title: Ron Von der Porten
text: # Ron Von der Porten
  
  Ronald P. "Ron" Von der Porten (born 1936) is an American bridge player from Orinda, California.
  
  ## Books
  
  * Introduction to Defensive Bidding (Prentice-Hall, 1967), 151 pp.
  * Introduction to Competitive Bidding, Charles Goren and Von der Porten (Doubleday, 1984), 179 pp.
  
  ## Bridge accomplishments
  
  ### Wins
  
  * North American Bridge Championships (6)
     * Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1986
     * Grand National Teams (1) 1982
     * Vanderbilt (1) 1967
     * Reisinger (1) 1962
     * Spingold (2) 1975, 1980
  
  ### Runners-up
  
  * Bermuda Bowl (2) 1962, 1977
  * North American Bridge Championships
     * Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1984
     * Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1965
     * Vanderbilt (3) 1961, 1963, 1971
     * Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1970
  