Bob Falkenburg

Bob Falkenburg
Bob Falkenburg in front of the first Bob's ice-cream shop in Rio de Janeiro in 1952
Full nameRobert Falkenburg
Country (sports)United States United States (until 1947)
Brazil Brazil (1948–1955)
Born(1926-01-29)January 29, 1926
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2022(2022-01-06) (aged 95)
Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro1942 (amateur tour)
Retired1955
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1974 (member page)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 7 (1948, John Olliff)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1954)
WimbledonW (1948)
US OpenSF (1946)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1947)
US OpenW (1944)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1947)
US OpenF (1945)
Team competitions
Davis CupSFAm (1955)

Robert Falkenburg (January 29, 1926 – January 6, 2022) was a Brazilian-American amateur tennis player and entrepreneur. He is best known for winning the Men's Singles at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships and introducing soft ice cream and American fast food to Brazil in 1952. He founded the Brazilian fast food chain Bob's.[2]

  1. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 426.
  2. ^ "Why Bob's is Brazilian, But Bob is Not". Street Smart Brazil. April 4, 2011.