Gene Mako
| Full name | Constantine Eugene Mako |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 United States
|
| Born |
January 24, 1916 Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | June 14, 2013 (aged 97) Los Angeles, California, U.S |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Turned pro | 1943 (amateur tour from 1927) |
| Retired | 1954 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1973 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (1938, A. Wallis Myers) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1938) |
| French Open | 3R (1938) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1935, 1937, 1938) |
| US Open | F (1938) |
| Professional majors | |
| US Pro | QF (1943) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1937, 1938) |
| US Open | W (1936, 1938) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1936) |
Constantine "Gene" Mako (Hungarian: Makó Jenő [ˈmɒkoː ˈjɛnøː]; January 24, 1916 – June 14, 2013) was an American tennis player and art gallery owner. He was born in Budapest, capital of Hungary. He won four Grand Slam doubles titles in the 1930s. Mako was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1973.
His father, Bartholomew Mako (Hungarian: Makó Bertalan), graduated from the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts in 1914. He started to work as a draftsman for his mentor Viktor Madarász. He was an avid soccer player himself. He fought in World War I. After the war, he left Hungary with his wife, Georgina Elizabeth Farkas Mako (Hungarian: Makó Farkas Erzsébet Georgina) and only son, traveling first to Italy, then stopping for three years in Buenos Aires, Argentina, before settling in Los Angeles, California. There he created works for public places like churches, libraries and post offices. Gene attended to the Glendale High School and the University of Southern California although he was offered a Hungarian University Scholarship in the meantime. He quit before graduation.
In 1934 he won the NCAA championships in singles and the doubles (with Phillip Caslin) while playing for the University of Southern California where he lettered at USC for three years (1934-36-37). He also won the boys' singles event at the U.S. National Championships in 1932 and 1934 and the boys' doubles in 1932, 1933 and 1934.
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