Ellsworth Vines
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Singles
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Wins (3)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1931 | U.S. Championships |  George Lott |
7–9, 6–3, 9–7, 7–5 |
| 1932 | Wimbledon |  Henry Austin |
6–4, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1932 | U.S. Championships (2nd) |  Henri Cochet |
6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
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Runner-ups (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1933 | Wimbledon |  Jack Crawford |
4–6, 11-9, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
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Notes
- ^ A tennis memoir, by Donald Budge
- ^ In his 1979 autobiography Kramer considered the best player ever to have been either Don Budge (for consistent play) or Ellsworth Vines (at the height of his game). The next four best were, chronologically, Bill Tilden, Fred Perry, Bobby Riggs, and Pancho Gonzales. After these six came the "second echelon" of Rod Laver, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Gottfried von Cramm, Ted Schroeder, Jack Crawford, Pancho Segura, Frank Sedgman, Tony Trabert, John Newcombe, Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Björn Borg, and Jimmy Connors. He felt unable to rank Henri Cochet and René Lacoste accurately but felt they were among the very best.
- ^ Total Tennis: The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, by Bud Collins, page 53
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Sources
- The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis (1979), Jack Kramer with Frank Deford (ISBN 0-399-12336-9)
- Total Tennis: The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia (2003), by Bud Collins (ISBN 0-9731443-4-3)
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