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Bill Tilden career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of American former tennis player Bill Tilden (1893–1953) whose amateur and professional career spanned three decades from the early 1910s to the mid 1940s.

Bill Tilden playing a forehand shot

Major titles edit

Performance timeline edit

Bill Tilden joined professional tennis in 1931 and was unable to compete in the amateur Grand Slam tournaments from that year onward.

Titles / played Career win–loss Career win %
Grand Slam 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 players of French clubs 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 Professional career 3 / 18 36–17 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 18–7 72.00
French Pro A A N.H. W SF A SF F SF not held 1 / 5 10–4 71.43
Wembley Pro not held 3rd F N.H. F N.H. 3rd not held 0 / 4 8–6 57.14
Total: 13 / 41 150–30 83.33

Grand Slam tournaments edit

Singles : 10 titles, 5 runners-up
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1918 U.S. Championships Grass   R. Lindley Murray 3–6, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 1919 U.S. Championships Grass   Bill Johnston 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1920 Wimbledon Grass   Gerald Patterson 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1920 U.S. Championships Grass   Bill Johnston 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Win 1921 Wimbledon (2) Grass   Brian Norton 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5
Win 1921 U.S. Championships (2) Grass   Wallace F. Johnson 16–18, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Win 1922 U.S. Championships (3) Grass   Bill Johnston 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1923 U.S. Championships (4) Grass   Bill Johnston 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
Win 1924 U.S. Championships (5) Grass   Bill Johnston 6–1, 9–7, 6–2
Win 1925 U.S. Championships (6) Grass   Bill Johnston 4–6, 11–9, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 1927 French Championships Clay   René Lacoste 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11
Loss 1927 U.S. Championships Grass   René Lacoste 9–11, 3–6, 9–11
Win 1929 U.S. Championships (7) Grass   Francis Hunter 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1930 French Championships Clay   Henri Cochet 6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 1–6
Win 1930 Wimbledon (3) Grass   Wilmer Allison 6–3, 9–7, 6–4
Doubles: 6 titles, 2 runners-up
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1918 U.S. Championships Grass   Vincent Richards   Fred Alexander
  Beals Wright		 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 1919 U.S. Championships Grass   Vincent Richards   Norman Brookes
  Gerald Patterson		 6–8, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6
Win 1921 U.S. Championships Grass   Vincent Richards   Watson Washburn
  Richard Norris Williams		 13–11, 12–10, 6–1
Win 1922 U.S. Championships Grass   Vincent Richards   Pat O'Hara Wood
  Gerald Patterson		 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1923 U.S. Championships Grass   Brian Norton   Richard Williams
  Watson Washburn		 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up 1926 U.S.Championships Grass   Alfred Chapin   Vincent Richards
  R. Norris Williams		 4–6, 8–6, 9–11, 3–6
Win 1927 Wimbledon Grass   Francis Hunter   Jacques Brugnon
  Henri Cochet		 1–6, 4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1927 U.S. Championships Grass   Francis Hunter   Richard Norris Williams
  Bill Johnston		 10–8, 6–3, 6–3
Mixed doubles: 5 titles, 6 runners-up
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1913 U.S. Championships Grass   Mary K. Browne   Dorothy Green
  C.S. Rogers		 7–5, 7–5
Win 1914 U.S. Championships (2) Grass   Mary K. Browne   Margaretta Myers
  J. R. Rowland		 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1916 U.S. Championships Grass   Florence Ballin   Eleonora Sears
  Willis E. Davis		 4–6, 5–7
Loss 1917 U.S. Championships Grass   Florence Ballin   Molla Bjurstedt
  Irving Wright		 12–10, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 1919 U.S. Championships Grass   Florence Ballin   Marion Zinderstein
  Vincent Richards		 6–2, 9–11, 2–6
Loss 1921 U.S. Championships Grass   Molla Mallory   Bill Johnston
  Mary Browne		 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1922 U.S. Championships (3) Grass   Molla Mallory   Howard Kinsey
  Helen Wills		 6–4, 6–3
Win 1923 U.S. Championships (4) Grass   Molla Mallory   John Hawkes
  Kitty McKane		 6–3, 2–6, 10–8
Loss 1924 U.S. Championships Grass   Molla Mallory   Vincent Richards
  Helen Wills		 8–6, 5–7, 0–6
Loss 1927 French Championships Clay   Lilí Álvarez   Marguerite Broquedis
  Jean Borotra		 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 1930 French Championships Clay   Cilly Aussem   Eileen Bennett
  Henri Cochet		 6–4, 6–4

