List of Wimbledon Ladies ' Singles champions - wikipedia List of Wimbledon Ladies ' Singles champions Wimbledon Ladies ' Singles Champions Location London United Kingdom Venue AELTC Governing body AELTC / LTA Created 1884 ( established ) Open Era : 1968 ( 51 editions ) Surface Grass ( 1884 -- Present ) Prize money £ 2,000,000 ( 2016 ) Trophy Venus Rosewater Dish Website aeltc2010.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/ladiesroll.html Most titles Amateur era 7 : Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( challenge round ) 8 : Helen Wills Moody ( regular ) Open era 9 : Martina Navratilova Most consecutive titles Amateur era 3 : Lottie Dod Suzanne Lenglen ( challenge round ) 4 : Helen Wills Moody ( regular ) Open era 6 : Martina Navratilova Current champion Angelique Kerber ( 1st singles title ) The Championships, Wimbledon is an annual tennis tournament first contested in 1877 and played on outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ( AELTC ) in the Wimbledon suburb of London, United Kingdom. The Ladies ' Singles was started in 1884. Contents 1 History 2 Champions 2.1 Amateur Era 2.2 Open Era 3 Statistics 3.1 Multiple champions 3.2 Championships by country 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links History Wimbledon has historically been played in the last week of June and the first week of July ( though changed to the first two weeks of July in 2017 ), and has been chronologically the third of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis season since 1987. The event was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I and again from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II. The Ladies ' Singles ' rules have undergone several changes since the first edition. From 1886 until 1921, the event started with a knockout phase, the All Comers ' Singles, whose winner then faced the defending champion in a challenge round. The All Comers ' winner was automatically awarded the title six times ( 1887, 1891, 1895, 1907, 1908 ) in the absence of the previous year 's champion. The challenge round system was abolished with the 1922 edition. Since the first championships, all matches have been played at the best - of - three sets. Between 1877 and 1883, the winner of the next game at five games - all took the set in every match except the All Comers ' final, and the challenge round, which were won with six games and a two games advantage. All sets were decided in two - game advantage format from 1884 to 1970. The lingering death best - of - 12 points tie - break was introduced in 1971 for the first two sets, played at eight games - all until 1978 and at six games - all since 1979. The Ladies ' Singles champion receives a sterling silver salver commonly known as the `` Venus Rosewater Dish '', or simply the `` Rosewater Dish ''. The salver, which is 18.75 inches ( about 48 cm ) in diameter, is decorated with figures from mythology. New singles champions are traditionally elected honorary members of the AELTC by the club 's committee. In 2012, the Ladies ' Singles winner received prize money of £ 1,150,000. These records include the Amateur Era only, Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 1903 -- 1904, 1906, 1910 -- 1911, 1913 -- 1914 ) holds the record for most titles, with seven, and Lottie Dod ( 1891 -- 1893 ) and Suzanne Lenglen ( 1919 -- 1921 ) holds the record for most consecutive wins in the Ladies ' Singles during the challenge round era, with three victories each. The record for most consecutive and most wins post challenge round during the Amateur Era is Helen Wills Moody ( 1927 -- 1930 ), with four straight wins, and Moody holds the record for most victories in this era with eight ( 1927 -- 1930, 1932 -- 1933, 1935, 1938 ). These records only include the Open Era, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, Martina Navratilova ( 1978 -- 1979, 1982 -- 1987, 1990 ) holds the record for most victories with nine. Navratilova holds the record for most consecutive victories with six ( 1982 -- 1987 ). This event has been won without the loss of a set, during the Open Era of Tennis, by the following players : Billie Jean King in 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1975, Margaret Court in 1970, Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1971 and 1980, Chris Evert in 1974 and 1981, Martina Navratilova in 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, and 1990, Steffi Graf in 1992 and 1996, Jana Novotná in 1998, Lindsay Davenport in 1999, Venus Williams in 2000, 2007 and 2008, Serena Williams in 2002, 2009, 2010, 2015 and 2016, Maria Sharapova in 2004, Petra Kvitová in 2011 and 2014 and Marion Bartoli in 2013. Champions Regular competition All Comers ' winner, Challenge round winner ‡ Defending champion, Challenge round winner † All Comers ' winner, no Challenge round ◊ Amateur Era Lottie Dod was a five - time champion and is the youngest ever winner of the ladies ' singles championships ( 15 years and 285 days ). 