Don Budge

Don Budge was an American tennis player who won six consecutive major singles titles in 1937–1938 and completed the first calendar-year Grand Slam in 1938.

1938 Grand Slam: Don Budge’s victories at the Australian, French, Wimbledon, and U.S. championships in 1938, the first calendar-year tennis Grand Slam. This achievement made Budge the first player to win all four major singles titles in one calendar year.
One-handed backhand: A tennis backhand stroke struck with one hand on the racket. Budge’s powerful one-handed backhand became a defining weapon in his game.
Ellsworth Vines: An American tennis player who won Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships in the early 1930s. Vines was one of the prominent American champions Budge followed and later faced.
Grand Slam (tennis): Winning all four major tennis singles championships in one calendar year. Budge’s 1938 sweep established the first completed calendar-year version of this feat.
1937 Wimbledon Championships: The 1937 Wimbledon tournament, where Don Budge won the men’s singles title. Budge’s Wimbledon victory began his run of six consecutive major singles titles.
Tennis serve: The stroke that begins each point in tennis, hit from behind the baseline into the service court. Budge paired a strong serve with aggressive play at the net.
Fred Perry: A British tennis player who completed a men’s singles Grand Slam in 1935. Perry’s earlier Grand Slam gave Budge a direct historical predecessor.
Amateurism in tennis: The system that restricted top tennis tournaments to players who met amateur eligibility rules. Budge’s move to professional tennis exposed the divide between amateur competition and paid play.
1937 U.S. National Championships: The 1937 U.S. National Championships, where Don Budge won the men’s singles title. His victory extended the consecutive-major streak he began at Wimbledon.
Serve-and-volley: A tennis tactic in which a player approaches the net immediately after serving. Budge used net attacks to turn his serve into pressure on opponents.

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