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Bill Tilden

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Birth dateFebruary 10, 1893
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of deathJune 5, 1953(age 60)
Death placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityUnited States

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William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 - June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill," is often considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. An American tennis player who was the World No. 1 player for seven years, Bill Tilden dominated the world of international tennis in the first half of the 1920s. During his 18 year amateur period of 1912-30, he won 138 of 192 tournaments, and had a match record of 907-62, a winning percentage of .936 percent.

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Deseret News--It's been a decade since an American man has won at Wimbledon, the longest dry spell for the US since before -Bill Tilden- won the first of his three titles ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:27:05 GMT+00:00

Singles Grand Slam record :
Titles / Played Career Win-Loss Career Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments Amateur career 10 / 23 114-13 89.76
1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Australian A Not Held A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0-0 N/A
French Not Held Only for French players A A F A SF F 0 / 3 14-3 82.35
Wimbledon Not Held A W W A A A A A SF SF SF W 3 / 6 31-3 91.18
U.S. A 1R 3R F F W W W W W W QF F A W SF 7 / 14 69-7 90.79
Pro Slam Tournaments Professional career 4 / 19 36-17 67.92
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
French Pro A A W W SF A SF F SF Hot Held 2 / 6 10-4 71.43
Wembley Pro Not Held 3rd F A F A 3rd Not Held 0 / 4 8-6 57.14
U.S. Pro W SF A A W A A A SF SF QF A QF N.H. SF 1R 2 / 9 18-7 72.00
Total: 14 / 42 150-30 83.33

Pre Open Era Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions

(1877) Spencer Gore * (1878) Frank Hadow * (1879) John Hartley * (1880) John Hartley * (1881) William Renshaw * (1882) William Renshaw * (1883) William Renshaw * (1884) William Renshaw * (1885) William Renshaw * (1886) William Renshaw * (1887) Herbert Lawford * (1888) Ernest Renshaw * (1889) William Renshaw * (1890) Willoughby Hamilton * (1891) Wilfred Baddeley * (1892) Wilfred Baddeley * (1893) Joshua Pim * (1894) Joshua Pim * (1895) Wilfred Baddeley * (1896) Harold Mahony * (1897) Reginald Doherty * (1898) Reginald Doherty * (1899) Reginald Doherty * (1900) Reginald Doherty * (1901) Arthur Gore * (1902) Lawrence Doherty * (1903) Lawrence Doherty * (1904) Lawrence Doherty * (1905) Lawrence Doherty * (1906) Lawrence Doherty * (1907) Norman Brookes * (1908) Arthur Gore * (1909) Arthur Gore * (1910) Tony Wilding * (1911) Tony Wilding * (1912) Tony Wilding * (1913) Tony Wilding * (1914) Norman Brookes * (1915 �18) No competition (due to World War I) * (1919) Gerald Patterson * (1920) Bill Tilden * (1921) Bill Tilden * (1922) Gerald Patterson * (1923) Bill Johnston * (1924) Jean Borotra * (1925) René Lacoste * (1926) Jean Borotra * (1927) Henri Cochet * (1928) René Lacoste * (1929) Henri Cochet * (1930) Bill Tilden * (1931) Sidney Wood * (1932) Ellsworth Vines * (1933) Jack Crawford * (1934) Fred Perry * (1935) Fred Perry * (1936) Fred Perry * (1937) Don Budge * (1938) Don Budge * (1939) Bobby Riggs * (1940 �45) No competition (due to World War II) * (1946) Yvon Petra * (1947) Jack Kramer * (1948) Bob Falkenburg * (1949) Ted Schroeder * (1950) Budge Patty * (1951) Dick Savitt * (1952) Frank Sedgman * (1953) Vic Seixas * (1954) Jaroslav Drobný * (1955) Tony Trabert * (1956) Lew Hoad * (1957) Lew Hoad * (1958) Ashley Cooper * (1959) Alex Olmedo * (1960) Neale Fraser * (1961) Rod Laver * (1962) Rod Laver * (1963) Chuck McKinley * (1964) Roy Emerson * (1965) Roy Emerson * (1966) Manuel Santana * (1967) John Newcombe |

