Max Bertram

{{Short description|South African tennis player (1911–1999)}}

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| fullname = Robert Henry Maxwell Bertram

| country_represented = {{flagu|South Africa|1928}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|02|11|df=yes}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|08|02|1911|02|11|df=yes}}

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| plays = Right-handed

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| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1935)

| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1935)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1935)

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Robert Henry Maxwell Bertram (11 February 1911 – 2 August 1999){{cite web |title=Player profile |url=https://www.tennisarchives.com/player/?pl=311 |website=www.tennisarchives.com}} was a South African tennis player.

Born in Roodepoort, Bertram was active in tennis during the 1930s and 1940s. His game was based on a strong forehand drive, similar in style to Bill Johnston.{{cite news |title=Britain against the World at Tennis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/741805219 |work=Evening Standard |date=4 May 1935}} In 1932 he won the singles title at the South African Championships, where he was also runner-up three times. He toured Europe in 1935 and represented South Africa in a Davis Cup tie against Czechoslovakia in Prague, featuring as well at the French Championships and Wimbledon.{{cite news |title=And the South Africans |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/739709933/ |work=Evening Standard |date=22 April 1935}}

Bertram's son Byron twice won the Wimbledon junior title and played on the professional tour.{{cite news |title=Junior Triumphs Still Haunt Bertram's Career |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/101000624 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=10 July 1977}}