List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions
Statistics -- Multiple champions
Table:
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

Novak Djokovic (SRB)
5
0
5
2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019

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
4
4
1897, 1898, 1899, 1900

Anthony Wilding (NZL)
0
4
4
1910, 1911, 1912, 1913

Rod Laver (AUS)
2
2
4
1961, 1962, 1968, 1969

Wilfred Baddeley (BRI)
0
3
3
1891, 1892, 1895

Arthur Gore (BRI)
0
3
3
1901, 1908, 1909

Bill Tilden (USA)
0
3
3
1920, 1921, 1930

Fred Perry (GBR)
0
3
3
1934, 1935, 1936

John Newcombe (AUS)
2
1
3
1967, 1970, 1971

John McEnroe (USA)
3
0
3
1981, 1983, 1984

Boris Becker (GER)
3
0
3
1985, 1986, 1989

John Hartley (BRI)
0
2
2
1879, 1880

Joshua Pim (BRI)
0
2
2
1893, 1894

Norman Brookes (AUS)
0
2
2
1907, 1914

Gerald Patterson (AUS)
0
2
2
1919, 1922

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Roger Federer ( German pronunciation : [ ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər ] ; born 8 August 1981 ) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is ranked world No . 3 in men 's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) . He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles - the most in history for a male player - and has held the world No . 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks ( including a record 237 consecutive weeks ) and was the year-end No . 1 five times , including four consecutive . Federer , who turned professional in 1998 , was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016 . Federer has won a record eight Wimbledon men 's singles titles , six Australian Open titles , five US Open titles ( all consecutive , a record ) , and one French Open title . He is one of eight men to have achieved a Career Grand Slam . Federer has reached a record 31 men 's singles Grand Slam finals , including 10 consecutively from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open . Federer has also won a record six ATP Finals titles , 28 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles , and a record 24 ATP Tour 500 titles . Federer was a member of Switzerland 's winning Davis Cup team in 2014 . He is also the only player after Jimmy Connors to have won 100 or more career singles titles , as well as to amass 1,200 wins in the Open Era .
The 2003 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 117th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2003 . It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year . Lleyton Hewitt was unsuccessful in his 2002 title defence , being upset in the first round by Grand Slam debutant Ivo Karlović . It was the first time in the Open Era history of Wimbledon that a defending champion had lost in the first round , the second time overall . This Wimbledon was notable for being Roger Federer 's first grand slam victory when he defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final . This would be the first of five consecutive Wimbledon titles for Federer , and eight overall . Serena Williams successfully defended her 2002 title , defeating her sister Venus in the final for the second consecutive year .
The 2004 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 118th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 2004 . It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year . Roger Federer was successful in his title defence , defeating Andy Roddick in the final to win his second Wimbledon title . Two-time defending champion Serena Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence , being upset in the final by then little-known 17-year-old Russian Maria Sharapova ; Sharapova became the first Russian player , male or female , to win Wimbledon , the second-youngest player to win Wimbledon in the Modern Era and third-youngest overall . [ citation needed ] In the juniors , Gaël Monfils won his third consecutive Grand Slam title in the boys ' competition , and Kateryna Bondarenko won the girls ' title .
The 2005 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 119th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 2005 . It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year . Roger Federer successfully defended the men 's singles crown defeating Andy Roddick in the final for the second consecutive year . Maria Sharapova was unsuccessful in her 2004 title defence , being defeated in the semifinals by eventual champion Venus Williams . Williams and Lindsay Davenport played the longest women 's final in history .
The 2006 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 120th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 2006 . It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year . Roger Federer won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title , defeating Rafael Nadal in what was to be the first of three consecutive Wimbledon finals played between the pair . Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence , losing in the third round against Jelena Janković . Amélie Mauresmo won her second Grand Slam title , and first and only Wimbledon title , defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final in three sets . Mauresmo thus became the first Frenchwoman since 1925 to win the Wimbledon title . It was Henin-Hardenne 's second of three Grand Slam final defeats of 2006 , having lost the 2006 Australian Open final to Mauresmo earlier in the year ; on that occasion , Henin-Hardenne retired due to a stomach virus .
The 2007 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 121st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2007 . It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year . Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof . The Wimbledon Championships adopted Hawk-Eye technology for the first time on Centre Court and Court 1 . The Cyclops system was still used on other courts . The Gentlemen 's final was won by Roger Federer for the fifth consecutive time , a feat only before achieved in the Open Era by Björn Borg . It was the third longest men 's singles final of all time at 3 hours and 45 minutes . Venus Williams claimed the Ladies ' title by defeating Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli , a surprise finalist who had defeated world number one at the time Justine Henin . For the first time in twenty years , the Championships saw a home player win a senior title as Jamie Murray won the mixed doubles with Serbian partner Jelena Janković .
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 123rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 2009 . It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year . Rafael Nadal did not defend his title as he withdrew from the tournament due to knee tendonitis . Roger Federer won his 6th Wimbledon title defeating rival Andy Roddick in the final in five sets . Federer 's victory marked his fifteenth Grand Slam title , establishing the men 's all-time record . Venus Williams was unsuccessful in the title 's defence , having been defeated in the final match by her sister Serena , who won her first Wimbledon since 2002 .
