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Don Budge (John Donald Budge), 1915-2000, American tennis player, b. Oakland, Calif. A powerful, consistent player, Budge was the first person to capture the sport's grand slam, winning the Australian, French, British, and U.S. singles championships in 1938. He was 19-2 in Davis Cup singles competition, and he also won a number of doubles titles, both in the men's and mixed divisions. He turned professional in 1939. Despite a World War II injury that diminished his abilities, he won the U.S. Clay Court Championships in 1955 at age 40. He wrote How Lawn Tennis Is Played (1937) and On Tennis (1939).

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Budge, (John) Don ( Donald) (1915–2000) US tennis player. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Budge was the first man to complete the Grand Slam of the four major singles titles (Wimbledon, USA, Australia, France) in one year (1938). In 1937–38, he also won both the mixed and men's doubles titles at Wimbledon and the US Open.

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	The Lively ghosts of Wimbledon. (1937 Davis Cup match between Germany's Baron Gottfried von Cramm and American Don Budge was extraordinary) Magazine article from: National Review; 7/15/1996
	United won't budge over Ronaldo deal. Newspaper article from: Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England); 7/23/2008
	Why I won't budge.(Back Burner) Magazine article from: Catholic New Times; 11/16/2003

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