| Country |  United Kingdom
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| Residence | Stockport, England | |
| Date of birth | 18 May 1909 | |
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | |
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| Turned pro | 1937 | |
| Retired | 1939 | |
| Plays | Right-handed | |
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| Career record: | 106-12 | |
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| Highest ranking: | No. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Stockport ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the influx of the rivers Goyt England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stockport ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the influx of the rivers Goyt England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1 (1934) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | W (1934) | |
| French Open | W (1935) | |
| Wimbledon | W (1934, 1935, 1936) | |
| US Open | W (1933, 1934, 1936) | |
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| Career record: | 18-4 | |
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| Highest ranking: | N/A | |
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Frederick John Perry (May 18, 1909 – February 2, 1995) born in Stockport, Cheshire, was an English tennis and table tennis player and three-time Wimbledon champion. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Stockport ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the influx of the rivers Goyt Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious He was the World No. 1 player for five years, four of them consecutive, 1934 through 1938, the first three years as an amateur. World number one male tennis player rankings is a year-by-year listing of both the male Tennis player who at the end of a full year of play has generally been considered to He was the last Englishman to win the Wimbledon Men's Singles.
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Early successes
His father, Samuel Perry, was elected to the British House of Commons as a Labour Party member for Kettering. Samuel Frederick Perry ( 29 June 1877 &ndash 19 October 1954) was a Labour Co-operative politician in the United Kingdom The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Kettering is a County constituency in Northamptonshire which returns one Member of Parliament (MP the House of Commons of the Parliament Perry was a Table Tennis World Champion in 1929 before taking up tennis at the relatively late age of 18. The world championships is held every two years starting in 1957 He had exceptional speed from his table tennis days and played with the Continental grip, attacking the ball low and on the rise. He was the first player to win all four Grand Slam singles titles, though not all in the same year. The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year He is currently the youngest player to have achieved the Career Grand Slam, doing so at the age of 26. Perry is the last British player to win the Wimbledon men's singles title, winning it three times in a row and becoming an English icon.
In 1933 Perry helped lead his team to victory over France in the Davis Cup, which earned Great Britain the Davis Cup for the first time in 21 years. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
As a professional
After three years as the World No. 1 player while still an amateur, Perry turned professional in 1937. For the next two years he played lengthy tours against the powerful American player Ellsworth Vines. Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr (September 28 1911 – March 17 1994 was an American Tennis champion of the 1930s the World No In 1937 they played 61 matches in the United States, with Vines winning 32 and Perry 29. They then sailed to England, where they played a brief tour. Perry won six matches out of nine, so they finished the year tied at 35 victories each. Most observers at the time considered Perry to be the World No. 1 for the fourth year in a row, sharing the title, however, with both Vines and the amateur Don Budge. John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie" Budge ( June 13 1915 &ndash January 26 2000) was an American Tennis The following year, 1938, the tour was even longer, and this time Vines beat Perry 49 matches to 35. Budge, winner of the amateur Grand Slam, was clearly the World No. 1 player. In 1939 Budge turned professional and played a series of matches against both Vines and Perry, beating Vines 21 times to 18 and dominating Perry by 18 victories to 11.
Sporting legacy
Perry is considered by some to have been one of the greatest male players to have ever played the game. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, called Perry one of the six greatest players of all time. John Albert Kramer (born August 1, 1921, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a champion U [1]
Kings of the Court, a video-tape documentary made in 1997 in conjunction with the International Tennis Hall of Fame, named Perry one of the ten greatest players of all time. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit Tennis Hall of fame and Museum at the Newport Casino in Newport Rhode Island But this documentary only considered those players who played before the Open era of tennis that began in 1968, with the exception of Rod Laver, who spanned both eras, so that all of the more recent great players are missing. This article describes the History Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the arena in Melbourne Park used for show matches in the Australian Open, see Rod Laver Arena Rodney George "Rod" Laver
Kramer, however, has several caveats about Perry. He says that Bill Tilden once called Perry "the world's worst good player". William Tatem Tilden II ( February 10, 1893 &ndash June 5, 1953) often called "Big Bill", was an American Kramer says that Perry was "extremely fast; he had a hard body with sharp reflexes, and he could hit a forehand with a snap, slamming it on the rise—and even on the fastest grass. That shot was nearly as good as Segura's two-handed forehand. Pancho Segura, born Francisco Olegario Segura ( June 20, 1921, known as "Segoo") was a leading " His only real weakness, says Kramer, "was his backhand. Perry hit underslice off that wing about 90 percent of the time, and eventually at the very top levels—against Vine and Budge—that was what did him in. Whenever an opponent would make an especially good shot, Perry would cry out 'Very clevah. ' I never played Fred competitively, but I heard enough from other guys that that 'Very clevah' drove a lot of opponents crazy. "