The 2012 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 126th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2012 . It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour , the WTA Tour , the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour . The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation . Both Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová were unsuccessful in their 2011 title defences , both being defeated by the eventual champions : Djokovic was defeated by Roger Federer in the semifinals , and Kvitová lost to Serena Williams in the quarterfinals . In four sets , Federer defeated Andy Murray to win a record-equalling seven Wimbledon titles , while Murray became the first British male player to reach a Wimbledon singles final in the Open era . Williams defeated first-time Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets to equal her sister Venus in winning five Wimbledon titles . Both Federer and Williams were more than 30 years old at the time of their victories . With the victories , Federer reclaimed the World No . 1 ranking for the first time since June 2010 , thus allowing him to equal , then break , the all-time record of most weeks ranked World No . 1 held by Pete Sampras . Agnieszka Radwanska , Victoria Azarenka , And Maria Sharapova were in contention for the world number 1 ranking .
The 2017 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The main draw matches commenced on 3 July 2017 and concluded on 16 July 2017 . Roger Federer won the Gentlemen 's Singles title for a record eighth time , surpassing Pete Sampras and William Renshaw , who both won the Gentlemen 's Singles title seven times . Garbiñe Muguruza won the Ladies ' Singles title . The 2017 tournament was the 131st edition of the championships , the 50th in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year . It is played on grass courts , organised by the All England Lawn Tennis Club and the International Tennis Federation and is part of the ATP World Tour , the WTA Tour , the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour . Andy Murray was the defending champion in the Gentlemen 's singles but lost to Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals . Two-time defending Ladies ' singles champion Serena Williams did not defend her title , as she ended her season in April due to pregnancy .
William Charles Renshaw ( 3 January 1861 - 12 August 1904 ) was a British tennis player active during the late 19th century , who was ranked world No . 1 . He won twelve Major titles during his career . A right-hander , he was known for his power and technical ability which put him ahead of competition at the time . Renshaw shared the all-time male record of seven Wimbledon singles titles with American Pete Sampras until 2017 when Roger Federer won his eighth singles title . His six consecutive singles titles ( 1881-86 ) is an all-time record . Additionally he won the doubles title five times together with his twin brother Ernest . William Renshaw was the first president of the British Lawn Tennis Association ( LTA ) .
The 1881 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 2 July until 13 July . It was the 5th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1881 . The defending champion John Hartley lost in straight sets in the final to challenger William Renshaw , who defeated Hartley in 37 minutes , 6-0 , 6-1 , 6-1 . The result is said to have been caused by Hartley suffering from an attack of 'English cholera ' .
The 1882 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 8 July until 17 July . It was the 6th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1882 . The net was brought down to its present height of 3 feet 6 inches ( 1.07 m ) at the posts , and 3 feet ( 0.91 m ) in the middle . Ernest Renshaw won the all comers ' final against R. T. Richardson , 7-5 , 6-3 , 2-6 , 6-3 and later lost against his twin brother and defending champion William Renshaw in the final , 6-1 , 2-6 , 4-6 , 6-2 , 6-2 . The London Standard in a match report stated .the brothers Renshaw gave perhaps the finest exposition of the game of lawn tennis ever seen at Wimbledon . The challenge round was watched by 2000 spectators .
The 1883 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 7 July until 16 July . It was the 7th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1883 . William Renshaw won for the third year running , and so won the original Field championship cup outright . The players changed ends at the end of each set , or ( if the umpire so ruled ) at the end of each game .
The 1884 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 5 July until 19 July . It was the 8th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1884 . The men 's doubles ( previously hosted by the Oxford University Club ) and women 's singles ( originally planned by the London Athletic Club ) were added to the Wimbledon championships , but these were not started until after the men 's singles competition had been completed . The first prize for the women was valued at twenty guineas , and the second prize was valued at ten guineas There were thirteen female competitors . James Dwight , Arthur Rives and Dick Sears from the United States entered the men 's singles event and were the first non-British and overseas players to enter the Wimbledon Championships . The South Western Railway ran special trains to the ground from Waterloo and the temporary Stand A at the Centre Court was converted into a permanent and covered stand .
The 1885 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 4 July until 17 July . It was the 9th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1885 . There was a change in the draw method , to use the Bagnall Wild system , in which all byes were restricted to the opening round , instead of being distributed through all the rounds until the final . There were 3500 spectators for the Challenge Round .
The 1886 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 3 July until 17 July . It was the 10th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1886 . Henry Jones retired as referee after nine years , and was replaced by Julian Marshall .
The 1889 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 1 July until 13 July . It was the 13th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1889 . William Renshaw won his seventh singles title , which as late as 1977 was thought to be a feat unlikely to ever be surpassed . However , in 2000 Pete Sampras equaled this total , and in 2012 Roger Federer also won a seventh title . Ultimately the record was broken by Federer in 2017 when he became the first man to win eight singles titles at Wimbledon . The Renshaw brothers were also unbeaten in doubles for seven years . The men 's doubles were played after completion of the singles competitions .
