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| Middle States Indoor, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] <ref>{{cite news|title=Tilden Triumphs in Tennis Final|url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%209/New%20York%20NY%20Sun/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201919%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201919%20Grayscale%20-%200320.pdf|work=The Sun|date=March 1, 1919|page=15}}</ref> | | Middle States Indoor, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] <ref>{{cite news|title=Tilden Triumphs in Tennis Final|url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%209/New%20York%20NY%20Sun/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201919%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201919%20Grayscale%20-%200320.pdf|work=The Sun|date=March 1, 1919|page=15}}</ref> | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
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| 1919–06–18 | | 1919–06–18 | ||
| [[Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships|Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] | | [[Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships|Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
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| 1919–07–10 | | 1919–07–10 | ||
| Western Pennsylvania, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] | | Western Pennsylvania, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
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| Pennsylvania Invitational, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1921-04-07/ed-1/seq-12/ocr/ | title=Tilden Wins Tennis Match |work=Morning Oregonian |date= April 7, 1921 | page= 12 | accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> | | Pennsylvania Invitational, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1921-04-07/ed-1/seq-12/ocr/ | title=Tilden Wins Tennis Match |work=Morning Oregonian |date= April 7, 1921 | page= 12 | accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
| Wood | | Wood | ||
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| 1922-5-30 | | 1922-5-30 | ||
| Philadelphia Districts, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] | | Philadelphia Districts, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
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| 1922-06–05 | | 1922-06–05 | ||
| Eastern Pennsylvania, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] | | Eastern Pennsylvania, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
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| United States | | United States | ||
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| 1924-05-03 | | 1924-05-03 | ||
| Middle States Clay Court, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] | | Middle States Clay Court, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
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| 1925-05-22 | | 1925-05-22 | ||
| Pennsylvania & Middle States, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] | | Pennsylvania & Middle States, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
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| Middle States Championships, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2021/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian%201926/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian%201926%20-%201915.pdf | title=Tilden Takes Two Tennis Titles|work=The Saratogian|date= June 21, 1926 | page=3| agency=AP | accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> | | Middle States Championships, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2021/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian%201926/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian%201926%20-%201915.pdf | title=Tilden Takes Two Tennis Titles|work=The Saratogian|date= June 21, 1926 | page=3| agency=AP | accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
| Grass ? | | Grass ? | ||
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| 1926–12–19 | | 1926–12–19 | ||
| Pennsylvania AC Tournament, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] | | Pennsylvania AC Tournament, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
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| 1927–10–28 | | 1927–10–28 | ||
| Pennsylvania AC Tournament, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] | | Pennsylvania AC Tournament, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | ||
| United States | | United States | ||
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| 1931-05-17 | | 1931-05-17 | ||
| U.S. Pro Indoor | | U.S. Pro Indoor | ||
| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], United States | | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], United States | ||
| Wood ? | | Wood ? | ||
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Richards]] | | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Richards]] | ||
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| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], United States | | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], United States | ||
| Wood ? | | Wood ? | ||
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Revision as of 05:52, 28 March 2023
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. Click on [Expand] wherever you see it in order to open tables with complete information.
