The Resume

(February 10, 1893-June 5, 1953)
Won 7 US Opens
Won 3 Wimbledons
Nicknamed 'Big Bill'

Why he might be annoying:

He hid his homosexuality.
He was jailed several times in his later years for fondling and groping underage boys.
He would hand-pick ball boys and travel with them.
He was banned from most US tennis/country clubs for his sexual behavior.
He died with a net worth of around $90.
He was overprotected as a youth.
He didn't even make his college tennis team.
He lost much of his personal fortune backing bad Broadway plays.
He had failed attempts as an actor and novelist.
He is usually described as being 'theatrical' and 'feminine' on the tennis court.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was overwhelmingly voted the greatest tennis player of 1900-1950 by the Associated Press.
He remained an amateur for most of his career, despite numerous offers to turn pro.
He was ranked #45 on ESPN's Sportscentury's Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century.

Credit: McFly

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alleged Kid Lovers
• Allegedly Gay Men
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2101893)
• ESPN Sports Century (Ranked: 45)
• I Died in 1953 (Ranked: 60)
• I Won a Tennis Major
• McFly's Profiles [Series 1]
• My Name is U.S. Currency
• Profiles 7001-7250 (Ranked: 7245)
• Tennis Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1959)
• Tennis Stars
• UK Telegraph's Wimbledon Top 50 Champions [2009] (Ranked: 29)
• Wimbledon Champs: Men's Singles (Ranked: 1920)
• Wimbledon Champs: Men's Singles (Ranked: 1921)
• Wimbledon Champs: Men's Singles (Ranked: 1930)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 75 Votes: 58.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 40 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 84 Votes: 80.95% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 67 Votes: 73.13% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 82 Votes: 59.76% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 71 Votes: 63.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 445 Votes: 40.22% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 97 Votes: 63.92% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 57.76% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 1400 Votes: 47.00% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 356 Votes: 60.96% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 877 Votes: 46.75% Annoying