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  1. Anthony Wilding
    Anthony WildingNew Zealand tennis player
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  2. Born
    Oct 31, 1883Christchurch
    Died
    May 9, 1915Neuve-Chapelle
    Overview

    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 firs… See more

    Early life

    Wilding was the second of five children of Frederick Wilding and Julia Anthony and was named after both parents. Cora Wilding was a younger sister. Wilding's parents emigrated from Herefordshire, England to Christchurch, … See more

    Tennis career

    In October 1901 at the age of 17 Wilding won his first singles title at the Canterbury Championships. In July 1903, during his first summer vacation at Trinity College, Wilding entered his first English public tournamen… See more

    Other sports

    He also played for the Canterbury cricket team in the early 1900s where he participated in two first-class matches as a lower middle-order batsman and medium-pace change bowler. During his first summer at … See more

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