Bill Tilden career statistics

Bill Tilden playing a forehand shot

This is a list of the main career statistics of American former tennis player Bill Tilden (1893–1953) whose amateur and professional career spanned three decades from the early 1910s to the mid 1940s.

Major titles

Performance timeline

Bill Tilden joined professional tennis in 1931 and was unable to compete in the amateur Grand Slam tournaments from that year onward.

																	Titles / played	Career win–loss	Career win %
Grand Slam	Amateur career																10 / 23	114–13	89.76
	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930
Australian	A	not held			A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	N/A
French	not held					Only for players of French clubs					A	A	F	A	SF	F	0 / 3	14–3	82.35
Wimbledon	not held				A	W	W	A	A	A	A	A	SF	SF	SF	W	3 / 6	31–3	91.18
U.S.	A	1R	3R	F	F	W	W	W	W	W	W	QF	F	A	W	SF	7 / 14	69–7	90.79
Pro Slam	Professional career																3 / 18	36–17	67.92
	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946
U.S. Pro	W	SF	A	A	W	A	A	A	SF	SF	QF	A	QF	N.H.	SF	1R	2 / 9	18–7	72.00
French Pro	A	A	N.H.	W	SF	A	SF	F	SF	not held							1 / 5	10–4	71.43
Wembley Pro	not held			3rd	F	N.H.	F	N.H.	3rd	not held							0 / 4	8–6	57.14
Total:																	13 / 41	150–30	83.33

Grand Slam tournaments

Singles : 10 titles, 5 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1918	U.S. Championships	Grass	R. Lindley Murray	3–6, 1–6, 5–7
Loss	1919	U.S. Championships	Grass	Bill Johnston	4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win	1920	Wimbledon	Grass	Gerald Patterson	2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1920	U.S. Championships	Grass	Bill Johnston	6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Win	1921	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Brian Norton	4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5
Win	1921	U.S. Championships (2)	Grass	Wallace F. Johnson	16–18, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Win	1922	U.S. Championships (3)	Grass	Bill Johnston	4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1923	U.S. Championships (4)	Grass	Bill Johnston	6–4, 6–1, 6–4
Win	1924	U.S. Championships (5)	Grass	Bill Johnston	6–1, 9–7, 6–2
Win	1925	U.S. Championships (6)	Grass	Bill Johnston	4–6, 11–9, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	1927	French Championships	Clay	René Lacoste	4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11
Loss	1927	U.S. Championships	Grass	René Lacoste	9–11, 3–6, 9–11
Win	1929	U.S. Championships (7)	Grass	Francis Hunter	3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	1930	French Championships	Clay	Henri Cochet	6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 1–6
Win	1930	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Wilmer Allison	6–3, 9–7, 6–4

Doubles: 6 titles, 2 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1918	U.S. Championships	Grass	Vincent Richards	Fred Alexander Beals Wright	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2
Loss	1919	U.S. Championships	Grass	Vincent Richards	Norman Brookes Gerald Patterson	6–8, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6
Win	1921	U.S. Championships	Grass	Vincent Richards	Watson Washburn Richard Norris Williams	13–11, 12–10, 6–1
Win	1922	U.S. Championships	Grass	Vincent Richards	Pat O'Hara Wood Gerald Patterson	4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1923	U.S. Championships	Grass	Brian Norton	Richard Williams Watson Washburn	3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up	1926	U.S.Championships	Grass	Alfred Chapin	Vincent Richards R. Norris Williams	4–6, 8–6, 9–11, 3–6
Win	1927	Wimbledon	Grass	Francis Hunter	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	1–6, 4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1927	U.S. Championships	Grass	Francis Hunter	Richard Norris Williams Bill Johnston	10–8, 6–3, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 5 titles, 6 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1913	U.S. Championships	Grass	Mary K. Browne	Dorothy Green C.S. Rogers	7–5, 7–5
Win	1914	U.S. Championships (2)	Grass	Mary K. Browne	Margaretta Myers J. R. Rowland	6–1, 6–4
Loss	1916	U.S. Championships	Grass	Florence Ballin	Eleonora Sears Willis E. Davis	4–6, 5–7
Loss	1917	U.S. Championships	Grass	Florence Ballin	Molla Bjurstedt Irving Wright	12–10, 1–6, 3–6
Loss	1919	U.S. Championships	Grass	Florence Ballin	Marion Zinderstein Vincent Richards	6–2, 9–11, 2–6
Loss	1921	U.S. Championships	Grass	Molla Mallory	Bill Johnston Mary Browne	6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win	1922	U.S. Championships (3)	Grass	Molla Mallory	Howard Kinsey Helen Wills	6–4, 6–3
Win	1923	U.S. Championships (4)	Grass	Molla Mallory	John Hawkes Kitty McKane	6–3, 2–6, 10–8
Loss	1924	U.S. Championships	Grass	Molla Mallory	Vincent Richards Helen Wills	8–6, 5–7, 0–6
Loss	1927	French Championships	Clay	Lilí Álvarez	Marguerite Broquedis Jean Borotra	4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win	1930	French Championships	Clay	Cilly Aussem	Eileen Bennett Henri Cochet	6–4, 6–4

