TAG: Don Budge
By Scoop Malinowski It can be argued that Don Budge is the greatest tennis player of all time. Some of his achievements in the sport were never matched by the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Budge swept all four major tennis tournaments in 1938 – Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US […] Continue to read full article...
Desmond Margetson · Don Budge · Jack Kramer · Newport Hall of Fame · Pete Sampras · Wimbledon
Aug/26
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Celebrating Tennis Legend Jimmie McDaniel
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LOS ANGELES, CA July 29, 2026 The Jimmie McDaniel Tennis Legacy Foundation proudly commemorates the 86th Anniversary of one of the most significant moments in American tennis history: the historic exhibition match between Jimmie McDaniel, America’s premier Black tennis champion, and world No. 1 Don Budge on July 29, 1940, at Harlem’s Black-owned Cosmopolitan Tennis […] Continue to read full article...
Bob Davis · Don Budge · Jimmy McDaniel · Jimmy McDaniel Foundation
Feb/24
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Don Budge’s Friendship With Artist
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Don Budge oil painting in the museum by James Gwynne. By Scoop Malinowski Two weeks ago I discovered an astounding fact which then led to a series of insights into tennis history. Lunch with a childhood friend Drew Murray at his law office revealed that one of our neighbors back in the 1970s, the father […] Continue to read full article...
CA · Dingmans Ferry PA · Don Budge · Grand Slam · Hall of Fame · Oakland · Wimbledon
First memory of tennis: Parents telling me and my brother to ask Chris Evert for her autograph as she was sitting in our Boston hotel lobby on a couch. She was so nice she became an early crush and years later began watching her play on TV which inspired me to want to play. In […] Continue to read full article...
Biofile · Chris Evert · Don Budge · Marcelo Rios · Merion Cricket Club · Novak Djokovic · Packanack Lakte Tennis Club · Wilson tennis
Status: Tennis great. World’s no. 1 ranked player. Won Wimbledon in 1947 and US Championships in 1946 and 1947. Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame. DOB: August 1, 1921 (to Sept. 12, 2009) Birthplace: Las Vegas, NV Childhood Heroes: Jimmie Foxx. Lefty Grove. George Urnshaw. Ellsworth Vines – I first saw him in 1935. Still […] Continue to read full article...
Bobby Riggs · Don Budge · Jack Kramer · US Open · Wimbledon
Sep/19
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How McEnroe Solved The Lendl Puzzle
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By Scoop Malinowski From 1981 Roland Garros to 1982 Masters, John McEnroe lost seven matches in a row to Ivan Lendl. Then in early 1983 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia McEnroe turned the tables and beat Lend in the final in four sets 46 75 64 63. That win sparked McEnroe to win three in […] Continue to read full article...
