Anthony Wilding - Wikipedia
Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), 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, Wilding was the son of wealthy English immigrants to Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand and enjoyed the use o… See more
Born31 October 1883 · Christchurch, New ZealandDied9 May 1915 (aged 31) · Aubers Ridge, Neuve-Chapelle, France
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Tennis: The day Anthony Wilding, was killed in World War I
Learn about the life and achievements of Anthony Wilding, the first tennis superstar and four-time Wimbledon champion, who was killed in action in 1915. Discover h…
- On this day, May 9, 1915, in the middle of World War I, Anthony Wilding, the first tennis superstar, was killed at the battle of Aubers Ridge, in the north of France. A stylish, four-time Wimbledonch…
Anthony Wilding - International Tennis Hall of Fame
Anthony Wilding was a four-time Wimbledon champion and a Davis Cup star from New Zealand. He died in World War I at age 31, leaving behind a legacy of tennis excellence and sportsmanship.
Anthony Wilding - Wimbledon Champion
Captain Anthony Wilding died near Neuve Chapelle, France, on 9 May 1915 while fighting in the battle of Aubers Ridge. He was 31, vital, cheerful and about to marry American actor Maxine …
Remembering Anthony Wilding - The Championships, …
Nov 12, 2018 · Wilding was Australian champion twice and in 1913 won what were regarded as the three most important titles in the world, in Paris, Wimbledon and Stockholm. Playing in tournaments across Europe enabled him to indulge his …
Kiwi Wimbledon winner killed in battle - New Zealand …
Canterbury-born Anthony Wilding was one of the stars of tennis in the decade before the First World War. The ‘dashing New Zealander’ had ‘female spectators swooning’ at the ‘manly brand of tennis’ which won him four successive men’s …
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Anthony Wilding - Wikiwand
Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War …
Anthony Wilding - Christchurch City Libraries
Dec 10, 2024 · Anthony Wilding won a total of eight Wimbledon titles (four singles, and four doubles). He also won a number of tennis championships around the world, including tournaments in Christchurch, Melbourne, Paris and …
Anthony Wilding - Tennis History Library
Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand World No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War …
The tennis champion and race walker - New Zealand Liberation …
Jul 25, 2024 · At age 31, tennis icon Anthony Wilding was killed in action at the Battle of Aubers Ridge at Neuve Chapelle in northern France on 9th May 1915.
Anthony Wilding (Tennis Player) - On This Day
Biography: Anthony Wilding was a world-renowned tennis player, and won four Wimbledon singles titles between 1910 and 1913. Wilding also competed in the Davis Cup for New Zealand and Australia. He served in the military during …
Anthony Wilding - New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
He won the Wimbledon singles title 1910-13 when the defending champion had to play only a challenge round, he helped the combined team of Australasia win the Davis Cup three times …
War Athletes: Anthony Wilding - Military History Matters
Jul 6, 2020 · Learn how Anthony Wilding, the first tennis superstar, became a pioneer of mechanised warfare in WWI. He won four Wimbledon titles, flew planes, raced motorcycles, …
Anthony Wilding: The hero who set Wimbledon hearts a-flutter
Jul 8, 2016 · Long before the PR driven age of image rights and social media, before Borg, Laver and even Perry, Wimbledon had its own matinee idol - Anthony Wilding. Yet despite him being …
Anthony Wilding - New Zealand A to Z
Oct 21, 2024 · Anthony Wilding won a total of eight Wimbledon titles (four singles, and four doubles). He also won a number of tennis championships around the world, including …
Anthony Wilding | New Zealand Olympic Team
Anthony Wilding won tennis fame because of his eight Wimbledon titles - four singles and four doubles - and brilliant record in Davis Cup. However, he earned Olympic honours, too, …
Anthony Wilding career statistics - Wikipedia
This is a list of the main career statistics of New Zealand former tennis player Anthony Wilding (1883–1915) whose amateur career spanned from the beginning of the 20th century until the …
Remembering Anthony Wilding | 24 April, 2015 - Tennis Australia
Apr 24, 2015 · In mid 1914, New Zealander Anthony Wilding was in the midst of a flourishing tennis career. Yet, within just nine months of stepping away due to the outbreak of the First …
Remembering the Gatsby-Style Kiwi Who Became the First Big …
Christchurch's Anthony Wilding - who was killed in France in 1915 - was arguably the first true superstar of tennis. Late in the afternoon of May 9, 1915, a German heavy artillery shell came...
Anthony Wilding: The hero who set Wimbledon hearts a-flutter
Long before the PR driven age of image rights and social media, before Borg, Laver and even Perry, Wimbledon had its own matinee idol - Anthony Wilding. Yet despite him being a …
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