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 between 1903 and 1914. Suzanne Lenglen was a six - time champion. Helen Wills Moody was an eight - time champion between 1927 and 1938. Maureen Connolly competed in 1952, 1953 and 1954 and won the title on all three occasions. Althea Gibson won the title in 1957, the first tennis player of colour to do so, and successfully defended her title in 1958. Year Country Champion Country Runner - up Score in the final 1884 BRI Maud Watson BRI Lillian Watson 6 -- 8, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3 1885 BRI Maud Watson BRI Blanche Bingley 6 -- 1, 7 -- 5 1886 BRI Blanche Bingley ‡ BRI Maud Watson 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3 1887 BRI Lottie Dod ‡ BRI Blanche Bingley 6 -- 2, 6 -- 0 1888 BRI Lottie Dod † BRI Blanche Hillyard 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3 1889 BRI Blanche Hillyard ◊ BRI Lena Rice 4 -- 6, 8 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1890 BRI Lena Rice ◊ BRI May Jacks 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1 1891 BRI Lottie Dod ◊ BRI Blanche Hillyard 6 -- 2, 6 -- 1 1892 BRI Lottie Dod † BRI Blanche Hillyard 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1 1893 BRI Lottie Dod † BRI Blanche Hillyard 6 -- 8, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 1894 BRI Blanche Hillyard ◊ BRI Edith Austin 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1 1895 BRI Charlotte Cooper ◊ BRI Helen Jackson 7 -- 5, 8 -- 6 1896 BRI Charlotte Cooper † BRI Alice Pickering 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3 1897 BRI Blanche Hillyard ‡ BRI Charlotte Cooper 5 -- 7, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 2 1898 BRI Charlotte Cooper ◊ BRI Louisa Martin 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1899 BRI Blanche Hillyard ‡ BRI Charlotte Cooper 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3 1900 BRI Blanche Hillyard † BRI Charlotte Cooper 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1901 BRI Charlotte Sterry ‡ BRI Blanche Hillyard 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2 1902 BRI Muriel Robb ‡ BRI Charlotte Sterry 7 -- 5, 6 -- 1 1903 BRI Dorothea Douglass ◊ BRI Ethel Larcombe 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1904 BRI Dorothea Douglass † BRI Charlotte Sterry 6 -- 0, 6 -- 3 1905 USA May Sutton ‡ BRI Dorothea Douglass 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1906 BRI Dorothea Douglass ‡ USA May Sutton 6 -- 3, 9 -- 7 1907 USA May Sutton ‡ BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 1908 BRI Charlotte Sterry ◊ BRI Agnes Morton 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1909 BRI Dora Boothby ◊ BRI Agnes Morton 6 -- 4, 4 -- 6, 8 -- 6 1910 BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers ‡ BRI Dora Boothby 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2 1911 BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers † BRI Dora Boothby 6 -- 0, 6 -- 0 1912 BRI Ethel Larcombe ◊ BRI Charlotte Sterry 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1 1913 BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers ◊ BRI Winifred McNair 6 -- 0, 6 -- 4 1914 BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers † BRI Ethel Larcombe 7 -- 5, 6 -- 4 1915 No competition ( due to World War I ) 1916 1917 1918 1919 FRA Suzanne Lenglen ‡ BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers 10 -- 8, 4 -- 6, 9 -- 7 1920 FRA Suzanne Lenglen † BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6 -- 3, 6 -- 0 1921 FRA Suzanne Lenglen † USA Elizabeth Ryan 6 -- 2, 6 -- 0 1922 FRA Suzanne Lenglen USA Molla Mallory 6 -- 2, 6 -- 0 1923 FRA Suzanne Lenglen GBR Kitty McKane 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2 1924 GBR Kitty McKane USA Helen Wills 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1925 FRA Suzanne Lenglen GBR Joan Fry 6 -- 2, 6 -- 0 1926 GBR Kitty Godfree ESP Lilí Álvarez 6 -- 2, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1927 USA Helen Wills ESP Lilí Álvarez 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 1928 USA Helen Wills ESP Lilí Álvarez 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3 1929 USA Helen Wills USA Helen Jacobs 6 -- 1, 6 -- 2 1930 USA Helen Moody USA Elizabeth Ryan 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2 1931 GER Cilly Aussem GER Hilde Krahwinkel 6 -- 2, 7 -- 5 1932 USA Helen Moody USA Helen Jacobs 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1 1933 USA Helen Moody GBR Dorothy Round 6 -- 4, 6 -- 8, 6 -- 3 1934 GBR Dorothy Round USA Helen Jacobs 6 -- 2, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 