Pete Sampras ( born August 12 , 1971 ) is an American former professional tennis player . A right-handed player with a single-handed backhand , his precise and powerful serve earned him the nickname Pistol Pete . His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open , which he won , defeating rival Andre Agassi in the final . Sampras won 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his career : seven Wimbledon Singles titles , two Australian Opens and a joint Open Era record five US Opens . He won 64 singles titles in total . He first reached world No . 1 in 1993 , and held that position for a total of 286 weeks ( second behind Roger Federer 310 weeks as No . 1 player ) , including an Open Era record of six consecutive year-end No . 1 rankings from 1993 to 1998 . In 2007 , he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame .
The 1993 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 107th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 1993 .
The 1994 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 108th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 1994 .
The 1995 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 109th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 1995 .
The 1997 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 111th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 23 June to 6 July 1997 . The championships saw the inauguration of a new No . 1 Court , the third court to be named such in the club 's history . To commemorate the new stadium , all the three-time or more singles champions were invited to a ceremony marking the opening of the new court and were presented with a silver salver . Ten of the thirteen surviving eligible champions attended : Louise Brough , Rod Laver , Margaret Court , Billie Jean King , John Newcombe , Chris Evert , Martina Navratilova , John McEnroe , Boris Becker and Pete Sampras . The only surviving absentees were Maria Bueno and Björn Borg who declined to attend and Steffi Graf who was recovering from knee surgery and unable to be present . The first match played on the new court was between Tim Henman and Daniel Nestor . For only the second time in the tournament history ( after the 1991 edition ) , Wimbledon saw play during the Middle Sunday , after 3 days of suspension due to rain .
The 1998 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 1998 .
The 1999 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 113th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 1999 .
The 2000 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 114th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 2000 . It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year . Pete Sampras won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title , defeating Pat Rafter in the final . It was also his last Wimbledon title . Lindsay Davenport was unsuccessful in her title defence , being defeated by Venus Williams in the women 's final . It was the first of five Wimbledon titles for Venus Williams .
Novak Djokovic ( Serbian : Новак Ђоковић , romanized : Novak Đoković , pronounced [ nôʋaːk dʑôːkoʋitɕ ] ( listen ) ; born 22 May 1987 ) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No . 1 in men 's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) . Djokovic has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles , the third-most in history for a male player , five ATP Finals titles , 34 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles , 13 ATP Tour 500 titles , and has held the No . 1 spot in the ATP rankings for over 275 weeks . In majors , he has won a record eight Australian Open titles , five Wimbledon titles , three US Open titles , and one French Open title . By winning the 2016 French Open , he became the eighth player in history to achieve the Career Grand Slam and the third man to hold all four major titles at once , the first since Rod Laver in 1969 and the first ever to do so on three different surfaces . He is the only male player to have won all nine of the Masters 1000 tournaments . Djokovic was also a member of Serbia 's winning Davis Cup team in 2010 and in the 2020 ATP Cup . Djokovic is the first Serbian player to be ranked No . 1 by the ATP and the first male player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title . He is a six-time ITF World Champion and a five-time ATP year-end No . 1 ranked player .
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 125th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 2011 . It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour , the WTA Tour , the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour . The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation . In the professional tournaments there were two new singles champions for the first time since 2002 : Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová . By reaching the final Djokovic also claimed the World No . 1 in the ATP rankings from Rafael Nadal , while Kvitová became the first Grand Slam event winner born in the 1990s . In the doubles the Bryan brothers claimed the men 's title for a second time , and equalled the overall Grand Slam tournament record of 11 set by the Woodies , Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge . In the women 's doubles Katarina Srebotnik won her first ladies major title after making four previous major finals . Srebotnik won alongside Květa Peschke ; this was Peschke 's first major title . In the mixed doubles Jürgen Melzer won his second major title , and first in the mixed doubles as he partnered Iveta Benešová to her first major title . In total , players from the Czech Republic ( Kvitová , Peschke , and Benešová ) were champions in three of the five main tour events in the tournament .
The 2014 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 128th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2014 . It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour , the WTA Tour , the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour . The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation . Andy Murray was the defending champion in the men 's singles , but lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals . Marion Bartoli was the reigning champion in the women 's singles ; however , her retirement from the sport following her victory meant that she did not return to defend her title . As a result , the opening Ladies ' Singles match on Centre Court on the second day of the tournament - which is traditionally played by the defending champion - was played by Bartoli 's opponent in the 2013 final , runner-up Sabine Lisicki . The men and women 's singles titles were won by Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová respectively .
