Bill Tilden career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of former tennis player Bill Tilden.

Major titles

Performance timeline

Bill Tilden joined Professional tennis in 1931 and was unable to compete in the Grand Slams tournaments.

Amateur Slam

Singles : 10 titles, 5 runner-ups

Outcome	Year	Grand Slam Championship	Surface	Runner up	Score in the final
Runner-up	1918	U.S. Championships	Grass	Lindley Murray	3–6, 1–6, 5–7
Runner-up	1919	U.S. Championships	Grass	Bill Johnston	4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	1920	Wimbledon	Grass	Gerald Patterson	2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	1920	U.S. Championships	Grass	Bill Johnston	6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Winner	1921	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Brian Norton	4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5
Winner	1921	U.S. Championships (2)	Grass	Wallace F. Johnson	16–18, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	1922	U.S. Championships (3)	Grass	Bill Johnston	4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	1923	U.S. Championships (4)	Grass	Bill Johnston	6–4, 6–1, 6–4
Winner	1924	U.S. Championships (5)	Grass	Bill Johnston	6–1, 9–7, 6–2
Winner	1925	U.S. Championships (6)	Grass	Bill Johnston	4–6, 11–9, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	1927	French Championships	Clay	René Lacoste	4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11
Runner-up	1927	U.S. Championships	Grass	René Lacoste	9–11, 3–6, 9–11
Winner	1929	U.S. Championships (7)	Grass	Francis Hunter	3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	1930	French Championships	Clay	Henri Cochet	6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 1–6
Winner	1930	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Wilmer Allison	6–3, 9–7, 6–4

Pro Slam

Singles : 4 titles, 4 runner-ups

Outcome	Year	Pro Slam Championship	Surface	Runner up	Score in the final
Winner	1931	U.S. Championship	Grass	Vinnie Richards	7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Winner	1933	French Championship	Clay	Henri Cochet	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	1934	French Championship	Clay	Martin Plaa	6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	1935	Wembley Championship	Indoors	Ellsworth Vines	1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	1935	U.S. Championship	Clay	Karel Kozeluh	0–6, 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Runner-up	1937	Wembley Championship	Indoors	Hans Nüsslein	3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up	1938	French Championship	Clay	Hans Nüsslein	0–6, 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	1938	Wembley Championship	Indoors	Hans Nüsslein	5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6

Career titles

Amateur era

Singles (1918–1930) : 115+ titles

According to Bud Collins, as an amateur (1912–1930) Tilden won 138 of 192 tournaments, lost 28 finals and had a 907–62 match record. A phenomenal 93.60% winning percentage. Only known titles are detailed here.

