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Lists of champions of specific events. List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions; List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions; List of Wimbledon gentlemen's doubles champions; List of Wimbledon ladies' doubles champions; List of Wimbledon mixed doubles champions; Other Grand Slam tournament champions. List of Australian Open champions
Wimbledon Championships, is an annual tennis tournament first contested in 1877 and played on outdoor grass courts [a] [b] [3] at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in the Wimbledon suburb of London, United Kingdom. [4]
He became the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title, as well as the youngest ever male major singles champion at 17 years, 7 months and 15 days of age (this latter record would eventually be broken by Michael Chang at the 1989 French Open).
Starting with the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, all in-person line judges will be replaced by electronic line calling system for the first time in the tournament's 147-year history and the 2025 Wimbledon Championships will run from 30 June to 13 July.
These are records for Grand Slam tournaments, also known as majors, which are the four most prestigious annual tennis events: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. All records are based on official data from the majors.
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. From 1993 to 2000, Pete Sampras reached the Wimbledon final 7 times out of 8 years, winning all 7 finals in which he competed.
Wimbledon: Frank Hadow ☆†‡ Spencer Gore 7–5 6–1 9–7 1879: Wimbledon: John Hartley ☆ Vere St. Leger Goold † 6–2 6–4 6–2 1880: Wimbledon: John Hartley Herbert Lawford: 6–3 6–2 2–6 6–3 1881: Wimbledon: William Renshaw ☆ John Hartley 6–0 6–1 6–1 U.S. National: Richard Sears ☆ William Glyn † 6–0 6–3 6 ...
In the history of men's tennis, only two players have won the calendar Grand Slam, Don Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969). [13] Budge remains the sole player to have won six majors in a row (1937–1938). In the Open Era, only one player has achieved the non-calendar year Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic (2015–2016). This is followed by a ...