Pro Slam edit

Singles : 3 titles, 4 runners-up
Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1931 U.S. Championship Grass   Vinnie Richards 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Winner 1934 French Championship Clay   Martin Plaa 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 1935 Wembley Championship Indoors   Ellsworth Vines 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 1935 U.S. Championship Clay   Karel Kozeluh 0–6, 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1937 Wembley Championship Indoors   Hans Nüsslein 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 1938 French Championship Clay   Hans Nüsslein 0–6, 1–6, 2–6

ILTF Majors edit

Singles : 1 title
Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1921 World Hard Court Championships Clay   Jean Washer 6–3, 6–3, 6–3

Career titles edit

Amateur Professional
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 era edit

According to Bud Collins, as an amateur (1912–1930) Tilden won 138 of 192 tournaments, lost 28 finals and had a 907–62 match record, a 93.60% winning percentage. Only known titles are detailed here.

Titles by surface
Clay (70)
Grass (43)
Wood (9)
Hard (4)
? (12)
No. Date Tournament Country Surface Opponent Score
1 1915–5–? Philadelphia District, Germantown, PA [1][2] United States Grass   Stanley W. Pearson 4–6, 6–0, 5–7, 9–7, 6–0
2 1915–6–12 Pennsylvania Invitational, St Martins, PA [2] United States Grass   Craig Biddle 0–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
3 1915–7–17 Schuylkill Valley, PA [2] United States Clay   Norman Swayne 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
4 1915–9–11 Western New Jersey Championship, Moorestown, NJ [2] United States Grass   E.C. Hall 11–9, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4
5 1916 Schuylkill Valley, PA [1] United States Clay   Philip B. Hawk
6 1916–7–22 Beach Haven, NJ [3] United States   Norman Swayne 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
7 1916 Point Pleasant, PA (Memorial Day) [1] United States   Paul W. Gibbons
8 1916 Point Pleasant, PA (Labor Day) [1] United States   Hammett Norton
9 1916 Western New Jersey Championship, NJ [1] United States Grass   Norman Swayne
10 1916 Camden County, NJ [1][3] United States   Philip B. Hawk 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1
11 June 1917 Delaware State Patriotic Tournament [1][4] United States   P.S. Osborne 6–1, 6–2, 6–0
12 1917–7–21 Beach Haven, NJ [4] United States   Norman Swayne 6–3, 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
13 1918–05–18 New York Harlem Tennis Club [5] United States Clay   Henry Bassford 6–2, 7–5, 6–0
14 1918–06–9 Bronxville Championships, New York [6] United States ?   S.Howard Voshell 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
15 1918–06–15 Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships, Philadelphia [7] United States Grass   Philip B. Hawk 6–2, 6–0, 6–0
16 1918–06–22 Western Pennsylvania Championships, Pittsburgh [8] United States Grass   Charles Garland 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
17 1918–07–06 U.S. Clay Court Championships, Chicago [9] United States Clay   Charles Garland 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
18 1918–08–24 Meadow Club Invitational, Southampton[10] United States Grass   Theodore Pell 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
19 1919–03-01 Middle States Indoor, Philadelphia[11] United States Wood   Vincent Richards 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
20 1919–04-19 North & South Tournament, Pinehurst[12] United States ?   Ichiya Kumagae 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
21 1919–05-19 Harlem Tennis Club, New York United States Clay   Ichiya Kumagae 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
22 1919–06–01 Plymouth Cup, Plymouth United States Grass   Wallace Johnson 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
23 1919–06–18 Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships, Philadelphia United States Grass   Wallace Johnson 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6–2
24 1919–06–28 Delaware Championships, Wilmington[13] United States Grass   Richard Norris Williams 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
25 1919–07–10 Western Pennsylvania, Philadelphia United States Clay   Vincent Richards 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
26 1919–08–01 Seabright Invitational, New Jersey United States Grass   Leonard Beekman 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
27 1919–08–09 Newport Casino Trophy, Newport United States Grass   William Johnston 7–5, 8–6, 6–1
28 1920-03-28 U.S. Indoor Championships, New York United States Wood ?   Vincent Richards 10–8, 6–3, 6–1
29 1920-04-14 North & South Tournament, Pinehurst United States Clay   S.Howard Voshell 6–4, 11–13, 6–3, 6–4
30 1920-06–23 Wimbledon United Kingdom Grass   Gerald Patterson 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
31 1920-07–26 Midland Counties Championships, Edgbaston[14] England ?   Charles Winslow 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
32 1920-09–18 U.S. Championships United States Grass   William Johnston 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
33 1920–12 New Zealand Championships, Auckland[15] New Zealand Grass   Gerald Patterson 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
34 1921-04-07 Pennsylvania Invitational, Philadelphia[16] United States Wood   Vincent Richards 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
35 1921-05-05 World Hard Court Championships, Paris France Clay   Jean Washer 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
