List of Wimbledon Gentlemen 's Singles champions - wikipedia List of Wimbledon Gentlemen 's Singles champions Wimbledon Gentlemen 's Singles Champions Location London United Kingdom Venue AELTC Governing body AELTC Created 1877 ( established ) Editions Tournaments staged : ( 132 editions ) Open Era : 1968 ( 50 editions ) Surface Grass ( 1877 -- present ) Prize money £ 2,200,000 ( 2017 ) Trophy Gentleman 's Singles Trophy Website wimbledon.com Most titles Amateur era 7 : William Renshaw ( challenge round ) 3 : Fred Perry ( regular ) Open era 8 : Roger Federer Most consecutive titles Amateur era 6 : William Renshaw ( challenge round ) 3 : Fred Perry ( regular ) Open era 5 : Björn Borg 5 : Roger Federer Current champion Novak Djokovic ( Fourth title ) The Championships, Wimbledon is an annual British tennis tournament created 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 Gentlemen 's Singles was the first event contested in 1877. Contents 1 History 2 Champions 2.1 Amateur era 2.2 Open era 3 Statistics 3.1 Multiple Champions 3.2 Champions by country 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links History The Wimbledon Championships are played in the first two weeks of July ( as of July 2017, prior to this it was last week in June and 1st week in July ) 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 Gentlemen 's Singles ' rules have undergone several changes since the first edition. From 1878 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 ( 1879, 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 - five 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 this advantage format from 1884 to 1970. The lingering death best of 12 points tie - break was introduced in 1971 for the first four sets, played at eight games all until 1978 and at six games all since 1979. Since 1949, the Gentlemen 's Singles champion has received a miniature replica of the event 's trophy, a silver - gilt cup created in 1887 with the engraved inscription : `` The All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Champion of the World ''. New singles champions are traditionally elected honorary members of the AELTC by the club 's committee. In 2017, the Gentlemen 's Singles winner received prize money of £ 2,220,000. In the Amateur Era, William Renshaw ( 1881 -- 1886, 1889 ) holds the record for the most titles in the Gentlemen 's Singles, winning Wimbledon seven times. Renshaw 's wins, however, came within the challenge round format, and he won the event only twice after going through a complete draw. Renshaw also holds the record for most consecutive titles with six from ( 1881 to 1886 ). The record for most consecutive and most wins post challenge round during the Amateur Era is Fred Perry ( 1934 -- 1936 ). In the Open Era, since the inclusion of professional tennis players in 1968, Roger Federer ( 2003 -- 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 ) holds the record for the most Gentlemen 's Singles titles with eight. Björn Borg ( 1976 -- 1980 ) and Roger Federer ( 2003 -- 2007 ) share the record for most consecutive victories with five. This event was won without losing a single set in the entire tournament during the Open Era twice, in 1976 by Björn Borg and in 2017 by Roger Federer. Roger Federer is the only player in history, in both the Amateur and Open Era, to reach the Wimbledon Gentlemen 's Singles Final eleven times. He has won on eight occasions and lost on three. Champions Regular competition All Comers ' winner, Challenge round winner ‡ Defending champion, Challenge round winner † All Comers ' winner, no Challenge round ◊ Amateur era William Renshaw won the championship seven times Reginald Doherty won Wimbledon four times and his brother Laurence won five times Fred Perry won three consecuutive championships and was the last British player to win the Jen 's Wimbledon championship ( 1936 ) until Andy Murray 's win in 2013 Year Country Champion Country Runner - up Score in the final 1877 BRI Spencer Gore BRI William Marshall 6 -- 1, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 1878 BRI Frank Hadow ‡ BRI Spencer Gore 7 -- 5, 6 -- 1, 9 -- 7 1879 BRI John Hartley ◊ BRI Vere St. Leger Goold 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1880 BRI John Hartley † BRI Herbert Lawford 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1881 BRI William