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'''Anthony ("Tony") Frederick Wilding''' (born [[October 31]], [[1883]] in [[Christchurch, New Zealand]] – died [[May 9]], [[1915]] near [[Neuve-Chapelle]], [[Pas-de-Calais]], [[France]]) was a champion [[tennis]] player and a soldier killed in action during [[World War I]]. He was the co-World No. 1 in 1911 and 1912 and the [[World number one male tennis player rankings|'''World No. 1''']] player in 1913.
From a well-to-do New Zealand family, he was educated there before attending [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]], where he developed his tennis game.
In 1905, Wilding made his first [[Davis Cup]] appearance as part of the [[Australasia]]n team and the following year won the [[Australian Open|Australasian Championship]] singles and doubles championships. Finishing his education, he was called to the English Bar in 1906.
Between 1907 and 1909 he helped the Australasian team win the Davis Cup, and he won his second Australian Open in 1909, the same year he qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor at the [[Supreme Court of New Zealand]]. Focusing on his tennis game, he then won the [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] singles title for four straight years between 1910 and 1913 and narrowly missed winning his fifth in a row, losing in the 1914 finals to [[Norman Brookes]]. In addition, he won four doubles titles at Wimbledon. In 1912 at the [[1912 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in Stockholm he won a bronze medal in the men's indoor singles for [[Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics|Australasia]]. In 1914, he returned to Davis Cup play, leading the Australasian team to another championship.
At the outbreak of World War I, Tony Wilding joined the [[Royal Marines]], serving as a Captain with the Armoured Car Division in the battlefields of France. He was killed in action on [[May 9]], [[1915]] during the [[Battle of Aubers Ridge]] at Neuve-Chapelle, France.
Captain Tony Wilding was buried in the Rue-des-Berceaux Military Cemetery in [[Richebourg-L'Avoue]], Pas-de-Calais, France. In 1978, he was named to the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]. Wilding Park, the principal venue for tennis in Christchurch, New Zealand, is named in his honour.
He also played for the [[Canterbury Wizards|Canterbury cricket team]] in the early 1900s where he played two [[first-class match]]es.
==Trivia==
{{trivia|date=May 2007}}
*[[Pete Sampras]] was the first person to break his record across multiple Wimbledon wins in doubles, singles and mixed doubles.
*Dated and was about to marry Hollywood silent screen star [[Maxine Elliott]].[http://www.anthonywilding.com]
*Said to be first person to take a motorbike solo around Europe.[http://www.anthonywilding.com]
==Wilding's singles titles (at least 112)==
Source : ''ANTHONY WILDING, A Sporting Life'', Len and Shelley Richardson, Canterbury University Press, 2005
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''No.'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Tournament'''
|'''Surface'''
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| Not counted.
| 1901
| [[Canterbury, New Zealand]]
|
|-bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| Not counted.
| 1901
| [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]], New Zealand
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| Not counted.
| 1902
| [[University of New Zealand]], New Zealand
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| Not counted.
| 1903
| [[Cambridge University (Freshmen's)]], New Zealand
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 1.
| 1904
| (Amateur) Championships of [[Shropshire]], [[Shrewsbury]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 2.
| 1904
| [[Redhill]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 3.
| 1904
| (Amateur) Championships of [[Scotland]], [[Moffat]]
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 4.
| 1904
| [[Carlisle]] ([[North Cumberland]])
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 5.
| 1905
| [[Hertfordshire and North Middlesex Championship]] at [[Lyonsdown Lawn Tennis Club]] in [[New Barnet]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 6.
| 1905
| Redhill
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 7.
| 1905
| [[Hamburg]] ([[Poseldorf Cup]]), [[Germany]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 8.
| 1905
| Championship of Europe-[[Homburg]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 9.
| 1905
| [[Le Touquet]], France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 10.
| 1906
| Championship of [[Cannes]]-Cannes Beau Site, France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 11.
| 1906
| Championship of the Riviera-[[Menton]], France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 12.