36 1921-07–02 Wimbledon England Grass   Brian Norton 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5
37 1921-09–19 U.S. Championships United States Grass   Wallace Johnson 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
38 1922-5-30 Philadelphia Districts, Philadelphia United States Clay   Wallace Johnson 2–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
39 1922-06–05 Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia United States Clay   Phil Bettens 6–4, 5–7, 6–0, 6–0
40 1922-06–19 Rhode Island Clay Court, Providence United States Clay   Arnold Jones 7–5, 6–4, 6–0
41 1922-06–26 Illinois State Championships, Skokie United States Grass   Walter T. Hayes 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
42 1922-07–10 U.S. Clay Court Championships, Indianapolis United States Clay   Zenzo Shimizu 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
43 1922-07–15 Providence Rhode Island State United States Clay   Vincent Richards 6–3, 6–1, 6–0
44 1922-07–23 Longwood Bowl, Brookline[17][18] United States Grass   Richard Norris Williams 6–1, 6–3, 7–5
45 1922-09–16 U.S. Championships United States Grass   William Johnston 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
46 1923-02-12 Buffalo Indoor Championships [19] United States Wood ?   Vincent Richards 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
47 1923-05-31 Philadelphia City Championships [20] United States Clay   Wallace Johnson 3–6, 6–3, 11–9, 7–5
48 1923-06–02 Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia United States Clay   Manuel Alonso 1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
49 1923-06–17 New England Championships, Hartford United States Grass ?   Manuel Alonso 7–5, 7–5, 6–8, 6–3
50 1923-06–24 Great Lakes Championships, Buffalo[21] United States Clay   Manuel Alonso 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
51 1923-07-16 U.S. Clay Court Championships, Chicago United States Clay   Manuel Alonso 6–2, 6–8, 6–1, 7–5
52 1923-07–29 Southern California, Los Angeles United States Hard ?   Manuel Alonso 9–7, 6–4, 6–2
53 1923-07–16 U.S. Championships United States Grass   William Johnston 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
54 1924-04-06 South Atlantic Championships, Augusta United States Clay   Lawrence Rice 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
55 1924-05-03 Middle States Clay Court, Philadelphia United States Clay   Manuel Alonso 3–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
56 1924-06–02 Orange Invitation, Mountain Station United States Grass   Dean Mathey 4–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
57 1924-06–06 Rhode Island State, Providence United States Clay   Nathaniel Niles 6–0, 6–4, 6–1
58 1924-06–14 New England Championships, Hartford United States Clay   Nathaniel Niles 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
59 1924-06–20 Great Lakes Championships, Buffalo United States Clay   Alfred Chapin 3–6, 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 8–6
60 1924-07–06 Western Championships, Indianapolis United States Clay   John Hennessey 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
61 1924-07–14 U.S. Clay Court Championships, Saint-Louis United States Clay   Harvey Snodgrass 6–2, 6–1, 6–1
62 1924-07–21 Illinois State Championships, Glencoe United States Grass   Robert Kinsey 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–3
63 1924-08–08 Southern California, Los Angeles United States Hard   Alfred Chapin ?
64 1924-09–03 U.S. Championships United States Grass   William Johnston 6–1, 9–7, 6–2
65 1925-02-14 Heights Casino Indoor, Brooklyn United States Wood ?   Dean Mathey 6–2, 6–1, 6–8, 7–5
66 1925-02-23 Indoor Championships, Buffalo United States Wood ?   Lawrence Rice 6–0, 6–4, 6–2
67 1925-03-16 Florida Championships, Palm Beach United States Clay   Manuel Alonso 6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 6–4
68 1925-03-21 Southeastern Championships, Jacksonville United States Clay   Vincent Richards 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
69 1925-04-25 White Sulphur Springs Invitational United States Hard   Francis Hunter 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
70 1925-05-22 Pennsylvania & Middle States, Philadelphia United States Grass   Richard Norris Williams 0–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
71 1925-06–13 New England Championships, Hartford United States Clay   Manuel Alonso 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
72 1925-06–21 Metropolitan Clay Court, New York City United States Clay   Vincent Richards 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
73 1925-06–27 Eastern New York, New Rochelle[22] United States Clay   Vincent Richards 8–6, 6–4, 6–1
74 1925-07–04 Nassau Bowl, Glen Cove United States Grass   Alfred Chapin 6–4, 6–0, 6–0
75 1925-07–09 Maryland Championships, Chevy Chase United States ?   Alfred Chapin 5–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–0
76 1925-07–11 Rhode Island State, Providence United States Clay   Arnold Jones 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
77 1925-07–19 U.S. Clay Court Championships, Saint-Louis United States Clay   George Lott 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 8–6
78 1925-07–26 Illinois State Championships, Skokie United States Grass   William Johnston 6–4, 6–3, 9–7
79 1925-09–20 U.S. Championships United States Grass   William Johnston 4–6, 11–9, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
80 1926–02-06 Heights Casino Indoor, Brooklyn United States Wood   Vincent Richards 6–3, 6–4, 11–9
81 1926–04-03 South Atlantic Championships, Augusta United States Clay   Alfred Chapin 6–3, 6–8, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