The 2015 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom , from 29 June to 12 July 2015 . It was the 129th edition of the championships , the 48th in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year , played on grass courts and part of the ATP World Tour , the WTA Tour , the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour . They were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis Club and the International Tennis Federation . The tournament was held one week later than in previous seasons , giving a three-week gap from the end of the 2015 French Open . The change , announced in 2012 , is intended to provide players more time for recuperation and preparatory grass-court tournaments . Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his third Wimbledon title in men 's singles , defending his championship from 2014 . Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic was the defending champion in women 's singles , but she lost to Jelena Janković in the third round . Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st major title , defeating first-time finalist Garbiñe Muguruza in the final , 6-4 , 6-4 . She also achieved her second non-calendar year Grand Slam after winning the 2014 US Open , 2015 Australian Open and 2015 French Open . With this win , Williams also became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam singles title in the Open Era at 33 years and 289 days old by 26 days , beating Martina Navratilova , who won the 1990 Wimbledon Championships at 33 years and 263 days old .
The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The main tournament began on Monday , 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday , 15 July 2018 . Novak Djokovic won the Gentlemen 's Singles title and Angelique Kerber won the Ladies ' Singles title . The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships , the 125th staging of the Ladies ' Singles Championship event , the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year . It was played on grass courts and was part of the ATP World Tour , the WTA Tour , the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour . The tournament was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation . Roger Federer and Garbiñe Muguruza were both unsuccessful in defending their 2017 titles . Federer lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Kevin Anderson , while Muguruza lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck .
The 2019 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The main tournament began on Monday 1 July 2019 and finished on Sunday 14 July 2019 . The defending Gentlemen 's singles champion Novak Djokovic retained his title , while the defending Ladies ' singles champion Angelique Kerber lost in the second round to Lauren Davis . Simona Halep won the Ladies ' Singles title . This was the first Grand Slam tournament where both singles titles were won by players born in the Balkans . This was the first edition of the tournament to feature a standard tie break in the final set when the score in the set was 12 games all . The winner was the first player or pair to reach seven points whilst leading by two or more points or , in the case of a 6-6 point score , to establish a subsequent lead of two points . Henri Kontinen and John Peers won the first such tie break played in Wimbledon history , defeating Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in a third round men 's doubles match . In men 's singles , the only such match was the final in which Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer , in what was also the longest final in tournament history lasting for 4 hours and 57 minutes . In the Women 's Singles , there are 16 qualifiers from 128 entrants , an increase from 12 qualifiers from 96 entrants . Doubles qualifying has been eliminated as a result . The change brings the qualification for the Women 's Singles into line with that for the Men 's Singles , which remains unchanged .
Hugh Laurence Laurie Doherty ( 8 October 1875 - 21 August 1919 ) was a British tennis player and the younger brother of tennis player Reginald Doherty . He was a six-time Grand Slam champion and a double Olympic Gold medalist at the 1900 Summer Olympics in singles and doubles ( also winning a Bronze in mixed doubles ) . In 1903 he became the first non-American player to win the U.S. National Championships .
The 1902 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 23 June until 2 July . It was the 26th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1902 . The Women 's final ( challenge round ) is the only match in the history of Wimbledon that was played twice over . Charlotte Cooper Sterry played Muriel Robb in miserable weather conditions , and the match was abandoned with the score at 6-4 , 11-13 . The match was restarted afresh the next day , and Muriel Robb won the rematch 7-5 , 6-1 .
The 1903 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 22 June until 1 July . It was the 27th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1903 .
The 1904 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 20 June until 29 June . It was the 28th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1904 . The entry for the men 's singles rose to 62 , beating the 1880 record of 60 . All ten courts ( rather than Centre Court only ) were 'dressed ' with a surround of canvas 3 feet ( 90 cm ) high . The balls and equipment were provided by Slazenger .
The 1905 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July . It was the 29th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1905 . May Sutton was the first overseas winner of a Wimbledon championship . There were 71 entries into the men 's singles draw setting a new participation record for the event .
The 1906 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 25 June until 5 July . It was the 30th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1906 .
Björn Rune Borg ( Swedish pronunciation : [ ˈbjœːɳ ˈbɔrj ] ( listen ) ; born 6 June 1956 ) is a Swedish former world No . 1 tennis player widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport . Between 1974 and 1981 he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles ( six at the French Open and five consecutive at Wimbledon ) , although he was never able to win the US Open in four finals appearances . He also won three year-end championships and 16 Grand Prix Super Series titles . Overall , he set numerous records that still stand . Borg was the first player to win six French Open singles titles . He is considered to have been the No . 1 player in the world for 1977 , 1978 , 1979 and 1980 . A teenage sensation at the start of his career , Borg 's unprecedented stardom and consistent success helped propel the rising popularity of tennis during the 1970s . As a result , the professional tour became more lucrative , and in 1979 he was the first player to earn more than one million dollars in prize money in a single season . He also made millions in endorsements throughout his career . However , the constant attention and pressure eventually caused burnout and his retirement at the age of 26 .
The 1976 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1976 . It was the 90th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1976 . Björn Borg and Chris Evert won the singles title .
The 1977 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 20 June until 2 July . It was the 91st staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1977 .
The 1978 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July . It was the 92nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1978 .
The 1979 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 25 June until 7 July . It was the 93rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1979 . This edition was the first to introduce the tiebreak with the scores at 6-6 instead of 8-8 .
The 1980 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , England . The tournament ran from 23 June until 5 July . It was the 94th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1980 .
Reginald Reggie or R. F. Frank Doherty ( 14 October 1872 - 29 December 1910 ) was a British tennis player and the older brother of tennis player Laurence Doherty . He was known in the tennis world as R.F . rather than Reggie . He was a four-time Wimbledon singles champion and a triple Olympic Gold medalist in doubles and mixed doubles .
The 1897 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 21 June until 1 July . It was the 21st staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1897 . No matches were played on the first Tuesday to mark Queen Victoria 's jubilee . Reginald Doherty defeated Harold Mahony in the Challenge Round , and successfully defended his title for the next three years .
The 1898 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 20 June until 28 June . It was the 22nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1898 .
The 1899 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 19 June until 27 June . It was the 23rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1899 .
The 1900 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 25 June until 4 July . It was the 24th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1900 .
Anthony Frederick Wilding ( often called Tony Wilding ) ( 31 October 1883 - 9 May 1915 ) was a New Zealand world No . 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I . Considered the world 's first tennis superstar , Wilding was the son of wealthy English immigrants to Christchurch , New Zealand and enjoyed the use of private tennis courts at their home . He obtained a legal education at Trinity College , Cambridge and briefly joined his father 's law firm . Wilding was a first-class cricketer and a keen motorcycle enthusiast . His tennis career started with him winning the Canterbury Championships aged 17 . He developed into a leading tennis player in the world during 1909-1914 and is considered to be a former world No . 1 . He won 11 Grand Slam tournament titles , six in singles and five in doubles , and is the first and to date only player from New Zealand to have won a Grand Slam singles title . [ b ] He also won seven ILTF World Championships ; Wimbledon four times , the World Hard Court Championships twice and the World Covered Court Championships once . Wilding won the Davis Cup four times playing for Australasia , and won a bronze medal at the indoor singles tennis event of the 1912 Olympics which made him the first and to date only player from New Zealand to win an Olympic medal in tennis in the Summer Olympics . He still holds several all time singles tennis records , namely 23 titles won in a single season ( 1906 ) and 114 career outdoor titles ( shared with Rod Laver ) .
The 1910 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 20 June until 30 June . It was the 34th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1910 . The All England Club laid asphalt pathways round the courts . There was a field of 92 competitors for the men 's singles .
The 1911 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July . It was the 35th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1911 . The men 's singles entry reached three figures , when 104 players entered the Challenge Round .
The 1912 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 24 June until 8 July . It was the 36th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1912 .
The 1913 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 23 June until 4 July . It was the 37th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1913 . The 1913 Wimbledon Championships for the first time included a Women 's Doubles and Mixed Doubles competition . The men 's entry consisted of 116 competitors .
Rodney George Laver AC , MBE ( born 9 August 1938 ) , better known as Rod Laver , is an Australian former tennis player . He was the No . 1 ranked professional from 1964 to 1970 , spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968 . He also was the No . 1 ranked amateur in 1961-62 . Laver 's 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history . This included his all-time men 's record of 10 or more titles per year for seven consecutive years ( 1964-70 ) . He excelled on all of the court surfaces of his time : grass , clay , hard , carpet , and wood/parquet . Laver won 11 Grand Slam singles titles , though he was banned from playing those tournaments for the five years prior to the Open Era . Laver is the only player to twice achieve a Grand Slam , in 1962 and 1969 , and the latter remains the only time a man has done so in the Open Era . He also won eight Pro Slam titles , including the pro Grand Slam in 1967 , and he contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when the Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the four majors . The Laver Cup Tournament and the Rod Laver Arena are named after him .
The 1961 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July . It was the 75th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1961 .
The 1962 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1962 . It was the 76th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1962 . Rod Laver and Karen Susman won the singles titles .
The 1968 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men 's and women 's tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1968 . It was the 82nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1968 . This tournament started the Open Era for Wimbledon , as it became the second Grand Slam tournament to offer prize money and allow professionals to compete after the 1968 French Open . Singles champions Rod Laver and Billie Jean King had already won Wimbledon twice before in the amateur era .
