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1. Shard Calculation

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Calculated Shard: 62 (from laksa038)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa062.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.britannica.com/sports/Wimbledon-Championships\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.britannica.com/sports/Wimbledon-Championships\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/Wimbledon-Championships","crawl_time":1776133892,"first_indexed_time":1473216316,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,britannica!www,\/sports\/Wimbledon-Championships s443","src_root_hash":"5455945239613777662","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Wimbledon Championships | 2025, Location, Winners, Tennis, History, & Records | Britannica","meta_descriptions":["The Wimbledon Championships are an internationally known tennis tournament played annually in London at Wimbledon. The competition, held in late June and early July, is one of the four annual Grand Slam tennis events—along with the Australian, French, and U.S. Opens—and is the only one still played on natural grass."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Top Questions\nHow much do Wimbledon finalists get paid?\nWho won Wimbledon in 2025?\nWhich man has won Wimbledon the most times?\nWhich woman has won Wimbledon the most times?\nNews\n•\nWimbledon Championships\n,  major international\ntennis\ntournament played annually at\nWimbledon\n, a neighborhood in\nMerton\n, an outer borough of\nLondon\n. The competition, held in late June and early July, is one of the four annual Grand Slam tennis events—along with the\nAustralian\n,\nFrench\n, and\nU.S. Opens\n—and is the only one still played on natural grass.\nThe first Wimbledon championship was held in 1877 on one of the\ncroquet\nlawns of the All\nEngland\nCroquet and Lawn Tennis Club (since 1899 the\nAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club\n). In 1884 a women’s championship was introduced at Wimbledon, and the national men’s doubles was transferred there from\nOxford\n. Mixed doubles and women’s doubles were inaugurated in 1913.\nThe Wimbledon Championships, originally played by\namateurs\n, were opened to professional players in 1968;\nRod Laver\nof\nAustralia\nand\nBillie Jean King\nof the\nUnited States\nwon the singles events that year. The current championships, in addition to men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles, include events for junior boys and girls. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum chronicles the history of the sport.\nBritannica Quiz\nGreat Moments in Sports Quiz\nNotable records and accomplishments\nBjörn Borg\nSweden's Björn Borg returning a shot at Wimbledon in 1976, the first of his five consecutive singles titles in the tournament.\nIn 1920\nSuzanne Lenglen\nof\nFrance\nbecame the first person to win three Wimbledon championships (in singles and doubles events) in a single year; in 1937\nDon Budge\nof the United States became the first man to win three Wimbledon championships in a single year. (In 1938 he repeated that feat, and he also won the other three major championships, thereby completing a\ncalendar-year Grand Slam\n.) In 1980\nBjörn Borg\nof\nSweden\nwon the men’s singles for a fifth consecutive year; this was a feat not achieved since the winning streaks of\nWilliam Renshaw\n(1880s) and\nLaurie Doherty\n(1900s), which were held under the old challenge-round system that gave an advantage to defending champions.\n(Why Do Tennis Players Wear White at Wimbledon?\nFind out in this article.\n)\nAll-time women's singles champion\nAmerican tennis player Martina Navratilova returning the ball during a Wimbledon match against Peanut Louie, 1984. Navratilova went on to win the women's singles championship title that year. Between 1978 and 1990 Navratilova won the singles title a record nine times.\nMartina Navratilova\nof the United States won six consecutive women’s championships (1982–87),\neclipsing\nthe record of Lenglen (1919–23). In 1990 Navratilova captured her ninth singles title to break the record set by\nHelen Wills\n. Other standout modern players include\nSteffi Graf\nof\nGermany\nand\nSerena Williams\nof the United States, both of whom won seven Wimbledon singles titles (early 20th-century British women’s champion\nDorothea Lambert Chambers\nalso won the singles title seven times). On the men’s singles side, later notable players at Wimbledon include\nPete Sampras\nof the United States, who in 2000 won his seventh title to tie Renshaw, and\nNovak Djokovic\nof Serbia, who won his seventh title in 2022. The winningest men’s player is\nRoger Federer\nof\nSwitzerland\n, who captured a record eight Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2017.\nWimbledon singles champions\nA list of Wimbledon singles champions is provided in the table.\nByname of:\nAll-England Championships\nGo beyond the basics with trusted, in-depth knowledge for professionals, students, and lifelong learners.\nSUBSCRIBE\nAll-England (Wimbledon) Tennis Championships—singles\nyear\nmen\nwomen\n1\nTournament canceled because of World War I.\n2\nTournament canceled because of World War II.\n3\nOpen since 1968.\n4\nTournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.\n1877\nSpencer W. Gore (U.K.)\n1878\nFrank Hadow (U.K.)\n1879\nJohn T. Hartley (U.K.)\n1880\nJohn T. Hartley (U.K.)\n1881\nWillie Renshaw (U.K.)\n1882\nWillie Renshaw (U.K.)\n1883\nWillie Renshaw (U.K.)\n1884\nWillie Renshaw (U.K.)\nMaud Watson (U.K.)\n1885\nWillie Renshaw (U.K.)\nMaud Watson (U.K.)\n1886\nWillie Renshaw (U.K.)\nBlanche Bingley (U.K.)\n1887\nHerbert Lawford (U.K.)\nCharlotte Dod (U.K.)\n1888\nErnest Renshaw (U.K.)