Pro Slam

Singles : 3 titles, 4 runners-up

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1931	U.S. Championship	Grass	Vinnie Richards	7–5, 6–2, 6–1
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

ILTF Majors

Singles : 1 title

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1921	World Hard Court Championships	Clay	Jean Washer	6–3, 6–3, 6–3

Career titles

Amateur													Professional
1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938
5	9	6	4	8	8	11	15	11	13	2	5	18	3	0	2	4	3	0	2	1

Amateur era

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 93.60% winning percentage. Only known titles are detailed here.

Titles by surface
Clay (70)
Grass (43)
Wood (9)
Hard (4)
? (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Country	Surface	Opponent	Score
1	1915–5–?	Philadelphia District, Germantown, PA [1][2]	United States	Grass	Stanley W. Pearson	4–6, 6–0, 5–7, 9–7, 6–0
2	1915–6–12	Pennsylvania Invitational, St Martins, PA [2]	United States	Grass	Craig Biddle	0–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
3	1915–7–17	Schuylkill Valley, PA [2]	United States	Clay	Norman Swayne	6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
4	1915–9–11	Western New Jersey Championship, Moorestown, NJ [2]	United States	Grass	E.C. Hall	11–9, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4
5	1916	Schuylkill Valley, PA [1]	United States	Clay	Philip B. Hawk
6	1916–7–22	Beach Haven, NJ [3]	United States		Norman Swayne	6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
7	1916	Point Pleasant, PA (Memorial Day) [1]	United States		Paul W. Gibbons
8	1916	Point Pleasant, PA (Labor Day) [1]	United States		Hammett Norton
9	1916	Western New Jersey Championship, NJ [1]	United States	Grass	Norman Swayne
10	1916	Camden County, NJ [1][3]	United States		Philip B. Hawk	6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1
11	June 1917	Delaware State Patriotic Tournament [1][4]	United States		P.S. Osborne	6–1, 6–2, 6–0
12	1917–7–21	Beach Haven, NJ [4]	United States		Norman Swayne	6–3, 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
13	1918–05–18	New York Harlem Tennis Club [5]	United States	Clay	Henry Bassford	6–2, 7–5, 6–0
14	1918–06–9	Bronxville Championships, New York [6]	United States	?	S.Howard Voshell	6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
15	1918–06–15	Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships, Philadelphia [7]	United States	Grass	Philip B. Hawk	6–2, 6–0, 6–0
16	1918–06–22	Western Pennsylvania Championships, Pittsburgh [8]	United States	Grass	Charles Garland	2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
17	1918–07–06	U.S. Clay Court Championships, Chicago [9]	United States	Clay	Charles Garland	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
18	1918–08–24	Meadow Club Invitational, Southampton[10]	United States	Grass	Theodore Pell	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
19	1919–03-01	Middle States Indoor, Philadelphia[11]	United States	Wood	Vincent Richards	4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
20	1919–04-19	North & South Tournament, Pinehurst[12]	United States	?	Ichiya Kumagae	1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
21	1919–05-19	Harlem Tennis Club, New York	United States	Clay	Ichiya Kumagae	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
22	1919–06–01	Plymouth Cup, Plymouth	United States	Grass	Wallace Johnson	6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
23	1919–06–18	Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships, Philadelphia	United States	Grass	Wallace Johnson	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6–2
24	1919–06–28	Delaware Championships, Wilmington[13]	United States	Grass	Richard Norris Williams	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
25	1919–07–10	Western Pennsylvania, Philadelphia	United States	Clay	Vincent Richards	6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
