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. 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 %
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

Singles : 10 titles, 5 runners-up

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

Singles : 4 titles, 4 runners-up

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.

Singles (1918–1930) : 128+ titles

No.	Date	Tournament	Country	Surface	Opponent in final	Score in final
1	1915–5–?	Philadelphia District, Germantown, PA	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	United States	Grass	Template:Flagicon Craig Biddle	0–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
	1915–7–17	Schuylkill Valley, PA	United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Norman Swayne	6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
	1915–9–11	Western New Jersey Championship, Moorestown, NJ	United States	Grass	Template:Flagicon E.C. Hall	11–9, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4
	1916	Schuylkill Valley, PA	United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Philip B. Hawk
	1916–7–22	Beach Haven, NJ	United States		Template:Flagicon Norman Swayne	6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
	1916	Point Pleasant, PA (Memorial Day)	United States		Template:Flagicon Paul W. Gibbons
	1916	Point Pleasant, PA (Labor Day)	United States		Template:Flagicon Hammett Norton
	1916	Western New Jersey Championship, NJ	United States	Grass	Template:Flagicon Norman Swayne
	1916	Camden County, NJ	United States		Template:Flagicon Philip B. Hawk	6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1
	June 1917	Delaware State Patriotic Tournament	United States		Template:Flagicon P.S. Osborne	6–1, 6–2, 6–0
	1917–7–21	Beach Haven, NJ	United States		Template:Flagicon Norman Swayne	6–3, 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
	1918–05–18	New York Harlem Tennis Club	United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Henry Bassford	6–2, 7–5, 6–0
	1918–06–9	Bronxville Championships, New York	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	United States	Grass	Template:Flagicon Philip B. Hawk	6–2, 6–0, 6–0
	1918–06–22	Western Pennsylvania Championships, Pittsburgh	United States	Grass	Template:Flagicon Charles Garland	2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
	1918–07–06	U.S. Clay Court Championships, Chicago	United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Charles Garland	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
	1918–08–24	Meadow Club Invitational, Southampton	United States	Grass	Template:Flagicon Theodore Pell	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
	1919–03-01	Middle States Indoor, Philadelphia	United States	Wood	Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards	4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
	1919–04-19	North & South Tournament, Pinehurst	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	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	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	New Zealand	Grass	Template:Flagicon Gerald Patterson	6–3, 6–3, 6–1
	1921-04-07	Pennsylvania Invitational, Philadelphia	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	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	United States	Wood ?	Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards	6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
	1923-05-31	Philadelphia City Championships	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	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	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	United States	Grass ?	Template:Flagicon Manuel Alonso	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
	1926–07–12	U.S. Clay Court Championships, Detroit	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	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	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	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	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	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

Singles (1931–1940) : 15+ titles

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.

Davis Cup: 7 titles

Edition	Zone	Round	Date	Opponents	Tie score	Location	Surface	Match	Opponent	Template:Tooltip	Rubber score
1920	Template:Tooltip	QF	8–10 Jul 1920	Template:Davis	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
	Template:Tooltip	SF	16–19 Jul 1920	Template:Davis	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
	Template:Tooltip	F	30 Dec 1920 – 1 Jan 1921	Template:Davis	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	Template:Tooltip	F	2–5 Sep 1921	Template:Davis	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	Template:Tooltip	F	1–5 Sep 1922	Template:Davis	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	Template:Tooltip	F	31 Aug – 1 Sep 1923	Template:Davis	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	Template:Tooltip	F	11–13 Sep 1924	Template:Davis	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	Template:Tooltip	F	11–13 Sep 1925	Template:Davis	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	Template:Tooltip	F	9–11 Sep 1926	Template:Davis	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	Template:Tooltip	F	8–10 Sep 1927	Template:Davis	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	Template:Tooltip	QF	9–11 Apr 1928	Template:Davis	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
	Template:Tooltip	SF	25–27 May 1928	Template:Flagicon China	5–0	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	5–0	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	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	Template:Tooltip	F	19–21 Jul 1929	Template:Davis	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
	Template:Tooltip	F	26–28 Jul 1929	Template:Davis	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	Template:Tooltip	F	25–27 Jul 1930	Template:Davis	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

Singles (1931–1941) : 14 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, 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. Tilden defeated Plaa 10–0. Vines defeated Cochet 10–0. Vines defeated Plaa 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. Final results are unknown for the Tilden/Lott series, but through April 4 Tilden held an edge of 35–6.	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, who finished with a margin of 4 or 5 wins over Stoefen.	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.	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

1912-1951

Year	Won	Lost	%	Ref
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%

References

General sources

• World Tennis Magazines.
• Bud Collins, The Bud Collins History of Tennis, 2008.
• Joe McCauley, The History of Professional Tennis, London 2001.