Gene Mako

Constantine „Gene“ Mako (born 24 January 1916 in Budapest) is former American tennis player and art dealer.

Constantine Mako was born in the Hungarian capital. At the age of seven he moved with his family from Buenos Aires to Los Angeles.

In 1934 he won the singles and the doubles at the Intercollegiate Championship.

He was especially successful as a doubles player with his partner and friend Don Budge. They competed in 7 Grand Slam finals, 4 of which they won. In 1936 Gene Mako and Alice Marble won the finals at the US Mixed Doubles Championships against Sarah Palfrey and Don Budge (6:3 and 6:2).

From 1935 to 1938 he was member of the United States Davis Cup team, which this team won in 1937 (against the United Kingdom) and in 1938 (against Australia).

During the Second World War he served on the United States Navy. Gene Mako continued to play tennis at that time.

In 1973 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Grand Slam singles finals

Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1938	US National Singles Championships	Don Budge	3-6 8-6 2-6 1-6

Grand Slam doubles finals

Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1936	US National Doubles Championships	Don Budge	Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn	6-4 6-2 6-4
1937	Wimbledon	Don Budge	Pat Hughes / Raymond Tuckey	6-0 6-4 6-8 6-1
1938	Wimbledon	Don Budge	Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa	6-4 6-3 3-6 8-6
1938	US National Doubles Championships	Don Budge	John Bromwich / Adrian Quist	6-3 6-2 6-1

Runner-ups (3)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1935	US National Doubles Championships	Don Budge	Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn	2-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 1-6
1937	US National Doubles Championships	Don Budge	Henner Henkel / Gottfried Von Cramm	4-6 5-7 4-6
1938	Roland Garros	Don Budge	Bernard Destremau / Yvon Petra	6-3 3-6 7-9 1-6

External links

• Gene Mako's Davis Cup profile
• Gene Mako in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (including image)

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