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Budge Patty
Budge Patty in 1958
Full nameJohn Edward Patty
Country (sports) United States
Born (1924-02-11) February 11, 1924 (age 100)
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Turned pro1940 (amateur tour)
Retired1960
PlaysRight-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1977 (member page)
Singles
Career record378–107
Career titles73 [1]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1950, John Olliff)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenW (1950)
WimbledonW (1950)
US OpenQF (1951, 1953, 1957)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1957)
US OpenF (1957)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1946)

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 Egypt's 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.[3] 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.[2]

He was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977.[4]

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

Grand Slam record

Grand Slams finals

Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up 1949 French Championships United States Frank Parker 3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Winner 1950 French Championships Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–5
Winner 1950 Wimbledon Championships Australia Frank Sedgman 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3

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

  • Patty, Edward John (1951). Tennis my way by Budge Patty. New York: Hutchinson’s Library of Sports and Pastimes. LCCN 51008955.

References

  1. ^ "Jesse Edward (Budge) Patty: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  2. ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 426.
  3. ^ "Tennis Grand Slam Winners – Tennis – ESPN". ESPN. go.com. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  4. ^ "Tennis Hall of Fame – John Edward Patty "Budge"". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
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