PERRY, Fred.
Fred Perry: An Autobiography.
London: Hutchinson , 1984.
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"I didn't aspire to be a good sport; 'champion' was good enough for me": First Edition of Tennis Legend Fred Perry's Autobiography; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
First edition of the tennis legend's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Ally Middleton, Roy tells me you are the most dangerous when trailing 0-40 and I'm inclined to believe him! All best wishes, Fred Perry." Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Fred Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was World Amateur number one tennis player during those three years. Prior to Andy Murray in 2013, Perry was the last British player to win the men's Wimbledon championship, in 1936, and the last British player to win a men's singles Grand Slam title until Andy Murray won the 2012 US Open. Perry was the first player to win a "Career Grand Slam" winning all four singles titles at the age of 26 which he completed at the 1935 French Championships and remains the only British player ever to achieve this.
Fred Perry: An Autobiography.
$400.00
Out of Stock
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