According to contemporary George Lott, a player and later tennis coach at DePaul University, and authoritative biographer Frank Deford, Tilden never made advances to players, whether other adults or his pupils.
Segundo o seu contemporáneo George Lott, xogador e adestrador de tenis na Universidade DePaul, e o biógrafo Frank Deford, Tilden nunca fixo progresos cara a xogadores, adultos ou alumnos.