82 1926–04-10 Blue Ridge Championships, Asheville United States Clay   Alfred Chapin 6–4, 4–6, 12–10, 4–6, 9–7
83 1926–06–13 New England Championships, Hartford United States Clay   Alfred Chapin 6–3, 10–8, 9–7
84 1926–06–20 Middle States Championships, Philadelphia[23] United States Grass ?   Manuel Alonso 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
85 1926–07–12 U.S. Clay Court Championships, Detroit[24] United States Clay   Brian Norton walkover
86 1926–07–24 Longwood Bowl, Brookline United States Grass   Lewis White 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
87 1926–08–15 Southern New York, Rye United States Clay   Vincent Richards 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2
88 1926–08–21 New York Meadow Club, Southampton United States Grass   Brian Norton 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
89 1926–08–28 Newport Casino Trophy United States Grass   Alfred Chapin 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 8–6
90 1926–12–19 Pennsylvania AC Tournament, Philadelphia United States Wood   Manuel Alonso 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
91 1927–03-06 South Florida, Miami Beach[25] United States Clay   Manuel Alonso 6–3, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
92 1927–03-12 Florida Championships, Palm Beach United States ?   Manuel Alonso 7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4
93 1927–03-18 Southeastern Championships, Ortega United States Clay   George Lott 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
94 1927–04-01 South Atlantic Championships, Augusta United States Clay   George Lott 11–9, 0–6, 6–2, 6–1
95 1927–04-07 Blue Ridge Championships, Asheville United States Clay   George Lott 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
96 1927–04-15 North & South Tournament, Pinehurst United States Clay   George Lott 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
97 1927–07–24 U.S. Clay Court Championships, Detroit United States Clay   John Hennessey 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
98 1927–08–01 Illinois State Championships, Chicago United States Grass   John Hennessey 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6
99 1927–08–06 Seabright Invitational United States Grass   Francis Hunter 6–4, 6–1, 8–6
100 1927–08–13 New York Meadow Club, Southampton United States Grass   George Lott 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
101 1927–08–27 Newport Casino Trophy United States Grass   Manuel Alonso 5–7, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
102 1927–10–09 Pacific Southwest Championships, Los Angeles United States Hard ?   Francis Hunter 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
103 1927–10–28 Pennsylvania AC Tournament, Philadelphia United States Wood   Francis Hunter 8–6, 5–7, 2–1, ret.
104 1928–04-29 Ojai Valley California Championships United States ?   John Hennessey 6–2, 6–1, 6–0
105 1928–06–23 Queen's (London Grass Court) England Grass   Francis Hunter 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
106 1929–06–09 Swiss Championships, Zurich[26] Switzerland Clay   Francis Hunter 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
107 1929–06–16 Dutch Championships, Noordwijk Netherlands Clay   Francis Hunter 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
108 1929–08–17 Eastern Grass Court, Rye United States Grass   Francis Hunter 6–2, 6–2, 10–8
109 1929–08–23 Newport Casino Trophy United States Grass   George Lott 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
110 1929–09–15 U.S. Championships United States Grass   Francis Hunter 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
111 1930-01-13 Monte-Carlo Country Club Tournament Monaco Clay   George Lyttleton-Rogers 7–5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
112 1930-01-25 New Courts Championships, Cannes France Clay   Giorgio De Stefani 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
113 1930-02-02 Galia Championships, Cannes France Clay   Hermann Von Artens 6–0, 6–2, 6–0
114 1930-02-18 South of France Championships, Nice France ?Clay   George Lyttleton-Rogers 4–6, 8–6, 6–1, 5–7, 6–0
115 1930-03-02 Butler Trophy Cup, Monte-Carlo Monaco Clay   Bunny Austin 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
116 1930-03-09 Riviera Championships, Menton France ?Clay   Jacques Brugnon 10–8, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–1
117 1930-03-16 Nice First Meeting France Clay   Giorgio De Stefani 6–0, 6–4, 6–2
118 1930-03-24 Côte d'Azur Championships, Cannes France Clay   Giorgio De Stefani 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
119 1930-04-06 Saint-Raphaël Championships [27] France Clay   Wilbur Coen Not played
120 1930-04-13 Juan-les-Pins Championships France Clay ?   Wilbur Coen 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
121 1930-04-21 Beaulieu Second Meeting [28] France Clay ?   Wilbur Coen Walkover
122 1930-04-27 Monte-Carlo Third Meeting Monaco Clay   Daniel Lesueur 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
123 1930-05-04 Italian Championships, Milan Italy Clay   Umberto de Morpurgo 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
124 1930-05-11 Austrian International Championships, Vienna[29] Austria Clay   Franz Matejka 6–3, 6–1, 8–6
125 1930-06–09 German Championships, Berlin Germany Clay   Daniel Prenn 7–5, 8–6, 1–6, 7–5
126 1930-07–04 Wimbledon England Grass   Wilmer Allison 6–3, 9–7, 6–4
127 1930-07–13 Dutch Championships, Noordwijk Netherlands Clay   Roderich Menzel 8–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–4
128 1930-08–23 Newport Casino Trophy, Newport United States Grass   Wilmer Allison 6–1, 0–6, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4

