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...im with good second serves." A year earlier, another World No. 1 player, [[Ellsworth Vines]], the man that Kramer called the greatest player of all time at the height ...st "little man" to ever play the game.<ref>''Tennis: Myth and Method'', by Ellsworth Vines and Gene Vier, Viking Press, New York, pages 65–66</ref></blockquote>

.../www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3118099.ece]</ref>. [[Ellsworth Vines]], the great American player of the 1930s, wrote of him: "He was the same h

...top 8, both amateur and pro, as being Tilden, Cochet, [[Bunny Austin]], [[Ellsworth Vines]], [[Fred Perry]], Karel Koželuh, Richards, and Shields, with Tilden, Kož | 1932 || '''[[Ellsworth Vines]]''' (USA) '''A.''' || [[Bill Tilden|Big Bill Tilden]] (USA) '''P.''' || In

...est player ever to have been either '''Budge''' (for consistent play) or [[Ellsworth Vines]] (at the height of his game). The next four best were, chronologically, [[ ...matches. In 1939 he beat the two reigning kings of professional tennis, [[Ellsworth Vines]] and [[Fred Perry]], 22 matches to 17 and 28 matches to 8. That year he al

...he 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, [[B ...ng.<ref>The ten, portrayed in chronological order, were [[Bill Tilden]], [[Ellsworth Vines]], [[Fred Perry]], [[Don Budge]], [[Bobby Riggs]], [[Jack Kramer]], '''Fran

...tennis boom of the 1930's and 40's. Beasley helped develop the explosive Ellsworth Vines and the machine-like Frank Parker while simultaneously serving as surrogate Mercer Beasley met Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr., in 1925 when Vines was a boy of 14 and working at a Pasadena bakeshop

...e country club set, like [[Bill Tilden]], or even the middle class, like [[Ellsworth Vines]], but from "the low, low class. My mother took in washing. I worked as a

...the best 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, [

...'s numerous star pupils were two of the best tennis players of all time, [[Ellsworth Vines]] and [[Frank Parker]]. In both 1931 and 1932 three of his protégés were ...onal level, the most famous one being the youthful but almost unbeatable [[Ellsworth Vines]], who had won the National mens championship at Forest Hills two years in

...r-up || 1935 || [[Wembley Championship]] || Indoors || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ellsworth Vines]] || 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6 | 1) {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ellsworth Vines]] <br> 2) {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Tilden]]

...was just a little bit past his peak. On a long tour, as up and down as [[Ellsworth Vines|Vines]] was, I'm not so sure that Riggs wouldn't have played Elly very clos

...ut to acquire a reputation for discovering and tutoring the incomparable [[Ellsworth Vines]], and who would soon go on to mentoring the nearly as good [[Frank Parker]

...the player that people primarily paid to see. Even with greats such as [[Ellsworth Vines]], [[Fred Perry]], and [[Don Budge]] as his opponents, all of them current ...the best 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, ''

...the player that people primarily paid to see. Even with greats such as [[Ellsworth Vines]], [[Fred Perry]], and [[Don Budge]] as his opponents, all of them current ...the best 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, ''

...the best 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, [[

...t 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, [[

...428. He rated [[Bill Tilden]] as the greatest player before 1930, then [[Ellsworth Vines]] as the greatest player for one year, [[Don Budge]] for three years, [[Jac ...the best 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, [[

* [[Ellsworth Vines]] - winner of 6 amateur Grand Slam titles, an indeterminate number of major ...ed the greatest player ever, his only serious rivals for the title being [[Ellsworth Vines]], [[Don Budge]], and [[Jack Kramer]]. In 1950 an [[Associated Press]] pol

...mallest of the great players, occasionally beating such heavy-hitters as [[Ellsworth Vines]] and [[Don Budge]]; was coached at one point by [[Mercer Beasley]]}} |Name=Ellsworth Vines

...ls played sometimes more often in tours than in tournaments: in 1937 Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr. played 70 matches in two tours and 0 match in tournament. In his first ...the best 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, [