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Max Bertram

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Max Bertram
Full nameRobert Henry Maxwell Bertram
Country (sports) South Africa
Born(1911-02-11)11 February 1911
Died2 August 1999(1999-08-02) (aged 88)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1935)
Wimbledon2R (1935)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Player profile". www.tennisarchives.com.
  2. ^ "Britain against the World at Tennis". Evening Standard. 4 May 1935.
  3. ^ "And the South Africans". Evening Standard. 22 April 1935.
  4. ^ "Junior Triumphs Still Haunt Bertram's Career". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 10 July 1977.
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