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Byron Bertram is a former professional tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

player from South Africa

Bertram attended Parktown Boys' High School

Parktown Boys' High School

Parktown Boys' High School is a public high school for boys in Parktown, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Parktown Boys' is well known for its emphasis on holistic education and in 2009 was rated as one of the top performing state schools in South Africa, and in the top ten schools in...

. During his career he won 1 tour doubles title. His career high singles ranking was World No. 51, which he reached in July 1976.

Doubles titles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	1976	Louisville Louisville Tennis Classic The Louisville Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played in Louisville, Kentucky from 1970-1979. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.-Men's singles:-Doubles:... , U.S.	Clay	Pat Cramer Pat Cramer Pat Cramer , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles.-Doubles titles :...	Stan Smith Stan Smith Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world... Erik Van Dillen Erik Van Dillen Erik Van Dillen was an American male professional tennis player.Van Dillen won a single career title, the 1973 Nottingham Open Singles title, defeating Frew McMillan .-External links:*...	6–3, 6–4

Runner-ups (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	1974	Salisbury, U.S.	Carpet	Andrew Pattison Andrew Pattison ----Andrew Pattison is a former South African-born Rhodesian and later Zimbabwean right-handed tennis player. His highest ever ranking was World No. 24, which he reached on 24 September 1974. Pattison won four singles tournaments, and seven doubles tournaments.Pattison became a naturalized...	Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player.... Frew McMillan Frew McMillan Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...	6–3, 2–6, 1–6
2.	1974	Jackson Tennis South Invitational The Tennis South Invitational was a men's tennis tournament played in Jackson, Mississippi. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour from 1973-1977. It was played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles champions:-Doubles champions:... , U.S.	Carpet	John Feaver John Feaver John Feaver is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom.Feaver enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title and finished runner-up another 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	Fred McNair Fred McNair ----Frederick V. McNair, IV is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976. That year, he teamed up with Sherwood Stewart to capture the men's doubles titles at French Open, the German Open and the Masters... Grover Raz Reid	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
3.	1978	Sarasota, U.S.	Carpet	Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton, born 9 November 1954 is a professional male tennis player in both singles and doubles from the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Vryburg, South Africa....	Colin Dowdeswell Colin Dowdeswell Colin Dowdeswell , is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. During his time on the world tour, he won 1 singles titles and 11 doubles titles... Geoff Masters Geoff Masters Geoff Masters is a former Australian tennis player.-Tennis tour career:In 1977 Masters and Ross Case won the doubles in Wimbledon.-Doubles titles :-Post-tennis playing career:...	6–2, 3–6, 2–6

Singles runner-ups (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1974	Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... , Canada	Indoor	Karl Meiler Karl Meiler Karl Meiler is a former tennis player from West Germany.Meiler won four singles and seventeen doubles titles during his professional career...	4–6, 6–3, 3–6

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