Renshaw ‡ BRI John Hartley 6 -- 0, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1 1882 BRI William Renshaw † BRI Ernest Renshaw 6 -- 1, 2 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2 1883 BRI William Renshaw † BRI Ernest Renshaw 2 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1884 BRI William Renshaw † BRI Herbert Lawford 6 -- 0, 6 -- 4, 9 -- 7 1885 BRI William Renshaw † BRI Herbert Lawford 7 -- 5, 6 -- 2, 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1886 BRI William Renshaw † BRI Herbert Lawford 6 -- 0, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1887 BRI Herbert Lawford ◊ BRI Ernest Renshaw 1 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1888 BRI Ernest Renshaw ‡ BRI Herbert Lawford 6 -- 3, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 0 1889 BRI William Renshaw ‡ BRI Ernest Renshaw 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 0 1890 BRI Willoughby Hamilton ‡ BRI William Renshaw 6 -- 8, 6 -- 2, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1 1891 BRI Wilfred Baddeley ◊ BRI Joshua Pim 6 -- 4, 1 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 0 1892 BRI Wilfred Baddeley † BRI Joshua Pim 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 1893 BRI Joshua Pim ‡ BRI Wilfred Baddeley 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 1894 BRI Joshua Pim † BRI Wilfred Baddeley 10 -- 8, 6 -- 2, 8 -- 6 1895 BRI Wilfred Baddeley ◊ BRI Wilberforce Eaves 4 -- 6, 2 -- 6, 8 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3 1896 BRI Harold Mahony ‡ BRI Wilfred Baddeley 6 -- 2, 6 -- 8, 5 -- 7, 8 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1897 BRI Reginald Doherty ‡ BRI Harold Mahony 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3 1898 BRI Reginald Doherty † BRI Laurence Doherty 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3, 2 -- 6, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 1 1899 BRI Reginald Doherty † BRI Arthur Gore 1 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3 1900 BRI Reginald Doherty † BRI Sydney Smith 6 -- 8, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 2 1901 BRI Arthur Gore ‡ BRI Reginald Doherty 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1902 BRI Laurence Doherty ‡ BRI Arthur Gore 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 0 1903 BRI Laurence Doherty † BRI Frank Riseley 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 0 1904 BRI Laurence Doherty † BRI Frank Riseley 6 -- 1, 7 -- 5, 8 -- 6 1905 BRI Laurence Doherty † AUS Norman Brookes 8 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 1906 BRI Laurence Doherty † BRI Frank Riseley 6 -- 4, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3 1907 AUS Norman Brookes ◊ BRI Arthur Gore 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2 1908 BRI Arthur Gore ◊ BRI Herbert Roper Barrett 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2, 4 -- 6, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1909 BRI Arthur Gore † BRI Major Ritchie 6 -- 8, 1 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2 1910 NZL Anthony Wilding ‡ BRI Arthur Gore 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 2 1911 NZL Anthony Wilding † BRI Herbert Roper Barrett 6 -- 4, 4 -- 6, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 2, retired 1912 NZL Anthony Wilding † BRI Arthur Gore 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1913 NZL Anthony Wilding † USA Maurice McLoughlin 8 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 10 -- 8 1914 AUS Norman Brookes ‡ NZL Anthony Wilding 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5 1915 No competition ( due to World War I ) 1916 1917 1918 1919 AUS Gerald Patterson ‡ AUS Norman Brookes 6 -- 3, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 2 1920 USA Bill Tilden ‡ AUS Gerald Patterson 2 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 1921 USA Bill Tilden † SAF Brian Norton 4 -- 6, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 0, 7 -- 5 1922 AUS Gerald Patterson BRI Randolph Lycett 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1923 USA Bill Johnston USA Francis Hunter 6 -- 0, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1 1924 FRA Jean Borotra FRA René Lacoste 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1925 FRA René Lacoste FRA Jean Borotra 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3, 