How tall is Don Budge?

Don Budge's listed height was 185 cm (6'1"). He was taller than about 95% of men in the United States.

Where 185 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 95% of men in the United States born in 1915 (average 173.1 cm).

About Don Budge

John Donald Budge, known as Don Budge, was an American tennis player, born on 13 June 1915 in Oakland. He is best known as the first tennis player, male or female, to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year and complete the Grand Slam. He was the second man to complete the career Grand Slam, after Fred Perry.

Budge won ten majors, of which six were Grand Slam events, won consecutively in a men's record, and four were Pro Slams, achieved on three different surfaces. He was the only man to achieve the Triple Crown, winning singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles at the same tournament, on three separate occasions, at Wimbledon in 1937 and 1938 and at the US Championships in 1938. He was the world Number 1 amateur in 1937 and 1938 and the world Number 1 professional in 1939, 1940 and 1942.

Budge stood a listed 185 cm (6'1"). He died on 26 January 2000.

Frequently asked

How tall is Don Budge in feet and inches? Don Budge was 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

Is Don Budge tall for men in the United States? At 185 cm he was taller than about 95% of men in the United States born in 1915, whose average height is 173.1 cm.

Sources

• Don Budge on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Don Budge on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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