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Don Budge

American tennis player renowned for his Grand Slam achievements and exceptional backhand.

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Don Budge is best known for First tennis player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year, completing the Grand Slam. On Dead or Alive, Don Budge is listed in the Tennis Legends category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Don Budge is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: First tennis player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year, completing the Grand Slam.
Listed under: Tennis Legends

About Don Budge

Budge was the second man to complete the career Grand Slam, after Fred Perry. He won ten majors, of which six were Grand Slam events (consecutively, a men's record) and four Pro Slams, the latter achieved on three different surfaces. Budge was the world Number 1 amateur in 1937 and 1938 and world Number 1 professional in 1939, 1940 and 1942.

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Don Budge is known for First tennis player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year, completing the Grand Slam.

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