TENNIS PLAYER

Anthony Wilding

1883 - 1915

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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 private tennis courts at their home. Wilding obtained a legal education at Trinity College, Cambridge and briefly joined his father's law firm. Wilding was a first-class cricketer and a keen motorcycle enthusiast. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Wilding is the 31st most popular tennis player (up from 167th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 46th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Anthony Wilding ranks 31 out of 1,569. Before him are Arthur Ashe, Guillermo Vilas, Charlotte Cooper, Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, Jan Kodeš, and Mats Wilander. After him are Manuel Santana, Roy Emerson, Ann Jones, Venus Williams, Gabriela Sabatini, and Bill Tilden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Anthony Wilding ranks 58. Before him are Marie Laurencin, Alexander Yegorov, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Lauri Kristian Relander, Nikolay Krestinsky, and Ida Rubinstein. After him are Ivan Ilyin, Adolph Joffe, Gottfried Feder, Ichirō Hatoyama, Richard von Mises, and Bernhard Rust. Among people deceased in 1915, Anthony Wilding ranks 16. Before him are Clara Immerwahr, Charles Tupper, Wilhelm Windelband, Arthur Auwers, Émile Waldteufel, and Sergei Taneyev. After him are Armand Peugeot, Michel Bréal, Joe Hill, Anton von Werner, Karl Goldmark, and Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Anthony Wilding ranks 11 out of 303. Before him are Bruce McLaren (1937), Peter Jackson (1961), Alan MacDiarmid (1927), Katherine Mansfield (1888), Denny Hulme (1936), and Rosé (1997). After him are William Phillips (1914), Jane Campion (1954), Patsy Reddy (1954), Lucy Lawless (1968), Kiri Te Kanawa (1944), and Chris Amon (1943).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In New Zealand

Among tennis players born in New Zealand, Anthony Wilding ranks 1. After him are Chris Lewis (1957), Onny Parun (1947), Michael Venus (1987), Ben McLachlan (1992), Marcus Daniell (1989), and Erin Routliffe (1995).

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