Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Frederick Rudolph "Ted" Schroeder (July 20, 1921 – May 26, 2006) was an American tennis player who won the two most prestigious amateur tennis titles, Wimbledon and the U.S. National. He was the No. 1-ranked American player in 1942 and the No. 2 for 4 consecutive years, 1946 through 1949. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, but developed as a tennis player in Southern California under the guidance of Perry T. Jones.