A native San Franciscan who grew up playing at legendary Golden Gate Park, Tom Brown won the first post war Wimbledon doubles title in 1946 with Jack Kramer. He won the mixed doubles that year as well. Later, he was a singles runner up to Big Jake at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals at Forrest Hills. A successful San Francisco attorney, Tom continued his amazing competitive career at events around the world, with a longevity matched by virtually no other seniors player, including numerous number one world rankings.
Tom Brown
Tennis History
Printable Version Wimbledon seemed like the entrance to a large stadium. How did I feel when I first set foot inside the hallowed grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, better known as Wimbledon? I suppose I had an...
Tennis History
Printable Version My eyes were good enough to be number one in Northern California, but not good enough for the Air Force. In my senior year at Cal, at the age of twenty I enlisted in the Army for service...
Tennis History
Printable Version At Golden Gate Park in 1928, age 6, with my mother. In the late 1920's, when I was about eight, I tagged along with my parents one day to Golden Gate Park, curious to watch them play tennis....