26	1919–08–01	Seabright Invitational, New Jersey	United States	Grass	Leonard Beekman	6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
27	1919–08–09	Newport Casino Trophy, Newport	United States	Grass	William Johnston	7–5, 8–6, 6–1
28	1920-03-28	U.S. Indoor Championships, New York	United States	Wood ?	Vincent Richards	10–8, 6–3, 6–1
29	1920-04-14	North & South Tournament, Pinehurst	United States	Clay	S.Howard Voshell	6–4, 11–13, 6–3, 6–4
30	1920-06–23	Wimbledon	United Kingdom	Grass	Gerald Patterson	2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
31	1920-07–26	Midland Counties Championships, Edgbaston[14]	England	?	Charles Winslow	6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
32	1920-09–18	U.S. Championships	United States	Grass	William Johnston	6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
33	1920–12	New Zealand Championships, Auckland[15]	New Zealand	Grass	Gerald Patterson	6–3, 6–3, 6–1
34	1921-04-07	Pennsylvania Invitational, Philadelphia[16]	United States	Wood	Vincent Richards	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
35	1921-05-05	World Hard Court Championships, Paris	France	Clay	Jean Washer	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
36	1921-07–02	Wimbledon	England	Grass	Brian Norton	4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5
37	1921-09–19	U.S. Championships	United States	Grass	Wallace Johnson	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
38	1922-5-30	Philadelphia Districts, Philadelphia	United States	Clay	Wallace Johnson	2–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
39	1922-06–05	Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia	United States	Clay	Phil Bettens	6–4, 5–7, 6–0, 6–0
40	1922-06–19	Rhode Island Clay Court, Providence	United States	Clay	Arnold Jones	7–5, 6–4, 6–0
41	1922-06–26	Illinois State Championships, Skokie	United States	Grass	Walter T. Hayes	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
42	1922-07–10	U.S. Clay Court Championships, Indianapolis	United States	Clay	Zenzo Shimizu	7–5, 6–3, 6–1
43	1922-07–15	Providence Rhode Island State	United States	Clay	Vincent Richards	6–3, 6–1, 6–0
44	1922-07–23	Longwood Bowl, Brookline[17][18]	United States	Grass	Richard Norris Williams	6–1, 6–3, 7–5
45	1922-09–16	U.S. Championships	United States	Grass	William Johnston	4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
46	1923-02-12	Buffalo Indoor Championships [19]	United States	Wood ?	Vincent Richards	6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
47	1923-05-31	Philadelphia City Championships [20]	United States	Clay	Wallace Johnson	3–6, 6–3, 11–9, 7–5
48	1923-06–02	Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia	United States	Clay	Manuel Alonso	1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
49	1923-06–17	New England Championships, Hartford	United States	Grass ?	Manuel Alonso	7–5, 7–5, 6–8, 6–3
50	1923-06–24	Great Lakes Championships, Buffalo[21]	United States	Clay	Manuel Alonso	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
51	1923-07-16	U.S. Clay Court Championships, Chicago	United States	Clay	Manuel Alonso	6–2, 6–8, 6–1, 7–5
52	1923-07–29	Southern California, Los Angeles	United States	Hard ?	Manuel Alonso	9–7, 6–4, 6–2
53	1923-07–16	U.S. Championships	United States	Grass	William Johnston	6–4, 6–1, 6–4
54	1924-04-06	South Atlantic Championships, Augusta	United States	Clay	Lawrence Rice	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
55	1924-05-03	Middle States Clay Court, Philadelphia	United States	Clay	Manuel Alonso	3–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
56	1924-06–02	Orange Invitation, Mountain Station	United States	Grass	Dean Mathey	4–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
57	1924-06–06	Rhode Island State, Providence	United States	Clay	Nathaniel Niles	6–0, 6–4, 6–1
58	1924-06–14	New England Championships, Hartford	United States	Clay	Nathaniel Niles	6–3, 6–1, 6–2
59	1924-06–20	Great Lakes Championships, Buffalo	United States	Clay	Alfred Chapin	3–6, 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 8–6