Kramer also says that in spite of his many victories, both as an amateur and as a professional, Perry was an "opportunist, a selfish and egotistical person, and he never gave a damn about professional tennis. He was through as a player the instant he turned pro. He was a great champion, and he could have helped tennis, but it wasn't in his interest so he didn't bother. " Kramer then recounts several instances in which it was clear to him that Perry was losing matches in which he had given up because he "wanted to make sure that the crowd understood that this was all beneath him. "
Perry, however, recalled his days on the professional tour differently. He maintained that "there was never any easing up in his tour matches with Ellsworth Vine and Bill Tilden since there was the title of World Pro Champion at stake. " He said "I must have played Vines in something like 350 matches, yet there was never any fixing as most people thought. There were always people willing to believe that our pro matches weren't strictly on the level, that they were just exhibitions. But as far as we were concerned, we always gave everything we had. "[2]
A final comment from Kramer is that Perry unwittingly "screwed up men's tennis in England, although this wasn't his fault. The way he could hit a forehand—snap it off like a ping-pong shot—Perry was a physical freak. Nobody else could be taught to hit a shot that way. But the kids over there copied Perry's style, and it ruined them. Even after Perry faded out of the picture, the coaches there must have kept using him as a model. "
Inside the Church Road gate at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, a statue of Fred Perry was erected in 1984 to mark the 50th anniversary of his first singles championship. Wimbledon is a Suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located south west of Charing Cross. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) In his birthplace, a special 14 mile (23 km) walking route, Fred Perry Way, was built by the borough of Stockport and officially opened in September 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Perry was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1975. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit Tennis Hall of fame and Museum at the Newport Casino in Newport Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He died in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
Fred Perry clothing brand
In the late 1940s Perry was approached by Tibby Wegner, an Austrian footballer who had invented an anti-perspirant device worn around the wrist. Deodorants are substances applied to the body particularly the Armpits mainly to reduce Body odor caused by the bacterial breakdown of Perspiration. Perry made a few changes and invented the sweatband. Wegner's next idea was to produce a sports shirt which was to be made from white knitted cotton pique with short sleeves and buttons down the front. Launched at Wimbledon in 1952, the Fred Perry polo shirt was an immediate success. The brand is best known for its laurel logo, which appears on the left breast of the tennis shirts. A laurel wreath is a circular Wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the Bay Laurel ( Laurus nobilis Lauraceae) an aromatic The laurel logo (based on the old Wimbledon symbol) was stitched into the fabric of the shirt instead of merely ironed on (as was the case with the crocodile logo of the competing Lacoste brand). Lacoste is a French Apparel company founded in 1933 that sells High-end Clothing, Footwear, Perfume, leather
The polo shirt was only available in white until the late 50s when the mods picked up on it and demanded a more varied colour palette. Mod (originally modernist, sometimes capitalised is a Subculture that originated in London in the late 1950s and peaked in the early to mid 1960s It was the shirt of choice for diverse groups of teenagers throughout the 1960s and 70s, ranging from the skinheads to the Northern Soul scene and Manchester's very own "Perry Boys", a group of violent football supporters whose exploits were recently documented in the book of that name by author Ian Hough. A skinhead is a member of a Subculture that originated among Working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and then spread to other parts of Northern soul is a type of mid-tempo and uptempo heavy-beat Soul music (of mainly African American origin that was popularized in Northern England from The clothing brand has also become popular amongst young teens in Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
In recent years Fred Perry has been a very popular brand again with youths, especially with Indie subculture. In Germany, it was (and to a limited extent still is) highly popular with traditional skinheads skinheads. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Today however products that copy the cut of Fred Perry shirts and are produced by companies catering for the traditional skinheads subculture (see also Thor Steinar) have surpassed the original product in popularity. Thor Steinar is a German clothing Brand registered as a trademark by Axel Kopelke in October 2002 The producers of Fred Perry clothing have always rejected taking a political stand and distance themselves from what is seen as "hijacking" of their brand by Far Right youths (see also Lonsdale). Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group For other uses see Lonsdale (disambiguation Lonsdale is a clothing company founded in London England in 1960 producing boxing equipment
Fred Perry Way
The Fred Perry Way, named after the famous tennis champion from Stockport, is a recently designated 14 mile walking route which spans the Borough of Stockport, from Woodford in the south to Reddish in the north. The route combines rural footpaths, quiet lanes and river valleys with urban landscapes and parklands. Interesting features of the route include Houldsworth Mill and Square, the start of the River Mersey at the confluence of the River Tame and River Goyt, Stockport Town Centre, Vernon and Woodbank Parks and the Happy Valley. The route passes through Woodbank Park where Fred Perry actually played some showcase games of tennis in the park's tennis courts.
