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
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 "At last I'm here" inner excitement, but truly, as I was...
Tennis History
In my senior year at Cal, at the age of twenty I enlisted in the Army for service in World War II. I would have preferred to join the Air Force, but the examining optometrist said my depth perception was...
Tennis History
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. Even as a boy, I was awed by the layout. Twenty-three courts, with...