\nCharlotte Dod (U.K.)\n1889\nWillie Renshaw (U.K.)\nBlanche Bingley Hillyard (U.K.)\n1890\nWiloby Hamilton (U.K.)\nHelena Rice (U.K.)\n1891\nWilifred Baddeley (U.K.)\nCharlotte Dod (U.K.)\n1892\nWilifred Baddeley (U.K.)\nCharlotte Dod (U.K.)\n1893\nJoshua Pim (U.K.)\nCharlotte Dod (U.K.)\n1894\nJoshua Pim (U.K.)\nBlanche Hillyard (U.K.)\n1895\nWilifred Baddeley (U.K.)\nCharlotte Cooper (U.K.)\n1896\nHarold Mahony (U.K.)\nCharlotte Cooper (U.K.)\n1897\nReggie Doherty (U.K.)\nBlanche Hillyard (U.K.)\n1898\nReggie Doherty (U.K.)\nCharlotte Cooper (U.K.)\n1899\nReggie Doherty (U.K.)\nBlanche Hillyard (U.K.)\n1900\nReggie Doherty (U.K.)\nBlanche Hillyard (U.K.)\n1901\nArthur Gore (U.K.)\nCharlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.)\n1902\nLaurie Doherty (U.K.)\nMuriel Robb (U.K.)\n1903\nLaurie Doherty (U.K.)\nDorothea Douglass (U.K.)\n1904\nLaurie Doherty (U.K.)\nDorothea Douglass (U.K.)\n1905\nLaurie Doherty (U.K.)\nMay Sutton (U.S.)\n1906\nLaurie Doherty (U.K.)\nDorothea Douglass (U.K.)\n1907\nNorman Brookes (Austl.)\nMay Sutton (U.S.)\n1908\nArthur Gore (U.K.)\nCharlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.)\n1909\nArthur Gore (U.K.)\nDora Boothby (U.K.)\n1910\nTony Wilding (N.Z.)\nDorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.)\n1911\nTony Wilding (N.Z.)\nDorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.)\n1912\nTony Wilding (N.Z.)\nEthel Larcombe (U.K.)\n1913\nTony Wilding (N.Z.)\nDorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.)\n1914\nNorman Brookes (Austl.)\nDorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.)\n1915–18\n1\nnot held\n1919\nGerald Patterson (Austl.)\nSuzanne Lenglen (France)\n1920\nBill Tilden (U.S.)\nSuzanne Lenglen (France)\n1921\nBill Tilden (U.S.)\nSuzanne Lenglen (France)\n1922\nGerald Patterson (Austl.)\nSuzanne Lenglen (France)\n1923\nBill Johnston (U.S.)\nSuzanne Lenglen (France)\n1924\nJean Borotra (France)\nKitty McKane (U.K.)\n1925\nRené Lacoste (France)\nSuzanne Lenglen (France)\n1926\nJean Borotra (France)\nKitty McKane Godfree (U.K.)\n1927\nHenri Cochet (France)\nHelen Wills (U.S.)\n1928\nRené Lacoste (France)\nHelen Wills (U.S.)\n1929\nHenri Cochet (France)\nHelen Wills (U.S.)\n1930\nBill Tilden (U.S.)\nHelen Wills Moody (U.S.)\n1931\nSidney Wood (U.S.)\nCilly Aussem (Ger.)\n1932\nEllsworth Vines (U.S.)\nHelen Wills Moody (U.S.)\n1933\nJack Crawford (Austl.)\nHelen Wills Moody (U.S.)\n1934\nFred Perry (U.K.)\nDorothy Round (U.K.)\n1935\nFred Perry (U.K.)\nHelen Wills Moody (U.S.)\n1936\nFred Perry (U.K.)\nHelen Jacobs (U.S.)\n1937\nDon Budge (U.S.)\nDorothy Round (U.K.)\n1938\nDon Budge (U.S.)\nHelen Wills Moody (U.S.)\n1939\nBobby Riggs (U.S.)\nAlice Marble (U.S.)\n1940–45\n2\nnot held\n1946\nYvon Petra (France)\nPauline Betz (U.S.)\n1947\nJack Kramer (U.S.)\nMargaret Osborne (U.S.)\n1948\nBob Falkenburg (U.S.)\nLouise Brough (U.S.)\n1949\nTed Schroeder (U.S.)\nLouise Brough (U.S.)\n1950\nBudge Patty (U.S.)\nLouise Brough (U.S.)\n1951\nDick Savitt (U.S.)\nDoris Hart (U.S.)\n1952\nFrank Sedgman (Austl.)\nMaureen Connolly (U.S.)\n1953\nViv Seixas (U.S.)\nMaureen Connolly (U.S.)\n1954\nJaroslav Drobny (Czech.)\nMaureen Connolly (U.S.)\n1955\nTony Trabert (U.S.)\nLouise Brough (U.S.)\n1956\nLew Hoad (Austl.)\nShirley Fry (U.S.)\n1957\nLew Hoad (Austl.)\nAlthea Gibson (U.S.)\n1958\nAshley Cooper (Austl.)\nAlthea Gibson (U.S.)\n1959\nAlejandro Olmedo (Peru)\nMaria Bueno (Braz.)\n1960\nNeale Fraser (Austl.)\nMaria Bueno (Braz.)\n1961\nRod Laver (Austl.)\nAngela Mortimer (U.K.)\n1962\nRod Laver (Austl.)\nKaren Susman (U.S.)\n1963\nChuck McKinley (U.S.)\nMargaret Smith (Austl.)\n1964\nRoy Emerson (Austl.)\nMaria Bueno (Braz.)\n1965\nRoy Emerson (Austl.)\nMargaret Smith (Austl.)\n1966\nManolo Santana (Spain)\nBillie Jean King (U.S.)\n1967\nJohn Newcombe (Austl.)\nBillie Jean King (U.S.)\n1968\n3\nRod Laver (Austl.)\nBillie Jean King (U.S.)\n1969\nRod Laver (Austl.)\nAnn Jones (U.K.)\n1970\nJohn Newcombe (Austl.)\nMargaret Smith Court (Austl.)\n1971\nJohn Newcombe (Austl.)\nEvonne Goolagong (Austl.)\n1972\nStan Smith (U.S.)\nBillie Jean King (U.S.)\n1973\nJan Kodes (Czech.)\nBillie Jean King (U.S.)\n1974\nJimmy Connors (U.S.)\nChris Evert (U.S.)\n1975\nArthur Ashe (U.S.)\nBillie Jean King (U.S.)\n1976\nBjorn Borg (Swed.)\nChris Evert (U.S.)\n1977\nBjorn Borg (Swed.)\nVirginia Wade (U.K.)\n1978\nBjorn Borg (Swed.)\nMartina Navratilova (Czech.)\n1979\nBjorn Borg (Swed.)\nMartina Navratilova (Czech.)\n1980\nBjorn Borg (Swed.)\nEvonne Goolagong Cawley (Austl.)\n1981\nJohn McEnroe (U.S.)\nChris Evert Lloyd (U.S.)\n1982\nJimmy Connors (U.S.)\nMartina Navratilova (U.S.)\n1983\nJohn McEnroe (U.S.)\nMartina Navratilova (U.S.)\n1984\nJohn McEnroe (U.S.)\nMartina Navratilova (U.S.)\n1985\nBoris Becker (W.Ger.)\nMartina Navratilova (U.S.)\n1986\nBoris Becker (W.Ger.)\nMartina Navratilova (U.S.)\n1987\nPat Cash (Austl.)\nMartina Navratilova (U.S.)\n1988\nStefan Edberg (Swed.)\nSteffi Graf (W.Ger.)\n1989\nBoris Becker (W.Ger.)\nSteffi Graf (W.Ger.)\n1990\nStefan Edberg (Swed.)\nMartina Navratilova (U.S.)\n1991\nMichael Stich (Ger.)\nSteffi Graf (Ger.)\n1992\nAndre Agassi (U.S.)\nSteffi Graf (Ger.)\n1993\nPete Sampras (U.S.)\nSteffi Graf (Ger.)\n1994\nPete Sampras (U.S.)\nConchita Martinez (Spain)\n1995\nPete Sampras (U.S.)\nSteffi Graf (Ger.)\n1996\nRichard Krajicek (Neth.)\nSteffi Graf (Ger.)\n1997\nPete Sampras (U.S.)\nMartina Hingis (Switz.)\n1998\nPete Sampras (U.S.)\nJana Novotna (Cz.Rep.)\n1999\nPete Sampras (U.S.)\nLindsay Davenport (U.S.)\n2000\nPete Sampras (U.S.)\nVenus Williams (U.S.)\n2001\nGoran Ivanisevic (Cro.)\nVenus Williams (U.S.)\n2002\nLleyton Hewitt (Austl.)\nSerena Williams (U.S.)\n2003\nRoger Federer (Switz.)\nSerena Williams (U.S.)\n2004\nRoger Federer (Switz.)