Max Bertram
Appearance
Full name | Robert Henry Maxwell Bertram |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | 11 February 1911 |
Died | 2 August 1999 | (aged 88)
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1935) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1935) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1935) |
Robert Henry Maxwell Bertram (11 February 1911 – 2 August 1999)[1] was a South African tennis player.
Born in Roodepoort, Bertram was active in tennis during the 1930s and 1940s. His game was based on a strong forehand drive, similar in style to Bill Johnston.[2] In 1932 he won the singles title at the South African Championships, where he was also runner-up three times. He toured Europe in 1935 and represented South Africa in a Davis Cup tie against Czechoslovakia in Prague, featuring as well at the French Championships and Wimbledon.[3]
Bertram's son Byron twice won the Wimbledon junior title and played on the professional tour.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Player profile". www.tennisarchives.com.
- ^ "Britain against the World at Tennis". Evening Standard. 4 May 1935.
- ^ "And the South Africans". Evening Standard. 22 April 1935.
- ^ "Junior Triumphs Still Haunt Bertram's Career". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 10 July 1977.
External links
- Max Bertram at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Max Bertram at the Davis Cup
- Max Bertram at the International Tennis Federation