TENNIS PLAYER

Gottfried von Cramm

1909 - 1976

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Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr[A] von Cramm (German: [ˈɡɔtfʁiːt fɔn ˈkʁam] ; 7 July 1909 – 8 November 1976) was a German tennis player who won the French Championships twice, becoming the first non American, British, Australian or French player to win a singles Grand Slam title at the 1934 French Championships, and reached the final of a Grand Slam singles tournament on five other occasions. He was ranked number 2 in the world in 1934 and 1936, and number 1 in the world in 1937. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977, which states that he is "most remembered for a gallant effort in defeat against Don Budge in the 1937 Interzone Final at Wimbledon". Von Cramm had difficulties with the Nazi regime, which attempted to exploit his appearance and skill as a symbol of Aryan supremacy, but he refused to identify with Nazism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gottfried von Cramm is the 76th most popular tennis player (down from 37th in 2019), the 2,562nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,820th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Gottfried von Cramm ranks 76 out of 1,569. Before him are Dorothy Round, Anna Kournikova, Goran Ivanišević, Pat Rafter, Stan Wawrinka, and Vitas Gerulaitis. After him are Martina Hingis, Jacques Brugnon, Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, Thomas Muster, Reginald Doherty, and Laurence Doherty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Gottfried von Cramm ranks 118. Before him are Juan José Nogués, Patricia Hayes, Homi J. Bhabha, Franz Six, August Derleth, and Bernd Rosemeyer. After him are David Frankfurter, Indro Montanelli, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Anthony Mamo, Ryszard Siwiec, and Atsushi Nakajima. Among people deceased in 1976, Gottfried von Cramm ranks 90. Before him are Wilhelm Marschall, Hans von Obstfelder, Tommy Bolin, Alexander Lippisch, Evert Taube, and Orlando Letelier. After him are Mohammed Ben Aarafa, Alexander Novikov, Paul Robeson, Sal Mineo, Freddie King, and Howlin' Wolf.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gottfried von Cramm ranks 2,563 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1482), Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1842), Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe (1871), Viktor Meyer (1848), Joachim Schepke (1912), and Bernd Bransch (1944). After him are Christian Daniel Rauch (1777), Gertrud von Le Fort (1876), Theodor Lipps (1851), Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1657), Henry III, Duke of Bavaria (940), and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Germany

Among tennis players born in Germany, Gottfried von Cramm ranks 4. Before him are Steffi Graf (1969), Boris Becker (1967), and John McEnroe (1959). After him are Alexander Zverev (1997), Cilly Aussem (1909), Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1908), Michael Stich (1968), Oscar Kreuzer (1887), Heinrich Schomburgk (1885), Angelique Kerber (1988), and Tommy Haas (1978).

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