60	1924-07–06	Western Championships, Indianapolis	United States	Clay	John Hennessey	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
61	1924-07–14	U.S. Clay Court Championships, Saint-Louis	United States	Clay	Harvey Snodgrass	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
62	1924-07–21	Illinois State Championships, Glencoe	United States	Grass	Robert Kinsey	6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–3
63	1924-08–08	Southern California, Los Angeles	United States	Hard	Alfred Chapin	?
64	1924-09–03	U.S. Championships	United States	Grass	William Johnston	6–1, 9–7, 6–2
65	1925-02-14	Heights Casino Indoor, Brooklyn	United States	Wood ?	Dean Mathey	6–2, 6–1, 6–8, 7–5
66	1925-02-23	Indoor Championships, Buffalo	United States	Wood ?	Lawrence Rice	6–0, 6–4, 6–2
67	1925-03-16	Florida Championships, Palm Beach	United States	Clay	Manuel Alonso	6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 6–4
68	1925-03-21	Southeastern Championships, Jacksonville	United States	Clay	Vincent Richards	7–5, 6–1, 6–4
69	1925-04-25	White Sulphur Springs Invitational	United States	Hard	Francis Hunter	6–1, 6–2, 6–3
70	1925-05-22	Pennsylvania & Middle States, Philadelphia	United States	Grass	Richard Norris Williams	0–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
71	1925-06–13	New England Championships, Hartford	United States	Clay	Manuel Alonso	6–4, 6–4, 6–1
72	1925-06–21	Metropolitan Clay Court, New York City	United States	Clay	Vincent Richards	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
73	1925-06–27	Eastern New York, New Rochelle[22]	United States	Clay	Vincent Richards	8–6, 6–4, 6–1
74	1925-07–04	Nassau Bowl, Glen Cove	United States	Grass	Alfred Chapin	6–4, 6–0, 6–0
75	1925-07–09	Maryland Championships, Chevy Chase	United States	?	Alfred Chapin	5–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–0
76	1925-07–11	Rhode Island State, Providence	United States	Clay	Arnold Jones	6–2, 6–3, 6–3
77	1925-07–19	U.S. Clay Court Championships, Saint-Louis	United States	Clay	George Lott	3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 8–6
78	1925-07–26	Illinois State Championships, Skokie	United States	Grass	William Johnston	6–4, 6–3, 9–7
79	1925-09–20	U.S. Championships	United States	Grass	William Johnston	4–6, 11–9, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
80	1926–02-06	Heights Casino Indoor, Brooklyn	United States	Wood	Vincent Richards	6–3, 6–4, 11–9
81	1926–04-03	South Atlantic Championships, Augusta	United States	Clay	Alfred Chapin	6–3, 6–8, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
82	1926–04-10	Blue Ridge Championships, Asheville	United States	Clay	Alfred Chapin	6–4, 4–6, 12–10, 4–6, 9–7
83	1926–06–13	New England Championships, Hartford	United States	Clay	Alfred Chapin	6–3, 10–8, 9–7
84	1926–06–20	Middle States Championships, Philadelphia[23]	United States	Grass ?	Manuel Alonso	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
85	1926–07–12	U.S. Clay Court Championships, Detroit[24]	United States	Clay	Brian Norton	walkover
86	1926–07–24	Longwood Bowl, Brookline	United States	Grass	Lewis White	6–3, 6–4, 6–3
87	1926–08–15	Southern New York, Rye	United States	Clay	Vincent Richards	4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2
88	1926–08–21	New York Meadow Club, Southampton	United States	Grass	Brian Norton	6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
89	1926–08–28	Newport Casino Trophy	United States	Grass	Alfred Chapin	3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 8–6
90	1926–12–19	Pennsylvania AC Tournament, Philadelphia	United States	Wood	Manuel Alonso	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
91	1927–03-06	South Florida, Miami Beach[25]	United States	Clay	Manuel Alonso	6–3, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
92	1927–03-12	Florida Championships, Palm Beach	United States	?	Manuel Alonso	7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4
