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| − | Tennis star who won 7 U.S. Championships (1920 - 1929), three Wimbledon crowns, with a match record of 907 - 62. Eventually banned from most courts when he was found to be gay, and died penniless. Often described as the Oscar Wilde of tennis. Member, International Tennis Hall of Fame. | + | Tennis star who won 7 U.S. Championships (1920 - 1929), three Wimbledon crowns, with a match record of 907 - 62. Eventually banned from most courts when he was found to be gay, and died penniless. Often described as the Oscar Wilde of tennis. Member, International Tennis Hall of Fame. Voted top tennis professional tennis player of the first half of the 20th Century by the Associated Press. |
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* http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/bill-tilden | * http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/bill-tilden | ||
* http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016509.html | * http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016509.html | ||
| − | + | * http://www.outsports.com/2014/6/24/5836830/bill-tilden-gay-tennis-wimbledon-history | |
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Revision as of 20:58, 24 June 2014
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1893 - 1953
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
Wimbledon Champion
US Open Champion
Description
Tennis star who won 7 U.S. Championships (1920 - 1929), three Wimbledon crowns, with a match record of 907 - 62. Eventually banned from most courts when he was found to be gay, and died penniless. Often described as the Oscar Wilde of tennis. Member, International Tennis Hall of Fame. Voted top tennis professional tennis player of the first half of the 20th Century by the Associated Press.