\nMaria Sharapova (Russia)\n2005\nRoger Federer (Switz.)\nVenus Williams (U.S.)\n2006\nRoger Federer (Switz.)\nAmelie Mauresmo (France)\n2007\nRoger Federer (Switz.)\nVenus Williams (U.S.)\n2008\nRafael Nadal (Spain)\nVenus Williams (U.S.)\n2009\nRoger Federer (Switz.)\nSerena Williams (U.S.)\n2010\nRafael Nadal (Spain)\nSerena Williams (U.S.)\n2011\nNovak Djokovic (Serbia)\nPetra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.)\n2012\nRoger Federer (Switz.)\nSerena Williams (U.S.)\n2013\nAndy Murray (U.K.)\nMarion Bartoli (France)\n2014\nNovak Djokovic (Serbia)\nPetra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.)\n2015\nNovak Djokovic (Serbia)\nSerena Williams (U.S.)\n2016\nAndy Murray (U.K.)\nSerena Williams (U.S.)\n2017\nRoger Federer (Switz.)\nGarbiñe Muguruza (Spain)\n2018\nNovak Djokovic (Serbia)\nAngelique Kerber (Ger.)\n2019\nNovak Djokovic (Serbia)\nSimona Halep (Rom.)\n2020\n4\nnot held\n2021\nNovak Djokovic (Serbia)\nAshleigh Barty (Austl.)\n2022\nNovak Djokovic (Serbia)\nElena Rybakina (Kazakh.)\n2023\nCarlos Alcaraz (Spain)\nMarketa Vondrousova (Czech.)\n2024\nCarlos Alcaraz (Spain)\nBarbora Krejcikova (Czech.)\n2025\nJannik Sinner (Italy)\nIga Świątek (Pol.)\nWimbledon doubles champions\nA list of Wimbledon doubles champions is provided in the table.\nAll-England (Wimbledon) Tennis Championships—doubles\nyear\nmen\nwomen\n1\nTournament canceled because of World War I.\n2\nTournament canceled because of World War II.\n3\nTournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.\n1879\nRobert Erskine, Herbert Lawford\n1880\nWillie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw\n1881\nWillie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw\n1882\nJohn Hartley, R.T. Richardson\n1883\nC.W. Grinstead, C.E. Welldon\n1884\nWillie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw\n1885\nWillie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw\n1886\nWillie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw\n1887\nHerbert Wilberforce, Patrick Bowes-Lyon\n1888\nWillie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw\n1889\nWillie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw\n1890\nJoshua Pim, Frank Stoker\n1891\nWilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley\n1892\nErnest Lewis, Harry Barlow\n1893\nJoshua Pim, Frank Stoker\n1894\nWilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley\n1895\nWilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley\n1896\nWilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley\n1897\nReggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty\n1898\nReggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty\n1899\nReggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty\n1900\nReggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty\n1901\nReggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty\n1902\nSidney Smith, Frank Riseley\n1903\nReggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty\n1904\nReggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty\n1905\nReggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty\n1906\nSidney Smith, Frank Riseley\n1907\nNorman Brookes, Tony Wilding\n1908\nTony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie\n1909\nArthur Gore, Herbert Roper Barrett\n1910\nTony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie\n1911\nÁndre Gobert, Max Decugis\n1912\nHerbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon\n1913\nHerbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon\nWinifred McNair, Dora Boothby\n1914\nNorman Brookes, Tony Wilding\nElizabeth Ryan, Agnes Morton\n1915–18\n1\nnot held\n1919\nRonald Thomas, Pat O'Hara Wood\nSuzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan\n1920\nDick Williams, Chuck Garland\nSuzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan\n1921\nRandolph Lycett, Max Woosnam\nSuzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan\n1922\nJames Anderson, Randolph Lycett\nSuzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan\n1923\nLeslie Godfree, Randolph Lycett\nSuzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan\n1924\nFrank Hunter, Vinnie Richards\nHazel Wightman, Helen Wills\n1925\nJean Borotra, Rene Lacoste\nSuzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan\n1926\nJacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet\nMary Browne, Elizabeth Ryan\n1927\nFrank Hunter, Bill Tilden\nHelen Wills, Elizabeth Ryan\n1928\nJacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet\nPeggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson\n1929\nWilmer Allison, John Van Ryn\nPeggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson\n1930\nWilmer Allison, John Van Ryn\nHelen Wills Moody, Elizabeth Ryan\n1931\nGeorge Lott, John Van Ryn\nPhyllis Mudford, Dorothy Barron\n1932\nJean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon\nDoris Metaxa, Josanne Sigart\n1933\nJean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon\nElizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu\n1934\nGeorge Lott, Lester Stoefen\nElizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu\n1935\nJack Crawford, Adrian Quist\nFreda James, Kay Stammers\n1936\nPat Hughes, Charles Tuckey\nFreda James, Kay Stammers\n1937\nDon Budge, Gene Mako\nSimone Mathieu, Billie Yorke\n1938\nDon Budge, Gene Mako\nSarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble\n1939\nElwood Cooke, Bobby Riggs\nSarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble\n1940–45\n2\nnot held\n1946\nTom Brown, Jack Kramer\nLouise Brough, Margaret Osborne\n1947\nBob Falkenburg, Jack Kramer\nPat Todd, Doris Hart\n1948\nJohn Bromwich, Frank Sedgman\nLouise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont\n1949\nPancho Gonzales, Frank