# Brian Norton

> Brian Ivan Cobb Norton, nicknamed "Babe", was a South African tennis player. He was born in Cape Colony and died in Santa Clara, California. At Wimbledon 1921, Norton beat Frank Hunter and Manuel Alonso Areizaga, before having two championship points in the Challenge Round against Bill Tilden but losing in five sets. Norton is one of only two men to hold championship point in a Grand Slam men's singles final and yet not win a title (the other is Guillermo Coria at the 2004 French Open. Norton won the 1923 U.S. National Championships doubles, alongside Tilden. In the singles that year, Norton beat R. Norris Williams in a five-set quarterfinal, then lost to Tilden in the semifinals.

*South African tennis player (1899–1956)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/brian-norton

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Tennis Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10833314))
- **Category:** Tennis Players
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1899-10-10
- **Died:** 1956-07-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 13.9 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 10.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 35.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Brian Norton](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Norton)
- [Brian Norton (tennis)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Norton_(tennis))
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- [Brian Norton](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Norton)
- [Brian Norton](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Norton)
- [ブライアン・ノートン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3)
- [Нортон, Брайан](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B0%D0%BD)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912865)

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