The 1969 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men 's and women 's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor grass courts . It was the second edition of the Wimbledon Championships in the Open Era and the 83rd since its formation . It was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon , London from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1969 . Ann Jones became the first British champion of the open era , the first victor since 1961 ; Britain would have to wait 8 years , until the 1977 tournament to see another British winner in the singles competition - Virginia Wade . Rod Laver won the men 's singles title , his fourth Wimbledon crown after 1961 , 1962 and 1968 , and went on to win his second Grand Slam after 1962 . 41-year-old Pancho Gonzalez beat Charlie Pasarell in a first-round men 's singles match by a score of 22-24 , 1-6 , 16-14 , 6-3 , 11-9 . At 112 games and 5 hours 20 minutes it was by far the longest match of the time . The match led to the introduction of the tiebreak in tennis . The 112-game record lasted 41 years until the Isner-Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships .
Wilfred Baddeley ( 11 January 1872 - 24 January 1929 ) was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins .
The 1891 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 29 June until 9 July . It was the 15th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1891 . There were 22 competitors for the men 's singles . Wilfred Baddeley was 19 years , 5 months and 23 days old when he won the men 's singles final on 4 July . The ladies ' singles and men 's doubles were held after the men 's singles had been completed .
The 1892 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 27 June until 7 July . It was the 16th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1892 . From this year , all events ( singles and doubles ) were played concurrently .
The 1895 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 8 July until 15 July . It was the 19th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1895 . There were 18 competitors for the men 's singles title , 9 for the ladies ' singles and 7 pairs entered the gentleman 's doubles . The meeting recorded its only loss , of 33 pounds . The tournament saw the Wimbledon Championship 's first royal visitors when the Crown Princess of Austria , Princess Stéphanie of Belgium and Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann watched the Gentleman 's Doubles Challenge Rounds on 15 July . The entry fee was £1 and 1 shilling ( equivalent to £116 in 2019 ) for the gentleman 's singles with the same amount levied per gentleman 's doubles pair . The entry fee for the ladies singles was 10 shillings ( s ) and 6 pence ( d ) . Ground admission for the whole meeting was 7s 6d . Daily entry for the first three days cost a shilling ; it was 2s and 6d thereafter . A reserved covered seat on Centre Court for the duration of the championship cost 7s 6d or a shilling per day .
Arthur William Charles Wentworth Gore ( 2 January 1868 - 1 December 1928 ) was a British tennis player . Gore was a world No . 1 ranked player . He is best known for winning three singles titles at the Wimbledon Championship and was runner-up a record 5 times ( shared with Herbert Lawford ) . He also won Gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London , England , winning the Men 's Indoor Singles and the Men 's Indoor Doubles ( with Herbert Barrett ) . He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm , Sweden . Gore 's Wimbledon win in 1909 , at age 41 , makes him the oldest player to date to hold the Wimbledon Gentlemen 's Singles title .
The 1901 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 24 June until 3 July . It was the 25th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1901 . There was a record entry of thirty competitors in the women 's singles .
The 1908 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 22 June until 3 July . It was the 32nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1908 .
The 1909 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 21 June until 3 July . It was the 33rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1909 .
William Tatem Tilden II ( February 10 , 1893 - June 5 , 1953 ) , nicknamed Big Bill , was an American male tennis player . He is often considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time . Tilden was the World No . 1 player for six years from 1920 through 1925 . He won 15 Major singles titles , including ten Grand Slam events , one World Hard Court Championships and four professional majors . He was the first American to win Wimbledon , in 1920 . He also won a record seven U.S. Championships titles ( shared with Richard Sears and Bill Larned ) . Tilden dominated the world of international tennis in the first half of the 1920s , and during his 18-year amateur period of 1912-29 , won 138 of 192 tournaments . He owns a number of all-time tennis achievements , including a career match-winning record and a career winning percentage at the U.S. National Championships . At the 1929 U.S. National Championships Tilden became the first player to reach 10 finals at a single Grand Slam event . His ten finals at a grand slam tournament remained a record until 2017 , when Roger Federer reached his eleventh Wimbledon final . Tilden , who was frequently at odds with the rigid United States Lawn Tennis Association about his amateur status and income derived from newspaper articles , won his last Major title in 1930 at Wimbledon aged 37 .
The 1920 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 21 June until 3 July . It was the 40th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1920 .
The 1921 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 20 June until 2 July . It was the 41st staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1921 . It was the last Wimbledon Championships held at the original Worple Road location and it was also the last time the challenge round system was used at Wimbledon . From 1922 onward the reigning champion would no longer play a single match , the Challenge Round , against the winner of the all-comers tournament to decide the championship but , like every other player , would have to play from the beginning of the tournament .
The 1930 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament was scheduled to run from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1930 but the men 's doubles final was postponed to Monday 7 July to allow Wilmer Allison time to recuperate after his men 's singles final . It was the 50th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1930 . Bill Tilden and Helen Moody won the singles titles .
