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*[[Maurice McLoughlin]]
*[[Maurice McLoughlin]]
*[[R. Norris Williams]]
*[[Richard Williams]]
**Legal name: R. Norris Williams; he was known variously as ''Richard'', ''Dick'', and ''R. Norris''
**Date of birth: January 29, 1891, Geneva, Switzerland
**Date of death: June 2, 1968, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
**Nationality: American
**Handedness: Right
**Amateur or professional: Amateur only
**Most prominent strengths: Took ball on the rise using the Continental grip, going for winners on every shot; unbeatable when his game was "on"
**Most prominent weaknesses: Extremely erratic, could lose to much inferior players
**Trivia: Was a [[Titanic]] survivor, nearly had his legs amputated after being rescued from the near-freezing waters
**'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: Was the U.S.A. No. 1 in 1916, when there were no world rankings because of World War I
**Davis Cup: 6 years; on 5 winning teams; 6-3 in singles, 4-0 in doubles
**Grand Slam tournament victories: 6 victories in singles (2), doubles (3), and mixed doubles (1)
*[[Bill Tilden|Big Bill Tilden]]
*[[Bill Tilden|Big Bill Tilden]]
**Legal name: William Tatem Tilden, Jr., changed to William Tatem Tilden II in the 1910s
**Legal name: William Tatem Tilden, Jr., changed to William Tatem Tilden II in the 1910s
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**Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve; all-court game; speed and court coverage; intelligence and analytic ability to change strategy and tactics during matches
**Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve; all-court game; speed and court coverage; intelligence and analytic ability to change strategy and tactics during matches
**Most prominent weaknesses: Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash
**Most prominent weaknesses: Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash
**Trivia: Served two periods of incarceration near Los Angeles for morals charges involving underage males
**'''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; on 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
**Davis Cup: 11 years; 25-5 in singles, 9-2 in doubles; on 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
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**Most prominent strengths: Topspin forehand drive hit shoulder-high with a Western grip; volleying from the service line
**Most prominent strengths: Topspin forehand drive hit shoulder-high with a Western grip; volleying from the service line
**Most prominent weaknesses: Backhand, which he hit with the same face of the racquet as his forehand; occasional physical fraility
**Most prominent weaknesses: Backhand, which he hit with the same face of the racquet as his forehand; occasional physical fraility
**Trivia: Died of tuberculosis at age 51
**'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919
**'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919
**Davis Cup: 8 years; 14-3 in singles, 4-0 in doubles; on 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
**Davis Cup: 8 years; 14-3 in singles, 4-0 in doubles; on 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record

Revision as of 17:31, 13 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.

  • Maurice McLoughlin
  • Richard Williams
    • Legal name: R. Norris Williams; he was known variously as Richard, Dick, and R. Norris
    • Date of birth: January 29, 1891, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Date of death: June 2, 1968, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
    • Nationality: American
    • Handedness: Right
    • Amateur or professional: Amateur only
    • Most prominent strengths: Took ball on the rise using the Continental grip, going for winners on every shot; unbeatable when his game was "on"
    • Most prominent weaknesses: Extremely erratic, could lose to much inferior players
    • Trivia: Was a Titanic survivor, nearly had his legs amputated after being rescued from the near-freezing waters
    • World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: Was the U.S.A. No. 1 in 1916, when there were no world rankings because of World War I
    • Davis Cup: 6 years; on 5 winning teams; 6-3 in singles, 4-0 in doubles
    • Grand Slam tournament victories: 6 victories in singles (2), doubles (3), and mixed doubles (1)
  • 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 December 31, 1930; beat Karel Koželuh before 14,000 in his professional debut at Madison Square Garden on February 18, 1931; thereafter toured for many years against other top professionals
    • Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve; all-court game; speed and court coverage; intelligence and analytic ability to change strategy and tactics during matches
    • Most prominent weaknesses: Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash
    • Trivia: Served two periods of incarceration near Los Angeles for morals charges involving underage males
    • 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
    • Legal name: William M. Johnston
    • Date of birth: November 2, 1894, San Francisco, California
    • Date of death: May 1, 1946, San Francisco, California
    • Nationality: American
    • Handedness: Right
    • Amateur or professional: Amateur only; retired from competition in 1927
    • Most prominent strengths: Topspin forehand drive hit shoulder-high with a Western grip; volleying from the service line
    • Most prominent weaknesses: Backhand, which he hit with the same face of the racquet as his forehand; occasional physical fraility
    • Trivia: Died of tuberculosis at age 51
    • World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919
    • Davis Cup: 8 years; 14-3 in singles, 4-0 in doubles; on 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
    • Grand Slam tournament victories: 7 victories in singles (3), doubles (3), and mixed doubles (1)
  • Karel Koželuh
  • Ray Casey
  • Ellsworth Vines
  • Fred Perry
  • Don Budge
  • Bobby Riggs
  • Frank Kovacs
  • Pancho Segura
  • Jack Kramer
  • Frank Sedgman
  • Pancho Gonzales
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Lew Hoad
  • Rod Laver
  • Arthur Ashe
  • Jimmy Connors
  • John McEnroe
  • Pete Sampras
  • Andre Agassi
  • Roger Federer
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