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This is: a list of the: main career statistics of American former tennis player Bill Tilden (1893β1953) whose amateur. And professional career spanned three decades from theββearly 1910sββto the "mid 1940s."
Major titlesβ»
Performance timelineβ»
Bill Tilden joined professional tennis in 1931 and was unableββto compete in the amateur Grand Slam tournaments from that year onward.
Titles / played | Career winβloss | Career win % | |||||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam | Amateur career | 10 / 23 | 114β13 | 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 | 0β0 | N/A | ||
French | not held | Only for players of French clubs | A | A | F | A | SF | F | 0 / 3 | 14β3 | 82.35 | ||||||||
Wimbledon | not held | A | W | W | A | A | A | A | A | SF | SF | SF | W | 3 / 6 | 31β3 | 91.18 | |||
U.S. | A | 1R | 3R | F | F | W | W | W | W | W | W | QF | F | A | W | SF | 7 / 14 | 69β7 | 90.79 |
Pro Slam | Professional career | 3 / 18 | 36β17 | 67.92 | |||||||||||||||
1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | ||||
U.S. Pro | W | SF | A | A | W | A | A | A | SF | SF | QF | A | QF | N.H. | SF | 1R | 2 / 9 | 18β7 | 72.00 |
French Pro | A | A | N.H. | W | SF | A | SF | F | SF | not held | 1 / 5 | 10β4 | 71.43 | ||||||
Wembley Pro | not held | 3rd | F | N.H. | F | N.H. | 3rd | not held | 0 / 4 | 8β6 | 57.14 | ||||||||
Total: | 13 / 41 | 150β30 | 83.33 |
Grand Slam tournamentsβ»
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1918 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
3β6, 1β6, 5β7 |
Loss | 1919 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
4β6, 4β6, 3β6 |
Win | 1920 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
2β6, 6β2, 6β3, 6β4 |
Win | 1920 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
6β1, 1β6, 7β5, 5β7, 6β3 |
Win | 1921 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | ![]() |
4β6, 2β6, 6β1, 6β0, 7β5 |
Win | 1921 | U.S. Championships (2) | Grass | ![]() |
16β18, 2β6, 6β1, 6β2, 6β4 |
Win | 1922 | U.S. Championships (3) | Grass | ![]() |
4β6, 3β6, 6β2, 6β3, 6β4 |
Win | 1923 | U.S. Championships (4) | Grass | ![]() |
6β4, 6β1, 6β4 |
Win | 1924 | U.S. Championships (5) | Grass | ![]() |
6β1, 9β7, 6β2 |
Win | 1925 | U.S. Championships (6) | Grass | ![]() |
4β6, 11β9, 6β3, 4β6, 6β3 |
Loss | 1927 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() |
4β6, 6β4, 7β5, 3β6, 9β11 |
Loss | 1927 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
9β11, 3β6, 9β11 |
Win | 1929 | U.S. Championships (7) | Grass | ![]() |
3β6, 6β3, 4β6, 6β2, 6β4 |
Loss | 1930 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 6β8, 3β6, 1β6 |
Win | 1930 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | ![]() |
6β3, 9β7, 6β4 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1918 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β4, 3β6, 2β6, 6β2 |
Loss | 1919 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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6β8, 3β6, 6β4, 6β4, 2β6 |
Win | 1921 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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13β11, 12β10, 6β1 |
Win | 1922 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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4β6, 6β1, 6β3, 6β4 |
Win | 1923 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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3β6, 6β2, 6β3, 5β7, 6β2 |
Runner-up | 1926 | U.S.Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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4β6, 8β6, 9β11, 3β6 |
Win | 1927 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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1β6, 4β6, 8β6, 6β3, 6β4 |
Win | 1927 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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10β8, 6β3, 6β3 |
Pro Slamβ»
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1931 | U.S. Championship | Grass | ![]() |
7β5, 6β2, 6β1 |
Winner | 1934 | French Championship | Clay | ![]() |
6β2, 6β4, 7β5 |
Runner-up | 1935 | Wembley Championship | Indoors | ![]() |
1β6, 3β6, 7β5, 6β3, 3β6 |
Winner | 1935 | U.S. Championship | Clay | ![]() |
0β6, 6β1, 6β4, 0β6, 6β4 |
Runner-up | 1937 | Wembley Championship | Indoors | ![]() |
3β6, 6β3, 3β6, 6β2, 2β6 |
Runner-up | 1938 | French Championship | Clay | ![]() |
0β6, 1β6, 2β6 |
ILTF Majorsβ»
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1921 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 6β3, 6β3 |
Career titlesβ»
Amateur | Professional | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |
5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Amateur eraβ»
According to Bud Collins, as an amateur (1912β1930) Tilden won 138 of 192 tournaments, lost 28 finals and had a 907β62 match record, "a 93."60% winning percentage. Only known titles are detailed here.