U.S. National Championships men's singles champions

(1881) Richard Sears * (1882) Richard Sears * (1883) Richard Sears * (1884) Richard Sears * (1885) Richard Sears * (1886) Richard Sears * (1887) Richard Sears * (1888) Henry Slocum * (1889) Henry Slocum * (1890) Oliver Campbell * (1891) Oliver Campbell * (1892) Oliver Campbell * (1893) Robert Wrenn * (1894) Robert Wrenn * (1895) Frederick Hovey * (1896) Robert Wrenn * (1897) Robert Wrenn * (1898) Malcolm Whitman * (1899) Malcolm Whitman * (1900) Malcolm Whitman * (1901) William Larned * (1902) William Larned * (1903) Lawrence Doherty * (1904) Holcombe Ward * (1905) Beals Wright * (1906) William Clothier * (1907) William Larned * (1908) William Larned * (1909) William Larned * (1910) William Larned * (1911) William Larned * (1912) Maurice McLoughlin * (1913) Maurice McLoughlin * (1914) R. Norris Williams * (1915) Bill Johnston * (1916) R. Norris Williams * (1917) Lindley Murray * (1918) Lindley Murray * (1919) Bill Johnston * (1920) Bill Tilden * (1921) Bill Tilden * (1922) Bill Tilden * (1923) Bill Tilden * (1924) Bill Tilden * (1925) Bill Tilden * (1926) René Lacoste * (1927) René Lacoste * (1928) René Lacoste * (1929) Bill Tilden * (1930) John Doeg * (1931) Ellsworth Vines * (1932) Ellsworth Vines * (1933) Fred Perry * (1934) Fred Perry * (1935) Wilmer Allison * (1936) Fred Perry * (1937) Don Budge * (1938) Don Budge * (1939) Bobby Riggs * (1940) Don McNeill * (1941) Bobby Riggs * (1942) Ted Schroeder * (1943) Joseph Hunt * (1944) Frank Parker * (1945) Frank Parker * (1946) Jack Kramer * (1947) Jack Kramer * (1948) Pancho Gonzales * (1949) Pancho Gonzales * (1950) Arthur Larsen * (1951) Frank Sedgman * (1952) Frank Sedgman * (1953) Tony Trabert * (1954) Vic Seixas * (1955) Tony Trabert * (1956) Ken Rosewall * (1957) Malcolm Anderson * (1958) Ashley Cooper * (1959) Neale Fraser * (1960) Neale Fraser * (1961) Roy Emerson * (1962) Rod Laver * (1963) Rafael Osuna * (1964) Roy Emerson * (1965) Manuel Santana * (1966) Fred Stolle * (1967) John Newcombe

Pre Open Era Wimbledon gentlemen's doubles champions

1885: William Renshaw / Ernest Renshaw * 1886: William Renshaw / Ernest Renshaw * 1887: Herbert Wilberforce / Patrick Bowes-Lyon * 1888: William Renshaw / Ernest Renshaw * 1889: William Renshaw / Ernest Renshaw * 1890: Joshua Pim / Frank Stoker * 1891) Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley * 1892: E.W. Lewis / H.S. Barlow * 1893: Joshua Pim / Frank Stoker * 1894: Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley * 1895: Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley * 1896: Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley * 1897: Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty * 1898: Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty * 1899: Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty * 1900: Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty * 1901: Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty * 1902: Sydney Smith / Frank Riseley * 1903: Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty * 1904: Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty * 1905: Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty * 1906: Sydney Smith / Frank Riseley * 1907: Norman Brookes / Tony Wilding * 1908: Tony Wilding / Josiah Ritchie * 1909: Arthur Gore / Herbert Barrett * 1910: Tony Wilding / Josiah Ritchie * 1911: André Gobert / Max Decugis * 1912: Herbert Barrett / Charles Dixon * 1913: Herbert Barrett / Charles Dixon * 1914: Norman Brookes / Tony Wilding * 1915 �18: No competition (due to World War I) * 1919: R.V. Thomas / Pat O'Hara Wood * 1920: R. Norris Williams / Chuck Garland * 1921: Randolph Lycett / Max Woosnam * 1922: James Anderson / Randolph Lycett * 1923: Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett * 1924: Francis Hunter / Vincent Richards * 1925: Jean Borotra / René Lacoste * 1926: Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet * 1927: Francis Hunter / Bill Tilden * 1928: Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet * 1929: Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn * 1930: Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn * 1931: George Lott / John Van Ryn * 1932: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon * 1933: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon * 1934: George Lott / Lester Stoefen * 1935: Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist * 1936: Pat Hughes / Raymond Tuckey * 1937: Don Budge / Gene Mako * 1938: Don Budge / Gene Mako * 1939: Elwood Cooke / Bobby Riggs * 1940 �45: No competition (due to World War II) * 1946: Tom Brown / Jack Kramer * 1947: Bob Falkenburg / Jack Kramer * 1948: John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman * 1949: Pancho Gonzales / Frank Parker * 1950: John Bromwich / Adrian Quist * 1951: Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman * 1952: Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman * 1953: Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall * 1954: Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose * 1955: Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad * 1956: Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall * 1957: Budge Patty / Gardnar Mulloy * 1958: Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt * 1959: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser * 1960: Rafael Osuna / Dennis Ralston * 1961: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser * 1962: Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle * 1963: Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox * 1964: Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle * 1965: John Newcombe / Tony Roche * 1966: Ken Fletcher / John Newcombe * 1967: Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan * |

