adli El Shafei II. External links * 1919 births Possibly living people Egyptian male tennis players 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Meredith
George Robert Broughton Meredith (15 July 1909 — 23 August 1994) was a British tennis player. Career Born in the Leicestershire village of Hugglescote, Meredith was the son of a local doctor. Meredith played cricket for the Dover College first eleven but couldn't pursue the sport further due to the hours he had to work in his part time retail job. Introduced to tennis by his elder sister, he became the Leicestershire junior champion as a 15-year old and was 16 when first picked for the county side, for which he later captained. Meredith won his first open title in 1933 at the Tally Ho! Tournament in Birmingham, by beating Davis Cup player Keats Lester in the final. He also made his Wimbledon singles main draw debut that year and was beaten in the first round by the tournament's top seed Ellsworth Vines. In 1946 he won the Nottinghamshire Championships defeating Peter Hare in the final. In 1947 he won the Northamptonshire Championships at Wellingborough against Jeffrey Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Destremau
Bernard Destremau (; 11 February 1917 – 6 June 2002) was a French tennis player, tank officer, diplomat and politician. Biography Born in Paris into a military family, Destremau was the third son of a WWI cavalry general. His success in accommodating competitive tennis with academic, military, diplomatic and political pursuits is distinctive. A precocious French junior tennis champion in the mid-1930s, Destremau reached the singles semifinals at Roland Garros in 1937 (losing to winner Henner Henkel) and the quarterfinals in 1936 and 1938 before winning the 1938 French Championships doubles (with Yvon Petra, beating Don Budge- Gene Mako). During those years he graduated from HEC (Hautes Etudes Commerciales). Destremau also won the 1941 and the 1942 Tournoi de France which in war-time was not counted as a grand slam event and later, won several national titles including the 1951 and 1953 French National singles championships. He remained an amateur, devoted his tennis mostl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |