Gottfried Von Cramm

(1909-1976)

German tennis player

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Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm (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. He was ranked number 2 in the world in 1934 and 1936, and number 1 in the world in 1937. He was the first German to win a singles title at a Grand Slam tournament. 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".

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Born	Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm 7 July 1909 Nettlingen, Germany
Died	8 November 1976 (aged 67) Cairo, Egypt
Zodiac	Cancer
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