Frederick John Perry ( 18 May 1909 - 2 February 1995 ) was a British tennis and table tennis player and former World No . 1 from England who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams single titles , as well as six Major doubles titles . Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was World Amateur number one tennis player during those three years . Prior to Andy Murray in 2013 , Perry was the last British player to win the men 's Wimbledon championship , in 1936 , and the last British player to win a men 's singles Grand Slam title , until Andy Murray won the 2012 US Open . Perry was the first player to win a Career Grand Slam , winning all four singles titles , which he completed at the age of 26 at the 1935 French Open . He remains the only British player ever to achieve this . Perry 's first love was table tennis and he was World Champion in 1929 . He began playing tennis aged 14 and his tennis career at 21 , when in 1930 an LTA committee chose him to join a four-man team to tour the United States . In 1933 , Perry helped lead the Great Britain team to victory over France in the Davis Cup ; the team 's first success since 1912 , followed by wins over the United States in 1934 , 1935 , and a fourth consecutive title with victory over Australia in 1936 . But due to his disillusionment with the class-conscious nature of the Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain , the working-class Perry turned professional at the end of the 1936 season and moved to the United States where he became a naturalised US citizen in 1938 . In 1942 , he was drafted into the US Army Air Force during the Second World War . Despite his unprecedented contribution to British tennis , Perry was not accorded full recognition by tennis authorities until later in life because between 1927 and 1967 , the International Lawn Tennis Federation , ignored amateur champions who later turned professional .
The 1934 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1934 . It was the 54th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1934 . Fred Perry and Dorothy Round won the singles titles .
The 1935 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1935. > It was the 55th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1935 . Fred Perry and Helen Moody won the singles titles .
The 1936 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1936 . It was the 56th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1936 . Fred Perry and Helen Jacobs won the singles titles .
John David Newcombe , AO , OBE ( born 23 May 1944 ) is a former tennis player from Australia who is one of the few men to have attained a world No . 1 ranking in both singles and doubles . At the majors , he won seven singles titles and a former record 17 men 's doubles titles . He also contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the majors . Tennis magazine rated him the 10th best male player of the period 1965-2005 .
The 1967 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament was held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1967 . It was the 81st staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1967 . John Newcombe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles .
The 1970 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1970 . It was the 84th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1970 .
The 1971 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1971 . It was the 85th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1971 . John Newcombe and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles .
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. ( born February 16 , 1959 ) is an American tennis player . He was known for his shot-making artistry and volleying skills , and for confrontational on-court behavior that frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities . McEnroe attained the No . 1 ranking in both singles and doubles , finishing his career with 77 singles and 78 doubles titles ; this remains the highest men 's combined total of the Open Era . He won seven Grand Slam singles titles , four at the US Open and three at Wimbledon , and nine men 's Grand Slam doubles titles . His singles match record of 82-3 in 1984 remains the best single season win rate of the Open Era . McEnroe also excelled at the year-end tournaments , winning eight singles and seven doubles titles , both of which are records . Three of his winning singles year-end championships were at the Masters Grand Prix ( the ATP year-end event ) and five were at the World Championship Tennis ( WCT ) Finals , an event which ended in 1989 . Since 2000 , there has been only one year-end men 's singles event , the ATP Finals ( the new name for the Masters Grand Prix ) . He was named the ATP Player of the Year and the ITF World Champion three times each : 1981 , 1983 and 1984 . McEnroe contributed to five Davis Cup titles for the U.S. and later was team captain . He has stayed active in retirement , often competing in senior events on the ATP Champions Tour .
The 1981 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , England . The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July . It was the 95th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1981 . For the first time in the tournament 's history there are no seeded British players .
The 1983 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 97th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 1983 .
The 1984 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 98th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 1984 . To celebrate the centenary of the Ladies ' Singles competition , first held in 1884 , 17 of the surviving 20 singles champions were presented with an engraved crystal vase on Centre Court by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Kent on Monday , July 2 . Those presented were Martina Navratilova , Virginia Wade , Chris Evert Lloyd , Evonne Goolagong Cawley , Ann Jones , Billie Jean King , Margaret Court , Angela Mortimer , Maria Bueno , Althea Gibson , Shirley Fry , Doris Hart , Louise Brough , Margaret duPont , Pauline Betz , Alice Marble and Kitty Godfree . Karen Susman , Helen Jacobs and Helen Wills did not attend , but were all presented with their crystal individually during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles by Mrs Godfree , when she attended the games with members of the All England Club committee .
Boris Franz Becker ( German pronunciation : [ ˈboːʁɪs ˈbɛkɐ ] ; born 22 November 1967 ) is a German former world No . 1 professional tennis player . He was successful from the start of his career , winning the first of his six major singles titles at age 17 . His Grand Slam singles titles included three Wimbledons , two Australian Opens and one US Open . He also won five year-end championships , 13 Masters Series titles and an Olympic gold medal in doubles . In 1989 he was voted the Player of the Year by both the ATP and the ITF . At times Becker struggled with his early success and fame , and his personal life has been turbulent . Since his playing career ended , he has engaged in numerous ventures , including coaching Novak Djokovic for three years , and working in the field of poker .