Parker\nLouise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont\n1950\nJohn Bromwich, Adrian Quist\nLouise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont\n1951\nKen McGregor, Frank Sedgman\nDoris Hart, Shirley Fry\n1952\nKen McGregor, Frank Sedgman\nDoris Hart, Shirley Fry\n1953\nLew Hoad, Ken Rosewall\nDoris Hart, Shirley Fry\n1954\nRex Hartwig, Mervyn Rose\nLouise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont\n1955\nRex Hartwig, Lew Hoad\nAngela Mortimer, Anne Shilcock\n1956\nLew Hoad, Ken Rosewall\nAngela Buxton, Althea Gibson\n1957\nBudge Patty, Gardnar Mulloy\nAlthea Gibson, Darlene Hard\n1958\nSven Davidson, Ulf Schmidt\nMaria Bueno, Althea Gibson\n1959\nRoy Emerson, Neale Fraser\nJeane Arth, Darlene Hard\n1960\nRafael Osuna, Dennis Ralston\nMaria Bueno, Darlene Hard\n1961\nRoy Emerson, Neale Fraser\nKaren Hantze, Billie Jean Moffitt\n1962\nBob Hewitt, Fred Stolle\nBillie Jean Moffitt, Karen Hantze Susman\n1963\nRafael Osuna, Antonio Palafox\nMaria Bueno, Darlene Hard\n1964\nBob Hewitt, Fred Stolle\nMargaret Smith, Lesley Turner\n1965\nJohn Newcombe, Tony Roche\nMaria Bueno, Billie Jean Moffitt\n1966\nKen Fletcher, John Newcombe\nMaria Bueno, Nancy Richey\n1967\nBob Hewitt, Frew McMillan\nRosie Casals, Billie Jean Moffitt King\n1968\nJohn Newcombe, Tony Roche\nRosie Casals, Billie Jean King\n1969\nJohn Newcombe, Tony Roche\nMargaret Smith Court, Judy Tegart\n1970\nJohn Newcombe, Tony Roche\nRosie Casals, Billie Jean King\n1971\nRoy Emerson, Rod Laver\nRosie Casals, Billie Jean King\n1972\nBob Hewitt, Frew McMillan\nBillie Jean King, Betty Stove\n1973\nJimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase\nRosie Casals, Billie Jean King\n1974\nJohn Newcombe, Tony Roche\nEvonne Goolagong, Peggy Michel\n1975\nVitas Gerulaitis, Alex Mayer\nAnn Kiyomura, Kazuko Sawamatsu\n1976\nBrian Gottfried, Raul Ramirez\nChris Evert, Martina Navratilova\n1977\nGoss Case, Geoff Masters\nHelen Gourlay Cawley, JoAnne Russell\n1978\nBob Hewitt, Frew McMillan\nKerry Reid, Wendy Turnbull\n1979\nJohn McEnroe, Peter Fleming\nBillie Jean King, Martina Navratilova\n1980\nPeter McNamara, Paul McNamee\nKathy Jordan, Anne Smith\n1981\nJohn McEnroe, Peter Fleming\nMartina Navratilova, Pam Shriver\n1982\nPeter McNamara, Paul McNamee\nMartina Navratilova, Pam Shriver\n1983\nJohn McEnroe, Peter Fleming\nMartina Navratilova, Pam Shriver\n1984\nJohn McEnroe, Peter Fleming\nMartina Navratilova, Pam Shriver\n1985\nHeinz Günthardt, Balazs Taroczy\nKathy Jordan, Elizabeth Smylie\n1986\nJoakim Nyström, Mats Wilander\nMartina Navratilova, Pam Shriver\n1987\nRobert Seguso, Ken Flach\nClaudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Sukova\n1988\nRobert Seguso, Ken Flach\nSteffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini\n1989\nJohn Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd\nJana Novotna, Helena Sukova\n1990\nRick Leach, Jim Pugh\nJana Novotna, Helena Sukova\n1991\nJohn Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd\nLarisa Savchenko, Natalia Zvereva\n1992\nJohn McEnroe, Michael Stich\nGigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva\n1993\nTodd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde\nGigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva\n1994\nTodd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde\nGigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva\n1995\nTodd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde\nArantxa Sánchez Vicario, Jana Novotna\n1996\nTodd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde\nHelena Sukova, Martina Hingis\n1997\nTodd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde\nGigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva\n1998\nJacco Eltingh, Paul Haarhuis\nMartina Hingis, Jana Novotna\n1999\nMahesh Bhupathi, Leander Paes\nLindsay Davenport, Corina Morariu\n2000\nTodd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde\nSerena Williams, Venus Williams\n2001\nDonald Johnson, Jared Palmer\nLisa Raymond, Rennae Stubbs\n2002\nJonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge\nSerena Williams, Venus Williams\n2003\nJonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge\nKim Clijsters, Ai Sugiyama\n2004\nJonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge\nCara Black, Rennae Stubbs\n2005\nStephen Huss, Wesley Moodie\nCara Black, Liezel Huber\n2006\nBob Bryan, Mike Bryan\nZi Yan, Jie Zheng\n2007\nArnaud Clément, Michael Llodra\nCara Black, Liezel Huber\n2008\nDaniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic\nSerena Williams, Venus Williams\n2009\nDaniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic\nSerena Williams, Venus Williams\n2010\nJungen 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She went on the win the tournament, her fifth career women's Wimbledon singles championship.\n\n(more)\n\n# Wimbledon Championships\ntennis\n\nHomework Help\n\nAlso known as: All-England Championships\n\nWritten and fact-checked by\n\n[Britannica Editors Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/editor\/The-Editors-of-Encyclopaedia-Britannica\/4419)\n\nBritannica Editors\n\nLast updated\n\nMar. 23, 2026\n\n•[History](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/Wimbledon-Championships\/additional-info#history)\n\n![Britannica AI Icon](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/mendel-resources\/3-179\/images\/chatbot\/star-ai.svg?v=3.179.9) Britannica AI\n\nAsk Anything\n\nTable of Contents\n\nTable of Contents\n\nAsk Anything\n\nTop Questions\n\n### How much do Wimbledon finalists get paid?\nIn 2025 the singles champions receive \\$4,108,950, and the runner-ups receive \\$2,081,868. The doubles champions earn \\$931,362 per pair, and the runner-ups earn \\$472,529. Men and women have earned the same amounts at Wimbledon since 2007.