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"Don Budge" published on by null. (1915–2000)US tennis player who, in 1938, achieved the first ever grand slam, winning the four major singles titles in the same year.Budge sprang to fame at the age of eighteen as surprise runner-up to Fred Perry in the 1934 Pacific Coast championships.
Budge considered turning pro in 1938 but decided against it. His reward was the Grand Slam. He defeated John Bromwich 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 in the Australian final and Roderich Menzel 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the ...
Official tennis bio information on Don Budge including personal and professional info.
Budge considered turning pro in 1938 but decided against it. His reward was the Grand Slam. He defeated John Bromwich 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 in the Australian final and Roderich Menzel 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the ...
Don Budge. (1915–2000). In the late 1930s U.S. tennis player Don Budge was the most dominant force in his sport. He won the four major tennis tournaments—Wimbledon and the championships of Australia, France, and the United States—in 1938 to become the sport’s first Grand Slam winner. John Donald Budge was born on June 13, 1915, in ...
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Don Budge, all'anagrafe John Donald Budge ( Oakland, 13 giugno 1915 – Scranton, 26 gennaio 2000 ), è stato un tennista e allenatore di tennis statunitense . Fu il giocatore numero uno per 5 anni, prima come amatore e poi come professionista. È famoso per essere stato il primo a vincere tutti e quattro i tornei del Grande Slam nello stesso anno.
