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William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed " Big Bill ", was an American tennis player. Tilden was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked as the world No. 1 professional by Ray Bowers in 1931 and 1932 and Ellsworth Vines in 1933.
Jun 1, 2024 · Bill Tilden was an American tennis player who dominated the game for more than a decade, winning seven U.S. championships (now the U.S. Open), three Wimbledon Championships, and two professional titles. His overpowering play and temperamental personality made him one of the most colourful sports.
Jun 24, 2014 · Tilden was a superstar in his sport in the 1920s, but being gay was different then. He died alone and largely forgotten amid scandal.
Tilden became the first American male to win Wimbledon, capturing back-to-back championships in 1920 and 1921 over Australian Gerald Patterson and South African Brian Norton respectively.
Aug 30, 2009 · Bill Tilden was the dominant men’s player of the 1920s, and still holds the record for consecutive U.S. Open wins by a man, but his off-the-court vices caused him to be shunned by...
Jan 13, 1975 · For all his intelligence, tennis was the only venture at which Bill Tilden could ever succeed until the day he died at age 60 in his walk-up room near Hollywood and Vine, a penniless excon,...
Not even Bill Tilden's penchant for self-destruction was enough for anyone to challenge his place in tennis history. Through glorious triumph and inglorious tragedy, Tilden remained Big Bill.
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