Professional era edit

Titles by surface
Clay (5)
Grass (4)
Wood (3)
? (3)
Singles (1931–1940) : 15+ titles
No. Date Tournament Location Surface Runner-up Score
1 1931-05-17 U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, United States Wood ?   Vincent Richards 6–4, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
2 1931-05-31 Longwood Bowl Round Robin Boston, United States Wood   Karel Kozeluh 8–6, 6–3, 6–2
3 1931-07-12 U.S. Pro Championships Forest Hills, United States Grass   Vincent Richards 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
4 1933-09-24 Paris First Meeting Paris, France Clay   Henri Cochet 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
5 1933-12-31 U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, United States Wood ?   Vincent Richards 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
6 1934-06-24 Great Lakes Pro Detroit, United States ?   Karel Koželuh ?
7 1934-09-16 Pro Championships Lyon, France ?   Henri Cochet ?
8 1934-09-23 French Pro Championship Paris, France Clay   Martin Plaa 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
9 1934-09-30 Pro Championship of Britain Southport, England Grass   Martin Plaa N.A. (Round robin)
10 1935-06-02 American Pro South Orange, United States ?   George Lott 8–6, 6–1, 6–2
11 1935–08 Pro Championships Le Touquet, France Clay   Robert Ramillon 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
12 1935-09-16 U.S. Pro Championships Brooklyn, United States Grass   Karel Koželuh 0–6, 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
13 1937-07-30 Pro Championships La Baule, France Clay   Robert Ramillon 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
14 1937-09-19 German Pro Championships Berlin, Germany Clay   Hans Nüsslein round-robin
15 1938-07-10 Scottish Pro Championships Glasgow, Scotland Grass   Hans Nüsslein 6–3, 6–2

Davis Cup edit

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.