U.S. National Championships men's doubles champions

(1881) Clarence Clark / Frederick Winslow Taylor * (1882) Richard Sears / James Dwight * (1883) Richard Sears / James Dwight * (1884) Richard Sears / James Dwight * (1885) Richard Sears / Joseph Clark * (1886) Richard Sears / James Dwight * (1887) Richard Sears / James Dwight * (1888) Oliver Campbell / Valentine G. Hall * (1889) Henry Slocum / Howard Taylor * (1890) Valentine G. Hall / Clarence Hobart * (1891) Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington * (1892) Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington * (1893) Clarence Hobart / Frederick Hovey * (1894) Clarence Hobart / Frederick Hovey * (1895) Malcolm Chace / Robert Wrenn * (1896) Carr Neel / Sam Neel * (1897) Leo Ware / George Sheldon * (1898) Leo Ware / George Sheldon * (1899) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis * (1900) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis * (1901) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis * (1902) Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty * (1903) Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty * (1904) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright * (1905) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright * (1906) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright * (1907) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett * (1908) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett * (1909) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett * (1910) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett * (1911) Raymond Little / Gus Touchard * (1912) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy * (1913) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy * (1914) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy * (1915) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston * (1916) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston * (1917) Fred Alexander / Harold Throckmorton * (1918) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden * (1919) Norman Brookes / Gerald Patterson * (1920) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston * (1921) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden * (1922) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden * (1923) Brian Norton / Bill Tilden * (1924) Howard Kinsey / Robert Kinsey * (1925) Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams * (1926) Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams * (1927) Francis Hunter / Bill Tilden * (1928) George Lott / John F. Hennessey * (1929) George Lott / Johnny Doeg * (1930) George Lott / Johnny Doeg * (1931) Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn * (1932) Ellsworth Vines / Keith Gledhill * (1933) George Lott / Lester Stoefen * (1934) George Lott / Lester Stoefen * (1935) Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn * (1936) Don Budge / Gene Mako * (1937) Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel * (1938) Don Budge / Gene Mako * (1939) John Bromwich / Adrian Quist * (1940) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder * (1941) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder * (1942) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert * (1943) Jack Kramer / Frank Parker * (1944) Bob Falkenburg / Don McNeill * (1945) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert * (1946) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert * (1947) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder * (1948) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert * (1949) John Bromwich / Bill Sidwell * (1950) John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman * (1951) Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman * (1952) Mervyn Rose / Vic Seixas * (1953) Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose * (1954) Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert * (1955) Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi * (1956) Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall * (1957) Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser * (1958) Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson * (1959) Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser * (1960) Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser * (1961) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston * (1962) Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox * (1963) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston * (1964) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston * (1965) Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle * (1966) Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle * (1967) John Newcombe / Tony Roche

French Championships mixed doubles champions

(1912) Anne de Borman / Max Decugis * (1913) Elizabeth Ryan / Max Decugis * (1914) Elizabeth Ryan / Max Decugis * (1915 � 1919) No competition (due to World War I) * (1920) Germaine Golding / William Laurentz * (1921) Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis * (1922) Suzanne Lenglen / Henri Cochet * (1923) Suzanne Lenglen / Henri Cochet * (1924) No competition (due to the 1924 Paris Olympics) * (1925) Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon * (1926) Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon * (1927) Marguerite Broquedis Bordes / Jean Borotra * (1928) Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / Henri Cochet * (1929) Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / Henri Cochet * (1930) Cilly Aussem / Bill Tilden * (1931) Betty Nuthall Shoemaker / Pat Spence * (1932) Betty Nuthall Shoemaker / Fred Perry * (1933) Margaret Scriven-Vivian / Jack Crawford * (1934) Colette Rosambert / Jean Borotra * (1935) Lolette Payot / Marcel Bernard * (1936) Billie Yorke / Marcel Bernard * (1937) Simone Mathieu / Yvon Petra * (1938) Simone Mathieu / Dragutin Mitić * (1939) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Elwood Cooke * (1940 � 1945) No competition (due to World War II) * (1946) Pauline Betz Addie / Budge Patty * (1947) Sheila Piercey Summers / Eric Sturgess * (1948) Patricia Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný * (1949) Sheila Piercey Summers / Eric Sturgess * (1950) Barbara Scofield Davidson / Enrique Morea * (1951) Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman * (1952) Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman * (1953) Doris Hart / Vic Seixas * (1954) Maureen Connolly Brinker / Lew Hoad * (1955) Darlene Hard / Gordon Forbes * (1956) Thelma Coyne Long / Luis Ayala * (1957) Věra Pužejová Suková / Jiří Javorský * (1958) Shirley Bloomer Brasher / Nicola Pietrangeli * (1959) Yola Ramirez Ochoa / William Knight * (1960) Maria Bueno / Bob Howe * (1961) Darlene Hard / Rod Laver * (1962) Renee Schuurman Haygarth / Bob Howe * (1963) Margaret Court / Ken Fletcher * (1964) Margaret Court / Ken Fletcher * (1965) Margaret Court / Ken Fletcher * (1966) Annette Van Zyl / Frew McMillan * (1967) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson

