In 1952, he entered five tournaments and captured four: the "Philadelphia Inquirer" Masters tournament, where he beat both Segura and Kramer twice in a double round-robin event; Scarborough, England, where he defeated Budge and Segura; Wembley, England, again beating Segura and Kramer; Berlin, Germany, where Segura and Budge lost again to him; and he was a finalist in the Cleveland International Professional Championships where he lost against Segura.