Tony Wilding

Tennis Player

Birthday October 31, 1883

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace New Zealand

DEATH DATE May 9, 1915 (31)

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About

Four-time Wimbledon singles champion and two-time Australian Open singles winner who was killed serving in World War I.

Before Fame

He studied law at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Trivia

He was also a four-time Wimbledon doubles champion.

Family Life

His parents were Frederick Wilding and Julia Anthony, and he had four siblings.

Associated With

On the advice of then-First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill, Wilding joined the Royal Marines.