Dick Savitt, the tennis Hall of Famer who won the men’s singles championships at the 1951 Australian and Wimbledon Grand Slam tournaments but dropped out of full-time play a year later while at the height of his game, died on Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 95.
His death was confirmed by his son, Bob.
Savitt became the second American to win both the Australian and Wimbledon titles in a calendar year. Don Budge had accomplished the feat in 1938. Jimmy Connors matched them in 1974 and Pete Sampras did twice, in 1994 and 1997.