\n\n### Who won Wimbledon in 2025?\nIn 2025 [Jannik Sinner](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Jannik-Sinner) won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon, defeating [Carlos Alcaraz](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Carlos-Alcaraz) of Spain in four sets. [Iga Świątek](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Iga-Swiatek) of Poland won the women’s singles title. She beat American Amanda Anisimova in straight sets, 6–0, 6–0. It was the first time since 1911 that a player had failed to win a game in the women’s championship match.\n\n### Which man has won Wimbledon the most times?\n[Roger Federer](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Roger-Federer) won the men’s singles Wimbledon title a record eight times between 2003 and 2017. [William Renshaw](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Renshaw-brothers), [Pete Sampras](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Pete-Sampras), and [Novak Djokovic](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Novak-Djokovic) have each won the tournament seven times.\n\n### Which woman has won Wimbledon the most times?\n[Martin Navratilova](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Martina-Navratilova) won the women’s singles Wimbledon title a record nine times between 1978 and 1990. She is followed in the record books by [Helen Wills](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Helen-Wills) (eight titles) and [Dorothea Lambert Chambers](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Dorothea-Lambert-Chambers), [Steffi Graf](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Steffi-Graf), and [Serena Williams](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Serena-Williams) (all of whom won seven titles).\n\n## News •\n[Iga Swiatek parts with coach after Miami Open shock](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/news\/644881\/a214e672ba763dc08462c5fd1bc8889f)\n\n• Mar. 23, 2026, 11:20 AM ET (AP)\n\n...(Show more)\n\n[Wimbledon introduces video review on six courts for this year's tournament](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/news\/644881\/778537b6605778714781f94615e036b9)  • Mar. 21, 2026, 7:13 AM ET (AP)\n\nShow less\n\n**Wimbledon Championships**, major international [tennis](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/tennis) tournament played annually at [Wimbledon](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Wimbledon), a neighborhood in [Merton](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Merton-borough-London), an outer borough of [London](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/London). The competition, held in late June and early July, is one of the four annual Grand Slam tennis events—along with the [Australian](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/Australian-Open), [French](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/French-Open), and [U.S. Opens](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/US-Open-tennis)—and is the only one still played on natural grass.\n\n## History\n[![Sutton versus Douglass at Wimbledon](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/73\/60173-004-13A28754\/Sutton-champion-women-Wimbledon-Dorothea-Douglass-match-1905.jpg?w=300)](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/73\/60173-004-13A28754\/Sutton-champion-women-Wimbledon-Dorothea-Douglass-match-1905.jpg)\n\n[Sutton versus Douglass at Wimbledon](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/73\/60173-004-13A28754\/Sutton-champion-women-Wimbledon-Dorothea-Douglass-match-1905.jpg)May Sutton, the first U.S. women's champion to win at Wimbledon, in her match with Dorothea Douglass (U.K.), 1905.\n\n(more)\n\nThe first Wimbledon championship was held in 1877 on one of the [croquet](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/croquet) lawns of the All [England](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/England) Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club (since 1899 the [All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/All-England-Lawn-Tennis-and-Croquet-Club)). In 1884 a women’s championship was introduced at Wimbledon, and the national men’s doubles was transferred there from [Oxford](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Oxford-England). Mixed doubles and women’s doubles were inaugurated in 1913.\n\n[![All-England Championships](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/75\/117075-004-F504D2FB\/women-Wimbledon-men-singles-trophies.jpg?w=300)](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/75\/117075-004-F504D2FB\/women-Wimbledon-men-singles-trophies.jpg)\n\n[All-England Championships](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/75\/117075-004-F504D2FB\/women-Wimbledon-men-singles-trophies.jpg)Wimbledon women's (top) and men's singles trophies.\n\n(more)\n\nThe Wimbledon Championships, originally played by [amateurs](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/dictionary\/amateurs), were opened to professional players in 1968; [Rod Laver](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Rod-Laver) of [Australia](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Australia) and [Billie Jean King](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Billie-Jean-King) of the [United States](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/United-States) won the singles events that year. The current championships, in addition to men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles, include events for junior boys and girls. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum chronicles the history of the sport.