General John Donald (Don)
Budge
Male
United States of America
1915-06-13
Oakland, United States of America
2000-01-26
Scranton, United States of America


About

He was a son of a Scottish immigrant family. His father, John “Jack” Budge, a former soccer player from Scottland (he played several matches for Glasgow Rangers reserve team). His mother was Pearl Kincaid Budge.
Budge played a variety of sports and he was always more interested in other sports than tennis. However, he soon came to find he was a natural at it and began to love and to play tennis at a late age of 14. He began an education at the University of California (he was an excellent student), however left to play tennis for the U.S in the 30s.

Budge was No.1 player of the world for five years, at first as an amateur and then as a professional.

As of today, he is the only American player to win in a single year the four tournaments (Grand Slam).
He was the second player to win all four Grand Slams (in 1938) after Fred Perry.
As of today, he is the youngest player who completed the Grand Slam in a single year at the age of 22 years and 363 days!

Don was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1964.



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Archive statistics 1932 - 1961
45
374
304


Tournament wins 1955 - US Pro Clay Courts (Professional)
1946 - Southern Professionals (Professional)
1946 - Middle States Pro Grass Courts (Professional)
1946 - Richmond Professional Tournament (Professional)
1946 - San Francisco Pros (Professional)
1942 - US Pro Championships (Professional)
1940 - North and South Professional Tournament (Professional)
1940 - Southeastern Professional (Professional)
1940 - White Sulphur Springs Open (Amateur)
1940 - US Pro Championships (Professional)
1939 - Glasgow Professional Championships (Professional)
1939 - Wembley Professional Championships (Professional)
1939 - Swansea Professional Championships (Professional)
1939 - Southport Professional Tournament June Meeting (Professional)
1939 - French Professional Championship (Professional)
1939 - Dublin Professional Championships (Professional)
1938 - Newport Casino (Amateur)
1938 - Roland Garros (Grandslam)
1938 - Wimbledon (Grandslam)
1938 - US Open (Grandslam)
1938 - Czechoslovakian International Championships (Open)
1938 - Australian Open (Grandslam)
1937 - Victorian Championships (Amateur)
1937 - Newport Casino (Amateur)
1937 - Queens Club Tournament (ATP)
1937 - Wimbledon (Grandslam)
1937 - US Open (Grandslam)
1937 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
1937 - Pacific Southwest Championships (Open)
1937 - Miami (Open)
1936 - California Mid-Winter (Amateur)
1936 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
1936 - Eastern Grass Court Championships (Amateur)
1936 - Northern California Indoor Tournament (Amateur)
1936 - United North and South tournament (Amateur)
1936 - Queens Club Tournament (ATP)
1936 - Pacific Southwest Championships (Open)
1935 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
1935 - Palm Springs (Amateur)
1935 - Newport Casino (Amateur)
1935 - Pacific Southwest Championships (Open)
1934 - California State Championship (Open)
1933 - California State Championship (Open)
1933 - Del Monte Championship (Amateur)
1933 - Colorado Championship (Amateur)


Tournaments Southern Professionals - 1961 Southern Professionals - 1959 World Professional Tournament - 1955 US Pro Clay Courts - 1955 Paris Pro Championships - 1953 Wembley Professional Championships - 1953 Paris Pro Championships - 1952 International Professional Championships - 1952 Canadian Professional Championships - 1952 Wembley Professional Championships - 1952 Slazenger Professional - 1952 Geneva Professional Gold Trophy - 1952 International Professional Championships - 1951 US Pro Championships - 1950 Wembley Professional Championships - 1950 US Pro Championships - 1949 World Professional Indoors - 1949 Slazenger Professional - 1949 US Pro Championships - 1948 US Pro Championships - 1947 US Pro Indoors - 1947 US Pro Championships - 1946 Richmond Professional Tournament - 1946 Southern Professionals - 1946 US Pro Hardcourts - 1946 New England Pro Championships - 1946 Middle States Pro Grass Courts - 1946 Indiana State Pros - 1946 Pittsburgh Masters Pro - 1946 San Francisco Pros - 1946 World Pro Challenge - 1946 US Pro Hardcourts - 1945 US Pro Championships - 1942 US Pro Championships - 1941 Eastern Professional Championships - 1941 Forest Hills Pros - 1941 US Pro Championships - 1940 White Sulphur Springs Open - 1940 North and South Professional Tournament - 1940 Southeastern Professional - 1940 Finnish Relief Pro Tournament - 1940 West Coast Professional Championships - 1940 Southport Professional Tournament - 1939 French Professional Championship - 1939 Wembley Professional Championships - 1939 Brussels Professional Spring Championships - 1939 Dublin Professional Championships - 1939 Glasgow Professional Championships - 1939 Southport Professional Tournament June Meeting - 1939 Swansea Professional Championships - 1939 Edinburgh Professional Championships - 1939 Australian Open - 1938 Wimbledon - 1938 Roland Garros - 1938 US Open - 1938 Newport Casino - 1938 Pacific Coast Championship - 1938 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1938 Long Beach Championships - 1938 Czechoslovakian International Championships - 1938 US vs. Australia exhibitions - 1938 Triangular Exhbitiion - 1938 US vs. New Zealand Exhibition - 1938 Wimbledon - 1937 US Open - 1937 Victorian Championships - 1937 Miami-Biltmore Tournament - 1937 Miami - 1937 Newport Casino - 1937 Pacific Coast Championship - 1937 Queens Club Tournament - 1937 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1937 Dixie Championships - 1937 Wimbledon - 1936 US Open - 1936 Mason & Dixon Tournament - 1936 Newport Casino - 1936 Pacific Coast Championship - 1936 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1936 United North and South tournament - 1936 Queens Club Tournament - 1936 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1936 Northern California Indoor Tournament - 1936 Team Match (Informal) US vs. France - 1936 US vs. France Exhibition - 1936 California Mid-Winter - 1936 Wimbledon - 1935 US Open - 1935 Newport Casino - 1935 Pacific Coast Championship - 1935 Queens Club Tournament - 1935 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1935 Palm Springs - 1935 US Open - 1934 California State Championship - 1934 Pacific Coast Championship - 1934 US Clay Courts - 1934 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1934 Northern California Indoor Tournament - 1934 Indiana State - 1934 California Mid-Winter - 1934 California State Championship - 1933 Colorado Championship - 1933 Del Monte Championship - 1933 Illinois State Championship - 1933 Pacific Coast Championship - 1933 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1933 Wisconsin State Championships - 1933 British Columbia Championship - 1932 Pacific Coast Championship - 1932 Western Canada Grass Court Championships - 1932

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