U.S. National Championships mixed doubles champions

(1888) M. Wright / J. S. Clark * (1889) M. Wright / J. S. Clark * (1890) Mabel Cahill / R. Beach * (1891) Mabel Cahill / M. R. Wright * (1892) Mabel Cahill / Clarence Hobart * (1893) Ellen Roosevelt / Clarence Hobart * (1894) Juliette Atkinson / Edwin Fisher * (1895) Juliette Atkinson / Edwin Fisher * (1896) Juliette Atkinson / Edwin Fisher * (1897) Laura Henson / D.L. Magruder * (1898) Carrie Neely/ Edwin Fisher * (1899) Elizabeth Rastall / Albert Hoskins * (1900) Margaret Hunnewell / Alfred Codman * (1901) Marion Jones / Ray Little * (1902) Elisabeth Moore / Wylie Grant * (1903) Helen Chapman / Harry Allen * (1904) Elisabeth Moore / Wylie Grant * (1905) Augusta Schultz Hobart / Clarence Hobart * (1906) Sarah Coffin / Edward Dewhurst * (1907) May Sayers / Wallace Johnson * (1908) Edith Rotch / Nathaniel Niles * (1909) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Wallace Johnson * (1910) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Joseph Carpenter, Jr. * (1911) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Wallace Johnson * (1912) Mary Browne / Dick Williams * (1913) Mary Browne / Bill Tilden * (1914) Mary Browne / Bill Tilden * (1915) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Harry Johnson * (1916) Eleonora Sears / Willis Davis * (1917) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Irving Wright * (1918) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Irving Wright * (1919) Marion Jessup / Vincent Richards * (1920) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Wallace Johnson * (1921) Mary Browne / Bill Johnston * (1922) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Bill Tilden * (1923) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Bill Tilden * (1924) Helen Wills Moody / Vincent Richards * (1925) Kathleen McKane Godfree / John Hawkes * (1926) Elizabeth Ryan / Jean Borotra * (1927) Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / Henri Cochet * t(1928) Helen Wills Moody / John Hawkes * (1929) Betty Nuthall Shoemaker / George Lott * (1930) Edith Cross / Wilmer Allison * (1931) Betty Nuthall Shoemaker / George Lott * (1932) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Fred Perry * (1933) Elizabeth Ryan / Ellsworth Vines * (1934) Helen Jacobs / George Lott * (1935) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Enrique Maier * (1936) Alice Marble / Gene Mako * (1937) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Don Budge * (1938) Alice Marble / Don Budge * (1939) Alice Marble / Harry Hopman * (1940) Alice Marble / Bobby Riggs * (1941) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Jack Kramer * (1942) Louise Brough Clapp / Ted Schroeder * (1943) Margaret Osborne duPont / Bill Talbert * (1944) Margaret Osborne duPont / Bill Talbert * (1945) Margaret Osborne duPont / Bill Talbert * (1946) Margaret Osborne duPont / Bill Talbert * (1947) Louise Brough Clapp / John Bromwich * (1948) Louise Brough Clapp / Tom Brown * (1949) Louise Brough Clapp / Eric Strugess * (1950) Margaret Osborne duPont / Ken McGregor * (1951) Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman * (1952) Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman * (1953) Doris Hart / Vic Seixas * (1954) Doris Hart / Vic Seixas * (1955) Doris Hart / Vic Seixas * (1956) Margaret Osborne duPont / Ken Rosewall * (1957) Althea Gibson / Kurt Nielsen * (1958) Margaret Osborne duPont / Neale Fraser * (1959) Margaret Osborne duPont / Neale Fraser * (1960) Margaret Osborne duPont / Neale Fraser * (1961) Margaret Court / Bob Mark * (1962) Margaret Court / Fred Stolle * (1963) Margaret Court / Ken Fletcher * (1964) Margaret Court / John Newcombe * (1965) Margaret Court / Fred Stolle * (1966) Donna Floyd Fales / Owen Davidson * (1967) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson

Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2004

Paul Arizin * Richie Ashburn * Chuck Bednarik * Bert Bell * Steve Carlton * Wilt Chamberlain * Bobby Clarke * Billy Cunningham * Julius Erving * Jimmie Foxx * Joe Frazier * Tom Gola * Sonny Hill * Harry Kalas * John B. Kelly, Sr. * Connie Mack * Bernie Parent * Robin Roberts * Mike Schmidt * Bill Tilden * Steve Van Buren



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