john edward "budge" patty (february 11, 1924 – october 3, 2021) was an american tennis player. he was ranked world no. 1 in 1950 by john olliff of "the daily telegraph". in 1950, he won the men's singles at the french championships and the wimbledon championships. he also won the 1946 french championships mixed doubles and the 1957 wimbledon championships doubles.