Tennis Legend Jack Kramer Dies

Los Angeles California A long-time promoter of the sport Jack Kramer was a founding member of the ATP
by Associated Press
Published: Sun, September 13, 2009 - 1:54 pm CST Last Updated: Sun, September 13, 2009 - 2:05 pm CST
LOS ANGELES, California - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Kramer, a tennis champion in the 1940s
and '50s and a promoter of the sport for more than 60 years, has
died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88.
Bob Kramer says his father died Saturday night of a soft tissue
cancer that was diagnosed in July.
Kramer won the Wimbledon men's singles title in 1947 and the
men's U.S. Championships, the forerunner of the U.S. Open, in 1946
and '47. He was the No. 1 player in the world for much of the late
1940s.
Kramer was among the founders of the Association of Tennis
Professionals. Since the 1970s, he and his family have run a pro
tennis tournament in Los Angeles.
Details of a memorial service were expected later this week.


(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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