3 1935 USA Helen Moody USA Helen Jacobs 6 -- 3, 3 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1936 USA Helen Jacobs DEN Hilde Sperling 6 -- 2, 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1937 GBR Dorothy Round POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6 -- 2, 2 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1938 USA Helen Moody USA Helen Jacobs 6 -- 4, 6 -- 0 1939 USA Alice Marble GBR Kay Stammers 6 -- 2, 6 -- 0 1940 No competition ( due to World War II ) 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 USA Pauline Betz USA Louise Brough 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 1947 USA Margaret Osborne USA Doris Hart 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 1948 USA Louise Brough USA Doris Hart 6 -- 3, 8 -- 6 1949 USA Louise Brough USA Margaret duPont 10 -- 8, 1 -- 6, 10 -- 8 1950 USA Louise Brough USA Margaret duPont 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1 1951 USA Doris Hart USA Shirley Fry 6 -- 1, 6 -- 0 1952 USA Maureen Connolly USA Louise Brough 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3 1953 USA Maureen Connolly USA Doris Hart 8 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1954 USA Maureen Connolly USA Louise Brough 6 -- 2, 7 -- 5 1955 USA Louise Brough USA Beverly Fleitz 7 -- 5, 8 -- 6 1956 USA Shirley Fry GBR Angela Buxton 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1 1957 USA Althea Gibson USA Darlene Hard 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 1958 USA Althea Gibson GBR Angela Mortimer 8 -- 6, 6 -- 2 1959 BRA Maria Bueno USA Darlene Hard 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3 1960 BRA Maria Bueno RSA Sandra Reynolds 8 -- 6, 6 -- 0 1961 GBR Angela Mortimer GBR Christine Truman 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5 1962 USA Karen Susman TCH Věra Suková 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1963 AUS Margaret Smith USA Billie Jean Moffitt 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1964 BRA Maria Bueno AUS Margaret Smith 6 -- 4, 7 -- 9, 6 -- 3 1965 AUS Margaret Smith BRA Maria Bueno 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5 1966 USA Billie Jean King BRA Maria Bueno 6 -- 3, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1 1967 USA Billie Jean King GBR Ann Jones 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 Open Era Billie Jean King is a six - time champion overall and a four - time champion in the open era. Martina Navratilova is a nine - time singles champion, an all - time Grand Slam record in the Open Era for women ( Margaret Court won the Australian 11 times ). She won six consecutive titles from 1982 to 1987. Steffi Graf is a seven - time champion over a nine - year period from 1988 to 1996. Serena Williams is a seven - time champion. Venus Williams is a five - time champion. Year Country Champion Country Runner - up Score in the final 1968 USA Billie Jean King AUS Judy Tegart 9 -- 7, 7 -- 5 1969 GBR Ann Jones USA Billie Jean King 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 1970 AUS Margaret Court USA Billie Jean King 14 -- 12, 11 -- 9 1971 AUS Evonne Goolagong AUS Margaret Court 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1 1972 USA Billie Jean King AUS Evonne Goolagong 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3 1973 USA Billie Jean King USA Chris Evert 6 -- 0, 7 -- 5 USA Chris Evert URS Olga Morozova 6 -- 0, 6 -- 4 USA Billie Jean King AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 -- 0, 6 -- 1 1976 USA Chris Evert AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 -- 3, 4 -- 6, 8 -- 6 1977 GBR Virginia Wade NED Betty Stöve 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1 1978 USA Martina Navratilova USA Chris Evert 2 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5 1979 USA Martina Navratilova USA Chris Evert Lloyd 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1980 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley USA Chris Evert Lloyd 6 -- 1, 7 -- 6 1981 USA Chris Evert Lloyd TCH Hana Mandlíková 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2 1982 USA Martina Navratilova USA Chris Evert Lloyd 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 2 USA Martina Navratilova USA Andrea Jaeger 6 -- 0, 6 -- 3 1984 USA Martina Navratilova USA Chris Evert Lloyd 7 -- 6, 6 -- 2 1985 USA Martina Navratilova USA Chris Evert Lloyd 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 1986 USA Martina Navratilova TCH Hana Mandlíková 7 -- 6, 6 -- 3 USA Martina Navratilova FRG Steffi Graf 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3 1988 FRG Steffi Graf USA Martina Navratilova 5 -- 7, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 1 1989 FRG Steffi Graf USA Martina Navratilova 6 -- 2, 6 -- 7, 6 -- 1 1990 USA Martina Navratilova