No.	Date	Event	Country	Surface	Runner up	Score
1	1918–05-19	New York Harlem Tennis Club	United States	Wood ?	Henry Bassford	6–2, 7–5, 6–0
2	1918–06–10	New York Bronxville Championships	United States	?	S.Howard Voshell	?
3	1918–06–15	Philadelphia Pennsylvania Grass Court	United States	Grass	Wallace Johnson	?
4	1918–07–06	Chicago U.S. Clay Court	United States	Clay	Charles Garland	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
5	1918–08–24	Southampton Meadow Club	United States	Grass	Theodore Pell	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
6	1919–03-01	Philadelphia Middle States Indoor	United States	Wood ?	Vincent Richards	4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
7	1919–04-12	Pinehurst North & South Tournament	United States	?	Ichiya Kumagae	?
8	1919–05-19	New York Harlem Tennis Club	United States	?	Ichiya Kumagae	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
9	1919–06–01	Plymouth Pennsylvania Cup	United States	Grass	Wallace Johnson	?
10	1919–06–18	Philadelphia Pennsylvania Grass Court	United States	Grass	Wallace Johnson	?
11	1919–06–28	Wilmington Delaware Championships	United States	?	Richard Norris Williams	?
12	1919–07–10	Philadelphia Western Pennsylvania	United States	Clay	Vincent Richards	?
13	1919–08–01	Seabright Invitational	United States	Grass ?	Leonard Beekman	6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
14	1919–08–09	Newport Casino Trophy	United States	Grass	William Johnston	7–5, 8–6, 6–1
15	1920-03-28	New York U.S. Indoor Championships	United States	Wood ?	Vincent Richards	10–8, 6–3, 6–1
16	1920-04-14	Pinehurst North & South Tournament	United States	?	S.Howard Voshell	6–4, 11–13, 6–3, 6–4
17	1920-06–23	Wimbledon	United Kingdom	Grass	Gerald Patterson	2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
18	1920-07	Edgbaston Midland Counties	England	?	?	?
19	1920-09–18	U.S. Championships (Philadelphia)	United States	Grass	William Johnston	6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
20	1920-12	Auckland N.Z. Championships	New Zealand	Grass	?	?
21	1921-04-07	Philadelphia Pennsylvania Invitational	United States	?	Vincent Richards	?
22	1921-05-05	Paris World Hard Court Championships	France	Clay	M. Washer	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
23	1921-07–02	Wimbledon	England	Grass	Brian Norton	4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5
24	1921-09–19	U.S. Championships (Philadelphia)	United States	Grass	Wallace Johnson	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
25	1922-0-24	Philadelphia Philadelphia Districts	United States	?	Wallace Johnson	2–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
26	1922-06–05	Philadelphia Eastern Pennsylvania	United States	Clay	Phil Bettens	6–4, 5–7, 6–0, 6–0
27	1922-06–19	Providence Rhode Island Clay Court	United States	Clay	Arnold Jones	7–5, 6–4, 6–0
28	1922-06–26	Skokie Illinois State Championships	United States	?	Walter T. Hayes	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
29	1922-07–10	Indianapolis U.S. Clay Court	United States	Clay	Zenzo Shimizu	7–5, 6–3, 6–1
30	1922-07–15	Providence Rhode Island State	United States	Clay	Vincent Richards	6–3, 6–1, 6–0
31	1922-07–23	Brookline Longwood Bowl	United States	Grass	Richard Norris Williams	6–1, 8–6, 5–7, 6–0
32	1922-09–16	U.S. Championships (Philadelphia)	United States	Grass	William Johnston	4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
33	1923-02-12	Buffalo Indoor Championships	United States	Wood ?	Vincent Richards	?
34	1923-05-31	Philadelphia City Championships	United States	?	Wallace Johnson	?
35	1923-06–02	Philadelphia Eastern Pennsylvania	United States	Clay	Manuel Alonso	1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
36	1923-06–17	Hartford New England Championships	United States	Grass ?	Manuel Alonso	7–5, 7–5, 6–8, 6–3
37	1923-06–24	Buffalo Great Lakes Championships	United States	?	Manuel Alonso	3 sets to 0
38	1923-04-17	Chicago U.S. Clay Court	United States	Clay	Manuel Alonso	6–2, 6–8, 6–1, 7–5
39	1923-07–29	Los Angeles Southern California	United States	Hard ?	Manuel Alonso	9–7, 6–4, 6–2
40	1923-07–16	U.S. Championships (Philadelphia)	United States	Grass	William Johnston	6–4, 6–1, 6–4