| 1906
| French Covered Court Championship-[[Paris]], France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 13.
| 1906
| [[Lyon]], France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 14.
| 1906
| [[Reading, Berkshire]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 15.
| 1906
| Championships of Spain-[[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 16.
| 1906
| [[Wiesbaden]], Germany
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 17.
| 1906
| [[Sheffield]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 18.
| 1906
| Championship of Austria-[[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 19.
| 1906
| Prague*, Czechoslovakia
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 20.
| 1906
| [[Epsom]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 21.
| 1906
| [[Shrewsbury, Shropshire]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| Not counted **.
| 1906
| [[Marienbad (Cup)]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 22.
| 1906
| [[Marienbad]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 23.
| 1906
| [[Carlsbad]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 24.
| 1906
| [[Homburg]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 25.
| 1906
| [[Baden-Baden]], Germany
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 26.
| 1906
| [[Eastbourne]] ([[South of England]])
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 27.
| 1906
| Queen's (Covered Court)
| ''probably'' Wood
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 28.
| 1906
| Australasian Championship-Christchurch, New Zealand
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 29.
| 1906 (ended on New Year's Day 1907)
| New Zealand Championship-Christchurch
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 30.
| 1907
| [[Nice]], France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 31.
| 1907
| Paris (Covered Court), France
| ''probably'' Wood
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 32.
| 1907
| Lyon, France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 33.
| 1907
| Queen's (Covered Court)
| ''probably'' Wood
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| Not counted **.
| 1907
| [[Wiesbaden (Cup)]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 34.
| 1907
| [[Wiesbaden]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 35.
| 1907
| Prague, Czechoslovakia
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 36.
| 1907
| [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 37.
| 1907
| Swiss Championship-[[Lucerne]], [[Switzerland]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 38.
| 1907
| Budapest, [[Hungary]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 39.
| 1907
| Sheffield
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 40.
| 1907
| [[Beckenham, Kent]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 41.
| 1907 June 22
| London Championships-Queen's
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| Not counted ***.
| 1907
| Wimbledon (All England Plate)
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 42.
| 1907
| Marienbad Cup
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 43.
| 1907
| Franzenbad
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 44.
| 1907
| Carlsbad
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 45.
| 1907 September
| Baden-Baden
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 46.
| 1908
| [[San Remo]], [[Italy]]
|''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 47.
| 1908, March 15-22
| [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
|''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 48.
| 1908
| Nice, France
|''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 49.
| 1908
| Championship of Cannes-Cannes Beau Site, France
|''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 50.
| 1908
| Cannes (Métropole), France
|''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 51.
| 1908
| Lyon, France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| Not counted **.
| 1908
| Wiesbaden (Cup), Germany
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 52.
| 1908
| Wiesbaden, Germany
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 53.
| 1908
| Lille, France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 54.
| 1908
| Bordeaux, France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 55.
| 1908
| Sheffield
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 56.
| 1908
| Dieppe, France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 57.
| 1908
| Baden-Baden, Germany
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 58.
| 1908
| Eastbourne (South of England)
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 59.
| 1908
| New Zealand Championship-[[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 60.
| 1909
| Taranaki
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 61.
| 1909
| Masterton
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 62.
| 1909
| Otago
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 63.
| 1909
| Simultaneously Championship of Australasia and [[Western Australia]]-[[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Australia]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 64.
| 1909
| Championship of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]-[[Melbourne]], Australia
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 65.
| 1909
| Championship of New Zealand-[[Auckland]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 66.
| 1910
| Championship of [[South Africa]]-[[Johannesburg]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 67.
| 1910
| Italian Riviera Championships-[[San Remo]], [[Italy]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 68.
| 1910
| Brussels (Leopold Club), [[Belgium]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 69.
| 1910
| [[Lille]], France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 70.
| 1910
| Brussels (International Singles), Belgium
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 71.
| 1910
| London Championships-Queen's
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 72.
| 1910
| Wimbledon
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 73.
