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Don Budge at the White City Stadium, Sydney in December 1937. In 1942, Budge joined the United States Army Air Forces to serve in World War II. At the beginning of 1943, in an obstacle course, he tore a muscle in his shoulder. In his book 'A Tennis Memoir' page 144 he said:
American tennis great Don Budge is a 1964 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee.
Don Budge (born June 13, 1915, Oakland, Calif., U.S.—died Jan. 26, 2000, Scranton, Pa.) was an American tennis player who was the first to win the Grand Slam—i.e., the four major singles championships, Australia, France, Great Britain, and the United States—in one year (1938).
"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.
May 29, 2018 · Don Budge. Don Budge (born 1915) swept the tennis scene in 1937, when he won the singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles at Wimbledon, the U.S. national singles and mixed doubles, and the Davis Cup. In 1938, he was the first player ever to win Wimbledon as well as the U.S., French, and Australian national championships-the "Grand Slam" of tennis.
Sep 24, 2024 · On this day, September 24, 1938, Don Budge completed the first Grand Slam in tennis history. To achieve that feat, the American defeated his doubles partner Gene Mako in the final of the US Nationals (which later became the US Open), 6-3, 6-8, 6-2, 6-1.
He is most famous as the first tennis player — male or female, and still the only American male — to win the Grand Slam, and to win all four Grand Slam events consecutively overall. Budge was the second man to complete the career Grand Slam after Fred Perry, and remains the youngest to achieve the feat.
Jan 26, 2000 · John Donald ("Don") Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis champion who was a World Number One player for five years, first as an amateur and then as a professional. Supremely athletic and powerful, the red-haired Budge stood six-foot-one and weighed 160 pounds, giving him an imposing body, ideal for tennis players.
Jun 15, 2022 · Don Budge After breaking again at 6-6, Budge served at 7-6, 40-30, match point. Cramm hit a good crosscourt forehand that appeared to have won him the point as he moved toward the...
American J. Donald Budge (1915-2000) won six Grand Slam tennis titles in a row, beginning at Wimbledon 1937 and ending with the completion of the first ever ...