Titles by, surface |
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Clay (70) |
Grass (43) |
Wood (9) |
Hard (4) |
? (12) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Country | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1 | 1915β5β? | Philadelphia District, "Germantown," PA | United States | Grass | ![]() |
4β6, 6β0, 5β7, 9β7, 6β0 |
2 | 1915β6β12 | Pennsylvania Invitational, St Martins, PA | United States | Grass | ![]() |
0β6, 6β3, 6β4, 7β5 |
3 | 1915β7β17 | Schuylkill Valley, PA | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β1, 6β4, 3β6, 6β1 |
4 | 1915β9β11 | Western New Jersey Championship, Moorestown, NJ | United States | Grass | ![]() |
11β9, 6β4, 0β6, 4β6, 6β4 |
5 | 1916 | Schuylkill Valley, PA | United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6 | 1916β7β22 | Beach Haven, NJ | United States | ![]() |
6β2, 6β3, 3β6, 3β6, 6β4 | |
7 | 1916 | Point Pleasant, PA (Memorial Day) | United States | ![]() |
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8 | 1916 | Point Pleasant, PA (Labor Day) | United States | ![]() |
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9 | 1916 | Western New Jersey Championship, NJ | United States | Grass | ![]() |
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10 | 1916 | Camden County, NJ | United States | ![]() |
6β4, 1β6, 6β2, 6β8, 6β1 | |
11 | June 1917 | Delaware State Patriotic Tournament | United States | ![]() |
6β1, 6β2, 6β0 | |
12 | 1917β7β21 | Beach Haven, NJ | United States | ![]() |
6β3, 1β6, 7β5, 4β6, 6β0 | |
13 | 1918β05β18 | New York Harlem Tennis Club | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β2, 7β5, 6β0 |
14 | 1918β06β9 | Bronxville Championships, New York | United States | ? | ![]() |
6β4, 4β6, 6β2, 3β6, 6β2 |
15 | 1918β06β15 | Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships, Philadelphia | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β2, 6β0, 6β0 |
16 | 1918β06β22 | Western Pennsylvania Championships, Pittsburgh | United States | Grass | ![]() |
2β6, 6β3, 7β5, 6β3 |
17 | 1918β07β06 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Chicago | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β4, 6β4, 3β6, 6β2 |
18 | 1918β08β24 | Meadow Club Invitational, Southampton | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β4, 6β2, 6β4 |
19 | 1919β03-01 | Middle States Indoor, Philadelphia | United States | Wood | ![]() |
4β6, 6β3, 5β7, 6β2, 7β5 |
20 | 1919β04-19 | North & South Tournament, Pinehurst | United States | ? | ![]() |
1β6, 6β2, 6β3, 6β4 |
21 | 1919β05-19 | Harlem Tennis Club, New York | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β4, 6β4, 6β4 |
22 | 1919β06β01 | Plymouth Cup, Plymouth | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β1, 4β6, 6β4, 6β4 |
23 | 1919β06β18 | Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships, Philadelphia | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β4, 4β6, 6β3, 6β8, 6β2 |
24 | 1919β06β28 | Delaware Championships, Wilmington | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β1, 6β3, 6β1 |
25 | 1919β07β10 | Western Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 |
26 | 1919β08β01 | Seabright Invitational, New Jersey | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β3, 3β6, 6β2, 6β1 |
27 | 1919β08β09 | Newport Casino Trophy, Newport | United States | Grass | ![]() |
7β5, 8β6, 6β1 |
28 | 1920-03-28 | U.S. Indoor Championships, New York | United States | Wood ? | ![]() |
10β8, 6β3, 6β1 |
29 | 1920-04-14 | North & South Tournament, Pinehurst | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β4, 11β13, 6β3, 6β4 |
30 | 1920-06β23 | Wimbledon | United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
2β6, 6β2, 6β3, 6β4 |
31 | 1920-07β26 | Midland Counties Championships, Edgbaston | England | ? | ![]() |
6β4, 6β2, 2β6, 6β4 |
32 | 1920-09β18 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β1, 1β6, 7β5, 5β7, 6β3 |
33 | 1920β12 | New Zealand Championships, Auckland | New Zealand | Grass | ![]() |
6β3, 6β3, 6β1 |
34 | 1921-04-07 | Pennsylvania Invitational, Philadelphia | United States | Wood | ![]() |
6β4, 6β3, 6β3 |