Davis Cup: 7 titles
Edition Zone Round Date Opponents Tie score Location Surface Match Opponent W–L Rubber score
1920 WG QF 8–10 Jul 1920   France 3–0 Eastbourne Grass Singles 2 William Laurentz W 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
Doubles (Johnston) André Gobert
William Laurentz 		W 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
WG SF 16–19 Jul 1920   Great Britain 5–0 London Grass Singles 2 Algernon Kingscote W 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles (Johnston) Algernon Kingscote
James Cecil Parke 		W 8–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Singles 5 James Cecil Parke W 6–2, 6–3, 7–5
WG F 30 Dec 1920 – 1 Jan 1921   Australia 5–0 Auckland Grass Singles 1 Norman Brookes W 10–8, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Doubles (Johnston) Norman Brookes
Gerald Patterson 		W 8–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Singles 4 Gerald Patterson W 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1921 CR F 2–5 Sep 1921   Japan 5–0 New York City Grass Singles 2 Zenzo Shimizu W 5–7, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Singles 4 Ichiya Kumagae W 9–7, 6–4, 6–1
1922 CR F 1–5 Sep 1922   Australia 4–1 New York City Grass Singles 1 Gerald Patterson W 7–5, 10–8, 6–0
Doubles (Richards) Pat O'Hara-Wood
Gerald Patterson 		L 4–6, 0–6, 3–6
Singles 4 James Anderson W 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1923 CR F 31 Aug – 1 Sep 1923   Australia 4–1 New York City Grass Singles 2 John Hawkes W 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Doubles (Williams) James Anderson
John Hawkes 		W 17–15, 11–13, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Singles 5 James Anderson W 6–2, 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
1924 CR F 11–13 Sep 1924   Australia 5–0 Philadelphia Grass Singles 1 Gerald Patterson W 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Doubles (Johnston) Pat O'Hara-Wood
Gerald Patterson 		W 17–15, 11–13, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Singles 4 Pat O'Hara-Wood W 6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1925 CR F 11–13 Sep 1925   France 5–0 Philadelphia Grass Singles 1 Jean Borotra W 4–6, 6–0, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4
Singles 4 René Lacoste W 3–6, 10–12, 8–6, 7–5, 6–2
1926 CR F 9–11 Sep 1926   France 4–1 Philadelphia Grass Singles 2 Jean Borotra W 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Singles 5 René Lacoste L 6–4, 4–6, 6–8, 6–8
1927 CR F 8–10 Sep 1927   France 2–3 Philadelphia Grass Singles 2 Henri Cochet W 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 8–6
Doubles (Hunter) Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon 		W 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0
Singles 4 René Lacoste L 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
1928 A QF 9–11 Apr 1928   Mexico 5–0 Mexico City Clay Singles 2 Robert Kinsey W 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Doubles (Jones) Robert Kinsey
Alfonso Unda 		W 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
A SF 25–27 May 1928   China 5–0 Kansas City Clay Doubles (Coen) Paul Kong
Pao-Hua Lum 		W 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
A F 1–3 Jun 1928   Japan 5–0 Chicago Clay Singles 1 Tamio Abe W 6–2, 6–3, 6–0
Doubles (Lott) Tamio Abe
Teizo Toba 		W 6–1, 10–8, 6–2
Singles 5 Yoshiro Ota W 6–8, 6–3, 6–1, 6–0
CR F 27–29 Jul 1928   France 1–4 Paris Clay Singles 1 René Lacoste W 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Doubles (Hunter) Jean Borotra
Henri Cochet 		L 4–6, 8–6, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Singles 4 Henri Cochet L 7–9, 6–8, 4–6
1929 IZ F 19–21 Jul 1929   Germany 5–0 Berlin Clay Singles 1 Hans Moldenhauer W 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Singles 4 Daniel Prenn W 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
CR F 26–28 Jul 1929   France 2–3 Paris Clay Singles 1 Henri Cochet L 3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Singles 4 Jean Borotra W 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–5
1930 CR F 25–27 Jul 1930   France 1–4 Paris Clay Singles 1 Jean Borotra W 2–6, 7–5, 6–4, 7–5
Singles 5 Henri Cochet L 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 5–7

Professional tours edit

Singles (1931–1941) : 14 tours
No. Date Tour Standings
1 1931
February 18 – August 16 		World Pro Tour (1)
1)   Bill Tilden 50–17
2)   Karel Koželuh 17–50
2 1932
January 4 – July 		World Pro Tour (2)

Incomplete tour results. As of early April 1932, Tilden led Nüsslein 32 matches to 12.

1)   Bill Tilden
2)   Hans Nüsslein
3 1933
January 24 – 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.