Major titles
Performance timeline
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 % | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | Not Held | 2 / 6 | 10–4 | 71.43 | ||||||
Wembley Pro | Not Held | 3rd | F | N.H. | F | N.H. | 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 |
Grand Slam tournaments
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
Runner-up | 1918 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon R. Lindley Murray | 3–6, 1–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 1919 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston | 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1920 | Wimbledon | Grass | Template:Flagicon Gerald Patterson | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 1920 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston | 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 1921 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Template:Flagicon Brian Norton | 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5 |
Winner | 1921 | U.S. Championships (2) | Grass | Template:Flagicon Wallace F. Johnson | 16–18, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 1922 | U.S. Championships (3) | Grass | Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston | 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 1923 | U.S. Championships (4) | Grass | Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 1924 | U.S. Championships (5) | Grass | Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston | 6–1, 9–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 1925 | U.S. Championships (6) | Grass | Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston | 4–6, 11–9, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1927 | French Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon René Lacoste | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11 |
Runner-up | 1927 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon René Lacoste | 9–11, 3–6, 9–11 |
Winner | 1929 | U.S. Championships (7) | Grass | Template:Flagicon Francis Hunter | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1930 | French Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet | 6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1930 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Template:Flagicon Wilmer Allison | 6–3, 9–7, 6–4 |
Pro Slam
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
Winner | 1931 | U.S. Championship | Grass | Template:Flagicon Vinnie Richards | 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 1933 | French Championship | Clay | Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 1934 | French Championship | Clay | Template:Flagicon Martin Plaa | 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1935 | Wembley Championship | Indoors | Template:Flagicon Ellsworth Vines | 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 1935 | U.S. Championship | Clay | Template:Flagicon Karel Kozeluh | 0–6, 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1937 | Wembley Championship | Indoors | Template:Flagicon Hans Nüsslein | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1938 | French Championship | Clay | Template:Flagicon Hans Nüsslein | 0–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
Career titles
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
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.
No. | Date | Tournament | Country | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
1 | 1915–5–? | Philadelphia District, Germantown, PA [1][2] | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Stanley W. Pearson | 4–6, 6–0, 5–7, 9–7, 6–0 |
1915–6–12 | Pennsylvania Invitational, St Martins, PA [2] | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Craig Biddle | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | |
1915–7–17 | Schuylkill Valley, PA [2] | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Norman Swayne | 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | |
1915–9–11 | Western New Jersey Championship, Moorestown, NJ [2] | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon E.C. Hall | 11–9, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4 | |
1916 | Schuylkill Valley, PA [1] | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Philip B. Hawk | ||
1916–7–22 | Beach Haven, NJ [3] | United States | Template:Flagicon Norman Swayne | 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
1916 | Point Pleasant, PA (Memorial Day) [1] | United States | Template:Flagicon Paul W. Gibbons | |||
1916 | Point Pleasant, PA (Labor Day) [1] | United States | Template:Flagicon Hammett Norton | |||
1916 | Western New Jersey Championship, NJ [1] | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Norman Swayne | ||
1916 | Camden County, NJ [1][3] | United States | Template:Flagicon Philip B. Hawk | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1 | ||
June 1917 | Delaware State Patriotic Tournament [1][4] | United States | Template:Flagicon P.S. Osborne | 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 | ||
1917–7–21 | Beach Haven, NJ [4] | United States | Template:Flagicon Norman Swayne | 6–3, 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 | ||
1918–05–18 | New York Harlem Tennis Club [5] | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Henry Bassford | 6–2, 7–5, 6–0 | |
1918–06–9 | Bronxville Championships, New York [6] | United States | ? | Template:Flagicon S.Howard Voshell | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | |
1918–06–15 | Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships, Philadelphia [7] | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Philip B. Hawk | 6–2, 6–0, 6–0 | |
1918–06–22 | Western Pennsylvania Championships, Pittsburgh [8] | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Charles Garland | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 | |