41	1924-04-06	Augusta South Atlantic Championships	United States	?	Lawrence Rice	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
42	1924-05-03	Philadelphia Middle States Clay Court	United States	Clay	Manuel Alonso	3–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
43	1924-06–02	Mountain Station New Jersey Orange Club	United States	Grass	Dean Mathey	4–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
44	1924-06–06	Providence Rhode Island State	United States	Clay	Nathaniel Niles	6–0, 6–4, 6–1
45	1924-06–14	Hartford New England Championships	United States	?	Nathaniel Niles	6–3, 6–1, 6–2
46	1924-06–20	Buffalo Great Lakes Championships	United States	?	Alfred Chapin	3–6, 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 8–6
47	1924-07–06	Indianapolis Western Championships	United States	Clay	John Hennessey	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
48	1924-07–14	Saint-Louis U.S. Clay Court	United States	Clay	Harvey Snodgrass	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
49	1924-07–21	Glencoe Illinois State Championships	United States	?	Robert Kinsey	6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–3
50	1924-08–08	Los Angeles Southern California	United States	?	Alfred Chapin	?
51	1924-09–03	U.S. Championships (Forest Hills)	United States	Grass	William Johnston	6–1, 9–7, 6–2
52	1925-02-14	Brooklyn Heights Casino Indoor	United States	Wood ?	Dean Mathey	6–2, 6–1, 6–8, 7–5
53	1925-02-23	Buffalo Indoor Championships	United States	Wood ?	Lawrence Rice	6–0, 6–4, 6–2
54	1925-03-16	Palm Beach Florida Championships	United States	?	Manuel Alonso	6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 6–4
55	1925-03-21	Jacksonville Southeastern Championships	United States	?	Vincent Richards	7–5, 6–1, 6–4
56	1925-04-25	White Sulphur Springs Invitational	United States	?	Francis Hunter	6–1, 6–2, 6–3
57	1925-05-22	Philadelphia Pennsylvania & Middle States	United States	?	Richard Norris Williams	0–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
58	1925-06–13	Hartford New England Championships	United States	?	Manuel Alonso	6–4, 6–4, 6–1
59	1925-06–21	New York Metropolitan Clay Court	United States	Clay	Vincent Richards	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
60	1925-06–27	New Rochelle Eastern New York	United States	Clay	Vincent Richards	?
61	1925-07–04	Glen Cove Nassau Bowl	United States	?	Alfred Chapin	6–4, 6–0, 6–0
62	1925-07–09	Chevy Chase Maryland Championships	United States	?	Alfred Chapin	5–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–0
63	1925-07–11	Providence Rhode Island State	United States	Clay	Arnold Jones	6–2, 6–3, 6–3
64	1925-07–19	Saint-Louis U.S. Clay Court	United States	Clay	George Lott	3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 8–6
65	1925-07–26	Skokie Illinois State Championships	United States	?	William Johnston	6–4, 6–3, 9–7
66	1925-09–20	U.S. Championships (Forest Hills)	United States	Grass	William Johnston	4–6, 11–9, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
67	1926–02-06	Brooklyn Heights Casino Indoor	United States	Wood ?	Vincent Richards	6–3, 6–4, 11–9
68	1926–04-03	Augusta South Atlantic Championships	United States	?	Alfred Chapin	6–3, 6–8, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
69	1926–04-10	Asheville Blue Ridge Championships	United States	?	Alfred Chapin	3 sets à 2
70	1926–06–13	Hartford New England Championships	United States	?	Alfred Chapin	6–3, 10–8, 9–7
71	1926–06–20	Philadelphia Middle States Championships	United States	Grass ?	Manuel Alonso	3 sets to 2
72	1926–07–12	Detroit U.S. Clay Court	United States	Clay	Brian Norton	?
73	1926–07–24	Brookline Longwood Bowl	United States	Grass	Lewis White	6–3, 6–4, 6–3
74	1926–08–15	Rye Southern New York	United States	?	Vincent Richards	4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2
75	1926–08–21	Southampton New York Meadow Club	United States	Grass	Brian Norton	6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
76	1926–08–28	Newport Casino Trophy	United States	Grass	Alfred Chapin	3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 8–6
