Anthony Wilding

New Zealand tennis player (1883-1915)

Person human Q505788

Facts

27 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[14]
Date of birth: October 31, 1883
Date of death: May 9, 1915
Place of birth: Christchurch
Place of death: Neuve-Chapelle
Country of citizenship: New Zealand^[10]
Occupation: tennis player, barrister, military officer, cricketer
Educated at: University of Cambridge, Trinity College^[11]^[12]
Award received: International Tennis Hall of Fame^[13]
Spouse: Maxine Elliott^[9]
Official website: www.anthonywilding.com^[25]
Cause of death: combat^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[29]
Country for sport: New Zealand^[30]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement^[26]
Family name: Wilding^[22]
Given name: Anthony^[23]
Height: +187^[31]
Member of sports team: Australasian Davis Cup team^[15]
Military branch: Royal Marines, Royal Navy^[16]^[17]
Military casualty classification: killed in action^[28]
Participant in: 1912 Summer Olympics^[27]
Participated in conflict: World War I^[19]

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Playing hand: right-handedness^[24]
Sport: tennis, cricket^[20]^[21]
Sports discipline competed in: tennis singles^[32]

🏷️ Also known as

en Anthony Frederick Wilding en Tony Wilding en Anthony Wilding ar أنتوني ويلدينغ cs Anthony Wilding da Tony Wilding de Tony Wilding es Tony Wilding fa تونی وایلدینگ fi Anthony Frederick Wilding fr Tony Wilding he אנתוני וילדינג it Tony Wilding ja トニー・ワイルディング ja アンソニー・ワイルディング ko 앤서니 와일딩 ko 앤서니 프레더릭 와일딩 ko 토니 와일딩 nl Tony Wilding pl Anthony Frederick Wilding

🔖 Identifiers · 35

ISNI: 0000000041206671
VIAF cluster ID: 46174504
Library of Congress authority ID: n2005076026
GND ID: 1233571095
Alexander Turnbull Library ID: 108906
Association of Tennis Professionals player ID: W972
Australian Olympic Committee athlete ID: anthony-wilding-nzl-16031, anthony-wilding-nzl
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14976924n
CWGC person ID: 570775
Davis Cup player ID until 2025 (archived): 800169009
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography ID: 3w15
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Tony-Wilding

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Everyone Remembered ID: 570775
FAST ID: 1625136
Freebase ID: /m/0396hw
IdRef ID: 183650069
International Tennis Federation player ID before 2020 (archived): 10004699
International Tennis Federation player ID since 2020: tony-wilding/800169009/nzl
New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID: anthony-wilding
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame ID: W/Anthony-Wilding
Olympedia people ID: 80451
Olympics.com athlete ID: anthony-frederick-wilding
Online Cenotaph ID: C37079
Open Library ID: OL2588430A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 36897
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived): wi/tony-wilding-1
Te Papa agent ID: 62347
Tennis Abstract player ID: TonyWilding
Tennis Archives player ID: 1260
Tennis Hall of Fame player ID: anthony-wilding
Trading Card Database name ID: 123202
WikiTree person ID: Wilding-543
Wimbledon player ID: 0a0f162b-f859-4c4e-b37f-77eb9fc35cd4
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJwxFBJ4YFdtBMp4Gxc773
Yale LUX ID: person/45fe9f8f-0b08-451e-82f3-f82386ee9375

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🔗 Connections

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1906 Australasian Championships – singles, 1910 Wimbledon Championships – men's singles, 1911 Wimbledon Championships – men's singles, 1912 Wimbledon Championships – men's singles, 1913 Wimbledon Championships – men's singles, 1909 Australasian Championships – singles

Occupation 4

military officer, barrister, tennis player, cricketer

Educated at 2

University of Cambridge, Trinity College

Military branch 2

Royal Navy, Royal Marines

Sport 2

tennis, cricket

Award received 1

International Tennis Hall of Fame

Cause of death 1

combat

Country for sport 1

New Zealand

Country of citizenship 1

New Zealand

Given name 1

Anthony

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Military casualty classification 1

killed in action

Participant in 1

1912 Summer Olympics

Participated in 1

tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics – men's indoor singles

Participated in conflict 1

World War I

Place of birth 1

Christchurch

Place of death 1

Neuve-Chapelle

Playing hand 1

right-handedness

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Maxine Elliott

Spouses 1

Maxine Elliott

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Summary

Anthony Wilding was born on October 31, 1883^[1], in Christchurch^[2]. He died on May 9, 1915^[3], in Neuve-Chapelle^[4]. He worked as a tennis player^[5], barrister^[6], military officer^[7], and cricketer^[8].

FAQs

Where was Anthony Wilding born?

Anthony Wilding was born in Christchurch^[2].

Where did Anthony Wilding die?

Anthony Wilding passed away in Neuve-Chapelle^[4].

Who was Anthony Wilding married to?

Anthony Wilding's spouses include Maxine Elliott^[9].

What did Anthony Wilding do for work?

Anthony Wilding worked as a tennis player^[5], barrister^[6], military officer^[7], and cricketer^[8].

Where did Anthony Wilding go to school?

Anthony Wilding was educated at University of Cambridge^[11] and Trinity College^[12].

What awards did Anthony Wilding receive?

Honors received include International Tennis Hall of Fame^[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Anthony Wilding — place of birth (P19): Christchurch. 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Anthony Wilding — place of death (P20): Neuve-Chapelle. 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Anthony Wilding — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Anthony Wilding — spouse (P26): Maxine Elliott. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Anthony Wilding — country of citizenship (P27): New Zealand. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Anthony Wilding — member of sports team (P54): Australasian Davis Cup team. 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Anthony Wilding — educated at (P69): University of Cambridge. 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Anthony Wilding — educated at (P69): Trinity College. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Anthony Wilding — occupation (P106): tennis player. 100 years of Wimbledon. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Anthony Wilding — occupation (P106): barrister. 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Anthony Wilding — occupation (P106): military officer. 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Anthony Wilding — occupation (P106): cricketer. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Anthony Wilding — award received (P166): International Tennis Hall of Fame. The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Anthony Wilding — military branch (P241): Royal Marines. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Anthony Wilding — military branch (P241): Royal Navy. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Anthony Wilding — cause of death (P509): combat. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Anthony Wilding — date of birth (P569): October 31, 1883. 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Anthony Wilding — date of death (P570): May 9, 1915. 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Anthony Wilding — participated in conflict (P607): World War I. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Anthony Wilding — sport (P641): tennis. Association of Tennis Professionals website. Retrieved 2022-04-27. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Anthony Wilding — sport (P641): cricket. Retrieved 2019-05-29. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Anthony Wilding — family name (P734): Wilding. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Anthony Wilding — given name (P735): Anthony. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Anthony Wilding — playing hand (P741): right-handedness. ITF website. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Anthony Wilding — official website (P856): http://www.anthonywilding.com/. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Anthony Wilding — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement. Wilding, Anthony Frederick. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Anthony Wilding — participant in (P1344): 1912 Summer Olympics. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Anthony Wilding — military casualty classification (P1347): killed in action. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Anthony Wilding — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-05-23. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Anthony Wilding — country for sport (P1532): New Zealand. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Anthony Wilding — height (P2048): 187 cm. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Anthony Wilding — sports discipline competed in (P2416): tennis singles. wikidata.org.

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