4 -- 6, 8 -- 6 1926 FRA Jean Borotra USA Howard Kinsey 8 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3 1927 FRA Henri Cochet FRA Jean Borotra 4 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5 1928 FRA René Lacoste FRA Henri Cochet 6 -- 1, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1929 FRA Henri Cochet FRA Jean Borotra 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1930 USA Bill Tilden USA Wilmer Allison 6 -- 3, 9 -- 7, 6 -- 4 1931 USA Sidney Wood USA Frank Shields walkover 1932 USA Ellsworth Vines GBR Bunny Austin 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 0 1933 AUS Jack Crawford USA Ellsworth Vines 4 -- 6, 11 -- 9, 6 -- 2, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1934 GBR Fred Perry AUS Jack Crawford 6 -- 3, 6 -- 0, 7 -- 5 1935 GBR Fred Perry GER Gottfried von Cramm 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1936 GBR Fred Perry GER Gottfried von Cramm 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 0 1937 USA Don Budge GER Gottfried von Cramm 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1938 USA Don Budge GBR Bunny Austin 6 -- 1, 6 -- 0, 6 -- 3 1939 USA Bobby Riggs USA Elwood Cooke 2 -- 6, 8 -- 6, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 1940 No competition ( due to World War II ) 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 FRA Yvon Petra AUS Geoff Brown 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 9, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 4 1947 USA Jack Kramer USA Tom Brown 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 1948 USA Bob Falkenburg AUS John Bromwich 7 -- 5, 0 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 3 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1949 USA Ted Schroeder TCH Jaroslav Drobný 3 -- 6, 6 -- 0, 6 -- 3, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1950 USA Budge Patty AUS Frank Sedgman 6 -- 1, 8 -- 10, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3 1951 USA Dick Savitt AUS Ken McGregor 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1952 AUS Frank Sedgman EGY Jaroslav Drobný 4 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 1953 USA Vic Seixas DEN Kurt Nielsen 9 -- 7, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1954 EGY Jaroslav Drobný AUS Ken Rosewall 13 -- 11, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 9 -- 7 1955 USA Tony Trabert DEN Kurt Nielsen 6 -- 3, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 1 1956 AUS Lew Hoad AUS Ken Rosewall 6 -- 2, 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 4 1957 AUS Lew Hoad AUS Ashley Cooper 6 -- 2, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 2 1958 AUS Ashley Cooper AUS Neale Fraser 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 13 -- 11 1959 PER Alex Olmedo AUS Rod Laver 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1960 AUS Neale Fraser AUS Rod Laver 6 -- 4, 3 -- 6, 9 -- 7, 7 -- 5 1961 AUS Rod Laver USA Chuck McKinley 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 1962 AUS Rod Laver AUS Martin Mulligan 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 1 1963 USA Chuck McKinley AUS Fred Stolle 9 -- 7, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 1964 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Fred Stolle 6 -- 4, 12 -- 10, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1965 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Fred Stolle 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1966 ESP Manuel Santana USA Dennis Ralston 6 -- 4, 11 -- 9, 6 -- 4 1967 AUS John Newcombe FRG Wilhelm Bungert 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1 Open Era Björn Borg won five of the six finals he reached. American Pete Sampras won seven titles from 1993 to 1995 and 1997 to 2000. Roger Federer won a record eight of the eleven finals he has reached. Year Country Champion Country Runner - up Score in the final 1968 AUS Rod Laver AUS Tony Roche 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1969 AUS Rod Laver AUS John Newcombe 6 -- 4, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1970 AUS John Newcombe AUS Ken Rosewall 5 -- 7, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1 1971 AUS John Newcombe USA Stan Smith 6 -- 3, 5 -- 7, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1972 USA Stan Smith ROM Ilie Năstase 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3, 