| 1910
| [[Ostend]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 74.
| 1910
| [[The Hague]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 75.
| 1910
| [[Évian-les-Bains]], France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 76.
| 1910
| Paris, France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 77.
| 1910
| [[Sapicourt]]
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 78.
| 1910
| Queen's (Covered Court)
| ''probably'' Wood
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 79.
| 1911
| San Remo, Italy
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 80.
| 1911, [[February 27]] - [[March 5]]
| Monte Carlo, Monaco
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 81.
| 1911
| Championship of the Riviera-Menton, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 82.
| 1911
| Nice, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 83.
| 1911
| Cannes (Beau Site), France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 84.
| 1911
| Lyon, France
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 85.
| 1911
| Beckenham (Kent)
|
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 86.
| 1911
| Queen's
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 87.
| 1911
| Wimbledon (Challenge Round)****
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 88.
| 1912, February 12-18
| Monte Carlo, Monaco
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 89.
| 1912
| Beckenham (Kent)
| ''probably'' Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 90.
| 1912
| Queen's
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 91.
| 1912
| Wimbledon (Challenge Round)****
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 92.
| 1912
| Deauville, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 93.
| 1913, [[February 24]] - [[March 3]]
| Monte Carlo, Monaco
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 94.
| 1913
| Menton (Riviera), France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 95.
| 1913
| Menton (Forme-Becharat Cup), France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 96.
| 1913
| Hard ***** Court Championship of the World-Paris, France
| Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 97.
| 1913
| Grass Court Championship of the World-Wimbledon (Challenge Round)****
| Grass
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 98.
| 1913
| Deauville, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 99.
| September 8, 1913
| Le Touquet, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 100.
| September 15, 1913
| Montreux Autumn Meeting, Switzerland
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 101.
| September 22, 1913
| Montreux Palace Autumn Meeting, Switzerland
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 102.
| October 18, 1913
| Covered Court Championship of the World-Stockholm
| ''probably'' Wood
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 103.
| 1914
| Cannes (Beau Site) 1st meeting, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 104.
| 1914
| Cannes (Carlton) 1st meeting, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 105.
| 1914
| Bordighera, [[Italy]] ??
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 106.
| 1914
| Beaulieu, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 107.
| 1914, [[February 23]] - [[March 3]]
| Monte Carlo, Monaco
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 108.
| 1914
| Riviera Championship-Menton, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 109.
| 1914
| Nice, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 110.
| 1914
| Championships of Cannes-Cannes (Beau Site), France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 111.
| 1914
| Cannes (Carlton) 2nd meeting, France
| ''probably'' Clay
|- bgcolor="#d0f0c0"
| 112.
| 1912
| Hard ***** Court Championship of the World-Paris, France
| Clay
|}
* * It seems to be a different tournament from the previous one held in the same city
* ** It is not clear if it was a different tournament from the following one in the list
* *** The All England Plate was a tournament played by the losers of the first two rounds of the Wimbledon Men's Singles tournament (in 1907 Wilding lost in five sets in the 2nd round to the future winner Norman Everard Brookes)
* **** Up until 1921, the winners of the previous year's competition (except in the Ladies Doubles and Mixed Doubles) were automatically granted byes into the final round (then known as the challenge round). This led to many winners retaining their titles for successive years, as they were able to rest while their opponent competed from the start of the competition. From 1922, the title holders played through from the start of the championships.
* ***** "Hard Court" in the Commonwealth countries (UK, Australia, ...) means "Clay Court"
===Grand Slam titles===
*'''Singles:'''
** [[Australian Open]]: 1906, 1909
**[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]: 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913
*'''Doubles:'''
** [[Australian Open]]: 1906
**[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]: 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914
===Davis Cup===
*Winning team: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1914
==See also==
*[[Tennis male players statistics]]
==External links==
* http://www.anthonywilding.com
* [http://www.olympic.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=862&id=3774 Biography at New Zealand Olympic Committee website]
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