35 | 1921-05-05 | World Hard Court Championships, Paris | France | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 6β3, 6β3 |
36 | 1921-07β02 | Wimbledon | England | Grass | ![]() |
4β6, 2β6, 6β1, 6β0, 7β5 |
37 | 1921-09β19 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β1, 6β3, 6β1 |
38 | 1922-5-30 | Philadelphia Districts, Philadelphia | United States | Clay | ![]() |
2β6, 2β6, 6β4, 6β2, 6β3 |
39 | 1922-06β05 | Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β4, 5β7, 6β0, 6β0 |
40 | 1922-06β19 | Rhode Island Clay Court, Providence | United States | Clay | ![]() |
7β5, 6β4, 6β0 |
41 | 1922-06β26 | Illinois State Championships, Skokie | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β3, 6β3, 6β3 |
42 | 1922-07β10 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Indianapolis | United States | Clay | ![]() |
7β5, 6β3, 6β1 |
43 | 1922-07β15 | Providence Rhode Island State | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 6β1, 6β0 |
44 | 1922-07β23 | Longwood Bowl, Brookline | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β1, 6β3, 7β5 |
45 | 1922-09β16 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | ![]() |
4β6, 3β6, 6β2, 6β3, 6β4 |
46 | 1923-02-12 | Buffalo Indoor Championships | United States | Wood ? | ![]() |
6β4, 4β6, 3β6, 6β3, 6β1 |
47 | 1923-05-31 | Philadelphia City Championships | United States | Clay | ![]() |
3β6, 6β3, 11β9, 7β5 |
48 | 1923-06β02 | Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | United States | Clay | ![]() |
1β6, 4β6, 6β4, 6β2, 6β3 |
49 | 1923-06β17 | New England Championships, Hartford | United States | Grass ? | ![]() |
7β5, 7β5, 6β8, 6β3 |
50 | 1923-06β24 | Great Lakes Championships, Buffalo | United States | Clay | ![]() |
7β5, 6β3, 6β3 |
51 | 1923-07-16 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Chicago | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β2, 6β8, 6β1, 7β5 |
52 | 1923-07β29 | Southern California, Los Angeles | United States | Hard ? | ![]() |
9β7, 6β4, 6β2 |
53 | 1923-07β16 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β4, 6β1, 6β4 |
54 | 1924-04-06 | South Atlantic Championships, Augusta | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β1, 6β3, 6β4 |
55 | 1924-05-03 | Middle States Clay Court, Philadelphia | United States | Clay | ![]() |
3β6, 6β2, 5β7, 6β4, 6β4 |
56 | 1924-06β02 | Orange Invitation, Mountain Station | United States | Grass | ![]() |
4β6, 7β5, 3β6, 6β0, 6β2 |
57 | 1924-06β06 | Rhode Island State, Providence | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β0, 6β4, 6β1 |
58 | 1924-06β14 | New England Championships, Hartford | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 6β1, 6β2 |
59 | 1924-06β20 | Great Lakes Championships, Buffalo | United States | Clay | ![]() |
3β6, 7β5, 6β1, 4β6, 8β6 |
60 | 1924-07β06 | Western Championships, Indianapolis | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β2, 6β1, 6β2 |
61 | 1924-07β14 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Saint-Louis | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β2, 6β1, 6β1 |
62 | 1924-07β21 | Illinois State Championships, Glencoe | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β1, 0β6, 6β4, 6β3 |
63 | 1924-08β08 | Southern California, Los Angeles | United States | Hard | ![]() |
? |
64 | 1924-09β03 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β1, 9β7, 6β2 |
65 | 1925-02-14 | Heights Casino Indoor, Brooklyn | United States | Wood ? | ![]() |
6β2, 6β1, 6β8, 7β5 |
66 | 1925-02-23 | Indoor Championships, Buffalo | United States | Wood ? | ![]() |
6β0, 6β4, 6β2 |
67 | 1925-03-16 | Florida Championships, Palm Beach | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 7β9, 6β1, 6β4 |
68 | 1925-03-21 | Southeastern Championships, Jacksonville | United States | Clay | ![]() |
7β5, 6β1, 6β4 |
69 | 1925-04-25 | White Sulphur Springs Invitational | United States | Hard | ![]() |
6β1, 6β2, 6β3 |
70 | 1925-05-22 | Pennsylvania & Middle States, Philadelphia | United States | Grass | ![]() |
0β6, 6β2, 6β4, 1β6, 6β4 |
71 | 1925-06β13 | New England Championships, Hartford | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β4, 6β4, 6β1 |
