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...e consecutive winning [[Davis Cup]] teams. At the end of 1952, however, [[Jack Kramer]], the promoter and [[Tennis/Catalogs/World No. 1 male players|'''World No. ...nis. And that's what he did."<ref>''The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis'', by Jack Kramer with Frank Deford, page 180.</ref>

...forehand drive. Clean and hard."<ref>''The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis'', Jack Kramer with Frank Deford, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1979, (ISBN 0-399-12336-9

...ogle returns can be found for this phrase, none at all for, say, "the next Jack Kramer".</ref> ..., [[Ellsworth Vines]], '''Fred Perry''', [[Don Budge]], [[Bobby Riggs]], [[Jack Kramer]], [[Frank Sedgman]], [[Pancho Gonzales]], [[Lew Hoad]], and [[Rod Laver]].

...me, Segura was overshadowed during his long professional career by first [[Jack Kramer]] and then [[Pancho Gonzales]]; he won, however, many matches against the g ...tating two-handed forehand that his frequent adversary and tennis promoter Jack Kramer once called "the greatest single shot ever produced in tennis". His father,

...his 1979 autobiography, the long-time promoter and great player himself, [[Jack Kramer]], considered the best player ever to have been either '''Budge''' (for con ...II, and gives him second place overall behind Jack Kramer (tennis player)|Jack Kramer.<ref>Metzler, Paul: ''Tennis Styles and Stylists''</ref> Kramer himself ha

...entator, instructor, and motivational speaker. In his 1979 autobiography [[Jack Kramer]], the tennis promoter and great player himself, included Trabert in his li * ''The Game — My 40 Years in Tennis'' (1979) — Jack Kramer with Frank Deford (ISBN 0-399-12336-9)

...dia'': [[Frank Kovacs]], [[Joseph Hunt|Joe Hunt]], [[Frank Parker]], and [[Jack Kramer]]; however, he also says that the Australians Bromwich and Quist could plau | 1947 || '''[[Bobby Riggs]]''' (USA) '''P.''' || [[Jack Kramer]] (USA) '''A.''' || Tilden was imprisoned for sexual offenses and his serie

[[Jack Kramer]], the long-time promoter and top tennis player himself, calls Riggs in his ...or being a kid hustler.") <ref>''The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis'' (1979), Jack Kramer with Frank Deford, page 21</ref> After initially helping Riggs, therefore,

...n] [[John Newcombe|Newcombe]]".<ref>''The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis'' by Jack Kramer with Frank Deford, 1979, P.G. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1979, pages 295-296<

...he United States Open once. He also won 11 Grand Slam titles in doubles. [[Jack Kramer]], the long-time promoter and top player himself, calls Newcombe in his 197

* ''The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis'', [[Jack Kramer]] with Frank Deford, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1979, ISBN 0-399-12336-9

...es]] as the greatest player for one year, [[Don Budge]] for three years, [[Jack Kramer]] for five years, [[Rod Laver]] for 10 years, and [[Ken Rosewall]] for 25 t ...nis Club and which actively trained other top players such as the youthful Jack Kramer. Eventually Gonzales was arrested for burglary at age 15 and spent a year

...ges 58</ref> was perceived as being selfish, sarcastic, and egotistical; [[Jack Kramer]] says that as a professional Perry frequently gave less than 100% in his m ...kness=Smaller than many of his opponents such as [[Don Budge|Budge]] and [[Jack Kramer|Kramer]], and not as powerful; his once-classic forehand was changed by his

...ond only to Gonzales's 9 No. 1 ratings, tied with Rod Laver but ahead of [[Jack Kramer]], Ken Rosewall, and Pete Sampras, all of whom had 6. * ''The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis'' (1979), Jack Kramer with Frank Deford (ISBN 0-399-12336-9)

...ond only to Gonzales's 9 No. 1 ratings, tied with Rod Laver but ahead of [[Jack Kramer]], Ken Rosewall, and Pete Sampras, all of whom had 6. * ''The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis'' (1979), Jack Kramer with Frank Deford (ISBN 0-399-12336-9)

...measured. [[Pancho Gonzales]] hit the fastest, 112.88 mph, followed by [[Jack Kramer]] at 107.8 and Welby Van Horn at 104.<ref>''The History of Professional Ten ...r plaque.jpg/credit|{{Jack Kramer plaque.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}A plaque of [[Jack Kramer]], the first great player to consistently play a serve-and-volley game, at

Promoter and former tennis great [[Jack Kramer (tennis player)|Jack Kramer]] tried to sign the "Whiz Kids" (Hoad and Rosewall) in late 1955 without su ...ing back to Roland Garros after the 5-edition interlude at Coubertin), the Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions at Wembley in November and perhaps the Madison Squa

...g racquet for much of the 30's and 40's, outstripping even the ubiquitous "Jack Kramer" in terms of its popularity. Many were the memorable matches played with t ...look "like a man trying to drive a nail sideways," Phillip Osborne said. Jack Kramer called it "painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa." Coach and student re-wo

...ughout the 1930s and has been called by many competent observers such as [[Jack Kramer]] and [[Don Budge]] the greatest player of all time when his somewhat errat ...forehand drive. Clean and hard."<ref>''The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis'', Jack Kramer with Frank Deford, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1979, (ISBN 0-399-12336-9

...ds.<ref name="OFE"><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> Brian Williams & Jack Kramer</span> (1980) ''Orchids for everyone: a practical guide to the home cultiva