TENNIS PLAYER

John Bromwich

1918 - 1999

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John Edward Bromwich (14 November 1918 – 21 October 1999) was an Australian tennis player who, along with fellow countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed backhand. He was a natural left-hander, though hit his serve with his right hand. Bromwich twice won the Australian Championships singles title, in 1939 (over Adrian Quist in a straight sets final) and in 1946 (a five-set final victory over Dinny Pails). He was ranked world No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Bromwich is the 159th most popular tennis player (down from 152nd in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Australia (up from 164th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Australian Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, John Bromwich ranks 159 out of 1,569. Before him are Jelena Dokic, Julie Vlasto, Petr Korda, Ken McGregor, Ashley Cooper, and Juan Martín del Potro. After him are Rosie Reyes, Sergi Bruguera, Luis Ayala, Blanche Bingley, Norman Brookes, and Michael Stich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, John Bromwich ranks 177. Before him are Bruno Zevi, Art Carney, Pyotr Masherov, Said Mohamed Djohar, Max Merkel, and Zara Dolukhanova. After him are San Yu, Hank Jones, Zakaria Mohieddin, Eric Ericson, Ted Post, and Yevgeniya Sechenova. Among people deceased in 1999, John Bromwich ranks 158. Before him are Nilde Iotti, Giuseppe Delfino, Umberto Maglioli, Jehan Buhan, Riccardo Freda, and Art Farmer. After him are Louis Boyer, Paris Pişmiş, Betty Robinson, Albert Charles Smith, Igor M. Diakonoff, and Minoru Chiaki.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Bromwich ranks 159 out of 1,143. Before him are Alfred Deakin (1856), Camila (null), Ken McGregor (1929), Arthur Benjamin (1893), Gordon George Avery (1925), and Ashley Cooper (1936). After him are Albert Namatjira (1902), Robert Menzies (1894), Bill Mollison (1928), Mark Oliphant (1901), Norman Brookes (1877), and Tommy Emmanuel (1955).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Australia

Among tennis players born in Australia, John Bromwich ranks 20. Before him are Mervyn Rose (1930), Chris O'Neil (1956), Lew Hoad (1934), Tony Roche (1945), Ken McGregor (1929), and Ashley Cooper (1936). After him are Norman Brookes (1877), James Anderson (1894), Mark Edmondson (1954), Nancye Wynne Bolton (1916), Adrian Quist (1913), and John Alexander (1951).

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