93	1927–03-18	Southeastern Championships, Ortega	United States	Clay	George Lott	6–4, 6–1, 6–3
94	1927–04-01	South Atlantic Championships, Augusta	United States	Clay	George Lott	11–9, 0–6, 6–2, 6–1
95	1927–04-07	Blue Ridge Championships, Asheville	United States	Clay	George Lott	4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
96	1927–04-15	North & South Tournament, Pinehurst	United States	Clay	George Lott	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
97	1927–07–24	U.S. Clay Court Championships, Detroit	United States	Clay	John Hennessey	6–4, 6–1, 6–2
98	1927–08–01	Illinois State Championships, Chicago	United States	Grass	John Hennessey	5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6
99	1927–08–06	Seabright Invitational	United States	Grass	Francis Hunter	6–4, 6–1, 8–6
100	1927–08–13	New York Meadow Club, Southampton	United States	Grass	George Lott	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
101	1927–08–27	Newport Casino Trophy	United States	Grass	Manuel Alonso	5–7, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
102	1927–10–09	Pacific Southwest Championships, Los Angeles	United States	Hard ?	Francis Hunter	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
103	1927–10–28	Pennsylvania AC Tournament, Philadelphia	United States	Wood	Francis Hunter	8–6, 5–7, 2–1, ret.
104	1928–04-29	Ojai Valley California Championships	United States	?	John Hennessey	6–2, 6–1, 6–0
105	1928–06–23	Queen's (London Grass Court)	England	Grass	Francis Hunter	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
106	1929–06–09	Swiss Championships, Zurich[26]	Switzerland	Clay	Francis Hunter	5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
107	1929–06–16	Dutch Championships, Noordwijk	Netherlands	Clay	Francis Hunter	7–5, 6–3, 6–4
108	1929–08–17	Eastern Grass Court, Rye	United States	Grass	Francis Hunter	6–2, 6–2, 10–8
109	1929–08–23	Newport Casino Trophy	United States	Grass	George Lott	6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
110	1929–09–15	U.S. Championships	United States	Grass	Francis Hunter	3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
111	1930-01-13	Monte-Carlo Country Club Tournament	Monaco	Clay	George Lyttleton-Rogers	7–5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
112	1930-01-25	New Courts Championships, Cannes	France	Clay	Giorgio De Stefani	6–1, 6–4, 6–1
113	1930-02-02	Galia Championships, Cannes	France	Clay	Hermann Von Artens	6–0, 6–2, 6–0
114	1930-02-18	South of France Championships, Nice	France	?Clay	George Lyttleton-Rogers	4–6, 8–6, 6–1, 5–7, 6–0
115	1930-03-02	Butler Trophy Cup, Monte-Carlo	Monaco	Clay	Bunny Austin	6–4, 6–1, 6–1
116	1930-03-09	Riviera Championships, Menton	France	?Clay	Jacques Brugnon	10–8, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–1
117	1930-03-16	Nice First Meeting	France	Clay	Giorgio De Stefani	6–0, 6–4, 6–2
118	1930-03-24	Côte d'Azur Championships, Cannes	France	Clay	Giorgio De Stefani	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
119	1930-04-06	Saint-Raphaël Championships [27]	France	Clay	Wilbur Coen	Not played
120	1930-04-13	Juan-les-Pins Championships	France	Clay ?	Wilbur Coen	4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
121	1930-04-21	Beaulieu Second Meeting [28]	France	Clay ?	Wilbur Coen	Walkover
122	1930-04-27	Monte-Carlo Third Meeting	Monaco	Clay	Daniel Lesueur	6–1, 6–2, 6–3
123	1930-05-04	Italian Championships, Milan	Italy	Clay	Umberto de Morpurgo	6–1, 6–1, 6–2
124	1930-05-11	Austrian International Championships, Vienna[29]	Austria	Clay	Franz Matejka	6–3, 6–1, 8–6
125	1930-06–09	German Championships, Berlin	Germany	Clay	Daniel Prenn	7–5, 8–6, 1–6, 7–5
126	1930-07–04	Wimbledon	England	Grass	Wilmer Allison	6–3, 9–7, 6–4
127	1930-07–13	Dutch Championships, Noordwijk	Netherlands	Clay	Roderich Menzel	8–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–4
128	1930-08–23	Newport Casino Trophy, Newport	United States	Grass	Wilmer Allison	6–1, 0–6, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4

