1920 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
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Bill Tilden William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player. Tilden was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked as the world No. 1 professional b ...
defeated
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in the final, 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1920 U.S. National Championships. It was Tilden's first U.S. Championships singles title, the first of an eventual record seven such titles, and his second
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singles title overall.


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Final eight


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1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...