and Ron. They lived in Bel Air, California. He invested in the Professional Tennis Tour, the Jack Kramer Tennis Club in Palos Verdes, CA., two Golf courses at the Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills, California, and racehorses. Starting in 1948, the Jack Kramer Autograph tennis racket from Wilson Sporting Goods became the most popular selling racket of all time for over 35 years (Wilson Sporting Goods-1984). Death Jack Kramer died from a soft tissue cancer on September 12, 2009, at his home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Awards and honors Kramer was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1968. From 1979 until 1981 the Los Angeles Tennis Open, a tournament he was involved with since the 1950s, was known as the "Jack Kramer Open". He was portrayed by actor Bill Pullman in the 2017 movie Battle of the Sexes. Grand Slam finals Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up) Doubles (6 titles) Pro Slam finals Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up) References Sources Tennis is my Racket (1949), Bobby Riggs Man with a Racket (1959), Pancho Gonzales Big Bill Tilden, The Triumph and the Tragedy (1979), Frank Deford Tennis Players are Made, not Born (1976), Dick Skeen Little Pancho (2009), Caroline Seebohm The Factory System (August 1950), Perry T. Jones in Life Magazine Mental Tennis (1994), Vic Braden As It Was (2009), Gardnar Mulloy ''Never Make the First Offer (2009), Donald Dell External links Excerpts from The Game 1921 births 2009 deaths American male tennis players American sailors Deaths from cancer in California People from Bel Air, Los Angeles Sportspeople from the Las Vegas Valley Sportspeople from San Bernardino, California Rollins College alumni Tennis commentators International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Tennis people from California Tennis people from Nevada United States National champions (tennis) Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles History of tennis Sportspeople from Montebello, California Professional tennis players before the Open Era American racehorse owners and breeders Professional tennis promoters World number 1 ranked male tennis players