Budge Patty

John Edward "Budge" Patty (born February 11, 1924) is a former world no. 1 American tennis player whose career spanned a period of 15 years after World War II. He won two Grand Slam singles titles in 1950.

Budge Patty
Budge Patty in 1958
Full nameJohn Edward Patty
Country (sports) United States
Born (1924-02-11) February 11, 1924
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Turned pro1940 (amateur tour)
Retired1960
PlaysRight-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1977 (member page)
Singles
Career record777–182 (81.02%) [1]
Career titles73 [2]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1950, John Olliff)[3]
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)
WimbledonSF (1946)

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.[4] 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.[3]

He was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977.[5]

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

Grand Slams finals

Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1949French ChampionshipsClay Frank Parker3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Win1950French ChampionshipsClay Jaroslav Drobný6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–5
Win1950Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Frank Sedgman6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1957WimbledonGrass Gardnar Mulloy Neale Fraser
Lew Hoad		8–10, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1957US National ChampionshipsGrass Gardnar Mulloy Ashley Cooper
Neale Fraser		6–4, 3–6, 7–9, 3–6

Mixed Doubles (1 title)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1946French ChampionshipsClay Pauline Betz Dorothy Bundy
Tom Brown		7–5, 9–7

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament19411942-1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960
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. "Budge Patty: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  2. "Jesse Edward (Budge) Patty: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  3. United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 426.
  4. "Tennis Grand Slam Winners – Tennis – ESPN". ESPN. go.com. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  5. "Tennis Hall of Fame – John Edward Patty "Budge"". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
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