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (8)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1933 | U.S. Championships |  Jack Crawford |
6–3, 11–13, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1934 | Australian Championships | Jack Crawford |
6–3, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1934 | Wimbledon | Jack Crawford |
6–3, 6–0, 7–5 |
| 1934 | U. The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 John Herbert ("Jack" Crawford ( March 22, 1908 - September 10, 1991) was an Australian tennis player of the 1930s The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious S. Championships (2) |  Wilmer Allison |
6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 8–6 |
| 1935 | French Championships |  Gottfried von Cramm |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1935 | Wimbledon Championships (2) | Gottfried von Cramm |
6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1936 | Wimbledon Championships (3) | Gottfried von Cramm |
6–1, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1936 | U. Wilmer Lawson Allison Jr (born December 8, 1904 in San Antonio, Texas &ndash died The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm ( July 7, 1909 – November 8, 1976) was a German amateur Tennis champion S. Championships (3) | Don Budge |
2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 1–6, 10–8 |
Runner-ups (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1935 | Australian Championships | Jack Crawford |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| 1936 | French Championships | Gottfried von Cramm |
0–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
Grand Slam Titles
Singles
- Australian Open (1934)
- French Open (1935)
- Wimbledon (1934, 1935, 1936)
- US Open (1933, 1934, 1936)
Doubles
- Australian Open (1934)
- French Open (1936)
Mixed doubles
- French Open (1932)
- Wimbledon (1935, 1936)
- US Open (1932)
See also
Notes
- ^ Writing in 1979, Kramer considered the best ever to have been either Don Budge (for consistent play) or Ellsworth Vines (at the height of his game). John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie" Budge ( June 13 1915 &ndash January 26 2000) was an American Tennis The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 This is a list of top international male Tennis players To keep the list at a reasonable length it includes only players who have been officially ranked among the top 25 singles The world championships is held every two years starting in 1957 John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie" Budge ( June 13 1915 &ndash January 26 2000) was an American Tennis Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr (September 28 1911 – March 17 1994 was an American Tennis champion of the 1930s the World No The next four best were, chronologically, Bill Tilden, Fred Perry, Bobby Riggs, and Pancho Gonzales. William Tatem Tilden II ( February 10, 1893 &ndash June 5, 1953) often called "Big Bill", was an American Robert Larimore ("Bobby" Riggs ( February 25, 1918 &ndash October 25, 1995) was a 1930s&ndash40s Ricardo Alonso González or Richard Gonzalez, (May 9 1928 &ndash July 3 1995 who was generally known as Pancho Gonzales or less often as Pancho Gonzalez After these six came the "second echelon" of Rod Laver, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Gottfried von Cramm, Ted Schroeder, Jack Crawford, Pancho Segura, Frank Sedgman, Tony Trabert, John Newcombe, Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Björn Borg, and Jimmy Connors. For the arena in Melbourne Park used for show matches in the Australian Open, see Rod Laver Arena Rodney George "Rod" Laver Lewis Alan ("Lew" Hoad (born November 23, 1934 in Glebe New South Wales, Australia, died July 3, 1994 in Kenneth Robert ("Ken" Rosewall AM MBE (born 2 November 1934, in Sydney, Australia) is a former amateur Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm ( July 7, 1909 – November 8, 1976) was a German amateur Tennis champion Frederick Rudolph "Ted" Schroeder ( July 20, 1921 – May 26, 2006) was an American Tennis player who won the two most prestigious John Herbert ("Jack" Crawford ( March 22, 1908 - September 10, 1991) was an Australian tennis player of the 1930s Pancho Segura, born Francisco Olegario Segura ( June 20, 1921, known as "Segoo") was a leading Frank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927 in Mont Albert a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was a Tennis player Marion Anthony (Tony Trabert (born August 16 1930 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a retired American Tennis champion and long-time tennis author TV commentator instructor John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944 in Sydney Australia) is a former World No Arthur Robert Ashe Jr ( July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an African American Tennis player who was born and raised Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946 in Pasadena California) is a former American Tennis player who with his partner Bob Lutz (bjœɳ bɔrj born 6 June 1956) is a former World No 1 Tennis player from Sweden who is widely regarded by observers and tennis players James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2 1952 in East St He felt unable to rank Henri Cochet and René Lacoste accurately but felt they were among the very best. Henri Jean Cochet ( December 14, 1901 – April 1, 1987) was a champion Tennis player one of the famous " Four Musketeers Jean René Lacoste ( July 2, 1904 - October 12, 1996) was a famous French Tennis player and businessman nicknamed "the
- ^ The History of Professional Tennis, Joe McCauley.
References
- The History of Professional Tennis (2003), Joe McCauley
External links
- International Tennis Hall of Fame profile
- Official Wimbledon website profile
- Fred Perry Clothing website
- Fred Perry Way route map
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