Gene Mako
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Constantine „Gene“ Mako (born 24 January 1916 in Budapest) is former American tennis player and art dealer.
Constantine Mako was born in the Hungarian capital. At the age of seven he moved with his family from Buenos Aires to Los Angeles.
In 1934 he won the singles and the doubles at the Intercollegiate Championship.
He was especially successful as a doubles player with his partner and friend Don Budge. They competed in 7 Grand Slam finals, 4 of which they won. In 1936 Gene Mako and Alice Marble won the finals at the US Mixed Doubles Championships against Sarah Palfrey and Don Budge (6:3 and 6:2).
From 1935 to 1938 he was member of the United States Davis Cup team, which this team won in 1937 (against the United Kingdom) and in 1938 (against Australia).
During the Second World War he served on the United States Navy. Gene Mako continued to play tennis at that time.
In 1973 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Runner-up (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1938 | US National Singles Championships |  Don Budge |
3–6 8–6 2–6 1–6 |
[edit] Grand Slam doubles finals
[edit] Wins (4)
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1936 | US National Doubles Championships | Don Budge |
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn |
6–4 6–2 6–4 |
| 1937 | Wimbledon | Don Budge |
 Pat Hughes / Raymond Tuckey |
6–0 6–4 6–8 6–1 |
| 1938 | Wimbledon | Don Budge |
 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa |
6–4 6–3 3–6 8–6 |
| 1938 | US National Doubles Championships | Don Budge |
 John Bromwich / Adrian Quist |
6–3 6–2 6–1 |
[edit] Runner-ups (3)
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1935 | US National Doubles Championships | Don Budge |
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn |
2–6 3–6 6–2 6–3 1–6 |
| 1937 | US National Doubles Championships | Don Budge |
Henner Henkel / Gottfried Von Cramm |
4–6 5–7 4–6 |
| 1938 | Roland Garros | Don Budge |
 Bernard Destremau / Yvon Petra |
6–3 3–6 7–9 1–6 |
