1915 - 2000
Don Budge American Tennis
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Don Budge was previously married to Loriel Budge (1967 - 2000) and Diadre Conselman (1941).
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Relationship Statistics
Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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Married | 2 |
83 years, 1 month
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58 years, 6 months
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34 years
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Total | 2 |
83 years, 1 month
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58 years, 6 months
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34 years
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Details
First Name |
Don
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Last Name |
Budge
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Full Name at Birth |
John Donald Budge
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Alternative Name |
John Donald Budge, Donald Budge, Don Budge, Donnie Budge
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Birthday |
13th June, 1915
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Birthplace |
Oakland, California, USA
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Died |
26th January, 2000
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Place of Death |
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
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Cause of Death |
Complications from automobile accident
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Height |
6' 1" (185 cm)
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Weight |
160lbs (73 kg)
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Build |
Athletic
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Hair Color |
Red
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Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation |
Tennis
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John Donald Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis player. He is most famous as the first player — male or female, and still the only American male — to win the four tournaments that comprise the Grand Slam of tennis in a single year. Budge was the second man to win the Career Grand Slam after Fred Perry, and is still the youngest to achieve that feat. He won ten majors, of which six were Grand Slam events (consecutively, a men's record) and four Pro Slams, the latter achieved on three different surfaces. Budge is considered to have the best backhand in the history of tennis, with most observers rating it better than that of later player Ken Rosewall. He is also the only man to have achieved the Triple Crown (winning singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles at the same tournament) on three separate occasions (Wimbledon in 1937 and 1938, and the US Open in 1938), and the only man to have achieved it twice in one year.