Don Budge
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Full nameJohn Donald Budge
Country (sports) United States
Born(1915-06-13)June 13, 1915
Oakland, California
DiedJanuary 26, 2000(2000-01-26)(aged 84)
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turned pro1938 (amateur tour from 1932)
Retired1961
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1964(member page)
Singles
Career record649-297 (68.6%)
Career titles43
Highest rankingNo.1(1937, A. Wallis Myers)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW(1938)
French OpenW(1938)
WimbledonW(1937,1938)
US OpenW(1937,1938)
Professional majors
US ProW(1940, 1942)
Wembley ProW(1939)
French ProW(1939)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo.1(1942, Ray Bowers)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1938)
WimbledonW(1937, 1938)
US OpenW(1936, 1938)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonW(1937, 1938)
US OpenW(1937, 1938)