How tall is Bill Tilden?

Bill Tilden's listed height was 188 cm (6'2"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 188 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1893 (average 171.1 cm).

About Bill Tilden

William Tatem Tilden II, nicknamed Big Bill, was an American tennis player. He was born on 10 February 1893 in Germantown and died on 5 June 1953. During his 20-year amateur period from 1911 to 1930 he won 138 of the 192 tournaments he contested.

Tilden was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked world No. 1 professional by Ray Bowers in 1931 and 1932 and by Ellsworth Vines in 1933. He won 14 Major singles titles, including 10 Grand Slam events, and was the first American man to win Wimbledon, first claiming the title in 1920. He won a joint-record seven U.S. Championships titles, shared with Richard Sears and Bill Larned, and in 1929 became the first player to reach ten finals at the same Grand Slam event. He won his last Grand Slam event at Wimbledon in 1930 at the age of 37, then turned professional and toured for the next 15 years.

Tilden stood at a listed 188 cm (6'2"). He owned a number of all-time tennis achievements, including the career match-winning record and the career winning percentage at the U.S. Championships.

Frequently asked

How tall is Bill Tilden in feet and inches? Bill Tilden was 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

Is Bill Tilden tall for men in the United States? At 188 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1893, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

• Bill Tilden on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Bill Tilden on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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