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| Anthony Frederick Wilding "Tony" Born: October 31, 1883 Died: May 09, 1915 Hometown: Christchurch, New Zealand Citizenship: United Kingdom Handed: Right Inducted: 1978 |
Grand Slam RecordGRAND SLAM RECORD
| Australian | Singles | 1906, 09 |
| Doubles | 1906 | |
| Doubles finalist | 1908, 09 |
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| Wimbledon | Singles | 1910-13 |
| Singles finalist | 1914 | |
| Doubles | 1907-08, 10, 14 | |
| Doubles finalist | 1911 | |
| Mixed finalist | 1914 |
Tournament RecordTOURNAMENT RECORD (ex: Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympics)
| Davis Cup | Team Member | 1905-09, 1914 |
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The British idolized Tony Wilding. He was a superb figure of a man, his sportsmanship was exemplary, and, besides, he learned his tennis at Cambridge University.
Anthony Frederick Wilding, born October 31, 1883, in Christchurch, New Zealand, stood with Norman Brookes as two of the foremost players in tennis for nearly a decade. On his sixth try, 1910, Tony won Wimbledon, unseating Arthur Gore, 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, in the Challenge Round, and kept the title through 1913. In the 1913 Challenge Round, with an 8-6, 6-3, 10-8 beating of Maurice McLoughlin, the formidable California Comet, Wilding was particularly impressive. "He was in prime physical condition," wrote distinguished British tennis authority A. Wallis Myers. "All his best fighting instincts were aroused, his tactics were as sound as his strokes and he won a great victory, the greatest of his career, in three sets."
Wilding, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound right-hander, lost his title to Brookes in 1914 and joined with the Australian "Wizard" to win the Davis Cup back from the United States that very year. Wilding's triumph over Dick Williams of the U.S. on the first day of the Cup was a shock. Williams was one of the most daring and brilliant shotmakers in history, but Wilding, playing almost unerringly, won quickly, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.
Wilding played the classic game in vogue at the time. His drives were the strength of his attack and his defense was outstanding. He could hit with immense pace and overspin, but when prudence and judgment dictated security of stroke rather than speed, as against a player of Williams' daring, Wilding could temper his drives and play faultlessly from the baseline.
Wilding made his debut on the Australasian Davis Cup team at the age of 21 in 1905. After winning the second Australian Championship in 1906 over a fellow New Zealander, lefty Francis Fisher, 6-0, 6-4, 6-4, his Antipodean partnership with Brookes took off. They stripped the Davis Cup from Britain, 3-2, at Wimbledon in 1907, his win over Roper Barrett sandwiched between Brookes' two singles wins. They were hard pressed to keep the trophy the next year at Melbourne, turning back the U.S., 3-2, as Wilding won the decisive point over Fred Alexander, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. Then they blanked the U.S., 5-0, in 1909. Tony was absent as Australia lost the 1911-12 showdowns. His reappearance for the 1914 invasion of the U.S. marked his farewell to tennis. The stunning leadoff victory over Dick Williams, plus a hand in the winning doubles, helped accomplish the 3-2 triumph that practically coincided with the outbreak of World War I.
Following their victory at Forest Hills, he and Brookes went to war. Wilding never came back. At the age of 31, on May 9, 1915, he was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, France. He had been No. 3 in the world ranking in 1914, and was named to the Hall of Fame in 1978.
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