Budge Patty

Budge Patty
Patty in 1958
Full nameEdward John Patty
Country (sports) United States
Born(1924-02-11)February 11, 1924
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedOctober 4, 2021(2021-10-04) (aged 97)
Lausanne, Switzerland
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)

Edward John Patty (February 11, 1924 – October 4, 2021), better known as Budge Patty, was an American world no. 1 tennis player whose career spanned a period of 15 years after World War II. He won two Grand Slam singles titles in 1950. He was the second American male player to win the Channel Slam (winning the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year) and one of only three as of 2024.

  1. ^ "Budge Patty: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Jesse Edward (Budge) Patty: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  3. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 426.