1)   Bill Tilden
2)   Hans Nüsslein
4 1934
January 10 – May 13 		World Pro Tour (4)

The results are not known definitively. However, American Lawn Tennis reported that Vines had an edge of 11–9 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,[30] so a probable win-loss record at tour's end on May 13 was 36–17 in Vines' favor (slightly over 50 matches would have been played, per Ray Bowers).

1)   Ellsworth Vines
2)   Bill Tilden
5 1934
February 19 – March 19 		Professional Tour – France vs. United States

Tilden defeated Cochet 8–2.
Tilden defeated Plaa 10–0.
Vines defeated Cochet 10–0.
Vines defeated Plaa 8–2.

  Ellsworth Vines
  Bill Tilden
  Henri Cochet
  Martin Plaa
6 1935
January 9 – April 29 		Professional Tour

Vines edged Tilden 9–3.[31]
Final results are unknown for the Tilden/Lott series, but through April 4 Tilden held an edge of 35–6.[32]

1)   Ellsworth Vines
?)   Lester Stoefen
?)   Bill Tilden
?)   George Lott
7 1936
January – June 		Professional Tour

Near the end of February Tilden held a 19–4 edge over Barnes.

1)   Bill Tilden
2)   Bruce Barnes
8 1936
October – 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 8–1.

1)   Ellsworth Vines
2)   Bill Tilden
9 1937
January – March (?) 		Professional Tour

Final standings of this North American tour are unknown, but Ray Bowers reports that Tilden was the overall winner.

  Bill Tilden
  Martin Plaa
  Hytaro Satoh
  Alfred Chapin
10 1937
March 24 – April 5 		Professional Tour

Perry edged Tilden 4–1 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.

1)   Fred Perry
2)   Bill Tilden
11 1937-38
December 19 – 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 7–7 while Ramillon had an edge over Burke. The tour continued into March in Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Java, with unknown results.

  Bill Tilden
  Henri Cochet
  Robert Ramillon
  Albert Burke
12 1939
May 16 – August 26 		Professional Tour

Final standings in this tour of Europe are unknown but Budge finished with an 8–2 edge over Tilden,[33][34] who finished with a margin of 4 or 5 wins over Stoefen.[35]

  Don Budge
  Ellsworth Vines
  Bill Tilden
  Lester Stoefen
  Hans Nüsslein
  Henri Cochet
13 1939-40
October 1939 – January 1940 		Professional Tour

Final standings in this tour of the United States and Mexico are unknown.[36][37]

  Fred Perry
  Bill Tilden
  Lester Stoefen
  Ben Gorchakoff
  Bruce Barnes
14 1941
January 6 – 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 43–5 with one tie. The final outcome of the tour was probably 46–7 plus one tie.

1)   Don Budge
2)   Bill Tilden

Records edit

  • Winning streak of Grand Slam events: 8 titles (1920–1926). Including 6 U.S. titles and 2 Wimbledon titles.
  • Winning streak in single matches at Grand Slam events: 51 (1920–1926)
  • Second best match winning % in Grand Slam events: 89.76%, with a record of 114–13 (1916–1930). Notice that Björn Borg has a winning percentage of 89.81% with a record of 141–16 (1974–1981) 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 (1920–1926)
  • Most single titles at U.S. Championships: 7 (1920–1925, 1929)
  • Most single finals at U.S. Championships: 10 (1918–1925, 1927, 1929)
  • Won single + doubles + mixed doubles titles at same U.S. Championships event (1922, 1923)
  • Winning streak in single matches: 98 (1924–1925)
  • Best match winning % in one season: 98.73%, with a record of 78–1 (1925)
  • Most appearances in final of Davis Cup: 11 with a record of 21–7 in singles (1920–1930)

