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**Grand Slam tournament victories: 21 victories in singles (10), doubles (6), and mixed doubles (5) | **Grand Slam tournament victories: 21 victories in singles (10), doubles (6), and mixed doubles (5) | ||
*[[Bill Johnston|Little Bill Johnston]] | *[[Bill Johnston|Little Bill Johnston]] | ||
**Legal name: | **Legal name: William M. Johnston | ||
**Date of birth: | **Date of birth: November 2, 1894, San Francisco, California | ||
**Date of death: | **Date of death: May 1, 1946, San Francisco, California | ||
**Nationality: | **Nationality: American | ||
**Handedness: | **Handedness: Right | ||
**Amateur or professional: | **Amateur or professional: Amateur only; retired from competition in 1927 | ||
**Most prominent strengths: | **Most prominent strengths: Topspin forehand drive hit shoulder-high with a Western grip; volleying from the service line | ||
**Most prominent weaknesses: | **Most prominent weaknesses: Backhand, which he hit with the same face of the racquet as his forehand; occasional physical fraility | ||
**'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919 | **'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919 | ||
**Davis Cup: | **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: | **Grand Slam tournament victories: 7 victories in singles (3), doubles (3), and mixed doubles (1) | ||
*[[Karel Koželuh]] | *[[Karel Koželuh]] | ||
*[[Ray Casey]] | *[[Ray Casey]] | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 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
- R. Norris Williams
- 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
- 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
- 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