Herbert M. Tilden
Herbert Marmaduke Tilden (November 2, 1885 – September 22, 1915) was an American tennis player, and elder brother of tennis champion Bill Tilden.
Tilden reached the final of the mixed doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships three times: in 1907, 1910 and 1911. In 1907, he partnered with Natalie Wildey and lost the final against May Sayers and Californian Wallace Johnson in two straight sets. In 1910, he teamed with Natalie's sister Edna and lost in two sets to Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman and Joseph Carpenter, Jr.[1] His last mixed doubles came a year later, in 1911, again with Edna Wildey and they lost in two sets, this time to Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman and Wallace Johnson.[2]
Tilden won the NCAA Collegiate doubles tennis title in 1908 with Alexander Thayer playing for Penn State University. The final required eight sets, the match was postponed at 6–6 in the fifth set due to darkness and was replayed 6–2, 5–7, 8–6, 5–7, 6–6—unfinished, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4.[3] Tilden won the Delaware State doubles title in 1913 together with Alexander Thayer, beating George Church and A.M. Kidder in the final of the All-Comers tournament and F.C. Inman and A. Holmes in the challenge round.[4]
Tilden was the older brother of multiple Grand Slam tournament winner Bill Tilden. Herbert Tilden died on September 22, 1915, from pneumonia.[5]
Grand Slam finals[edit]
Mixed doubles (3 runner-ups)[edit]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1907 | U.S. National Championships | Grass |  Natalie Wildey
|
May Sayers Wallace F. Johnson
|
1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1910 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Edna Wildey
|
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Joseph Carpenter, Jr.
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1911 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Edna Wildey
|
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Wallace F. Johnson
|
4–6, 4–6 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Miss Hotchkiss Wins Tennis Final" (PDF). The New York Times. June 26, 1910. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 481. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "NCAA Championships (1883-1956)". Council of Ivy League Presidents. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
- ^ Ohnsorg, Roger W. Robert Lindley Murray: The Reluctant U.S. Tennis Champion; includes "The First Forty Years of American Tennis". Victoria, BC: Trafford On Demand Pub. p. 130. ISBN 9781426945144.
- ^ "H.M. Tilden, Tennis Player, Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. September 23, 1915. Retrieved July 2, 2012.