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1973 TCH Jan Kodeš URS Alex Metreveli 6 -- 1, 9 -- 8, 6 -- 3 USA Jimmy Connors AUS Ken Rosewall 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 USA Arthur Ashe USA Jimmy Connors 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 4 1976 SWE Björn Borg ROM Ilie Năstase 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2, 9 -- 7 1977 SWE Björn Borg USA Jimmy Connors 3 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 1, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 4 1978 SWE Björn Borg USA Jimmy Connors 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3 1979 SWE Björn Borg USA Roscoe Tanner 6 -- 7, 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1980 SWE Björn Borg USA John McEnroe 1 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 7, 8 -- 6 1981 USA John McEnroe SWE Björn Borg 4 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1982 USA Jimmy Connors USA John McEnroe 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 7, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 USA John McEnroe NZL Chris Lewis 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2 1984 USA John McEnroe USA Jimmy Connors 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 2 1985 FRG Boris Becker USA Kevin Curren 6 -- 3, 6 -- 7, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1986 FRG Boris Becker TCH Ivan Lendl 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3, 7 -- 5 AUS Pat Cash TCH Ivan Lendl 7 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 7 -- 5 1988 SWE Stefan Edberg FRG Boris Becker 4 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1989 FRG Boris Becker SWE Stefan Edberg 6 -- 0, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1990 SWE Stefan Edberg FRG Boris Becker 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2, 3 -- 6, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1991 GER Michael Stich GER Boris Becker 6 -- 4, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1992 USA Andre Agassi CRO Goran Ivanišević 6 -- 7, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4, 1 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1993 USA Pete Sampras USA Jim Courier 7 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1994 USA Pete Sampras CRO Goran Ivanišević 7 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 0 1995 USA Pete Sampras GER Boris Becker 6 -- 7, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 NED Richard Krajicek USA MaliVai Washington 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3 1997 USA Pete Sampras FRA Cédric Pioline 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 1998 USA Pete Sampras CRO Goran Ivanišević 6 -- 7, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 2 1999 USA Pete Sampras USA Andre Agassi 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5 2000 USA Pete Sampras AUS Patrick Rafter 6 -- 7, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 2001 CRO Goran Ivanišević AUS Patrick Rafter 6 -- 3, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 2 -- 6, 9 -- 7 2002 AUS Lleyton Hewitt ARG David Nalbandian 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 2003 SUI Roger Federer AUS Mark Philippoussis 7 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 7 -- 6 SUI Roger Federer USA Andy Roddick 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 2005 SUI Roger Federer USA Andy Roddick 6 -- 2, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 2006 SUI Roger Federer ESP Rafael Nadal 6 -- 0, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 7, 6 -- 3 2007 SUI Roger Federer ESP Rafael Nadal 7 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 2 2008 ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Roger Federer 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 7, 6 -- 7, 9 -- 7 2009 SUI Roger Federer USA Andy Roddick 5 -- 7, 7 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 3 -- 6, 16 -- 14 ESP Rafael Nadal CZE Tomáš Berdych 6 -- 3, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 4 2011 SRB Novak Djokovic ESP Rafael Nadal 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1, 1 -- 6, 6 -- 3 2012 SUI Roger Federer GBR Andy Murray 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 2013 GBR Andy Murray SRB Novak Djokovic 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 