Professional era

Titles by surface
Clay (5)
Grass (4)
Wood (4)
? (3)

Singles (1931–1940) : 16+ titles

No.	Date	Tournament	Location	Surface	Runner-up	Score
1	1931-05-17	U.S. Pro Indoor	Philadelphia	Wood ?	Vincent Richards	6–4, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
2	1931-05-31	Longwood Bowl Round Robin	Boston	Wood	Karel Kozeluh	8–6, 6–3, 6–2
3	1931-07-12	U.S. Pro Championships	Forest Hills	Grass	Vincent Richards	7–5, 6–2, 6–1
4	1932-04	Washington Pro Championships	Washington DC	Wood (i)	Albert Burke	N/A Round Robin
5	1933-09-24	Paris First Meeting	Paris	Clay	Henri Cochet	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
6	1933-12-31	U.S. Pro Indoor	Philadelphia	Wood (i)	Vincent Richards	6–4, 6–1, 6–2
7	1934-06-24	Great Lakes Pro	Detroit	?	Karel Koželuh	?
8	1934-09-16	Pro Championships	Lyon	?	Henri Cochet	?
9	1934-09-23	French Pro Championship	Paris	Clay	Martin Plaa	6–2, 6–4, 7–5
10	1934-09-30	Pro Championship of Britain	Southport	Grass	Martin Plaa	N.A. (Round robin)
11	1935-06-02	American Pro	South Orange	Grass	George Lott	8–6, 6–1, 6–2
12	1935–08	Pro Championships	Le Touquet	Clay	Robert Ramillon	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
13	1935-09-16	U.S. Pro Championships	Brooklyn	Grass	Karel Koželuh	0–6, 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
14	1937-07-30	Pro Championships	La Baule	Clay	Robert Ramillon	6–1, 6–2, 6–3
15	1937-09-19	German Pro Championships	Berlin	Clay	Hans Nüsslein	round-robin
16	1938-07-10	Scottish Pro Championships	Glasgow	Grass	Hans Nüsslein	6–3, 6–2

Davis Cup

Tilden won 34 out of 41 Davis Cup matches; 25 of his 30 singles matches and 9 out of 11 doubles. He was a member of the victorious United States Davis Cup teams in 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926.