1918–07–06 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Chicago [9] | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Charles Garland | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | |
1918–08–24 | Meadow Club Invitational, Southampton [10] | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Theodore Pell | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | |
1919–03-01 | Middle States Indoor, Philadelphia [11] | United States | Wood | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 | |
1919–04-19 | North & South Tournament, Pinehurst [12] | United States | ? | Template:Flagicon Ichiya Kumagae | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1919–05-19 | Harlem Tennis Club, New York | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Ichiya Kumagae | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | |
1919–06–01 | Plymouth Cup, Plymouth | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Wallace Johnson | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
1919–06–18 | Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships, Philadelphia | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Wallace Johnson | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6–2 | |
1919–06–28 | Delaware Championships, Wilmington [13] | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Richard Norris Williams | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 | |
1919–07–10 | Western Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 | |
1919–08–01 | Seabright Invitational, New Jersey | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Leonard Beekman | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 | |
1919–08–09 | Newport Casino Trophy, Newport | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon William Johnston | 7–5, 8–6, 6–1 | |
1920-03-28 | U.S. Indoor Championships, New York | United States | Wood ? | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 | |
1920-04-14 | North & South Tournament, Pinehurst | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon S.Howard Voshell | 6–4, 11–13, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1920-06–23 | Wimbledon | United Kingdom | Grass | Template:Flagicon Gerald Patterson | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1920-07–26 | Midland Counties' Championships, Edgbaston [14] | England | ? | Template:Flagicon Charles Winslow | 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | |
1920-09–18 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon William Johnston | 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 | |
1920–12 | New Zealand Championships, Auckland [15] | New Zealand | Grass | Template:Flagicon Gerald Patterson | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 | |
1921-04-07 | Pennsylvania Invitational, Philadelphia [16] | United States | Wood | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 | |
1921-05-05 | World Hard Court Championships, Paris | France | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jean Washer | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | |
1921-07–02 | Wimbledon | England | Grass | Template:Flagicon Brian Norton | 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5 | |
1921-09–19 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Wallace Johnson | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 | |
1922-5-30 | Philadelphia Districts, Philadelphia | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Wallace Johnson | 2–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 | |
1922-06–05 | Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Phil Bettens | 6–4, 5–7, 6–0, 6–0 | |
1922-06–19 | Rhode Island Clay Court, Providence | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Arnold Jones | 7–5, 6–4, 6–0 | |
1922-06–26 | Illinois State Championships, Skokie | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Walter T. Hayes | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | |
1922-07–10 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Indianapolis | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Zenzo Shimizu | 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 | |
1922-07–15 | Providence Rhode Island State | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 6–3, 6–1, 6–0 | |
1922-07–23 | Longwood Bowl, Brookline [17][18] | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Richard Norris Williams | 6–1, 6–3, 7–5 | |
1922-09–16 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon William Johnston | 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1923-02-12 | Buffalo Indoor Championships [19] | United States | Wood ? | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
1923-05-31 | Philadelphia City Championships [20] | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Wallace Johnson | 3–6, 6–3, 11–9, 7–5 | |
1923-06–02 | Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 | |
1923-06–17 | New England Championships, Hartford | United States | Grass ? | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 7–5, 7–5, 6–8, 6–3 | |
50 | 1923-06–24 | Great Lakes Championships, Buffalo [21] | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 |
1923-07-16 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Chicago, Illinois | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 6–2, 6–8, 6–1, 7–5 | |
1923-07–29 | Southern California, Los Angeles | United States | Hard ? | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 9–7, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1923-07–16 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon William Johnston | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 | |
1924-04-06 | South Atlantic Championships, Augusta | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Lawrence Rice | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1924-05-03 | Middle States Clay Court, Philadelphia | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | |
1924-06–02 | New Jersey Orange Club, Mountain Station | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Dean Mathey | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 | |