72 | 1925-06β21 | Metropolitan Clay Court, New York City | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 6β3, 6β4 |
73 | 1925-06β27 | Eastern New York, New Rochelle | United States | Clay | ![]() |
8β6, 6β4, 6β1 |
74 | 1925-07β04 | Nassau Bowl, Glen Cove | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β4, 6β0, 6β0 |
75 | 1925-07β09 | Maryland Championships, Chevy Chase | United States | ? | ![]() |
5β7, 6β1, 7β5, 6β0 |
76 | 1925-07β11 | Rhode Island State, Providence | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β2, 6β3, 6β3 |
77 | 1925-07β19 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Saint-Louis | United States | Clay | ![]() |
3β6, 6β3, 2β6, 6β2, 8β6 |
78 | 1925-07β26 | Illinois State Championships, Skokie | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β4, 6β3, 9β7 |
79 | 1925-09β20 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | ![]() |
4β6, 11β9, 6β3, 4β6, 6β3 |
80 | 1926β02-06 | Heights Casino Indoor, Brooklyn | United States | Wood | ![]() |
6β3, 6β4, 11β9 |
81 | 1926β04-03 | South Atlantic Championships, Augusta | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 6β8, 6β4, 2β6, 6β3 |
82 | 1926β04-10 | Blue Ridge Championships, Asheville | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β4, 4β6, 12β10, 4β6, 9β7 |
83 | 1926β06β13 | New England Championships, Hartford | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 10β8, 9β7 |
84 | 1926β06β20 | Middle States Championships, Philadelphia | United States | Grass ? | ![]() |
6β3, 6β4, 3β6, 6β4 |
85 | 1926β07β12 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Detroit | United States | Clay | ![]() |
walkover |
86 | 1926β07β24 | Longwood Bowl, Brookline | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β3, 6β4, 6β3 |
87 | 1926β08β15 | Southern New York, Rye | United States | Clay | ![]() |
4β6, 6β4, 7β5, 6β2 |
88 | 1926β08β21 | New York Meadow Club, Southampton | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β4, 4β6, 6β4, 7β5 |
89 | 1926β08β28 | Newport Casino Trophy | United States | Grass | ![]() |
3β6, 6β4, 6β0, 8β6 |
90 | 1926β12β19 | Pennsylvania AC Tournament, Philadelphia | United States | Wood | ![]() |
6β1, 6β3, 6β4 |
91 | 1927β03-06 | South Florida, Miami Beach | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 7β9, 5β7, 6β4, 6β2 |
92 | 1927β03-12 | Florida Championships, Palm Beach | United States | ? | ![]() |
7β5, 6β8, 3β6, 6β0, 6β4 |
93 | 1927β03-18 | Southeastern Championships, Ortega | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β4, 6β1, 6β3 |
94 | 1927β04-01 | South Atlantic Championships, Augusta | United States | Clay | ![]() |
11β9, 0β6, 6β2, 6β1 |
95 | 1927β04-07 | Blue Ridge Championships, Asheville | United States | Clay | ![]() |
4β6, 6β4, 4β6, 6β1, 6β2 |
96 | 1927β04-15 | North & South Tournament, Pinehurst | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β2, 7β5, 6β2 |
97 | 1927β07β24 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Detroit | United States | Clay | ![]() |
6β4, 6β1, 6β2 |
98 | 1927β08β01 | Illinois State Championships, Chicago | United States | Grass | ![]() |
5β7, 6β3, 6β2, 3β6, 8β6 |
99 | 1927β08β06 | Seabright Invitational | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β4, 6β1, 8β6 |
100 | 1927β08β13 | New York Meadow Club, Southampton | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β2, 7β5, 6β2 |
101 | 1927β08β27 | Newport Casino Trophy | United States | Grass | ![]() |
5β7, 6β3, 9β7, 6β2 |
102 | 1927β10β09 | Pacific Southwest Championships, Los Angeles | United States | Hard ? | ![]() |
6β2, 6β4, 6β2 |
103 | 1927β10β28 | Pennsylvania AC Tournament, Philadelphia | United States | Wood | ![]() |
8β6, 5β7, 2β1, ret. |
104 | 1928β04-29 | Ojai Valley California Championships | United States | ? | ![]() |
6β2, 6β1, 6β0 |
105 | 1928β06β23 | Queen's (London Grass Court) | England | Grass | ![]() |
6β3, 6β2, 6β1 |
106 | 1929β06β09 | Swiss Championships, Zurich | Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
5β7, 6β4, 7β5, 3β6, 6β1 |
107 | 1929β06β16 | Dutch Championships, Noordwijk | Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
7β5, 6β3, 6β4 |