USA Zina Garrison 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1 1991 GER Steffi Graf ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 -- 4, 3 -- 6, 8 -- 6 1992 GER Steffi Graf YUG Monica Seles 6 -- 2, 6 -- 1 1993 GER Steffi Graf CZE Jana Novotná 7 -- 6, 1 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1994 ESP Conchita Martínez USA Martina Navratilova 6 -- 4, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1995 GER Steffi Graf ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 7 -- 5 GER Steffi Graf ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 -- 3, 7 -- 5 1997 SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná 2 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3 1998 CZE Jana Novotná FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6 -- 4, 7 -- 6 1999 USA Lindsay Davenport GER Steffi Graf 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5 2000 USA Venus Williams USA Lindsay Davenport 6 -- 3, 7 -- 6 2001 USA Venus Williams BEL Justine Henin 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 0 2002 USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7 -- 6, 6 -- 3 2003 USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 RUS Maria Sharapova USA Serena Williams 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 2005 USA Venus Williams USA Lindsay Davenport 4 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 9 -- 7 2006 FRA Amélie Mauresmo BEL Justine Henin 2 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 2007 USA Venus Williams FRA Marion Bartoli 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1 2008 USA Venus Williams USA Serena Williams 7 -- 5, 6 -- 4 2009 USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7 -- 6, 6 -- 2 USA Serena Williams RUS Vera Zvonareva 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 2011 CZE Petra Kvitová RUS Maria Sharapova 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 2012 USA Serena Williams POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6 -- 1, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 2 2013 FRA Marion Bartoli GER Sabine Lisicki 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 2014 CZE Petra Kvitová CAN Eugenie Bouchard 6 -- 3, 6 -- 0 2015 USA Serena Williams ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 2016 USA Serena Williams GER Angelique Kerber 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3 2017 ESP Garbiñe Muguruza USA Venus Williams 7 -- 5, 6 -- 0 2018 GER Angelique Kerber USA Serena Williams 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3 Statistics Multiple champions Title defended in the challenge round Player Amateur Era Open Era All - time Years Martina Navratilova ( USA ) 0 9 9 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 Helen Wills Moody ( USA ) 8 0 8 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938 Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( UK ) 7 0 7 1903, 1904, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914 Steffi Graf ( GER ) 0 7 7 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 Serena Williams ( USA ) 0 7 7 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016 Blanche Bingley ( UK ) 6 0 6 1886, 1889, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900 Suzanne Lenglen ( FRA ) 6 0 6 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925 Billie Jean King ( USA ) 6 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975 Charlotte Cooper Sterry ( UK ) 5 0 5 1895, 1896, 1898, 1901, 1908 Lottie Dod ( UK ) 5 0 5 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893 Venus Williams ( USA ) 0 5 5 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008 Louise Brough Clapp ( USA ) 0 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955 Maureen Connolly ( USA ) 0 1952, 1953, 1954 Maria Bueno ( BRA ) 0 1959, 1960, 1964 Margaret Court ( AUS ) 1963, 1965, 1970 Chris Evert ( USA ) 0 1974, 1976, 1981 Althea Gibson ( USA ) 0 1957, 1958 Dorothy Round ( UK ) 0 1934, 1937 Kitty McKane Godfree ( UK ) 0 1924, 1926 May Sutton Bundy ( USA ) 0 1905, 1907 Maud Watson ( UK ) 0 1884, 1885 Evonne Goolagong Cawley ( AUS ) 0 1971, 1980 Petra Kvitová ( CZE ) 0 2011, 2014 Championships by Country The Ladies ' Singles plate ( right ) with the Gentlemen 's Singles trophy ( left ). Country Amateur Era Open Era All - time First title Last title United States ( USA ) 28 29 57 1905 2016 United Kingdom ( UK ) 34 36 1884 1977 Germany ( GER ) 8 9 1931 2018 France ( FRA ) 6 8 1919 2013 Australia ( AUS ) 5 1963 1980 Brazil ( BRA ) 0 1959 1964 Czech Republic ( CZE ) 0 1998 2014 Spain ( ESP ) 0 1994 2017 Switzerland ( SUI ) 0 1997 1997 Russia ( RUS ) 0 See also Wimbledon Open other competitions List of Wimbledon gentlemen 's singles champions List of Wimbledon gentlemen 's doubles champions List of Wimbledon ladies ' doubles champions