4 2014 SRB Novak Djokovic SUI Roger Federer 6 -- 7, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 6, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 4 2015 SRB Novak Djokovic SUI Roger Federer 7 -- 6, 6 -- 7, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3 2016 GBR Andy Murray CAN Milos Raonic 6 -- 4, 7 -- 6, 7 -- 6 2017 SUI Roger Federer CRO Marin Čilić 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 2018 SRB Novak Djokovic RSA Kevin Anderson 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2, 7 -- 6 Statistics Multiple Champions List of champions, as of 2008, in the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum Title defended in the challenge round Player Open Era Amateur Era All - time Years Roger Federer ( SUI ) 8 0 8 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 William Renshaw ( BRI ) 0 7 7 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889 Pete Sampras ( USA ) 7 0 7 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Laurence Doherty ( BRI ) 0 5 5 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 Björn Borg ( SWE ) 5 0 5 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 Reginald Doherty ( BRI ) 0 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900 Anthony Wilding ( NZL ) 0 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913 Rod Laver ( AUS ) 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969 Novak Djokovic ( SRB ) 0 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 Wilfred Baddeley ( BRI ) 0 1891, 1892, 1895 Arthur Gore ( BRI ) 0 1901, 1908, 1909 Bill Tilden ( USA ) 0 1920, 1921, 1930 Fred Perry ( GBR ) 0 1934, 1935, 1936 John Newcombe ( AUS ) 1967, 1970, 1971 John McEnroe ( USA ) 0 1981, 1983, 1984 Boris Becker ( GER ) 0 1985, 1986, 1989 John Hartley ( BRI ) 0 1879, 1880 Joshua Pim ( BRI ) 0 1893, 1894 Norman Brookes ( AUS ) 0 1907, 1914 Gerald Patterson ( AUS ) 0 1919, 1922 Jean Borotra ( FRA ) 0 1924, 1926 René Lacoste ( FRA ) 0 1925, 1928 Henri Cochet ( FRA ) 0 1927, 1929 Don Budge ( USA ) 0 1937, 1938 Lew Hoad ( AUS ) 0 1956, 1957 Roy Emerson ( AUS ) 0 1964, 1965 Jimmy Connors ( USA ) 0 1974, 1982 Stefan Edberg ( SWE ) 0 1988, 1990 Rafael Nadal ( ESP ) 0 2008, 2010 Andy Murray ( GBR ) 0 2013, 2016 Champions by country The Gentlemen 's Singles trophy ( left ), and the Ladies ' Singles plate ( right ) Country Amateur Era Open Era All - time First title Last title United Kingdom ( UK ) 35 37 1877 2016 United States ( USA ) 18 15 33 1920 2000 Australia ( AUS ) 15 6 21 1907 2002 Switzerland ( SUI ) 0 8 8 2003 2017 France ( FRA ) 7 0 7 1924 1946 Sweden ( SWE ) 0 7 7 1976 1990 Germany ( GER ) 0 1985 1991 New Zealand ( NZL ) 0 1910 1913 Serbia ( SRB ) 0 2011 2018 Spain ( ESP ) 1966 Croatia ( CRO ) 0 2001 2001 Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) ¤ 0 1973 1973 Egypt ( EGY ) 0 1954 1954 Netherlands ( NED ) 0 Former country ¤ See also Tennis portal Wimbledon Open other competitions 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 Grand Slam men 's singles List of Australian Open men 's singles champions List of French Open men 's singles champions List of US Open men 's singles champions List of Grand Slam men 's singles champions Wembley Championships 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 event 's draw. `` 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 ). Anthony Wilding won the challenge round after Herbert Roper Barrett retired because of fatigue. The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I. Sidney Wood won the final by walkover after Frank Shields withdrew because of an ankle injury. The tournament was not held from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II. He was recorded in the tennis competition as a Peruvian citizen Thirty - two wins by players from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ( 1801 -- 1922 ), plus five wins by players from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ( 1922 -- present ). Three wins by players from West Germany ( FRG, 1949 -- 1990 ), plus one win by a player from Germany ( GER, 1990 -- present ). Czechoslovakia ( TCH, 1918 -- 1992 ) split into the Czech Republic ( CZE, 1993 -- present ) and Slovakia ( SVK, 1993 -- present ). Kevin Curren became a naturalized American citizen in April 1985. References General `` Gentlemen 's Singles Finals 1877 - 2017 ''. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017. `` Grand Slam Tournaments -- Wimbledon '' ( PDF ). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2011 - 05 - 20. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 01. `` Wimbledon - List of Wimbledon men 's singles champions ''. ESPN.com. Reuters. 2009 - 07 - 05. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 05. Specific Jump up ^ `` FAQ -- Grass Courts '' ( PDF ). wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2012 - 02 - 24. 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.com. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 31. ^ Jump up to : `` Gentlemen 's Singles Finals 1877 - 2017 ''. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017. ^ 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 -- Trophies ''. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` About Wimbledon -- About the AELTC ''. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` About Wimbledon -- Prize Money and Finance ''. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 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 to : `` History -- Rolls of Honour : Country abbreviations ''. wimbledon.org. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 31. 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The Championships, Wimbledon official website Wimbledon men 's singles drawsheets 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 -- 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 Grand Slam overall records 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 Men 's singles finals Women 's singles finals Age of first title Pre Open Era Wimbledon gentlemen 's singles champions ( 1877 ) Spencer Gore ( 1878 ) Frank Hadow ( 1879 ) John Hartley ( 1880 ) John Hartley ( 1881 ) William Renshaw ( 1882 ) William Renshaw ( 1883 ) William Renshaw ( 1884 ) William Renshaw ( 1885 ) William Renshaw ( 1886 ) William Renshaw ( 1887 ) Herbert Lawford ( 1888 ) Ernest Renshaw ( 1889 ) William Renshaw ( 1890 ) Willoughby Hamilton ( 1891 ) Wilfred Baddeley ( 1892 ) Wilfred Baddeley ( 1893 ) Joshua Pim ( 1894 ) Joshua Pim ( 1895 ) Wilfred Baddeley ( 1896 ) Harold Mahony ( 1897 ) Reginald Doherty ( 1898 ) Reginald Doherty ( 1899 ) Reginald Doherty ( 1900 ) Reginald Doherty ( 1901 ) Arthur Gore ( 1902 ) Laurence Doherty ( 1903 ) Laurence Doherty ( 1904 ) Laurence Doherty ( 1905 ) Laurence Doherty ( 1906 ) Laurence Doherty ( 1907 ) Norman Brookes ( 1908 ) Arthur Gore ( 1909 ) Arthur Gore ( 1910 ) Anthony Wilding ( 1911 ) Anthony Wilding ( 1912 ) Anthony Wilding ( 1913 ) Anthony Wilding ( 1914 ) Norman Brookes ( 1915 -- 18 ) No competition ( due to World War I ) ( 1919 ) Gerald Patterson ( 1920 ) Bill Tilden ( 1921 ) Bill Tilden ( 1922 ) Gerald Patterson ( 1923 ) Bill Johnston ( 1924 ) Jean Borotra ( 1925 ) René Lacoste ( 1926 ) Jean Borotra ( 1927 ) Henri Cochet ( 1928 ) René Lacoste ( 1929 ) Henri Cochet ( 1930 ) Bill Tilden ( 1931 ) Sidney Wood ( 1932 ) Ellsworth Vines ( 1933 ) Jack Crawford ( 1934 ) Fred Perry ( 1935 ) Fred Perry ( 1936 ) Fred Perry ( 1937 ) Don Budge ( 1938 ) Don Budge ( 1939 ) Bobby Riggs ( 1940 -- 45 ) No competition ( due to World War II ) ( 1946 ) Yvon Petra ( 1947 ) Jack Kramer ( 1948 ) Bob Falkenburg ( 1949 ) Ted Schroeder ( 1950 ) Budge Patty ( 1951 ) Dick Savitt ( 1952 ) Frank Sedgman ( 1953 ) Vic Seixas ( 1954 ) Jaroslav Drobný ( 1955 ) Tony Trabert ( 1956 ) Lew Hoad ( 1957 ) Lew Hoad ( 1958 ) Ashley Cooper ( 1959 ) Alex Olmedo ( 1960 ) Neale Fraser ( 1961 ) Rod Laver ( 1962 ) Rod Laver ( 1963 ) Chuck McKinley ( 1964 ) Roy Emerson ( 1965 ) Roy Emerson ( 1966 ) Manuel Santana ( 1967 ) John Newcombe Wimbledon ( Open Era ) gentlemen 's singles champions ( 1968 ) Rod Laver ( 1969 ) Rod Laver ( 1970 ) John Newcombe ( 1971 ) John Newcombe ( 1972 ) Stan Smith ( 1973 ) Jan Kodeš ( 1974 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1975 ) Arthur Ashe ( 1976 ) Björn Borg ( 1977 ) Björn Borg ( 1978 ) Björn Borg ( 1979 ) Björn Borg ( 1980 ) Björn Borg ( 1981 ) John McEnroe ( 1982 ) Jimmy Connors ( 1983 ) John McEnroe ( 1984 ) John McEnroe ( 1985 ) Boris Becker ( 1986 ) Boris Becker ( 1987 ) Pat Cash ( 1988 ) Stefan Edberg ( 1989 ) Boris Becker ( 1990 ) Stefan Edberg ( 1991 ) Michael Stich ( 1992 ) Andre Agassi ( 1993 ) Pete Sampras ( 1994 ) Pete Sampras ( 1995 ) Pete 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