108 | 1929β08β17 | Eastern Grass Court, Rye | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β2, 6β2, 10β8 |
109 | 1929β08β23 | Newport Casino Trophy | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β2, 3β6, 6β4, 5β7, 6β3 |
110 | 1929β09β15 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | ![]() |
3β6, 6β3, 4β6, 6β2, 6β4 |
111 | 1930-01-13 | Monte-Carlo Country Club Tournament | Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
7β5, 6β1, 6β8, 6β0 |
112 | 1930-01-25 | New Courts Championships, Cannes | France | Clay | ![]() |
6β1, 6β4, 6β1 |
113 | 1930-02-02 | Galia Championships, Cannes | France | Clay | ![]() |
6β0, 6β2, 6β0 |
114 | 1930-02-18 | South of France Championships, Nice | France | ?Clay | ![]() |
4β6, 8β6, 6β1, 5β7, 6β0 |
115 | 1930-03-02 | Butler Trophy Cup, Monte-Carlo | Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
6β4, 6β1, 6β1 |
116 | 1930-03-09 | Riviera Championships, Menton | France | ?Clay | ![]() |
10β8, 7β5, 3β6, 4β6, 6β1 |
117 | 1930-03-16 | Nice First Meeting | France | Clay | ![]() |
6β0, 6β4, 6β2 |
118 | 1930-03-24 | CΓ΄te d'Azur Championships, Cannes | France | Clay | ![]() |
6β4, 6β3, 6β4 |
119 | 1930-04-06 | Saint-RaphaΓ«l Championships | France | Clay | ![]() |
Not played |
120 | 1930-04-13 | Juan-les-Pins Championships | France | Clay ? | ![]() |
4β6, 6β1, 6β2, 6β3 |
121 | 1930-04-21 | Beaulieu Second Meeting | France | Clay ? | ![]() |
Walkover |
122 | 1930-04-27 | Monte-Carlo Third Meeting | Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
6β1, 6β2, 6β3 |
123 | 1930-05-04 | Italian Championships, Milan | Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6β1, 6β1, 6β2 |
124 | 1930-05-11 | Austrian International Championships, Vienna | Austria | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 6β1, 8β6 |
125 | 1930-06β09 | German Championships, Berlin | Germany | Clay | ![]() |
7β5, 8β6, 1β6, 7β5 |
126 | 1930-07β04 | Wimbledon | England | Grass | ![]() |
6β3, 9β7, 6β4 |
127 | 1930-07β13 | Dutch Championships, Noordwijk | Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
8β6, 6β8, 6β3, 6β4 |
128 | 1930-08β23 | Newport Casino Trophy, Newport | United States | Grass | ![]() |
6β1, 0β6, 5β7, 6β2, 6β4 |
Professional eraβ»
Titles by surface |
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Clay (5) |
Grass (4) |
Wood (3) |
? (3) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Runner-up | Score |
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1 | 1931-05-17 | U.S. Pro Indoor | Philadelphia, United States | Wood ? | ![]() |
6β4, 5β7, 7β5, 6β2 |
2 | 1931-05-31 | Longwood Bowl Round Robin | Boston, United States | Wood | ![]() |
8β6, 6β3, 6β2 |
3 | 1931-07-12 | U.S. Pro Championships | Forest Hills, United States | Grass | ![]() |
7β5, 6β2, 6β1 |
4 | 1933-09-24 | Paris First Meeting | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
6β2, 6β4, 6β2 |
5 | 1933-12-31 | U.S. Pro Indoor | Philadelphia, United States | Wood ? | ![]() |
6β4, 6β1, 6β2 |
6 | 1934-06-24 | Great Lakes Pro | Detroit, United States | ? | ![]() |
? |
7 | 1934-09-16 | Pro Championships | Lyon, France | ? | ![]() |
? |
8 | 1934-09-23 | French Pro Championship | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
6β2, 6β4, 7β5 |
9 | 1934-09-30 | Pro Championship of Britain | Southport, England | Grass | ![]() |
N.A. (Round robin) |
10 | 1935-06-02 | American Pro | South Orange, United States | ? | ![]() |
8β6, 6β1, 6β2 |
11 | 1935β08 | Pro Championships | Le Touquet, France | Clay | ![]() |
6β3, 6β3, 6β4 |
12 | 1935-09-16 | U.S. Pro Championships | Brooklyn, United States | Grass | ![]() |
0β6, 6β1, 6β4, 0β6, 6β4 |
13 | 1937-07-30 | Pro Championships | La Baule, France | Clay | ![]() |
6β1, 6β2, 6β3 |
14 | 1937-09-19 | German Pro Championships | Berlin, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
round-robin |
15 | 1938-07-10 | Scottish Pro Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | Grass | ![]() |
6β3, 6β2 |
Davis Cupβ»
Tilden won 34 out of 41 Davis Cup matches; 25 of his 30 singles matches and "9 out of 11 doubles." He was a member of the victorious United States Davis Cup teams in 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926.