List of Wimbledon mixed doubles champions Grand Slam women 's singles List of Australian Open women 's singles champions List of French Open women 's singles champions List of US Open women 's singles champions List of Grand Slam women 's singles champions Notes Since 2009, Centre Court features a retractable roof, allowing indoor and night - time play. Wimbledon entered the Open Era with the 1968 edition, allowing professional players to compete alongside amateurs. John McEnroe is the only player to have been denied membership in 1981, because of his on - court behaviour during the championships. Each year is linked to an article about that particular year 's draws, but pre-1922 they did not have draws due to the challenge round system. In 1922 till the present they do have draws, but the years of 1925 -- 1939 do not have draw pages with links, so it is linked to the year 's articles instead. `` British Isles '' ( BRI ) is used for players from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ( 1801 -- 1922 ), distinct from `` Great Britain '' ( GBR ) used for players from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ( 1922 -- present ). The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I. The tournament was not held from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II. Czechoslovakia ( TCH, 1918 -- 1992 ) split into the Czech Republic ( CZE, 1992 -- present ) and Slovakia ( SVK, 1992 -- present ). Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia, but was stripped of her citizenship in 1975 when she defected to the United States. She became a US citizen in 1981. FRG is West Germany, but after unification became just Germany ( GER ) after 1990. References General `` Ladies ' Singles Finals ''. wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 18. `` Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon '' ( PDF ). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2011 - 05 - 20. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 01. Specific Jump up ^ `` FAQ - Grass Courts '' ( PDF ). wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` Tournament profile - Wimbledon ''. atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 05. ^ Jump up to : `` About Wimbledon - History : History ''. wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` Ladies ' Singles Finals ''. wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 2010 - 04 - 28. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 12. ^ Jump up to : Barrett, John ( 1986 ). 100 Wimbledon Championships : A Celebration. Collins Willow. ISBN 978 - 0 - 00 - 218220 - 1. Jump up ^ Roberts, John ( 1998 - 08 - 05 ). `` Tennis : Fast, fan friendly - but full of faults ''. The Independent. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Breaking with tradition ''. The Age. The Age Company Ltd. 2004 - 01 - 25. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` About Wimbledon - History : The trophies ''. wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 24. Jump up ^ `` About Wimbledon - Behind the scenes : The All England Lawn Tennis Club ''. wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 2010 - 12 - 25. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 12. Jump up ^ `` 2011 Prize Money '' ( PDF ). wimbledon.org. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Ladies ' Singles Finals 1884 - 2017 ''. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017. Jump up ^ Harman, Neil ( 2009 - 04 - 22 ). `` No more soaked strawberries - Centre Court, Wimbledon, gets a roof ''. The Times. Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Jolly snub for McEnroe ; he 's refused All - England ''. St. Petersburg Times. United Press International. 1981 - 07 - 10. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ Zenilman, Avi ( 2009 - 06 - 24 ). `` Back Issues : McEnroe vs. Thatcher ''. The New Yorker. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` History - Rolls of Honour : Country abbreviations ''. wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. 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The Championships, Wimbledon official website Tennis portal Wimbledon women 's singles drawsheets Pre Open Era 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 -- 1918 ( WWI ) 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 -- 1945 ( WWII ) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Open Era 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Wimbledon Championships Pre Open Era 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Open Era 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Grand Slam tournament champions Australian Open Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Singles finalists ( open era ) French Open Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Singles