William T. Tilden (1893–1953)
Author of How to Play Better Tennis
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Works by William T. Tilden
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- Legal name
- Tilden, William Tatem II
- Other names
- Big Bill (nickname)
Tilden, William T. - Birthdate
- 1893-02-10
- Date of death
- 1953-06-05
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- tennis player
tennis coach - Awards and honors
- French Open winner (mixed ∙ 1930)
Wimbledon winner (singles ∙ 1920 ∙ 1921 ∙ 1930)
Wimbledon winner (doubles ∙ 1927)
U.S. Open winner (singles ∙ 1920 ∙ 1921 ∙ 1922 ∙ 1923 ∙ 1924 ∙ 1925 ∙ 1929)
U.S. Open winner (doubles ∙ 1918 ∙ 1921 ∙ 1922 ∙ 1923 ∙ 1927)
U.S. Open winner (mixed ∙ 1913 ∙ 1914 ∙ 1922 ∙ 1923) (show all 8)
International Tennis Hall of Fame (1959)
Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame (2004) - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Places of residence
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Burial location
- Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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- Works
- 12
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- Members
- 84
- Popularity
- #216,910
- Rating
- 4.0
- ISBNs
- 12
