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US tennis player
A.K.A.
"John Edward "Budge" Patty, John Edward Patty
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Birth:
11 February 1924(Fort Smith)
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Biography
Introduction
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. 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.
He was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977.
Patty attended Los Angeles High School. He now lives in Lausanne, Switzerland, with his wife, Marcina.
Grand Slam record
- French Championships
- Singles champion: 1950
- Singles runner-up: 1949
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1946
- Wimbledon
- Singles champion: 1950
- Men's Doubles champion: 1957
- U.S. Championships
- Men's Doubles runner-up: 1957
Grand Slams finals
Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1949 | French Championships |  Frank Parker | 3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1950 | French Championships |  Jaroslav Drobný | 6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1950 | Wimbledon Championships |  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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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.