Don Budge
 Budge at Wimbledon 1938 | |
| Full name | John Donald Budge |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | June 13, 1915 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 2000 (aged 84) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Turned pro | 1938 (amateur tour from 1932) |
| Retired | 1961 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1964 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 649-297 (68.6%) |
| Career titles | 43 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1937, A. Wallis Myers) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1938) |
| French Open | W (1938) |
| Wimbledon | W (1937, 1938) |
| US Open | W (1937, 1938) |
| Professional majors | |
| US Pro | W (1940, 1942) |
| Wembley Pro | W (1939) |
| French Pro | W (1939) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1942, Ray Bowers) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1938) |
| Wimbledon | W (1937, 1938) |
| US Open | W (1936, 1938) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1937, 1938) |
| US Open | W (1937, 1938) |
John Donald Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis player. He was known as the first tennis player to win all four Grand Slam events. Budge is thought to have been one of the best backhands in the history of tennis.
In December 1999, Budge was injured in a car crash and he never fully recovered. He died on January 26, 2000, at a nursing home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, aged 84.
References
- 1 2 "Don Budge: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ↑ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (first edition), p. 425.
- ↑ Schwartz, Larry. "In big matches, he wouldn't budge". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ↑ Drucker, Joel (September 1, 2013). "Oakland's Tennis Revolutionary". Jim McLennan – Essential Tennis Instruction. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ↑ Gray, Michael (January 27, 2000). "Don Budge (Obituary)". The Guardian. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ↑ Finn, Robin (2000-01-27). "Don Budge, First to Win Tennis's Grand Slam, Dies at 84". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
Other websites
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