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General First nameJhr. mr. Robert (Bob)
Lastnamede Brauw
GenderMale
CountryNetherlands
Date of birth1917-02-07
Place of birthEmmerich, Germany
Date of death1945-05-04
Place of deathNeustadt, Holstein, Germany


About

He was a Dutch tennis player. He played at Wimbledon in 1938, where he lost to Mohammed Khan. He was also a resistance fighter during the Second World War. He was parachuted together with the agent Meint Adolf Smid (1921-1984) in the area of Driebergen-Leersum on the night of 7-8 August 1944. He worked as a radio operator / codist for the Bureau of Intelligence (BI). He was tasked to coordinate the Dutch resistance. His radio station was surveyed. He was arrested on October 14, 1944 by the Sicherheitsdienst (SD). He was killed on May 4, 1945 in a bombing by the Allies on the passenger ship “Cap Arcona”.

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Archive statistics Career1932 - 1941
Tournament wins3
Matches71
Match wins39


Tournament wins 1939 - Hilversum (Amateur)
1939 - Haarlem (Amateur)
1938 - Baarn (Amateur)


Tournaments Netherlands National Championship - 1941 Eindhoven - 1941 Rotterdam Anglo Dutch - 1941 s 'Hertogenbosch - 1941 Oosterbeek - 1941 Netherlands National Championship - 1940 Noordwijk - 1940 Hilversum - 1940 s 'Hertogenbosch - 1940 Eindenhout - 1940 Oosterbeek - 1940 Monte Carlo - 1939 U.S. vs. Netherlands Exhibition - 1939 Netherlands National Championship - 1939 Eindhoven - 1939 Haarlem - 1939 Hilversum - 1939 Wimbledon - 1938 Netherlands National Championship - 1938 Baarn - 1938 Rotterdam Anglo Dutch - 1938 s 'Hertogenbosch - 1938 Netherlands International Championships - 1937 Netherlands National Championship - 1937 Hilversum - 1937 Netherlands International Championships - 1936 Netherlands National Championship - 1936 Baarn - 1936 Bussum - 1936 Rotterdam Anglo Dutch - 1936 Netherlands International Championships - 1935 Netherlands National Covered Court Championships - 1935 Netherlands National Championship - 1934 Bergen aan Zee - 1934 Baarn - 1932