77	1926–12–19	Philadelphia Pennsylvania AC Tournament	United States	?	Manuel Alonso	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
78	1927–03-06	Miami Beach South Florida	United States	?	Manuel Alonso	6–3, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
79	1927–03-12	Palm Beach Florida Championships	United States	?	Manuel Alonso	7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4
80	1927–03-18	Ortega Southeastern Championships	United States	?	George Lott	6–4, 6–1, 6–3
81	1927–04-01	Augusta South Atlantic Championships	United States	?	George Lott	11–9, 0–6, 6–2, 6–1
82	1927–04-07	Asheville Blue Ridge Championships	United States	?	George Lott	3 sets to 2
83	1927–04-15	Pinehurst North & South Tournament	United States	?	George Lott	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
84	1927–07–24	Detroit U.S. Clay Court	United States	Clay	John Hennessey	6–4, 6–1, 6–2
85	1927–08–01	Chicago Illinois State Championships	United States	?	John Hennessey	5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6
86	1927–08–06	Seabright Invitational	United States	Grass	Francis Hunter	6–4, 6–1, 8–6
87	1927–08–13	Southampton New York Meadow Club	United States	Grass	George Lott	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
88	1927–08–27	Newport Casino Trophy	United States	Grass	Manuel Alonso	5–7, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
89	1927–10–09	Los Angeles Southwest Championships	United States	Hard ?	Francis Hunter	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
90	1927–10–28	Philadelphia Pennsylvania AC Tournament	United States	?	Francis Hunter	8–6, 5–7, 2-1, ret.
91	1928–04-29	Ojai Valley California Championships	United States	?	John Hennessey	6–2, 6–1, 6–0
92	1928–06–23	Queen's (Londres) Grass Court	England	Grass	Francis Hunter	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
93	1929–06–09	Zurich Swiss Championships	Switzerland	Clay	Hans Nusslein ?	?
94	1929–06–16	Noordwijk Dutch Championships	Netherlands	Clay	Francis Hunter	7–5, 6–3, 6–4
95	1929–08–17	Rye Eastern Grass Court	United States	Grass	Francis Hunter	6–2, 6–2, 10–8
96	1929–08–23	Newport Casino Trophy	United States	Grass	George Lott	6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
97	1929–09–15	U.S. Championships (Forest Hills)	United States	Grass	Francis Hunter	3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
98	1930-01-13	Monte-Carlo Country Club Tournament	Monaco	?	George Lyttleton-Rogers	7–5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
99	1930-01-25	Cannes New Courts Championships	France	?	Giorgio De Stefani	6–1, 6–4, 6–1
100	1930-02-02	Cannes Galia Championships	France	?	Herman Von Artens	6–0, 6–2, 6–0
101	1930-02-18	Nice South of France Championships	France	?	George Lyttleton	4–6, 8–6, 6–1, 5–7, 6–0
102	1930-03-02	Monte-Carlo Butler Trophy Cup	[Monaco	?	Bunny Austin	6–4, 6–1, 6–1
103	1930-03-09	Menton Riviera Championships	France	?	Jacques Brugnon	10–8, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–1
104	1930-03-16	Nice First Meeting	France	?	Giorgio De Stefani	6–0, 6–4, 6–2
105	1930-03-24	Cannes Côte d'Azur Championships	France	?	Giorgio De Stefani	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
106	1930-04-06	Saint-Raphaël Championships	France	?	Wilbur Coen	?
107	1930-04-13	Juan-les-Pins Championships	France	Clay ?	Wilbur Coen	4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
108	1930-04-21	Beaulieu Second Meeting	France	Clay ?	Wilbur Coen	?
109	1930-04-27	Monte-Carlo Third Meeting	Monaco	Clay	Daniel Lesueur	6–1, 6–2, 6–3
110	1930-05-04	Milan Italian Championships	Italy	Clay	Umberto de Morpurgo	6–1, 6–1, 6–2
111	1930-05-11	Vienna Austrian Championships	Austria	Clay	Franz Matejka	3 sets to 0
112	1930-06–09	Berlin German Championships	Germany	Clay	Daniel Prenn	7–5, 8–6, 1–6, 7–5
113	1930-07–04	Wimbledon	England	Grass	Wilmer Allison	6–3, 9–7, 6–4
114	1930-07–13	Noordwijk Dutch Championships	Netherlands	Clay	Roderich Menzel	8–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–4
115	1930-08–23	Newport Casino Trophy	United States	Grass	Wilmer Allison	6–1, 0–6, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4

