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**Most prominent weaknesses: Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash | **Most prominent weaknesses: Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash | ||
**'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 7 times, '''1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931''' | **'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 7 times, '''1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931''' | ||
**Davis Cup: 11 years; 25-5 in singles, 9-2 in doubles | **Davis Cup: 11 years; 25-5 in singles, 9-2 in doubles; on 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record | ||
**Grand Slam tournament victories: 21 victories in singles (10), doubles (6), and mixed doubles (5) | **Grand Slam tournament victories: 21 victories in singles (10), doubles (6), and mixed doubles (5) | ||
*[[Bill Johnston|Little Bill Johnston]] | *[[Bill Johnston|Little Bill Johnston]] | ||
Revision as of 16:05, 12 June 2007
This is a supplement to the article about Tennis and to the articles about each player.
Under construction: this will be a list of famous players, in chronological order.
- Big Bill Tilden
- Legal name: William Tatem Tilden, Jr., changed to William Tatem Tilden II in the 1910s
- Date of birth: February 10, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date of death: June 5, 1953, Los Angeles, California
- Nationality: American
- Handedness: Right
- Amateur or professional: Amateur until 1931, thereafter a professional
- Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve; all-court game; speed and court coverage; ability to change strategy and tactics
- Most prominent weaknesses: Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash
- World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: 7 times, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931
- Davis Cup: 11 years; 25-5 in singles, 9-2 in doubles; on 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
- Grand Slam tournament victories: 21 victories in singles (10), doubles (6), and mixed doubles (5)
- Little Bill Johnston
- World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919
- Karel Koželuh
- Ray Casey
- Ellsworth Vines
- Fred Perry
- Don Budge
- Bobby Riggs
- Frank Kovacs
- Pancho Segura
- Jack Kramer
- Frank Sedgman
- Pancho Gonzales
- Rod Laver
- Arthur Ashe
- Pete Sampras
- Andre Agassi
- Roger Federer