Byron Bertram
South African tennis player
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::summary South African tennis player ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Byron Bertram |
| country | RSA Republic of South Africa |
| residence | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| height | |
| turnedpro | 1970 |
| retired | 1980 |
| plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| singlesrecord | 101–127 |
| singlestitles | 0 |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 51 (26 July 1976) |
| FrenchOpenresult | 2R (1976, 1977) |
| Wimbledonresult | QF (1977) |
| USOpenresult | 1R (1976, 1980) |
| doublesrecord | 98–100 |
| doublestitles | 1 |
| Team | yes |
| DavisCupresult | W (1974) |
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Byron Bertram (born 29 October 1952) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa
Bertram attended Parktown Boys' High School. During his career, he won one tour doubles title and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 51 in July 1976. Bertram reached the quarterfinals of the 1977 Wimbledon Championships and defeated Stan Smith at the tournament in 1975. He also was a member of the winning South Africa Davis Cup team in 1974.
Career finals
Doubles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1974 | Salisbury, U.S. | Carpet | Rhodesia Andrew Pattison | USA Jimmy Connors | |
| RSA Frew McMillan | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 1974 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet (i) | GBR John Feaver | USA Fred McNair | |
| USA Raz Reid | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 | ||||||
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 1976 | Louisville, U.S. | Clay | RSA Pat Cramer | USA Stan Smith | |
| USA Erik van Dillen | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 1978 | Sarasota, U.S. | Carpet | RSA Bernard Mitton | SUI Colin Dowdeswell | |
| AUS Geoff Masters | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6 | ||||||
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Singles (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1974 | Calgary, Canada | Indoor | FRG Karl Meiler | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
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