Professional era

Singles (1931–1940) : 15+ titles

No.	Date	Event	Country	Surface	Runner up	Score
1	1931-05-17	Philadelphia U.S. Pro Indoor	United States	Wood ?	Vincent Richards	6–4, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
2	1931-05-31	Boston Longwood Bowl Round Robin	United States	Wood	?	?
3	1931-07-12	U.S. Pro Championships Forest Hills	United States	Grass	Vincent Richards	7–5, 6–2, 6–1
4	1933-09-24	Paris First Meeting	France	Clay	Henri Cochet	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
5	1933-12-31	Philadelphia U.S. Pro Indoor	United States	Wood ?	Vincent Richards	6–4, 6–1, 6–2
6	1934-06-24	Detroit Great Lakes Pro	United States	?	Karel Kozeluh	?
7	1934-09-16	Lyon Pro Championships	France	?	Henri Cochet	?
8	1934-09-23	French Pro Championships, Paris	France	Clay	Martin Plaa	6–2, 6–4, 7–5
9	1934-09-30	Southport Pro Championships	England	Grass	Martin Plaa	6–4, 7–5, 6–2
10	1935-06-02	South Orange American Pro	United States	?	George Lott	8–6, 6–1, 6–2
11	1935-08	Le Touquet Pro Championships	France	Clay ?	?	?
12	1935-09-16	U.S. Pro Championships Brooklyn	United States	Grass	Karel Kozeluh	0–6, 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
13	1937-07-30	La Baule Pro Championships	France	Clay ?	Robert Ramillon	?
14	1937-09-19	Berlin German Pro Championships	Germany	Clay	Hans Nüsslein ?	?
15	1938-07-10	Glasgow Scottish Pro Championships	Scotland	Grass	Hans Nüsslein	?

Professional tours

Singles (1931–1940) : 3 tours

No.	Date	Tour	Standings
1	1931 February 18 - August 16	World Pro Tour (1)	1) Bill Tilden 50-17 2) Karel Koželuh 17-50
2	1932 January 4 - July	World Pro Tour (2) Incomplete tour results. As of early April 1932, Tilden led Nüsslein 32 matches to 12.	1) Bill Tilden 2) Hans Nüsslein
3	1933 January 24 - May	World Pro Tour (3) Incomplete tour results. As of early May 1933, data from more than half their matches indicated that Tilden won two-thirds of the matches.	1) Bill Tilden 2) Hans Nüsslein

Records

• Winning streak of Grand Slam events: 8 titles (1920–1926). Including 6 U.S. titles and 2 Wimbledon titles.
• Winning streak in single matches at Grand Slam events: 51 (1920–1926)
• Second best match winning % in Grand Slam events: 89.76%, with a record of 114-13 (1916–1930). Notice that Björn Borg has a winning percentage of 89.81% with a record of 141-16 (1974–1981) in a span time of about the half of Tilden. This highlights the astonishing longevity of Tilden.
• Winning streak in single matches at U.S. Championships: 42 (1920–1926)
• Most single titles at U.S. Championships: 7 (1920–1925, 1929)
• Most single finals at U.S. Championships: 10 (1918–1925, 1927, 1929)
• Won single + doubles + mixed doubles titles at same U.S. Championships event (1922, 1923)
• Winning streak in single matches: 98 (1924–1925)
• Best match winning % in one season: 98.73%, with a record of 78-1 (1925)
• Most appearances in final of Davis Cup: 11 with a record of 21-7 in singles (1920–1930)

Sources

• World Tennis Magazines.
• Bud Collins, The Bud Collins History of Tennis, 2008.
• Joe McCauley, The History of Professional Tennis, London 2001.