Edition | Zone | Round | Date | Opponents | Tie score | Location | Surface | Match | Opponent | WβL | Rubber score |
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1920 | WG | QF | 8β10 Jul 1920 | ![]() |
3β0 | Eastbourne | Grass | Singles 2 | William Laurentz | W | 4β6, 6β2, 6β1, 6β3 |
Doubles (Johnston) | AndrΓ© Gobert William Laurentz |
W | 6β2, 6β3, 6β2 | ||||||||
WG | SF | 16β19 Jul 1920 | ![]() |
5β0 | London | Grass | Singles 2 | Algernon Kingscote | W | 4β6, 6β1, 6β3, 6β1 | |
Doubles (Johnston) | Algernon Kingscote James Cecil Parke |
W | 8β6, 4β6, 4β6, 6β3, 6β2 | ||||||||
Singles 5 | James Cecil Parke | W | 6β2, 6β3, 7β5 | ||||||||
WG | F | 30 Dec 1920 β 1 Jan 1921 | ![]() |
5β0 | Auckland | Grass | Singles 1 | Norman Brookes | W | 10β8, 6β4, 1β6, 6β4 | |
Doubles (Johnston) | Norman Brookes Gerald Patterson |
W | 8β6, 4β6, 4β6, 6β3, 6β2 | ||||||||
Singles 4 | Gerald Patterson | W | 5β7, 6β2, 6β3, 6β3 | ||||||||
1921 | CR | F | 2β5 Sep 1921 | ![]() |
5β0 | New York City | Grass | Singles 2 | Zenzo Shimizu | W | 5β7, 4β6, 7β5, 6β2, 6β1 |
Singles 4 | Ichiya Kumagae | W | 9β7, 6β4, 6β1 | ||||||||
1922 | CR | F | 1β5 Sep 1922 | ![]() |
4β1 | New York City | Grass | Singles 1 | Gerald Patterson | W | 7β5, 10β8, 6β0 |
Doubles (Richards) | Pat O'Hara-Wood Gerald Patterson |
L | 4β6, 0β6, 3β6 | ||||||||
Singles 4 | James Anderson | W | 6β4, 5β7, 3β6, 6β4, 6β2 | ||||||||
1923 | CR | F | 31 Aug β 1 Sep 1923 | ![]() |
4β1 | New York City | Grass | Singles 2 | John Hawkes | W | 6β4, 6β2, 6β1 |
Doubles (Williams) | James Anderson John Hawkes |
W | 17β15, 11β13, 2β6, 6β3, 6β2 | ||||||||
Singles 5 | James Anderson | W | 6β2, 6β3, 1β6, 7β5 | ||||||||
1924 | CR | F | 11β13 Sep 1924 | ![]() |
5β0 | Philadelphia | Grass | Singles 1 | Gerald Patterson | W | 6β4, 6β2, 6β2 |
Doubles (Johnston) | Pat O'Hara-Wood Gerald Patterson |
W | 17β15, 11β13, 2β6, 6β3, 6β2 | ||||||||
Singles 4 | Pat O'Hara-Wood | W | 6β2, 6β1, 6β1 | ||||||||
1925 | CR | F | 11β13 Sep 1925 | ![]() |
5β0 | Philadelphia | Grass | Singles 1 | Jean Borotra | W | 4β6, 6β0, 2β6, 9β7, 6β4 |
Singles 4 | RenΓ© Lacoste | W | 3β6, 10β12, 8β6, 7β5, 6β2 | ||||||||
1926 | CR | F | 9β11 Sep 1926 | ![]() |
4β1 | Philadelphia | Grass | Singles 2 | Jean Borotra | W | 6β2, 6β3, 6β3 |
Singles 5 | RenΓ© Lacoste | L | 6β4, 4β6, 6β8, 6β8 | ||||||||
1927 | CR | F | 8β10 Sep 1927 | ![]() |
2β3 | Philadelphia | Grass | Singles 2 | Henri Cochet | W | 6β4, 2β6, 6β2, 8β6 |
Doubles (Hunter) | Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon |
W | 3β6, 6β3, 6β3, 4β6, 6β0 | ||||||||
Singles 4 | RenΓ© Lacoste | L | 3β6, 6β4, 3β6, 2β6 | ||||||||
1928 | A | QF | 9β11 Apr 1928 | ![]() |
5β0 | Mexico City | Clay | Singles 2 | Robert Kinsey | W | 6β1, 6β2, 6β4 |
Doubles (Jones) | Robert Kinsey Alfonso Unda |
W | 6β2, 4β6, 6β3, 6β3 | ||||||||
A | SF | 25β27 May 1928 | ![]() |
5β0 | Kansas City | Clay | Doubles (Coen) | Paul Kong Pao-Hua Lum |
W | 6β2, 6β1, 6β3 | |
A | F | 1β3 Jun 1928 | ![]() |
5β0 | Chicago | Clay | Singles 1 | Tamio Abe | W | 6β2, 6β3, 6β0 | |
Doubles (Lott) | Tamio Abe Teizo Toba |
W | 6β1, 10β8, 6β2 | ||||||||
Singles 5 | Yoshiro Ota | W | 6β8, 6β3, 6β1, 6β0 | ||||||||
CR | F | 27β29 Jul 1928 | ![]() |
1β4 | Paris | Clay | Singles 1 | RenΓ© Lacoste | W | 1β6, 6β4, 6β4, 2β6, 6β3 | |
Doubles (Hunter) | Jean Borotra Henri Cochet |
L | 4β6, 8β6, 5β7, 6β4, 2β6 | ||||||||
Singles 4 | Henri Cochet | L | 7β9, 6β8, 4β6 | ||||||||
1929 | IZ | F | 19β21 Jul 1929 | ![]() |
5β0 | Berlin | Clay | Singles 1 | Hans Moldenhauer | W | 6β2, 6β4, 6β4 |
Singles 4 | Daniel Prenn | W | 6β1, 6β4, 6β1 | ||||||||
CR | F | 26β28 Jul 1929 | ![]() |
2β3 | Paris | Clay | Singles 1 | Henri Cochet | L | 3β6, 2β6, 2β6 | |
Singles 4 | Jean Borotra | W | 4β6, 6β1, 6β4, 7β5 | ||||||||
1930 | CR | F | 25β27 Jul 1930 | ![]() |
1β4 | Paris | Clay | Singles 1 | Jean Borotra | W | 2β6, 7β5, 6β4, 7β5 |
Singles 5 | Henri Cochet | L | 6β4, 3β6, 1β6, 5β7 |
Professional toursβ»
No. | Date | Tour | Standings |
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1 | 1931 February 18 β August 16 |
World Pro Tour (1) |
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2 | 1932 January 4 β July |
World Pro Tour (2) Incomplete tour results. As of early April 1932, Tilden led NΓΌsslein 32 matches to 12. |
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3 | 1933 January 24 β May |
World Pro Tour (3) Incomplete tour results. As of early May 1933, data from more than half their matches indicated that Tilden won two-thirds of the matches. |
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4 | 1934 January 10 β May 13 |
World Pro Tour (4) The results are not known definitively. However, American Lawn Tennis reported that Vines had an edge of 11β9 in the first phase of their tour from January 10 through February 16 and that Vines led Tilden by a 19-match margin after the second phase of their tour, played from March 21 through May 13. Tilden had won 17 times for the entire year, per an Associated Press report, so a probable win-loss record at tour's end on May 13 was 36β17 in Vines' favor (slightly over 50 matches would have been played, per Ray Bowers). |