1924-06–06 | Rhode Island State, Providence | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Nathaniel Niles | 6–0, 6–4, 6–1 | |
1924-06–14 | New England Championships, Hartford | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Nathaniel Niles | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | |
1924-06–20 | Great Lakes Championships, Buffalo | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Alfred Chapin | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 8–6 | |
1924-07–06 | Western Championships, Indianapolis | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Hennessey | 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 | |
1924-07–14 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Saint-Louis | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Harvey Snodgrass | 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | |
1924-07–21 | Illinois State Championships, Glencoe | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Robert Kinsey | 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1924-08–08 | Southern California, Los Angeles | United States | Hard | Template:Flagicon Alfred Chapin | ? | |
1924-09–03 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon William Johnston | 6–1, 9–7, 6–2 | |
1925-02-14 | Heights Casino Indoor, Brooklyn | United States | Wood ? | Template:Flagicon Dean Mathey | 6–2, 6–1, 6–8, 7–5 | |
1925-02-23 | Indoor Championships, Buffalo | United States | Wood ? | Template:Flagicon Lawrence Rice | 6–0, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1925-03-16 | Florida Championships, Palm Beach | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 6–4 | |
1925-03-21 | Southeastern Championships, Jacksonville | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 | |
1925-04-25 | White Sulphur Springs Invitational | United States | Hard | Template:Flagicon Francis Hunter | 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 | |
1925-05-22 | Pennsylvania & Middle States, Philadelphia | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Richard Norris Williams | 0–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 | |
1925-06–13 | New England Championships, Hartford | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 | |
1925-06–21 | Metropolitan Clay Court, New York City | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1925-06–27 | Eastern New York, New Rochelle [22] | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 8–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
1925-07–04 | Nassau Bowl, Glen Cove | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Alfred Chapin | 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 | |
1925-07–09 | Maryland Championships, Chevy Chase | United States | ? | Template:Flagicon Alfred Chapin | 5–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–0 | |
1925-07–11 | Rhode Island State, Providence | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Arnold Jones | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | |
1925-07–19 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Saint-Louis | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon George Lott | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 8–6 | |
1925-07–26 | Illinois State Championships, Skokie | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon William Johnston | 6–4, 6–3, 9–7 | |
1925-09–20 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon William Johnston | 4–6, 11–9, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | |
1926–02-06 | Heights Casino Indoor, Brooklyn | United States | Wood | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 6–3, 6–4, 11–9 | |
1926–04-03 | South Atlantic Championships, Augusta | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Alfred Chapin | 6–3, 6–8, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | |
1926–04-10 | Blue Ridge Championships, Asheville | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Alfred Chapin | 6–4, 4–6, 12–10, 4–6, 9–7 | |
1926–06–13 | New England Championships, Hartford | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Alfred Chapin | 6–3, 10–8, 9–7 | |
1926–06–20 | Middle States Championships, Philadelphia [23] | United States | Grass ? | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | |
1926–07–12 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Detroit [24] | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Brian Norton | walkover | |
1926–07–24 | Longwood Bowl, Brookline | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Lewis White | 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1926–08–15 | Southern New York, Rye | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 | |
1926–08–21 | New York Meadow Club, Southampton | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Brian Norton | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |
1926–08–28 | Newport Casino Trophy | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Alfred Chapin | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 8–6 | |
1926–12–19 | Pennsylvania AC Tournament, Philadelphia | United States | Wood | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1927–03-06 | South Florida, Miami Beach [25] | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 6–3, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1927–03-12 | Florida Championships, Palm Beach | United States | ? | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 | |
1927–03-18 | Southeastern Championships, Ortega | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon George Lott | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 | |
1927–04-01 | South Atlantic Championships, Augusta | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon George Lott | 11–9, 0–6, 6–2, 6–1 | |
1927–04-07 | Blue Ridge Championships, Asheville | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon George Lott | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
