A chronology of Anthony Wilding’s singles titles (1901-1914)

[krosero]

Mark, I think your text is brackets is always your own note, correct? Does Myers himself specify which victories he means when he refers to the triumphs in 1913?

[newmark401]

Originally Posted by krosero

Mark, I think your text is brackets is always your own note, correct? Does Myers himself specify which victories he means when he refers to the triumphs in 1913?

I think that's a footnote I incorporated into the main text from Wallis Myers' "Captain Anthony Wilding". So Wallis Myers probably does mean Wimbledon, the World Hard Court Championships and World Covered Court Championships when he mentions Wilding's triumphs in 1913. That would make sense.

Certainly, the fact that a player of Wilding's stature played in the World Covered Court Championships in 1913 gave that particular tournament a status it didn't really have in the other years of its short life.

[Q&M son]

Thanks for share

[Nadal_Power]

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Maybe some of you guys knows are all of these 4 pictures belongs to Anthony (we are not sure about first one)?

[Mustard]

I don't think that first picture is Anthony Wilding.

[treblings]

Originally Posted by Mustard

I don't think that first picture is Anthony Wilding.

don´t think so either. the other three are showing Wilding

[Virginia]

I have two Wilding biographies, plus his own "On the Court and Off". Have any of you read these? Amazing man, tragically killed in action on reconnaisance during the 1st World War. Who knows how many other trophies he might have won, but for that?

[timnz]

Originally Posted by Virginia

I have two Wilding biographies, plus his own "On the Court and Off". Have any of you read these? Amazing man, tragically killed in action on reconnaisance during the 1st World War. Who knows how many other trophies he might have won, but for that?

As it was Wilding holds the record for the longest streak on clay (unbeaten from mid-1910 to mid-1914 on that surface) and won the most clay court championships of anyone in history.

[newmark401]

The player in the first photograph in section #24 above looks like the Englishman Major Ritchie (Major was his real first name.)

[newmark401]

I've added another result to the list on page 1, this time from the 1913 Le Touquet tournament, where Tony Wilding beat A.B. Jones of Australia in the final, 6-2, 6-8, 6-3, 6-1. I think the runner-up was Alfred Jones, known as Barney.
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[Mustard]

Originally Posted by timnz

As it was Wilding holds the record for the longest streak on clay (unbeaten from mid-1910 to mid-1914 on that surface) and won the most clay court championships of anyone in history.

Do we know how many matches in a row that Tony Wilding won on clay after twice losing to Max Decugis at Wiesbaden in May 1910?

[timnz]

Originally Posted by Mustard

Do we know how many matches in a row that Tony Wilding won on clay after twice losing to Max Decugis at Wiesbaden in May 1910?

I would really love to know this too. I made the statement based on the number of tournaments he won, on clay, in that 4 year period from May 1910 to 1914 given the average number of rounds played at a tournament. It's clear that he holds the record (given tournaments won x rounds per tournament), but as to what the exact number is I don't know.

When in May 1910 were the losses? I have him winning 32 straight clay court tournaments from late May 1910 to the World HardCourt Championships on clay in 1914. Lets say that those tournaments had an average of 4 rounds.... that is 32 x 4 = 128 clay streak. But what is the right number - it possibly is higher than that (I think the World Hardcourt championship possibly had 6 rounds but I am not sure)?

[Mustard]

Here's Wilding's results page on tennisarchives.com

http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureu...coureurid=1260

I believe the vast majority of mainland European tournaments in those days were held on clay-courts.

[Virginia]

So is it true to say (as has been suggested), that Wilding won more clay court tournaments than anyone else in history?

[Mustard]

Originally Posted by Virginia

So is it true to say (as has been suggested), that Wilding won more clay court tournaments than anyone else in history?

Wilding won considerably more clay-court titles than Vilas, so I'd say yes. He was utterly dominant on clay for 4 years, not losing a match, and then he was tragically killed in World War One.

[newmark401]

I've added another tournament win for Tony Wilding: the 1913 Lausanne tournament, which was held on clay courts, where Wilidng beat the German Robert Kleinschroth in the final.
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[Wolbo]

Great overview. I'm using it, together with supporting sources, to update Wilding's wiki article. Found some additional info on Wilding's 1910 tournament win in The Netherlands.

1910
[Date?] Scheveningen, The Hague, Holland (Clay)
FI: Anthony F. Wilding (NZL) d. [????]

should be

13 August 1910 (date of final)
FI: Anthony F. Wilding (NZL) d. Borman (BEL) 6–2, 6–1, 6–1

The article mentions 'Borman' and not 'De Borman' but I'm assuming it refers to Paul de Borman.

Source:
http://kranten.kb.nl/view/article/id...3Ap001%3Aa0053

[Wolbo]

I don't see the 1907 Kent Championship title in the list which Wilding won in the final against A.W. Gore.

Sources:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/45818211
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi...070807.2.202.2

[newmark401]

Originally Posted by Wolbo

I don't see the 1907 Kent Championship title in the list which Wilding won in the final against A.W. Gore.

Sources:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/45818211
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi...070807.2.202.2

Thanks. I'll check that 1907 Kent Championships result in one of the early tennis publications.

Mark
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[Wolbo]

Originally Posted by newmark401

Thanks. I'll check that 1907 Kent Championships result in one of the early tennis publications.

Mark
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It would be good to have that confirmed. Also interested if you can find another source to back up the win at The Hague (Leimonias tennis club) against De Borman.