Davis Cup: 7 titles

Edition	Zone	Round	Date	Opponents	Tie score	Location	Surface	Match	Opponent	W–L	Rubber score
1920	WG	QF	8–10 Jul 1920	France	3–0	Eastbourne	Grass	Singles 2	William Laurentz	W	4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
								Doubles (Johnston)	André Gobert William Laurentz	W	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
	WG	SF	16–19 Jul 1920	Great Britain	5–0	London	Grass	Singles 2	Algernon Kingscote	W	4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
								Doubles (Johnston)	Algernon Kingscote James Cecil Parke	W	8–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
								Singles 5	James Cecil Parke	W	6–2, 6–3, 7–5
	WG	F	30 Dec 1920 – 1 Jan 1921	Australia	5–0	Auckland	Grass	Singles 1	Norman Brookes	W	10–8, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
								Doubles (Johnston)	Norman Brookes Gerald Patterson	W	8–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
								Singles 4	Gerald Patterson	W	5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1921	CR	F	2–5 Sep 1921	Japan	5–0	New York City	Grass	Singles 2	Zenzo Shimizu	W	5–7, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
								Singles 4	Ichiya Kumagae	W	9–7, 6–4, 6–1
1922	CR	F	1–5 Sep 1922	Australia	4–1	New York City	Grass	Singles 1	Gerald Patterson	W	7–5, 10–8, 6–0
								Doubles (Richards)	Pat O'Hara-Wood Gerald Patterson	L	4–6, 0–6, 3–6
								Singles 4	James Anderson	W	6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1923	CR	F	31 Aug – 1 Sep 1923	Australia	4–1	New York City	Grass	Singles 2	John Hawkes	W	6–4, 6–2, 6–1
								Doubles (Williams)	James Anderson John Hawkes	W	17–15, 11–13, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
								Singles 5	James Anderson	W	6–2, 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
1924	CR	F	11–13 Sep 1924	Australia	5–0	Philadelphia	Grass	Singles 1	Gerald Patterson	W	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
								Doubles (Johnston)	Pat O'Hara-Wood Gerald Patterson	W	17–15, 11–13, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
								Singles 4	Pat O'Hara-Wood	W	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1925	CR	F	11–13 Sep 1925	France	5–0	Philadelphia	Grass	Singles 1	Jean Borotra	W	4–6, 6–0, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4
								Singles 4	René Lacoste	W	3–6, 10–12, 8–6, 7–5, 6–2
1926	CR	F	9–11 Sep 1926	France	4–1	Philadelphia	Grass	Singles 2	Jean Borotra	W	6–2, 6–3, 6–3
								Singles 5	René Lacoste	L	6–4, 4–6, 6–8, 6–8
1927	CR	F	8–10 Sep 1927	France	2–3	Philadelphia	Grass	Singles 2	Henri Cochet	W	6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 8–6
								Doubles (Hunter)	Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon	W	3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0
								Singles 4	René Lacoste	L	3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
1928	A	QF	9–11 Apr 1928	Mexico	5–0	Mexico City	Clay	Singles 2	Robert Kinsey	W	6–1, 6–2, 6–4
								Doubles (Jones)	Robert Kinsey Alfonso Unda	W	6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
	A	SF	25–27 May 1928	China	5–0	Kansas City	Clay	Doubles (Coen)	Paul Kong Pao-Hua Lum	W	6–2, 6–1, 6–3
	A	F	1–3 Jun 1928	Japan	5–0	Chicago	Clay	Singles 1	Tamio Abe	W	6–2, 6–3, 6–0
								Doubles (Lott)	Tamio Abe Teizo Toba	W	6–1, 10–8, 6–2
								Singles 5	Yoshiro Ota	W	6–8, 6–3, 6–1, 6–0
	CR	F	27–29 Jul 1928	France	1–4	Paris	Clay	Singles 1	René Lacoste	W	1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
								Doubles (Hunter)	Jean Borotra Henri Cochet	L	4–6, 8–6, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6
								Singles 4	Henri Cochet	L	7–9, 6–8, 4–6
1929	IZ	F	19–21 Jul 1929	Germany	5–0	Berlin	Clay	Singles 1	Hans Moldenhauer	W	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
								Singles 4	Daniel Prenn	W	6–1, 6–4, 6–1
	CR	F	26–28 Jul 1929	France	2–3	Paris	Clay	Singles 1	Henri Cochet	L	3–6, 2–6, 2–6
								Singles 4	Jean Borotra	W	4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–5
1930	CR	F	25–27 Jul 1930	France	1–4	Paris	Clay	Singles 1	Jean Borotra	W	2–6, 7–5, 6–4, 7–5
								Singles 5	Henri Cochet	L	6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 5–7

