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Men Women Quad Men Women Quad 2005: No competition: No competition: No competition: Michaël Jérémiasz Jayant Mistry: No competition: No competition: 2006: Satoshi Saida Shingo Kunieda: 2007: Robin Ammerlaan Ronald Vink (x2) 2008: 2009: Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jeremiasz Korie Homan Esther Vergeer: 2010: Robin Ammerlaan Stefan Olsson: Esther ...
Roger Federer is the only player in history, in both the Amateur and Open Eras, to reach the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Final twelve times. For 9 consecutive years from 1992 to 2000, an American player reached Wimbledon final winning 8 titles out of 9, only exception being 1996 Runner Up MaliVai Washington, a new open era record.
Charlotte Cooper Sterry was a five-time champion and is the oldest ladies' singles champion (37 year and 282 days). Dorothea Lambert Chambers was a seven-time champion over a twelve-year period from 1903 to 1914. Suzanne Lenglen was a six-time champion. Helen Wills Moody was an eight-time champion between 1927 and 1938.
14 June 1976. 25 years, 87 days. Roscoe Tanner. 1977 Australian Open (January) 15 October 1951. 10 January 1977. 24 years, 292 days. Guillermo Vilas. 1977 French Open.
Prior to 2009, female players were referred to by the title "Miss" or "Mrs" on scoreboards. On the Wimbledon's Champions Board, married female players were referred to by their husband's name up until 2019. For the first time during the 2009 tournament, players were referred to on scoreboards by both their first and last names. [78]
The men who have reached the final at least five times during the open era are Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. [2] Connors reached the final six times between 1974 and 1984 but won only two titles. [2] Borg reached six consecutive finals between 1976 and 1981 ...
Contents. All-time tennis records – Women's singles. This article covers the period 1884 to present. Before the beginning of the Open era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slams. Wimbledon, the oldest of the majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in ...
Historical British performances at Wimbledon. This article lists the progress of British tennis players at Wimbledon each year. Wimbledon is the home Grand Slam for British players, but in recent years they have not had much success. However, on 7 July 2013 Andy Murray became the first Briton to win the men's competition since Fred Perry in ...