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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.
Oct 8, 2021 · Oct. 8, 2021. Budge Patty, one of only three Americans to win the French and Wimbledon men’s singles tennis championships in the same year and a glamorous figure on the international tennis...
Oct 8, 2021 · NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — John Edward “Budge” Patty, a former No. 1-ranked tennis player who won back-to-back major titles at the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1950, has died. He was 97. The International Tennis Hall of Fame, which inducted Patty in 1977, said he died on Sunday at a hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, citing information ...
Oct 10, 2021 · By Robert McNicol. A few weeks ago, we were saddened to hear of the death of Budge Patty, who passed away on 3 October, aged 97. Patty won singles and doubles titles at The Championships but is perhaps best remembered here at Wimbledon for playing some of the longest matches in the history of The Championships.
Oct 11, 2021 · (AP) Budge Patty, a former No. 1-ranked tennis player who won back-to-back major titles at the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1950, died Oct. 3 at a hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland. He...
Oct 11, 2021 · American John Edward “Budge” Patty, a 1977 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee who was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1950, died on 3 October 2021 at the age of 97. For more than 70 years, Patty lived in Europe, most recently in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Oct 11, 2021 · Monday 11 October 2021. For many years, he was the oldest living Roland-Garros champion. Budge Patty passed away on 3rd October, at the age of 97, in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he lived. An elegant champion, both on court and off, this dapper serve-and-volley expert triumphed at the Porte d’Auteuil in 1950.
