Frederick John "
Fred"
Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was a championship-winning English
tennis and
table tennis player and former
World No. 1 who won 10 Majors including eight
Grand Slams and two
Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles titles. 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.