John Budge Patty (February 11, 1924) was an American male tennis player. He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. He is only one of the three American male tennis player who have achieved a French Open-Wimbledon double. Don Budge in 1938 and Tony Trabert in 1955 were the other two. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fort Smith, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, is a city and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas. ... John Donald Budge (June 13, 1915 - January 26, 2000) was a champion tennis player who became famous as the first man to win in a single year the four tournaments that the Grand Slam of tennis comprises. ... The Three Major Professional Tournaments Professional tennis players in the years before the Open era began in 1968 played mostly on tours in head-to-head competition. ...
He was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit tennis museum in Newport, Rhode Island, USA that also has a Hall of Fame for prominent personalities and players from the tennis world. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ...
Patty looked like a limp rag afterward, and for the singles the smart money was on wiry, 22-year-old Sedgman, whose austere training habits include calisthenics and jogging around Wimbledon Common.
Patty declined an invitation to a party at a West End nightclub and was in bed by 11.
Patty, holding down a new job with a U.S. export firm, announced that he would come home for a whirl at the tennis circuit, try for the U.S. Davis Cup team.
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