14 Facts About Ted Tinling

Ted Tinling was a firm fixture on the professional tennis tour for over 60 years and is considered the foremost designer of tennis dresses of the 20th century.

Ted Tinling became her personal umpire for two years in between a short career as a player himself.

Ted Tinling designed a wedding dress for the British two-time Wimbledon singles champion, Dorothy Round on the occasion of her marriage in 1937.

Ted Tinling designed dresses for almost all of the great female players throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

Ted Tinling's dresses were worn by the Wimbledon ladies' champion throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

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The last Wimbledon champion to wear a Ted Tinling creation was Martina Navratilova in 1979 when she wore his designs to triumph in both the singles and doubles events.

The last Ted Tinling dress worn at Wimbledon was by Rosemary Casals in 1984, when she lost in the first round.

Ted Tinling continued to design daring and unusual dresses for stars such as Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong and Virginia Wade throughout this time but his role in the infrastructure of tennis became more important and he became an official media spokesperson for the game.

Ted Tinling was banned from the tournament for 33 years, only being invited back on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in 1982, when he retook his position as player liaison.

Ted Tinling was voted the best dressed sports woman by the US Fashion Academy.

Ted Tinling remained a consultant to the women's tour even after he gave up design in his old age.

Ted Tinling was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1986.

Ted Tinling wrote several books on tennis in the 1980s, but respiratory problems continued to affect him and he died in 1990.

Ted Tinling's brother, RAF officer James Collingwood Tinling, was a member of the team that built the first jet engine.