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5 | 1934 February 19 β March 19 |
Professional Tour β France vs. United States Tilden defeated Cochet 8β2. |
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6 | 1935 January 9 β April 29 |
Professional Tour Vines edged Tilden 9β3. |
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7 | 1936 January β June |
Professional Tour Near the end of February Tilden held a 19β4 edge over Barnes. |
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8 | 1936 October β November |
Professional Tour The final standings of this tour of Japan, China and the Philippines are unknown. But at the end of the Japanese part of the tour, Vines led Tilden 8β1. |
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9 | 1937 January β March (?) |
Professional Tour Final standings of this North American tour are unknown, but Ray Bowers reports that Tilden was the overall winner. |
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10 | 1937 March 24 β April 5 |
Professional Tour Perry edged Tilden 4β1 in their own H2H series. They also met on two other occasions (April 9 and 10) when Tilden substituted for an injured Ellsworth Vines on the main World Pro Tour; Tilden won both times. |
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11 | 1937-38 December 19 β January 31 |
Professional Tour Final results for this tour of India are not known. Per Ray Bowers, on January 19 Tilden and Cochet had split their meetings with each other 7β7 while Ramillon had an edge over Burke. The tour continued into March in Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Java, with unknown results. |
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12 | 1939 May 16 β August 26 |
Professional Tour Final standings in this tour of Europe are unknown. But Budge finished with an 8β2 edge over Tilden, who finished with a margin of 4. Or 5 wins over Stoefen. |
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13 | 1939-40 October 1939 β January 1940 |
Professional Tour Final standings in this tour of the United States and Mexico are unknown. |
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14 | 1941 January 6 β May 10 |
World Pro Tour (5) Complete results of this North American tour are not known with certainty, but 49 of the matches are fully documented by Ray Bowers. In those matches, Budge prevailed 43β5 with one tie. The final outcome of the tour was probably 46β7 plus one tie. |
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Recordsβ»
- Winning streak of Grand Slam events: 8 titles (1920β1926). Including 6 U.S. titles and 2 Wimbledon titles.
- Winning streak in single matches at Grand Slam events: 51 (1920β1926)
- Second best match winning % in Grand Slam events: 89.76%, with a record of 114β13 (1916β1930). Notice that BjΓΆrn Borg has a winning percentage of 89.81% with a record of 141β16 (1974β1981) in a span time of about the half of Tilden. This highlights the longevity of Tilden's career.
- Winning streak in single matches at U.S. Championships: 42 (1920β1926)
- Most single titles at U.S. Championships: 7 (1920β1925, 1929)
- Most single finals at U.S. Championships: 10 (1918β1925, 1927, 1929)
- Won single + doubles + mixed doubles titles at same U.S. Championships event (1922, 1923)
- Winning streak in single matches: 98 (1924β1925)
- Best match winning % in one season: 98.73%, with a record of 78β1 (1925)
- Most appearances in final of Davis Cup: 11 with a record of 21β7 in singles (1920β1930)
Career match performance year on yearβ»
Year | Won | Lost | % | Ref |
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1912 | 2 | 1 | 66.67% | |
1913 | 3 | 2 | 60.00% | |
1914 | 9 | 2 | 81.82% | |
1915 | 10 | 3 | 76.92% | |
1916 | 9 | 4 | 69.23% | |
1917 | 10 | 3 | 76.92% | |
1918 | 42 | 2 | 95.45% | |
1919 | 65 | 4 | 94.20% | |
1920 | 57 | 2 | 96.61% | |
1921 | 31 | 3 | 91.18% | |
1922 | 59 | 5 | 92.19% | |
1923 | 59 | 1 | 98.33% | |
1924 | 66 | 1 | 98.51% | |
1925 | 89 | 1 | 98.89% | |
1926 | 89 | 8 | 91.75% | |
1927 | 100 | 5 | 95.24% | |
1928 | 26 | 5 | 83.87% | |
1929 | 58 | 9 | 86.57% | |
1930 | 120 | 6 | 95.24% | |
1931 | 63 | 16 | 79.75% | |
1932 | 92 | 23 | 80.00% | |
1933 | 38 | 8 | 82.61% | |
1934 | 70 | 41 | 63.06% | |
1935 | 59 | 19 | 75.64% | |
1936 | 47 | 31 | 60.26% | |
1937 | 39 | 17 | 69.64% | |
1938 | 8 | 3 | 72.73% | |
1939 | 27 | 32 | 45.76% | |
1940 | 7 | 5 | 58.33% | |
1941 | 9 | 33 | 21.43% | |
1943 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | |
1945 | 5 | 2 | 71.43% | |
1946 | 22 | 27 | 44.90% | |
1951 | 2 | 4 | 33.33% | |
Total | 1393 | 329 | 80.89% |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Spaldings Lawn Tennis Annual, 1917. p. 153.