1927–04-15 | North & South Tournament, Pinehurst | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon George Lott | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 | |
1927–07–24 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Detroit | United States | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Hennessey | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 | |
1927–08–01 | Illinois State Championships, Chicago, Illinois | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Hennessey | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6 | |
1927–08–06 | Seabright Invitational | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Francis Hunter | 6–4, 6–1, 8–6 | |
100 | 1927–08–13 | New York Meadow Club, Southampton | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon George Lott | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 |
1927–08–27 | Newport Casino Trophy | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso | 5–7, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2 | |
1927–10–09 | Pacific Southwest Championships, Los Angeles | United States | Hard ? | Template:Flagicon Francis Hunter | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1927–10–28 | Pennsylvania AC Tournament, Philadelphia | United States | Wood | Template:Flagicon Francis Hunter | 8–6, 5–7, 2–1, ret. | |
1928–04-29 | Ojai Valley California Championships | United States | ? | Template:Flagicon John Hennessey | 6–2, 6–1, 6–0 | |
1928–06–23 | Queen's (London Grass Court) | England | Grass | Template:Flagicon Francis Hunter | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | |
1929–06–09 | Swiss Championships, Zurich [26] | Switzerland | Clay | Template:Flagicon Francis Hunter | 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 | |
1929–06–16 | Dutch Championships, Noordwijk | Netherlands | Clay | Template:Flagicon Francis Hunter | 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1929–08–17 | Eastern Grass Court, Rye | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Francis Hunter | 6–2, 6–2, 10–8 | |
1929–08–23 | Newport Casino Trophy | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon George Lott | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 | |
1929–09–15 | U.S. Championships | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Francis Hunter | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | |
1930-01-13 | Monte-Carlo Country Club Tournament | Monaco | Clay | Template:Flagicon George Lyttleton-Rogers | 7–5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0 | |
1930-01-25 | New Courts Championships, Cannes | France | Clay | Template:Flagicon Giorgio De Stefani | 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 | |
1930-02-02 | Galia Championships, Cannes | France | Clay | Template:Flagicon Herman Von Artens | 6–0, 6–2, 6–0 | |
1930-02-18 | South of France Championships, Nice | France | ?Clay | Template:Flagicon George Lyttleton-Rogers | 4–6, 8–6, 6–1, 5–7, 6–0 | |
1930-03-02 | Butler Trophy Cup, Monte-Carlo | Monaco | Clay | Template:Flagicon Bunny Austin | 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 | |
1930-03-09 | Riviera Championships, Menton | France | ?Clay | Template:Flagicon Jacques Brugnon | 10–8, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–1 | |
1930-03-16 | Nice First Meeting | France | Clay | Template:Flagicon Giorgio De Stefani | 6–0, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1930-03-24 | Côte d'Azur Championships, Cannes | France | Clay | Template:Flagicon Giorgio De Stefani | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1930-04-06 | Saint-Raphaël Championships [27] | France | Clay | Template:Flagicon Wilbur Coen | Not played | |
1930-04-13 | Juan-les-Pins Championships | France | Clay ? | Template:Flagicon Wilbur Coen | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 | |
1930-04-21 | Beaulieu Second Meeting [28] | France | Clay ? | Template:Flagicon Wilbur Coen | Walkover | |
1930-04-27 | Monte-Carlo Third Meeting | Monaco | Clay | Template:Flagicon Daniel Lesueur | 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 | |
1930-05-04 | Italian Championships, Milan | Italy | Clay | Template:Flagicon Umberto de Morpurgo | 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 | |
1930-05-11 | Austrian Championships, Vienna [29] | Austria | Clay | Template:Flagicon Franz Matejka | 6–3, 6–1, 8–6 | |
1930-06–09 | German Championships, Berlin | Germany | Clay | Template:Flagicon Daniel Prenn | 7–5, 8–6, 1–6, 7–5 | |
1930-07–04 | Wimbledon | England | Grass | Template:Flagicon Wilmer Allison | 6–3, 9–7, 6–4 | |
1930-07–13 | Dutch Championships, Noordwijk | Netherlands | Clay | Template:Flagicon Roderich Menzel | 8–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–4 | |
128+ | 1930-08–23 | Newport Casino Trophy, Newport | United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Wilmer Allison | 6–1, 0–6, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Professional era
No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Runner-up | Score in final |
1 | 1931-05-17 | U.S. Pro Indoor | Philadelphia, United States | Wood ? | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
2 | 1931-05-31 | Longwood Bowl Round Robin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Wood | ? | ? |
3 | 1931-07-12 | U.S. Pro Championships | Forest Hills, United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 |
4 | 1933-09-24 | Paris First Meeting | Paris, France | Clay | Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
5 | 1933-12-31 | U.S. Pro Indoor | Philadelphia, United States | Wood ? | Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
6 | 1934-06-24 | Great Lakes Pro | Detroit, United States | ? | Template:Flagicon Karel Koželuh | ? |
7 | 1934-09-16 | Pro Championships | Lyon, France | ? | Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet | ? |
8 | 1934-09-23 | French Pro Championship | Paris, France | Clay | Template:Flagicon Martin Plaa | 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
