Anthony Wilding
New Zealand tennis player
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Anthony Frederick Wilding, also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered the world's first tennis superstar, ... Wikipedia
Born: October 31, 1883, Christchurch, New Zealand
Died: May 9, 1915 (age 31 years), Neuve-Chapelle, France
Books: On the Court and Off
Grand slams won (singles): 6
Davis Cup: W (1907, 1908, 1909, 1914)
Int. Tennis HoF: 1978 (member page)