finalists ( open era ) Wimbledon Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Singles finalists ( open era ) US Open Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Singles finalists ( open era ) All tournaments Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Boys ' singles Girls ' singles Boys ' doubles Girls ' doubles Grand Slam overall records Pre Open Era Wimbledon ladies ' singles champions ( 1884 ) Maud Watson ( 1885 ) Maud Watson ( 1886 ) Blanche Bingley ( 1887 ) Lottie Dod ( 1888 ) Lottie Dod ( 1889 ) Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 1890 ) Lena Rice ( 1891 ) Lottie Dod ( 1892 ) Lottie Dod ( 1893 ) Lottie Dod ( 1894 ) Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 1895 ) Charlotte Cooper ( 1896 ) Charlotte Cooper ( 1897 ) Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 1898 ) Charlotte Cooper ( 1899 ) Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 1900 ) Blanche Bingley Hillyard ( 1901 ) Charlotte Sterry ( 1902 ) Muriel Robb ( 1903 ) Dorothea Douglass ( 1904 ) Dorothea Douglass ( 1905 ) May Sutton ( 1906 ) Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 1907 ) May Sutton ( 1908 ) Charlotte Sterry ( 1909 ) Dora Boothby ( 1910 ) Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 1912 ) Dorethea Lambert Chambers ( 1913 ) Ethel Thomson Larcombe ( 1914 ) Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 1915 ) Dorothea Lambert Chambers ( 1915 - 18 ) No competition ( due to World War I ) ( 1919 ) Suzanne Lenglen ( 1920 ) Suzanne Lenglen ( 1921 ) Suzanne Lenglen ( 1922 ) Suzanne Lenglen ( 1923 ) Suzanne Lenglen ( 1924 ) Kathleen McKane ( 1925 ) Suzanne Lenglen ( 1926 ) Kathleen McKane Godfree ( 1927 ) Helen Wills ( 1928 ) Helen Wills ( 1929 ) Helen Wills ( 1930 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 1931 ) Cilly Aussem ( 1932 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 1933 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 1934 ) Dorothy Round ( 1935 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 1936 ) Helen Jacobs ( 1937 ) Dorothy Round ( 1938 ) Helen Wills Moody ( 1939 ) Alice Marble ( 1940 -- 45 ) No competition ( due to World War II ) ( 1946 ) Pauline Addie ( 1947 ) Margaret Osborne ( 1948 ) Louise Brough ( 1949 ) Louise Brough ( 1950 ) Louise Brough ( 1951 ) Doris Hart ( 1952 ) Maureen Connolly ( 1953 ) Maureen Connolly ( 1954 ) Maureen Connolly ( 1955 ) Louise Brough ( 1956 ) Shirley Fry ( 1957 ) Althea Gibson ( 1958 ) Althea Gibson ( 1959 ) Maria Bueno ( 1960 ) Maria Bueno ( 1961 ) Angela Mortimer ( 1962 ) Karen Hantze Susman ( 1963 ) Margaret Smith ( 1964 ) Maria Bueno ( 1965 ) Margaret Smith ( 1966 ) Billie Jean King ( 1967 ) Billie Jean King Wimbledon ( Open era ) ladies ' singles champions ( 1968 ) Billie Jean King ( 1969 ) Ann Haydon - Jones ( 1970 ) Margaret Court ( 1971 ) Evonne Goolagong ( 1972 ) Billie Jean King ( 1973 ) Billie Jean King ( 1974 ) Chris Evert ( 1975 ) Billie Jean King ( 1976 ) Chris Evert ( 1977 ) Virginia Wade ( 1978 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1979 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1980 ) Evonne Goolagong ( 1981 ) Chris Evert ( 1982 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1983 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1984 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1985 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1986 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1987 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1988 ) Steffi Graf ( 1989 ) Steffi Graf ( 1990 ) Martina Navratilova ( 1991 ) Steffi Graf ( 1992 ) Steffi Graf ( 1993 ) Steffi Graf ( 1994 ) Conchita Martínez ( 1995 ) Steffi Graf ( 1996 ) Steffi Graf ( 1997 ) Martina Hingis ( 1998 ) Jana Novotná ( 1999 ) Lindsay Davenport ( 2000 ) Venus Williams ( 2001 ) Venus Williams ( 2002 ) Serena Williams ( 2003 ) Serena Williams ( 2004 ) Maria Sharapova ( 2005 ) Venus Williams ( 2006 ) Amélie Mauresmo ( 2007 ) Venus Williams ( 2008 ) Venus Williams ( 2009 ) Serena Williams ( 2010 ) Serena Williams ( 2011 ) Petra Kvitová ( 2012 ) Serena Williams ( 2013 ) Marion Bartoli ( 2014 ) Petra Kvitová ( 2015 ) Serena Williams ( 2016 ) Serena Williams ( 2017 ) Garbiñe Muguruza ( 2018 ) Angelique Kerber Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Wimbledon_ladies%27_singles_champions&oldid=850241275 '' Categories : Lists of Wimbledon champions Women 's tennis in the United Kingdom Lists of female tennis players Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Français Galego Hrvatski Italiano Lietuvių Magyar 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenčina Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt Yorùbá 中文 20 more Edit links This page was last edited on 14 July 2018, at 17 : 30 ( UTC ). 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