Budge Patty

Budge Patty
Budge Patty in 1958
Full name John Edward Patty
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1924-02-11) February 11, 1924
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Turned pro 1940 (amateur tour)
Retired 1960
Plays Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF 1977 (member page)
Singles
Career record 777-182 (81.02%) [1]
Career titles 73 [2]
Highest ranking No. 1 (1950, John Olliff)[3]
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)
Wimbledon SF (1946)

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.

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)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up1949French ChampionshipsClayUnited States Frank Parker3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Winner1950French ChampionshipsClayEgypt Jaroslav Drobný6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–5
Winner1950Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Frank Sedgman6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner1957WimbledonGrassUnited States Gardnar MulloyAustralia Neale Fraser
Australia Lew Hoad		8–10, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up1957US National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Gardnar MulloyAustralia Ashley Cooper
Australia Neale Fraser		6–4, 3–6, 7–9, 3–6

Mixed Doubles (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner1946French ChampionshipsClayUnited States Pauline BetzUnited States Dorothy Bundy
United States Tom Brown		7–5, 9–7

Performance timeline

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. ↑ Garcia, Gabriel. "Budge Patty: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jesse Edward (Budge) Patty: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 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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