\n\n[![Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (tennis, sports)](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/74\/234474-131-7CBD1A96\/Serena-Williams-womens-single-trophy-Australian-Open-Januray-28-2017.jpg) Britannica Quiz Great Moments in Sports Quiz](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/quiz\/great-moments-in-sports-quiz)\n\n## Notable records and accomplishments\n[![Björn Borg](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/39\/26139-050-53196601\/Bjorn-Borg-Sweden-shot-first-singles-titles-1976.jpg?w=300)](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/39\/26139-050-53196601\/Bjorn-Borg-Sweden-shot-first-singles-titles-1976.jpg)\n\n[Björn Borg](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/39\/26139-050-53196601\/Bjorn-Borg-Sweden-shot-first-singles-titles-1976.jpg)Sweden's Björn Borg returning a shot at Wimbledon in 1976, the first of his five consecutive singles titles in the tournament.\n\n(more)\n\nIn 1920 [Suzanne Lenglen](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Suzanne-Lenglen) of [France](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/France) became the first person to win three Wimbledon championships (in singles and doubles events) in a single year; in 1937 [Don Budge](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Don-Budge) of the United States became the first man to win three Wimbledon championships in a single year. (In 1938 he repeated that feat, and he also won the other three major championships, thereby completing a [calendar-year Grand Slam](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/career-Grand-Slam-singles-champions).) In 1980 [Björn Borg](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Bjorn-Borg) of [Sweden](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Sweden) won the men’s singles for a fifth consecutive year; this was a feat not achieved since the winning streaks of [William Renshaw](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Renshaw-brothers) (1880s) and [Laurie Doherty](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Doherty-brothers) (1900s), which were held under the old challenge-round system that gave an advantage to defending champions.\n\n*(Why Do Tennis Players Wear White at Wimbledon? [Find out in this article.](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/story\/why-do-tennis-players-wear-white-at-wimbledon))*\n\n[![All-time women's singles champion](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/83\/231383-050-C40CF56C\/Martina-Navratilova-in-action-Wimbledon-1984.jpg?w=300)](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/83\/231383-050-C40CF56C\/Martina-Navratilova-in-action-Wimbledon-1984.jpg)\n\n[All-time women's singles champion](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/83\/231383-050-C40CF56C\/Martina-Navratilova-in-action-Wimbledon-1984.jpg)American tennis player Martina Navratilova returning the ball during a Wimbledon match against Peanut Louie, 1984. Navratilova went on to win the women's singles championship title that year. Between 1978 and 1990 Navratilova won the singles title a record nine times.\n\n(more)\n\n[Martina Navratilova](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Martina-Navratilova) of the United States won six consecutive women’s championships (1982–87), [eclipsing](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/dictionary\/eclipsing) the record of Lenglen (1919–23). In 1990 Navratilova captured her ninth singles title to break the record set by [Helen Wills](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Helen-Wills). Other standout modern players include [Steffi Graf](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Steffi-Graf) of [Germany](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Germany) and [Serena Williams](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Serena-Williams) of the United States, both of whom won seven Wimbledon singles titles (early 20th-century British women’s champion [Dorothea Lambert Chambers](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Dorothea-Lambert-Chambers) also won the singles title seven times). On the men’s singles side, later notable players at Wimbledon include [Pete Sampras](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Pete-Sampras) of the United States, who in 2000 won his seventh title to tie Renshaw, and [Novak Djokovic](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Novak-Djokovic) of Serbia, who won his seventh title in 2022. The winningest men’s player is [Roger Federer](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Roger-Federer) of [Switzerland](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Switzerland), who captured a record eight Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2017.\n\n## Wimbledon singles champions\nA list of Wimbledon singles champions is provided in the table.\n\nByname of:\n\nAll-England Championships\n\n*(Show more)*\n\nRelated Topics:\n\n[tennis](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/tennis)\n\n[Why Do Tennis Players Wear White at Wimbledon?](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/story\/why-do-tennis-players-wear-white-at-wimbledon)\n\n*(Show more)*\n\nNotable Honorees:\n\n[Novak Djokovic](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Novak-Djokovic)\n\n[Rafael Nadal](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Rafael-Nadal)\n\n[Serena Williams](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Serena-Williams)\n\n[Jannik Sinner](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Jannik-Sinner)\n\n*(Show more)*\n\n[See all related content](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/facts\/Wimbledon-Championships)\n\nExplore Britannica Premium\\!