Career match performance year on year edit

1912–1951
Year Won Lost % Ref
1912 2 1 66.67% [38]
1913 3 2 60.00% [38]
1914 9 2 81.82% [38]
1915 10 3 76.92% [38]
1916 9 4 69.23% [38]
1917 10 3 76.92% [38]
1918 42 2 95.45% [38]
1919 65 4 94.20% [38]
1920 57 2 96.61% [38]
1921 31 3 91.18% [38]
1922 59 5 92.19% [38]
1923 59 1 98.33% [38]
1924 66 1 98.51% [38]
1925 89 1 98.89% [38]
1926 89 8 91.75% [38]
1927 100 5 95.24% [38]
1928 26 5 83.87% [38]
1929 58 9 86.57% [38]
1930 120 6 95.24% [38]
1931 63 16 79.75% [38]
1932 92 23 80.00% [38]
1933 38 8 82.61% [38]
1934 70 41 63.06% [38]
1935 59 19 75.64% [38]
1936 47 31 60.26% [38]
1937 39 17 69.64% [38]
1938 8 3 72.73% [38]
1939 27 32 45.76% [38]
1940 7 5 58.33% [38]
1941 9 33 21.43% [38]
1943 1 1 50.00% [38]
1945 5 2 71.43% [38]
1946 22 27 44.90% [38]
1951 2 4 33.33% [38]
Total 1393 329 80.89% [38]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Spaldings Lawn Tennis Annual, 1917. p. 153.
  2. ^ a b c d Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual. 1916.
  3. ^ a b Spalding Lawn Tennis Annual 1917. 1917.
  4. ^ a b Spaldings's Lawn Tennis Annual. 1918.
  5. ^ "Tilden pounds way to tennis victory" (PDF). The New York Times. May 19, 1918. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Bronx County Net Laurels to Tilden" (PDF). The New York Times. June 10, 1918.
  7. ^ Samuel Hardy, ed. (1919). Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919. p. 95.
  8. ^ Samuel Hardy, ed. (1919). Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919. p. 98.
  9. ^ Samuel Hardy, ed. (1919). Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919. pp. 61–67.
  10. ^ Samuel Hardy, ed. (1919). Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919. p. 85.
  11. ^ "Tilden Triumphs in Tennis Final" (PDF). The Sun. March 1, 1919. p. 15.
  12. ^ "The Pinehurst Outlook: Tilden beats Kumagae". April 19, 1919. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Tilden Captures Delaware Title" (PDF). The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 29, 1919. p. 23.
  14. ^ "Lawn Tennis – Midlands Counties' Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. British Newspaper Archive. 26 July 1920.
  15. ^ "Tennis". Hawera & Normanby Star. National Library of New Zealand. January 4, 1921. p. 7.
  16. ^ "Tilden Wins Tennis Match". Morning Oregonian. April 7, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Tilden Wallops Norris Williams by Great Playing" (PDF). Buffalo Courier. July 23, 1922.
  18. ^ "Tilden wins Title From Boston Star in Straight Sets" (PDF). The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 23, 1922.
  19. ^ "Syracuse NY Journal" (PDF). Fultonhistory. February 13, 1923. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  20. ^ "Bill Tilden Wins Another Title". Vancouver Daily World. May 31, 1923. p. 12. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "Ho, Hum! Tilden Again Wins From Richards". Chicago Tribune. June 29, 1925. p. 20. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  23. ^ "Tilden Takes Two Tennis Titles" (PDF). The Saratogian. AP. June 21, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  24. ^ "Tilden Retains Clay Court Tennis Crown". Ludington Daily News. AP. July 12, 1926.
  25. ^ "Tilden Defeats Spanish Champ". St. Petersburg Times. AP. March 7, 1927. p. 1 (Section 2).
  26. ^ "Tilden Wins Swiss Title From Hunter". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. AP. June 10, 1929. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ Walter Trumbull (April 14, 1930). "The Listening Post". The Milwaukee Journal.
  28. ^ "Double for Tilden in Riviera Tennis". Ottawa Citizen. AP. April 21, 1930. p. 10.
  29. ^ "Another Title for Tilden". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 12, 1930. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ Stahr, John (June 3, 1934). "Big Bill Tilden, Prodigy Picker, Clips Coupons On Vines Venture". The Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC).
  31. ^ Kieran, John (April 29, 1935). "Sports of the Times". The New York Times.
  32. ^ Currie, George (April 15, 1935). "Tilden Troupe of Net Stars Due Here Soon". Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  33. ^ Tilden II, William T (September 20, 1939). "Pro Tourists—and the War". American Lawn Tennis.
  34. ^ Parrott, Harold (March 7, 1940). "Riggs Mediocre Champ—Tilden". Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  35. ^ Considine, Bob (September 27, 1939). "Budge To Quit Pro Tennis To Play Piano". The Deseret News.
  36. ^ "Tilden, Perry, Stoefen Slate Matches Here". Arizona Independent Republic. December 5, 1939. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  37. ^ "Perry Beats Tilden in Five-Set Match". The Times (San Mateo, California). January 18, 1940. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  38. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "Bill Tilden: Career match record-year-on-year-results 1912–1951". 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.
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