Budge Patty

Budge Patty

Budge Patty in 1958
Full name John Edward Patty
Country  United States
Born February 11, 1924
Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Turned pro 1940 (amateur tour)
Retired 1960
Plays Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HOF 1977 (member page)
Singles
Career record 378–107
Career titles 46
Highest ranking No. 1 (1950, John Olliff)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open W (1950)
Wimbledon W (1950)
US Open QF (1951, 1953, 1957)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon W (1957)
US Open F (1957)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open W (1946)
Last updated on: September 20, 2012.

John "Budge" Edward Patty (born February 11, 1924) is a former World No. 1 American tennis player.

Biography

Patty was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States.

In 1950, he won the men's singles title at the French Championships defeating Czechoslovak Jaroslav Drobný in a five-set match. A few weeks later he also won the Wimbledon Championships in a four-set victory over Australian Frank Sedgman.[2] Only two other American male players have achieved this double victory: Don Budge in 1938 and Tony Trabert in 1955.

Patty was ranked World No. 1 in 1950 by John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph.[1]

He was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977.[3]

Patty attended Los Angeles High School. He now lives in Lausanne, Switzerland, with his wife, Marcina.

Grand Slam record

Grand Slams finals

Singles

Titles (2)

Year Championship Opponent Score
1950 French Championships Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–5
1950Wimbledon Championships Australia Frank Sedgman 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3

Runner-ups (1)

Year Championship Opponent Score
1949 French Championships United States Frank Parker 3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6

Performance timeline

Tournament 1941 1942-1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
French A A QF 4R SF F W 4R QF 4R SF QF 4R 4R 4R 3R 2R
Wimbledon A A 4R SF QF 3R W 2R 4R 3R SF SF 2R 4R 4R 1R 1R
U.S. 2R A 4R A 3R A 1R QF A QF A A A QF 1R A A

Publications

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 426.
  2. ↑ "Tennis Grand Slam Winners – Tennis – ESPN". ESPN. go.com. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tennis Hall of Fame – John Edward Patty "Budge"". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

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