TENNIS PLAYER

Norman Brookes

1877 - 1968

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Sir Norman Everard Brookes (14 November 1877 – 28 September 1968) was an Australian tennis player. During his career he won three Grand Slam singles titles; Wimbledon in 1907 and 1914 (the first non-British born individual to do so) and the Australasian Championships in 1911. Brookes was part of the Australasian Davis Cup team that won the title on six occasions. The Australian Open men's singles trophy, the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, is named in his honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Brookes is the 164th most popular tennis player (down from 151st in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Australia (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Australian Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Norman Brookes ranks 164 out of 1,569. Before him are Juan Martín del Potro, John Bromwich, Rosie Reyes, Sergi Bruguera, Luis Ayala, and Blanche Bingley. After him are Michael Stich, Spencer Gore, Francis Hunter, George Hillyard, Otto Froitzheim, and David Ferrer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Norman Brookes ranks 120. Before him are Henri Hazebrouck, Yan Huiqing, James Montgomery Flagg, Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Walter Sutton, and Slava Raškaj. After him are Carl Tanzler, Lewis Terman, Mohammad Ali Foroughi, Maurice Farman, Frederick Twort, and Maurice Costello. Among people deceased in 1968, Norman Brookes ranks 146. Before him are Maurice Verdonck, Joseph Pholien, Nikifor, Johann Horvath, Suraphol Sombatcharoen, and Bruno Chizzo. After him are Leo Sexton, Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni, Lajos Csordás, Hugo Haas, Hamilton Luske, and Enoch L. Johnson.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Norman Brookes ranks 164 out of 1,143. Before him are Ashley Cooper (1936), John Bromwich (1918), Albert Namatjira (1902), Robert Menzies (1894), Bill Mollison (1928), and Mark Oliphant (1901). After him are Tommy Emmanuel (1955), John Winter (1924), Julian McMahon (1968), John Williams (1941), Bob Morley (1984), and J. L. Mackie (1917).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Australia

Among tennis players born in Australia, Norman Brookes ranks 21. Before him are Chris O'Neil (1956), Lew Hoad (1934), Tony Roche (1945), Ken McGregor (1929), Ashley Cooper (1936), and John Bromwich (1918). After him are James Anderson (1894), Mark Edmondson (1954), Nancye Wynne Bolton (1916), Adrian Quist (1913), John Alexander (1951), and Owen Davidson (1943).

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