to win the grand slam
131Budge, (John) Don(ald) — born June 13, 1915, Oakland, Calif., U.S. died Jan. 26, 2000, Scranton, Pa. U.S. tennis player. He won his very first tournament, the California Boys State Singles title (1930). In 1936 he became the first lawn tennis player to win the grand slam …
132Laver, Rod(ney George) — born Aug. 9, 1938, Rockhampton, Queen., Austl. Australian tennis player. He joined Australia s Davis Cup team when he was 18 years old and remained on the squad until 1962. Nicknamed Rocket, he became the second male player (after Don Budge) to… …
