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Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered the world's first tennis superstar, Wilding was the son of wealthy English immigrants to Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand and ...
- New Zealand
- Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
- Anthony Frederick Wilding
Anthony Frederick Wilding, detto Tony (Christchurch, 31 ottobre 1883 – Neuve-Chapelle, 9 maggio 1915), è stato un tennista neozelandese. Partecipò alla prima guerra mondiale come soldato e morì sul campo di battaglia nel 1915.
- 123
- ( 1912 )
- 636–57 (91.7%)
- 187 cm
Brookes in 1950 complied a ranking list and put Wilding fourth behind Bill Tilden and the Dohertys, and ahead of Budge, Kramer, Lacoste and Perry. Pete Sampras in 2000 has been the only player to break Wilding's record of succesive Wimbledon wins.
8 lug 2016 · BBC NI. Long before the PR driven age of image rights and social media, before Borg, Laver and even Perry, Wimbledon had its own matinee idol - Anthony Wilding. Yet despite him being a superstar...
Anthony Wilding was one of the game’s brightest stars, a four-time Wimbledon champion (1910-1913) and two-time titlist at the Australian Championships (1906, 1909). Athletic, handsome – some referred the 6-foot-2 Wilding as being debonair – the New Zealander was physically fit and regarded as a fair and honest sportsman.
In questa pagina sono riportate le statistiche e i record realizzati da Anthony Wilding durante la sua carriera tennistica.
12 nov 2018 · Wilding was Australian champion twice and in 1913 won what were regarded as the three most important titles in the world, in Paris, Wimbledon and Stockholm. Playing in tournaments across Europe enabled him to indulge his love of motor cycling.
