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**Grand Slam tournament victories: 21 victories in singles (10), doubles (6), and mixed doubles (5)
**Grand Slam tournament victories: 21 victories in singles (10), doubles (6), and mixed doubles (5)
*[[Bill Johnston|Little Bill Johnston]]
*[[Bill Johnston|Little Bill Johnston]]
**Legal name:  
**Legal name: William M. Johnston
**Date of birth:  
**Date of birth: November 2, 1894, San Francisco, California
**Date of death:  
**Date of death: May 1, 1946, San Francisco, California
**Nationality:  
**Nationality: American
**Handedness:  
**Handedness: Right
**Amateur or professional:  
**Amateur or professional: Amateur only; retired from competition in 1927
**Most prominent strengths:  
**Most prominent strengths: Topspin forehand drive hit shoulder-high with a Western grip; volleying from the service line
**Most prominent weaknesses:  
**Most prominent weaknesses: Backhand, which he hit with the same face of the racquet as his forehand; occasional physical fraility
**'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919
**'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919
**Davis Cup: xxx years;  
**Davis Cup: 8 years; 14-3 in singles, 4-0 in doubles; on 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
**Grand Slam tournament victories:
**Grand Slam tournament victories: 7 victories in singles (3), doubles (3), and mixed doubles (1)
*[[Karel Koželuh]]
*[[Karel Koželuh]]
*[[Ray Casey]]
*[[Ray Casey]]

Revision as of 15:47, 13 June 2007

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.

  • Maurice McLoughlin
  • R. Norris Williams
  • 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 December 31, 1930; beat Karel Koželuh before 14,000 in his professional debut at Madison Square Garden on February 18, 1931; 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
    • Legal name: William M. Johnston
    • Date of birth: November 2, 1894, San Francisco, California
    • Date of death: May 1, 1946, San Francisco, California
    • Nationality: American
    • Handedness: Right
    • Amateur or professional: Amateur only; retired from competition in 1927
    • Most prominent strengths: Topspin forehand drive hit shoulder-high with a Western grip; volleying from the service line
    • Most prominent weaknesses: Backhand, which he hit with the same face of the racquet as his forehand; occasional physical fraility
    • World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919
    • Davis Cup: 8 years; 14-3 in singles, 4-0 in doubles; on 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
    • Grand Slam tournament victories: 7 victories in singles (3), doubles (3), and mixed doubles (1)
  • 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
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