9 | 1934-09-30 | Pro Championship of Britain | Southport, England | Grass | Template:Flagicon Martin Plaa | N.A. (Round robin) |
10 | 1935-06-02 | American Pro | South Orange, United States | ? | Template:Flagicon George Lott | 8–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
11 | 1935–08 | Pro Championships | Le Touquet, France | Clay ? | ? | ? |
12 | 1935-09-16 | U.S. Pro Championships | Brooklyn, United States | Grass | Template:Flagicon Karel Koželuh | 0–6, 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 |
13 | 1937-07-30 | Pro Championships | La Baule, France | Clay ? | Template:Flagicon Robert Ramillon | ? |
14 | 1937-09-19 | German Pro Championships | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Template:Flagicon Hans Nüsslein | round-robin |
15 | 1938-07-10 | Scottish Pro Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | Grass | Template:Flagicon Hans Nüsslein | ? |
Davis Cup
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 | Template:Tooltip | Rubber score |
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1920 | Template:Tooltip | QF | 8–10 Jul 1920 | Template:Davis | 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 | ||||||||
Template:Tooltip | SF | 16–19 Jul 1920 | Template:Davis | 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 | ||||||||
Template:Tooltip | F | 30 Dec 1920 – 1 Jan 1921 | Template:Davis | 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 | Template:Tooltip | F | 2–5 Sep 1921 | Template:Davis | 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 | Template:Tooltip | F | 1–5 Sep 1922 | Template:Davis | 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 | Template:Tooltip | F | 31 Aug – 1 Sep 1923 | Template:Davis | 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 | Template:Tooltip | F | 11–13 Sep 1924 | Template:Davis | 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 | Template:Tooltip | F | 11–13 Sep 1925 | Template:Davis | 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 | Template:Tooltip | F | 9–11 Sep 1926 | Template:Davis | 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 | Template:Tooltip | F | 8–10 Sep 1927 | Template:Davis | 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 | Template:Tooltip | QF | 9–11 Apr 1928 | Template:Davis | 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 | ||||||||
Template:Tooltip | SF | 25–27 May 1928 | Template:Flagicon China | Kansas City | Clay | Doubles (Coen) | Paul Kong Pao-Hua Lum |
W | 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Template:Tooltip | F | 1–3 Jun 1928 | Template:Davis | Chicago, Illinois | Clay | Singles 1 | Tamino Abe | W | 6–2, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
Doubles (Lott) | Tamino Abe Teizo Toba |
W | 6–1, 10–8, 6–2 | ||||||||
Singles 5 | Yoshiro Ota | W | 6–8, 6–3, 6–1, 6–0 | ||||||||
Template:Tooltip | F | 27–29 Jul 1928 | Template:Davis | 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 | Template:Tooltip | F | 19–21 Jul 1929 | Template:Davis | Berlin | Clay | Singles 1 | Hans Moldenhauer | W | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 | |
Singles 4 | Daniel Prenn | W | 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 | ||||||||
Template:Tooltip | F | 26–28 Jul 1929 | Template:Davis | 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 | Template:Tooltip | F | 25–27 Jul 1930 | Template:Davis | 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
No. | Date | Tour | Standings |
1 | 1931 February 18 – August 16 |
World Pro Tour (1) |
1) Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden 50–17 2) Template:Flagicon 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) Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden 2) Template:Flagicon 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) Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden 2) Template:Flagicon 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) Template:Flagicon Ellsworth Vines 2) Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden |
5 | 1934 February 19 – March 19 |
Professional Tour – France vs. United States Tilden defeated Cochet 8–2. |
Template:Flagicon Ellsworth Vines Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet Template:Flagicon Martin Plaa |
6 | 1935 January 9 – April 29 |
Professional Tour Vines edged Tilden 9–3.[31] |
1) Template:Flagicon Ellsworth Vines ?) Template:Flagicon Lester Stoefen ?) Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden ?) Template:Flagicon George Lott |
7 | 1936 January – June |
Professional Tour Near the end of February Tilden held a 19–4 edge over Barnes. |
1) Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden 2) Template:Flagicon 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) Template:Flagicon Ellsworth Vines 2) Template:Flagicon 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. |
Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden Template:Flagicon Martin Plaa Template:Flagicon Hytaro Satoh Template:Flagicon 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) Template:Flagicon Fred Perry 2) Template:Flagicon 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. |
Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet Template:Flagicon Robert Ramillon Template:Flagicon 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] |
Template:Flagicon Don Budge Template:Flagicon Ellsworth Vines Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden Template:Flagicon Lester Stoefen Template:Flagicon Hans Nüsslein Template:Flagicon 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] |
Template:Flagicon Fred Perry Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden Template:Flagicon Lester Stoefen Template:Flagicon Ben Gorchakoff Template:Flagicon 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) Template:Flagicon Don Budge 2) Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden |
Records
- 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 astonishing longevity of Tilden.
