Gene Mako

Gene Mako
Full nameConstantine Eugene Mako
Country (sports) United States
Born(1916-01-24)January 24, 1916
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
DiedJune 14, 2013(2013-06-14) (aged 97)
Los Angeles, California, U.S
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Turned pro1943 (amateur tour from 1927)[1]
Retired1954
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1973 (member page)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 8 (1938, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1938)
French Open3R (1938)
Wimbledon4R (1935, 1937, 1938)
US OpenF (1938)
Professional majors
US ProQF (1943)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1937, 1938)
US OpenW (1936, 1938)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1936)

Constantine "Gene" Mako (Hungarian: Makó Jenő [ˈmɒkoː ˈjɛnøː]; January 24, 1916 – June 14, 2013) was an American tennis player and art gallery owner. He was born in Budapest, capital of Hungary. He won four Grand Slam doubles titles in the 1930s.[3] Mako was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1973.[3]

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