Career Statistics
According to Bud Collins, as an amateur (1912–1930), Tilden won 138 of 192 tournaments, lost 28 finals and had a 907–62 match record, a 93.60% winning percentage. Bill Tilden joined professional tennis in 1931, making him then ineligible to compete in Grand Slams tournaments.
| Titles / Played | Career Win-Loss | Career win % | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | Amateur career | 10 / 23 | 114–13 | 89.76 | |||||||||||||||
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | ||||
| Australian | A | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A | ||
| French | Not Held | Only for French players | A | A | F | A | SF | F | 0 / 3 | 14–3 | 82.35 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | Not Held | A | W | W | A | A | A | A | A | SF | SF | SF | W | 3 / 6 | 31–3 | 91.18 | |||
| U.S. | A | 1R | 3R | F | F | W | W | W | W | W | W | QF | F | A | W | SF | 7 / 14 | 69–7 | 90.79 |
| Pro Slam Tournaments | Professional career | 4 / 19 | 36–17 | 67.92 | |||||||||||||||
| 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | ||||
| French Pro | A | A | W | W | SF | A | SF | F | SF | Not Held | 2 / 6 | 10–4 | 71.43 | ||||||
| Wembley Pro | Not Held | 3rd | F | A | F | A | 3rd | Not Held | 0 / 4 | 8–6 | 57.14 | ||||||||
| U.S. Pro | W | SF | A | A | W | A | A | A | SF | SF | QF | A | QF | N.H. | SF | 1R | 2 / 9 | 18–7 | 72.00 |
| Total: | 14 / 42 | 150–30 | 83.33 | ||||||||||||||||
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