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Fred Perry

English tennis player

Fred Perry

Photo by: Agence Rol · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:May 18, 1909

Died:February 2, 1995

Age at death:85

Zodiac Sign:Taurus

Height:1.83 m (6′0″)

Born in:Stockport, United Kingdom

Languages:English

AthleteFashion DesignerTennis PlayerSports JournalistTable Tennis Player

Links

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Awards

ETTU Hall of Fame (2016)null (1987)International Tennis Hall of Fame (1975)

Biography

Frederick Towersey Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was a British tennis and table tennis player and former world No. 1. He won 10 Majors, including eight Grand Slam tournaments and two Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles titles. Perry was the first player to win a "Career Grand Slam", lifting all four singles titles, which he completed at the age of 26 at the 1935 French Championships. He remains the only British player to achieve this feat. He won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was world amateur No. 1 player during those three years. Prior to Andy Murray in 2013, Perry was the last British player to win the men's Wimbledon championship and the last British player to win a men's singles Grand Slam title until Andy Murray won the 2012 US Open. Perry's first love was table tennis and he was World Champion in 1929. He began playing tennis aged 14 and his tennis career at 21, when in 1930 an LTA committee chose him to join a four-man team to tour the United States. In 1933, Perry helped lead the Great Britain team to victory over France in the Davis Cup; the team's first success since 1912, followed by wins over the United States in 1934, 1935, and a fourth consecutive title with victory over Australia in 1936. However, due to his disillusionment with the class-conscious nature of the Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain, the working-class Perry turned professional at the end of the 1936 season and moved to the United States where he became a naturalised U.S. citizen in 1939. In 1942, he was drafted into the US Army Air Force during the Second World War. After retirement, he founded the clothing label Fred Perry in London in 1952. He also had a career in broadcasting, working as a tennis summariser and reporter for BBC Radio from 1959 to 1994. Despite his unprecedented contribution to British tennis, Perry was not accorded full recognition by tennis authorities until later in life, because between 1927 and 1967 the International Lawn Tennis Federation ignored amateur champions who later turned professional. In 1984, a statue of Perry was unveiled at Wimbledon, and in the same year he became the only tennis player listed in a survey of 2,000 Britons to find the "Best of the Best" British sportsmen of the 20th century.

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Quotes

“I didn't aspire to be a good sport; "champion" was good enough for me.”

— As quoted in Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies (2003) by Paul Fein, p. 146

“Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.”

— As quoted in Winning Words : Classic Quotes from the World of Sports (2008) by Michael Benson, p. 181

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Fred Perry", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Fred Perry

Sujet : Perry, Frederick John (1909-1995) Joueurs de tennis -- Grande-Bretagne Internationaux de France (Roland-Garros) Tennis -- Tournois -- Paris (France) Paris (France) -- Stade Roland-Garros Référence bibliographique : Rol, 172743 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol Image de presse Couverture : 03 juin 1933 Langue : français

Fred Perry

Sujet : Hugues, Patrick (1902-1997) Perry, Frederick John (1909-1995) Internationaux de France (Roland-Garros) Tennis -- Doubles -- Compétitions -- Paris (France) Joueurs de tennis -- Grande-Bretagne Paris (France) -- Stade Roland-Garros Référence bibliographique : Rol, 172604 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol Image de presse Couverture : 27 mai 1933 Langue : français

Fred Perry

Sujet : Perry, Frederick John (1909-1995) Nuthall, Betty (1911-1983) Joueuses de tennis -- Grande-Bretagne Joueurs de tennis -- Grande-Bretagne Internationaux de France (Roland-Garros) Tennis -- Doubles -- Compétitions -- Paris (France) Paris (France) -- Stade Roland-Garros Référence bibliographique : Rol, 172712 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol Image de presse Couverture : 31 mai 1933 Langue : français

Fred Perry

Sujet : Perry, Frederick John (1909-1995) -- Portraits Farquharson, Norman (1907-1992) -- Portraits Heeley, Mary (1911-2002) -- Portraits Tennis -- Doubles -- Paris (France) -- Stade Roland-Garros Internationaux de France (Roland-Garros) Paris (France) -- Stade Roland-Garros Portraits collectifs -- 1914-1945 Référence bibliographique : Rol, 154458 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol Image de presse Couverture : 22 mai 1931 Langue : français

Fred Perry

Sujet : Perry, Frederick John (1909-1995) Tennis -- Compétitions -- France -- Paris (France) Coupe Davis (tennis) Paris (France) -- Stade Roland-Garros Référence bibliographique : Rol, 156519 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : MnS000 Image de presse Couverture : 19 juillet 1931 Langue : français

Fred Perry

Sujet : Perry, Frederick John (1909-1995) Wood, Sidney Burr (1911-2009) Coupe Davis (tennis) Paris (France) -- Stade Roland-Garros Portraits collectifs -- 1914-1945 Référence bibliographique : Rol, 156522 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol Image de presse Couverture : 19 juillet 1931 Langue : français

Fred Perry

Sujet : Perry, Frederick John (1909-1995) Joueurs de tennis -- Grande-Bretagne Coupe Davis (tennis) Paris (France) -- Stade Roland-Garros Référence bibliographique : Rol, 156431 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol Image de presse Couverture : 17 juillet 1931 Langue : français

Fred Perry

Sujet : Borotra, Jean (1898-1994) -- Portraits Perry, Frederick John (1909-1995) -- Portraits Joueurs de tennis -- France Joueurs de tennis -- Grande-Bretagne Coupe Davis (tennis) Paris (France) -- Stade Roland-Garros Portraits collectifs -- 1914-1945 Référence bibliographique : Rol, 156663 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol Image de presse Couverture : 24 juillet 1931 Langue : français

Fred Perry

Sujet : Borotra, Jean (1898-1994) -- Portraits Perry, Frederick John (1909-1995) -- Portraits Joueurs de tennis -- France Joueurs de tennis -- Grande-Bretagne Coupe Davis (tennis) Paris (France) -- Stade Roland-Garros Portraits collectifs -- 1914-1945 Référence bibliographique : Rol, 156659 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol Image de presse Couverture : 24 juillet 1931 Langue : français

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Who was Fred Perry?

Fred Perry was an English tennis player.

When was Fred Perry born?

Fred Perry was born on May 18, 1909.

When did Fred Perry die?

Fred Perry died on February 2, 1995, at the age of 85.

Where was Fred Perry born?

Fred Perry was born in Stockport, United Kingdom.

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Fred Perry was known for work as: athlete, fashion designer, tennis player, sports journalist.

How tall was Fred Perry?

Fred Perry was 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) tall.

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