Professional tours

Singles (1931–1941) : 14 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
4	1934 January 10 – May 13	World Pro Tour (4) The results are not known definitively. However, American Lawn Tennis reported that Vines had an edge of 11–9 in the first phase of their tour from January 10 through February 16 and that Vines led Tilden by a 19-match margin after the second phase of their tour, played from March 21 through May 13. Tilden had won 17 times for the entire year, per an Associated Press report,[30] so a probable win-loss record at tour's end on May 13 was 36–17 in Vines' favor (slightly over 50 matches would have been played, per Ray Bowers).	1) Ellsworth Vines 2) Bill Tilden
5	1934 February 19 – March 19	Professional Tour – France vs. United States Tilden defeated Cochet 8–2. Tilden defeated Plaa 10–0. Vines defeated Cochet 10–0. Vines defeated Plaa 8–2.	Ellsworth Vines Bill Tilden Henri Cochet Martin Plaa
6	1935 January 9 – April 29	Professional Tour Vines edged Tilden 9–3.[31] Final results are unknown for the Tilden/Lott series, but through April 4 Tilden held an edge of 35–6.[32]	1) Ellsworth Vines ?) Lester Stoefen ?) Bill Tilden ?) George Lott
7	1936 January – June	Professional Tour Near the end of February Tilden held a 19–4 edge over Barnes.	1) Bill Tilden 2) Bruce Barnes
8	1936 October – November	Professional Tour The final standings of this tour of Japan, China and the Philippines are unknown, but at the end of the Japanese part of the tour, Vines led Tilden 8–1.	1) Ellsworth Vines 2) Bill Tilden
9	1937 January – March (?)	Professional Tour Final standings of this North American tour are unknown, but Ray Bowers reports that Tilden was the overall winner.	Bill Tilden Martin Plaa Hytaro Satoh Alfred Chapin
10	1937 March 24 – April 5	Professional Tour Perry edged Tilden 4–1 in their own H2H series. They also met on two other occasions (April 9 and 10) when Tilden substituted for an injured Ellsworth Vines on the main World Pro Tour; Tilden won both times.	1) Fred Perry 2) Bill Tilden
11	1937-38 December 19 – January 31	Professional Tour Final results for this tour of India are not known. Per Ray Bowers, on January 19 Tilden and Cochet had split their meetings with each other 7–7 while Ramillon had an edge over Burke. The tour continued into March in Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Java, with unknown results.	Bill Tilden Henri Cochet Robert Ramillon Albert Burke
12	1939 May 16 – August 26	Professional Tour Final standings in this tour of Europe are unknown but Budge finished with an 8–2 edge over Tilden,[33][34] who finished with a margin of 4 or 5 wins over Stoefen.[35]	Don Budge Ellsworth Vines Bill Tilden Lester Stoefen Hans Nüsslein Henri Cochet
13	1939-40 October 1939 – January 1940	Professional Tour Final standings in this tour of the United States and Mexico are unknown.[36][37]	Fred Perry Bill Tilden Lester Stoefen Ben Gorchakoff Bruce Barnes
14	1941 January 6 – May 10	World Pro Tour (5) Complete results of this North American tour are not known with certainty, but 49 of the matches are fully documented by Ray Bowers. In those matches, Budge prevailed 43–5 with one tie. The final outcome of the tour was probably 46–7 plus one tie.	1) Don Budge 2) Bill Tilden

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 longevity of Tilden's career.
• 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)

Career match performance year on year

1912–1951

Year	Won	Lost	%	Ref
1912	2	1	66.67%	[38]
1913	3	2	60.00%	[38]
1914	9	2	81.82%	[38]
1915	10	3	76.92%	[38]
1916	9	4	69.23%	[38]
1917	10	3	76.92%	[38]
1918	42	2	95.45%	[38]
1919	65	4	94.20%	[38]
1920	57	2	96.61%	[38]
1921	31	3	91.18%	[38]
1922	59	5	92.19%	[38]
1923	59	1	98.33%	[38]
1924	66	1	98.51%	[38]
1925	89	1	98.89%	[38]
1926	89	8	91.75%	[38]
1927	100	5	95.24%	[38]
1928	26	5	83.87%	[38]
1929	58	9	86.57%	[38]
1930	120	6	95.24%	[38]
1931	63	16	79.75%	[38]
1932	92	23	80.00%	[38]
1933	38	8	82.61%	[38]
1934	70	41	63.06%	[38]
1935	59	19	75.64%	[38]
1936	47	31	60.26%	[38]
1937	39	17	69.64%	[38]
1938	8	3	72.73%	[38]
1939	27	32	45.76%	[38]
1940	7	5	58.33%	[38]
1941	9	33	21.43%	[38]
1943	1	1	50.00%	[38]
1945	5	2	71.43%	[38]
1946	22	27	44.90%	[38]
1951	2	4	33.33%	[38]
Total	1393	329	80.89%	[38]

References

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General sources

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