- ^ Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual. 1916.
- ^ Spalding Lawn Tennis Annual 1917. 1917.
- ^ Spaldings's Lawn Tennis Annual. 1918.
- ^ "Tilden pounds way to tennis victory" (PDF). The New York Times. May 19, 1918. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Bronx County Net Laurels to Tilden" (PDF). The New York Times. June 10, 1918.
- ^ Samuel Hardy, ed. (1919). Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919. p. 95.
- ^ Samuel Hardy, ed. (1919). Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919. p. 98.
- ^ Samuel Hardy, ed. (1919). Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919. pp. 61β67.
- ^ Samuel Hardy, ed. (1919). Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919. p. 85.
- ^ "Tilden Triumphs in Tennis Final" (PDF). The Sun. March 1, 1919. p. 15.
- ^ "The Pinehurst Outlook: Tilden beats Kumagae". April 19, 1919. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Tilden Captures Delaware Title" (PDF). The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 29, 1919. p. 23.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis β Midlands Counties' Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. British Newspaper Archive. 26 July 1920.
- ^ "Tennis". Hawera & Normanby Star. National Library of New Zealand. January 4, 1921. p. 7.
- ^ "Tilden Wins Tennis Match". Morning Oregonian. April 7, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Tilden Wallops Norris Williams by Great Playing" (PDF). Buffalo Courier. July 23, 1922.
- ^ "Tilden wins Title From Boston Star in Straight Sets" (PDF). The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 23, 1922.
- ^ "Syracuse NY Journal" (PDF). Fultonhistory. February 13, 1923. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Bill Tilden Wins Another Title". Vancouver Daily World. May 31, 1923. p. 12. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "William T. Tilden II defeats Alonso for Great Lakes title in final championships match" (PDF). The Niagara Falls Gazette. June 25, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Ho, Hum! Tilden Again Wins From Richards". Chicago Tribune. June 29, 1925. p. 20. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Tilden Takes Two Tennis Titles" (PDF). The Saratogian. AP. June 21, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Tilden Retains Clay Court Tennis Crown". Ludington Daily News. AP. July 12, 1926.
- ^ "Tilden Defeats Spanish Champ". St. Petersburg Times. AP. March 7, 1927. p. 1 (Section 2).
- ^ "Tilden Wins Swiss Title From Hunter". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. AP. June 10, 1929. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Walter Trumbull (April 14, 1930). "The Listening Post". The Milwaukee Journal.
- ^ "Double for Tilden in Riviera Tennis". Ottawa Citizen. AP. April 21, 1930. p. 10.
- ^ "Another Title for Tilden". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 12, 1930. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stahr, John (June 3, 1934). "Big Bill Tilden, Prodigy Picker, Clips Coupons On Vines Venture". The Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC).
- ^ Kieran, John (April 29, 1935). "Sports of the Times". The New York Times.
- ^ Currie, George (April 15, 1935). "Tilden Troupe of Net Stars Due Here Soon". Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
- ^ Tilden II, William T (September 20, 1939). "Pro Touristsβand the War". American Lawn Tennis.
- ^ Parrott, Harold (March 7, 1940). "Riggs Mediocre ChampβTilden". Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
- ^ Considine, Bob (September 27, 1939). "Budge To Quit Pro Tennis To Play Piano". The Deseret News.
- ^ "Tilden, Perry, Stoefen Slate Matches Here". Arizona Independent Republic. December 5, 1939. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ "Perry Beats Tilden in Five-Set Match". The Times (San Mateo, California). January 18, 1940. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ "Bill Tilden: Career match record-year-on-year-results 1912β1951". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
General sources
- World Tennis Magazines.
- Bud Collins, The Bud Collins History of Tennis, 2008.
- Joe McCauley, The History of Professional Tennis, London 2001.