The 1985 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 99th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1985 .
The 1986 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 100th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1986 . For the first time yellow balls were used during the tournament . In recognition of the 100th championship , the two oldest living singles champions were invited to present the singles championship trophies : Jean Borotra presented the gentlemen 's singles and Kitty Godfree presented the ladies ' , both alongside the President of the All England Club and his wife , Their Royal Highnesses ' The Duke and Duchess of Kent .
The 1989 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London in England . It was the 103rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 1989 .
Rev . John Thorneycroft Hartley ( 9 January 1849 - 21 August 1935 ) was a World No . 1 tennis player from England , and the only clergyman to win Wimbledon . Hartley won the 1879 Gentlemans Singles title against Irish champion , Vere St. Leger Goold in three sets , retaining his title the following year , 1880 , by defeating Herbert Lawford in the Challenge Round , 6-3 , 6-2 , 2-6 , 6-3 . Hartley lost in 37 minutes in the 1881 Gentleman 's Singles final , to William Renshaw , 0-6 , 1-6 , 1-6 . This was the shortest final on record and it was reported that Hartley was suffering from an attack of 'English cholera ' . Hartley did not compete in the 1882 championships and made a final return at the 1883 championships , losing in the second round to Herbert Wilberforce . Hartley married Alice Margaret Lascelles , a granddaughter of Henry Lascelles , 3rd Earl of Harewood , in 1875 . They had no children . In 1926 , at the Golden Jubilee championships , Hartley was presented with a silver medal by Queen Mary , as one of thirty-four surviving champions . Hartley was the vicar of Burneston , Rural Dean of East Catterick from 1891 and Honorary Canon of Ripon from 1906 . He died at the age of 86 in Knaresborough , Yorkshire .
The 1879 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 7 July until 16 July . It was the 3rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1879 . The entry for the 1879 all comers ' tournament was 45 , of whom 36 were newcomers . The all comers ' final was watched by 1100 spectators .
The 1880 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 5 July until 15 July . It was the 4th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1880 . There were a total of 60 competitors who entered the tournament a record until the 1904 draw . The admission charge remained at a shilling for the first four days , then raised to half a crown for the latter half of the draw . The final was watched by 1300 spectators . The height of the net was reduced from 4 feet 9 inches ( 1.45 m ) at the posts to 4 feet ( 1.2 m ) and the distance from the service line to the net was reduced from 22 feet ( 6.7 m ) to 21 feet ( 6.4 m ) . Changes to the rules made a service touching the net , but otherwise good , a 'let ' ; while a player touching the net , or volleying before the ball crossed the net , lost the point . Scoreboards were provided for the first time .
Dr Joshua Pim FRCSI ( 20 May 1869 - 15 April 1942 ) was a medical doctor and world No . 1 Irish amateur tennis player . He won the Wimbledon men 's singles title two years in a row , in 1893 and 1894 . He won the Wimbledon men 's doubles in 1890 and 1893 .
The 1893 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 10 July until 20 July . It was the 17th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1893 .
The 1894 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 9 July until 18 July . It was the 18th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1894 .
Sir Norman Everard Brookes ( 14 November 1877 - 28 September 1968 ) was an Australian tennis player . During his career he won three Grand Slam singles titles , Wimbledon in 1907 and 1914 and the Australasian Championships in 1911 . Brookes was part of the Australasian Davis Cup team that won the title on six occasions . The Australian Open men 's singles trophy , the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup , is named in his honour . After his active playing career Brookes became president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia .
The 1907 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 24 June until 5 July . It was the 31st staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1907 . The Prince and Princess of Wales ( the future George V and Queen Mary ) came as spectators . The Centre Court was protected by a tarpaulin cover for the first time .
The 1914 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July . It was the 38th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1914 . It was the last championship before a four-year hiatus due to World War I .
Gerald Leighton Patterson MC ( 17 December 1895 - 13 June 1967 ) was an Australian tennis player . Patterson was active in the decade following World War I . During his career he won three Grand Slam tournaments in the singles event as well as six titles in the doubles competition and one title in mixed doubles . He was born in Melbourne , educated at Scotch College and Trinity Grammar School and died in Melbourne on 13 June 1967 . He was the co-World No . 1 player for 1919 along with Bill Johnston .
The 1919 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , United Kingdom . The tournament ran from 23 June until 7 July . It was the 39th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1919 . It was the first Wimbledon championship after a four-year hiatus due to World War I .
The 1922 Wimbledon Championships were the 42nd edition of the prestigious tennis tournament , held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London . The tournament ran from 26 June until 10 July . It was the 42nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1922 . This edition of Wimbledon was historically important as being the first in which all defending champions were required to play in the main draw . Previously , the Gentlemen 's Singles , Ladies ' Singles , and Gentlemen 's Doubles used a system known as the Challenge Round , in which the reigning champions were granted an automatic bye into the final while all other competitors played in a tournament to determine the final opponent . It was also the first Championships played at the present site in Church Road .