Why was bill tilden important

Bill Tilden was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 10, 1893. His parents named him William Tatem Tilden Jr., but he changed it later on to Tilden II because everyone called him "June" or "Junior." His father, William Tilden Sr., was a successful businessman involved in the wool industry in Philadelphia. His mother, Selina Hey, was an accomplished musician. Tilden was tutored at home until junior high school, when he began attending a small private school, Germantown Academy. Tilden lost three siblings to diphtheria in a span of less than a month before he was born, causing his father to be a more distant, less-emotional man towards Bill. Tilden's mother suffered from Bright's Disease in 1908, and she sent Bill to live with his Aunt and her niece. Bill lived there for 33 years. In 1911, his mother passed away from a stroke. At age five, Tilden took up tennis. At age seven, he won his first tournament in a club in New York. The following year, he won a 15-and-under tournament, and he was deemed the "Master Junior." Tilden furthered his education by attending the Univers

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