Tennis/Catalogs/Famous players

This is a supplement to the article about Tennis and to the articles about each player.

Under construction: this will be a list of famous players, in chronological order.

• Big Bill Tilden
  • Legal name: William Tatem Tilden, Jr., changed to William Tatem Tilden II in the 1910s
  • Date of birth: February 10, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Date of death: June 5, 1953, Los Angeles, California
  • Nationality: American
  • Handedness: Right
  • Amateur or professional: Amateur until 1931; beat Karel Koželuh before 13,000 in his professional debut at Madison Square Garden; thereafter toured for many years against other top professionals
  • Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve; all-court game; speed and court coverage; intelligence and analytic ability to change strategy and tactics during matches
  • Most prominent weaknesses: Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash
  • World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: 7 times, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931
  • Davis Cup: 11 years; 25-5 in singles, 9-2 in doubles; on 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
  • Grand Slam tournament victories: 21 victories in singles (10), doubles (6), and mixed doubles (5)
• Little Bill Johnston
  • World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919
• Karel Koželuh
• Ray Casey
• Ellsworth Vines
• Fred Perry
• Don Budge
• Bobby Riggs
• Frank Kovacs
• Pancho Segura
• Jack Kramer
• Frank Sedgman
• Pancho Gonzales
• Ken Rosewall
• Lew Hoad
• Rod Laver
• Arthur Ashe
• Jimmy Connors
• John McEnroe
• Pete Sampras
• Andre Agassi
• Roger Federer