- 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 performance year on year
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Spaldings Lawn Tennis Annual, 1917.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (1916) Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (1917) Spalding Lawn Tennis Annual 1917.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (1918) Spaldings's Lawn Tennis Annual.
- ↑ Tilden pounds way to tennis victory, NY Times, May 19, 1918. Retrieved on 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Bronx County Net Laurels to Tilden, The New York Times, June 10, 1918.
- ↑ (1919) Samuel Hardy: Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919.
- ↑ (1919) Samuel Hardy: Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919.
- ↑ (1919) Samuel Hardy: Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919, 61–67.
- ↑ (1919) Samuel Hardy: Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1919.
- ↑ Tilden Triumphs in Tennis Final, The Sun, March 1, 1919, p. 15.
- ↑ The Pinehurst Outlook: Tilden beats Kumagae, April 19, 1919. Retrieved on 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Tilden Captures Delaware Title, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 29, 1919, p. 23.
- ↑ Lawn Tennis – 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). Retrieved on 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Tilden Wallops Norris Williams by Great Playing, Buffalo Courier, July 23, 1922.
- ↑ Tilden wins Title From Boston Star in Straight Sets, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 23, 1922.
- ↑ Syracuse NY Journal. Fultonhistory (February 13, 1923). Retrieved on 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Bill Tilden Wins Another Title. Vancouver Daily World (May 31, 1923). Retrieved on 10 May 2015.
- ↑ William T. Tilden II defeats Alonso for Great Lakes title in final championships match. The Niagara Falls Gazette (June 25, 1923). Retrieved on 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Ho, Hum! Tilden Again Wins From Richards. Chicago Tribune (June 29, 1925). Retrieved on 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Tilden Takes Two Tennis Titles. The Saratogian (June 21, 1926). Retrieved on 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Tilden Retains Clay Court Tennis Crown, Ludington Daily News, July 12, 1926.
- ↑ Tilden Defeats Spanish Champ, St. Petersburg Times, March 7, 1927, p. 1 (Section 2).
- ↑ Tilden Wins Swiss Title From Hunter, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 10, 1929, p. 22.
- ↑ The Listening Post, The Milwaukee Journal, April 14, 1930.
- ↑ Double for Tilden in Riviera Tennis, Ottawa Citizen, April 21, 1930, p. 10.
- ↑ Another Title for Tilden, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 12, 1930, p. 20.
- ↑ Stahr, John. "Big Bill Tilden, Prodigy Picker, Clips Coupons On Vines Venture", June 3, 1934.
- ↑ Kieran, John. "Sports of the Times", April 29, 1935.
- ↑ Currie, George. "Tilden Troupe of Net Stars Due Here Soon", April 15, 1935.
- ↑ Tilden II, William T. "Pro Tourists—and the War", September 20, 1939.
- ↑ Parrott, Harold. "Riggs Mediocre Champ—Tilden", March 7, 1940.
- ↑ Considine, Bob. "Budge To Quit Pro Tennis To Play Piano", September 27, 1939.
- ↑ Tilden, Perry, Stoefen Slate Matches Here, December 5, 1939.
- ↑ Perry Beats Tilden in Five-Set Match, January 18, 1940.
- ↑ 38.00 38.01 38.02 38.03 38.04 38.05 38.06 38.07 38.08 38.09 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21 38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29 38.30 38.31 38.32 38.33 38.34 Bill Tilden: Career match record-year-on-year-results 1912-1951. The Tennis Base. Retrieved on 23 October 2017.
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- World Tennis Magazines.
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