Tennis player
Jack Kramer
A major champion who then built the professional tour that made the open era inevitable.
John Albert Kramer was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, and a pioneer promoter who helped drive the sport towards professionalism at the elite level. Kramer also ushered in the serve-and-volley era in tennis, a playing style with which he won three Grand Slam tournaments. He also led the U.S. Davis Cup tennis team to victory in the 1946 and 1947 Davis Cup finals.
- Born
- 1921-08-01, Las Vegas, USAA Monday
- Died
- 2009-09-12, Los Angeles, USAA Saturday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1921-08-01, Las Vegas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 8°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 10°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 20°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 25°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 28°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 18°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 22°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 8°46′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 13°18′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°11′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2009-09-12, Los Angeles, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 20°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 29°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 4°33′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 20°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 11°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 18°38′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 24°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 24°49′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 24°23′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 0°39′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jack Kramer was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.