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**Nationality: American | **Nationality: American | ||
**Handedness: Right | **Handedness: Right | ||
**Amateur or professional: | |||
**Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve, all-court game, speed and court coverage, theoretical grasp of strategy and tactics | **Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve, all-court game, speed and court coverage, theoretical grasp of strategy and tactics | ||
**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: | |||
**Grand Slam tournament victories: | |||
*[[Bill Johnston|Little Bill Johnston]] | *[[Bill Johnston|Little Bill Johnston]] | ||
**'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919 | **'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919 | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 11 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
- Date of birth: February 10, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date of death: June 5, 1953,Los Angeles, California
- Nationality: American
- Handedness: Right
- Amateur or professional:
- Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve, all-court game, speed and court coverage, theoretical grasp of 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:
- Grand Slam tournament victories:
- 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