About
John Donald Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis player. He is most famous as the first player — male or female, and still the only American male — to win the four tournaments that comprise the Grand Slam of tennis in a single year. Budge was the second man to win the Career Grand Slam after Fred Perry, and is still the youngest to achieve that feat. He won ten majors, of which six were Grand Slam events (consecutively, a men's record) and four Pro Slams, the latter achieved on three different surfaces. Budge is considered to have the best backhand in the history of tennis, with most observers rating it better than that of later player Ken Rosewall. He is also the only man to have achieved the Triple Crown (winning singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles at the same tournament) on three separate occasions (Wimbledon in 1937 and 1938, and the US Open in 1938), and the only man to have achieved it twice in one year.
Key details
| Born |
John Donald Budge 13 June 1915 Oakland, California, USA
|
| Died |
26 January 2000 (aged 84) Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
|
| Zodiac | Gemini |
| Tags | Add tag |
Family members
Spouse 2
Children 2
Parents
Siblings
Other family members
Connections
Friends & associates
Don Budge dating history
2
Children
2Scholars
Family
Parents
Siblings
Children
Other family members
Friends & associates
Missing information for Don Budge
- missing hair color
- missing eye color
- missing ethnicity
Lists
Facts and figures
Similar profiles
Activity
Top contributors today
- wdweditorial · 34 posts · 58 points
Tags
Featured contributors
Couples by country
USA · UK · Canada · Australia · France · Germany · India · China · South Korea · Japan · Spain · MexicoCouples by decade
1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s · 2020s
