Anthony Wilding

New Zealand tennis player Anthony WildingAnthony Wilding, c. 1912Full nameAnthony Frederick WildingCountry (sports)New ZealandBorn(1883-10-31)31 October 1883Christchurch, New ZealandDied9 May 1915(1915-05-09) (aged 31)Aubers Ridge, Neuve-Chapelle, FranceHeight1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)Int. Tennis HoF1978 (member page)SinglesCareer record636–57 (91.7%)Career titles123Highest rankingNo. 1 (1911, ITHF)Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenW (1906, 1909)WimbledonW (1910, 1911, 1912, 1913)Other tournamentsWHCCW (1913, 1914)WCCCW (1913)Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian OpenW (1906)WimbledonW (1907, 1908, 1910, 1914)Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsWimbledonF (1914)Team competitionsDavis CupW (1907, 1908, 1909, 1914) Medal record Tennis Representing Australasia Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Indoor singles 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 of pri