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Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr [A] [ 4] von Cramm ( German: [ˈɡɔtfʁiːt fɔn ˈkʁam] ⓘ; 7 July 1909 – 8 November 1976) was a German tennis player who won the French Championships twice and reached the final of a Grand Slam singles tournament on five other occasions.
Jul 4, 2016 · Gottfried von Cramm was one of Germany’s greatest tennis players, and a gay sportsman who stood up to the Nazis. His legacy has been overshadowed, but deserves to be brought into...
Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm, auch genannt der Tennis-Baron, war ein deutscher Tennisspieler, der dem südost-niedersächsischen Adelsgeschlecht von Cramm entstammte. Er spielte 101-mal für Deutschland im Davis Cup und konnte dabei 82 Spiele im Einzel und Doppel gewinnen. In den 1930er Jahren war er ein ...
Von Cramm played 111 Davis Cup matches for Germany, one of only 14 players in history to surpass the century mark. He won six German Championships titles, the last coming in 1949 at age 40. Von Cramm and partner Henner Henkel won two major doubles titles, one at the French and one at the U.S. Nationals in 1937.
May 1, 2014 · Gay, aristocrat, gentleman, friend of the American jet set and very good volleyer: Gottfried von Cramm, tennis player of the interwar years, is probably one the greatest German tennis legend, on the courts, as well as outside.
Jul 5, 2009 · Gottfried von Cramm survived the war, married Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton in the 1950s and became a successful cotton importer. He died in a car accident on a business trip in Egypt in...
Jul 14, 2017 · Gottfried Von Cramm became the first German finalist when he reached the men's singles final against Fred Perry.Find your Wimbledon moment at WimbledonArchiv...
Apr 8, 2011 · Von Cramm, a fifth-set specialist, broke out for a 4-1 lead, but the canny Budge changed tactics and hit back to level.
Nov 8, 2023 · On this day, November 8, 1976, Baron Gottfried von Cramm, a two-time Roland-Garros champion, was killed in a car crash in Egypt, near Cairo.
A talented tennis player winning the US and French Opens, Gottfried von Cramm was such a champion that Hitler wanted to make him the poster boy for the Nazis. But von Cramm had other ideas.
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