\n\nGo beyond the basics with trusted, in-depth knowledge for professionals, students, and lifelong learners.\n\n[SUBSCRIBE](https:\/\/premium.britannica.com\/premium-membership\/?utm_source=premium&utm_medium=inline-cta&utm_campaign=basics-2026)\n\n![Penguin, ship, mountain, atlas](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/marketing\/inline-left.webp)\n\n![shohei ohtani, plants, andy wharhol art](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/marketing\/inline-right.webp)\n\n![Mobile](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/marketing\/inline-mobile.webp?w=400)\n\n| year | men | women |\n|---|---|---|\n| 1Tournament canceled because of World War I. |   |   |\n| 2Tournament canceled because of World War II. |   |   |\n| 3Open since 1968. |   |   |\n| 4Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. |   |   |\n| 1877 | Spencer W. Gore (U.K.) |   |\n| 1878 | Frank Hadow (U.K.) |   |\n| 1879 | John T. Hartley (U.K.) |   |\n| 1880 | John T. Hartley (U.K.) |   |\n| 1881 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) |   |\n| 1882 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) |   |\n| 1883 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) |   |\n| 1884 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) | Maud Watson (U.K.) |\n| 1885 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) | Maud Watson (U.K.) |\n| 1886 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) | Blanche Bingley (U.K.) |\n| 1887 | Herbert Lawford (U.K.) | Charlotte Dod (U.K.) |\n| 1888 | Ernest Renshaw (U.K.) | Charlotte Dod (U.K.) |\n| 1889 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) | Blanche Bingley Hillyard (U.K.) |\n| 1890 | Wiloby Hamilton (U.K.) | Helena Rice (U.K.) |\n| 1891 | Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) | Charlotte Dod (U.K.) |\n| 1892 | Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) | Charlotte Dod (U.K.) |\n| 1893 | Joshua Pim (U.K.) | Charlotte Dod (U.K.) |\n| 1894 | Joshua Pim (U.K.) | Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) |\n| 1895 | Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) | Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) |\n| 1896 | Harold Mahony (U.K.) | Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) |\n| 1897 | Reggie Doherty (U.K.) | Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) |\n| 1898 | Reggie Doherty (U.K.) | Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) |\n| 1899 | Reggie Doherty (U.K.) | Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) |\n| 1900 | Reggie Doherty (U.K.) | Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) |\n| 1901 | Arthur Gore (U.K.) | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.) |\n| 1902 | Laurie Doherty (U.K.) | Muriel Robb (U.K.) |\n| 1903 | Laurie Doherty (U.K.) | Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) |\n| 1904 | Laurie Doherty (U.K.) | Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) |\n| 1905 | Laurie Doherty (U.K.) | May Sutton (U.S.) |\n| 1906 | Laurie Doherty (U.K.) | Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) |\n| 1907 | Norman Brookes (Austl.) | May Sutton (U.S.) |\n| 1908 | Arthur Gore (U.K.) | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.) |\n| 1909 | Arthur Gore (U.K.) | Dora Boothby (U.K.) |\n| 1910 | Tony Wilding (N.Z.) | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) |\n| 1911 | Tony Wilding (N.Z.) | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) |\n| 1912 | Tony Wilding (N.Z.) | Ethel Larcombe (U.K.) |\n| 1913 | Tony Wilding (N.Z.) | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) |\n| 1914 | Norman Brookes (Austl.) | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) |\n| 1915–181 | *not held* |   |\n| 1919 | Gerald Patterson (Austl.) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1920 | Bill Tilden (U.S.) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1921 | Bill Tilden (U.S.) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1922 | Gerald Patterson (Austl.) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1923 | Bill Johnston (U.S.) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1924 | Jean Borotra (France) | Kitty McKane (U.K.) |\n| 1925 | René Lacoste (France) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1926 | Jean Borotra (France) | Kitty McKane Godfree (U.K.) |\n| 1927 | Henri Cochet (France) | Helen Wills (U.S.) |\n| 1928 | René Lacoste (France) | Helen Wills (U.S.) |\n| 1929 | Henri Cochet (France) | Helen Wills (U.S.) |\n| 1930 | Bill Tilden (U.S.) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |\n| 1931 | Sidney Wood (U.S.) | Cilly Aussem (Ger.) |\n| 1932 | Ellsworth Vines (U.S.) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |\n| 1933 | Jack Crawford (Austl.) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |\n| 1934 | Fred Perry (U.K.) | Dorothy Round (U.K.) |\n| 1935 | Fred Perry (U.K.) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |\n| 1936 | Fred Perry (U.K.) | Helen Jacobs (U.S.) |\n| 1937 | Don Budge (U.S.) | Dorothy Round (U.K.) |\n| 1938 | Don Budge (U.S.) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |\n| 1939 | Bobby Riggs (U.S.) | Alice Marble (U.S.) |\n| 1940–452 | *not held* |   |\n| 1946 | Yvon Petra (France) | Pauline Betz (U.S.) |\n| 1947 | Jack Kramer (U.S.) | Margaret Osborne (U.S.) |\n| 1948 | Bob Falkenburg (U.S.) | Louise Brough (U.S.) |\n| 1949 | Ted Schroeder (U.S.) | Louise Brough (U.S.) |\n| 1950 | Budge Patty (U.S.) | Louise Brough (U.S.) |\n| 1951 | Dick Savitt (U.S.) | Doris Hart (U.S.) |\n| 1952 | Frank Sedgman (Austl.) | Maureen Connolly (U.S.) |\n| 1953 | Viv Seixas (U.S.) | Maureen Connolly (U.S.) |\n| 1954 | Jaroslav Drobny (Czech.) | Maureen Connolly (U.S.) |\n| 1955 | Tony Trabert (U.S.) | Louise Brough (U.S.) |\n| 1956 | Lew Hoad (Austl.) | Shirley Fry (U.S.) |\n| 1957 | Lew Hoad (Austl.) | Althea Gibson (U.S.) |\n| 1958 | Ashley Cooper (Austl.) | Althea Gibson (U.S.) |\n| 1959 | Alejandro Olmedo (Peru) | Maria Bueno (Braz.) |\n| 1960 | Neale Fraser (Austl.) | Maria Bueno (Braz.) |\n| 1961 | Rod Laver (Austl.) | Angela Mortimer (U.K.) |\n| 1962 | Rod Laver (Austl.) | Karen Susman (U.S.) |\n| 1963 | Chuck McKinley (U.S.) | Margaret Smith (Austl.) |\n| 1964 | Roy Emerson (Austl.) | Maria Bueno (Braz.) |\n| 1965 | Roy Emerson (Austl.) | Margaret Smith (Austl.) |\n| 1966 | Manolo Santana (Spain) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 1967 | John Newcombe (Austl.) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 19683 | Rod Laver (Austl.) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 1969 | Rod Laver (Austl.) | Ann Jones (U.K.) |\n| 1970 | John Newcombe (Austl.) | Margaret Smith Court (Austl.) |\n| 1971 | John Newcombe (Austl.) | Evonne Goolagong (Austl.) |\n| 1972 | Stan Smith (U.S.) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 1973 | Jan Kodes (Czech.) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 1974 | Jimmy Connors (U.S.) | Chris Evert (U.S.) |\n| 1975 | Arthur Ashe (U.S.) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 1976 | Bjorn Borg (Swed.) | Chris Evert (U.S.) |\n| 1977 | Bjorn Borg (Swed.) | Virginia Wade (U.K.) |\n| 1978 | Bjorn Borg (Swed.) | Martina Navratilova (Czech.) |\n| 1979 | Bjorn Borg (Swed.) | Martina Navratilova (Czech.) |\n| 1980 | Bjorn Borg (Swed.) | Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Austl.) |\n| 1981 | John McEnroe (U.S.) | Chris Evert Lloyd (U.S.) |\n| 1982 | Jimmy Connors (U.S.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1983 | John McEnroe (U.S.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1984 | John McEnroe (U.S.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1985 | Boris Becker (W.Ger.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1986 | Boris Becker (W.Ger.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1987 | Pat Cash (Austl.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1988 | Stefan Edberg (Swed.) | Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) |\n| 1989 | Boris Becker (W.Ger.) | Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) |\n| 1990 | Stefan Edberg (Swed.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1991 | Michael Stich (Ger.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |\n| 1992 | Andre Agassi (U.S.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |\n| 1993 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |\n| 1994 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Conchita Martinez (Spain) |\n| 1995 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |\n| 1996 | Richard Krajicek (Neth.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |\n| 1997 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Martina Hingis (Switz.) |\n| 1998 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Jana Novotna (Cz.Rep.) |\n| 1999 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) |\n| 2000 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Venus Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2001 | Goran Ivanisevic (Cro.) | Venus Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt (Austl.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2003 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2004 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Maria Sharapova (Russia) |\n| 2005 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Venus Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2006 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Amelie Mauresmo (France) |\n| 2007 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Venus Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2008 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Venus Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2009 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2010 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2011 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Petra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.) |\n| 2012 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2013 | Andy Murray (U.K.) | Marion Bartoli (France) |\n| 2014 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Petra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.) |\n| 2015 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2016 | Andy Murray (U.K.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2017 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) |\n| 2018 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Angelique Kerber (Ger.) |\n| 2019 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Simona Halep (Rom.) |\n| 20204 | *not held* |   |\n| 2021 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Ashleigh Barty (Austl.) |\n| 2022 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Elena Rybakina (Kazakh.) |\n| 2023 | Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Marketa Vondrousova (Czech.) |\n| 2024 | Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Barbora Krejcikova (Czech.) |\n| 2025 | Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Iga Świątek (Pol.) |\n\n## Wimbledon doubles champions\nA list of Wimbledon doubles champions is provided in the table.\n\n| year | men | women |\n|---|---|---|\n| 1Tournament canceled because of World War I. |   |   |\n| 2Tournament canceled because of World War II. |   |   |\n| 3Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. |   |   |\n| 1879 | Robert Erskine, Herbert Lawford |   |\n| 1880 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1881 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1882 | John Hartley, R.T. Richardson |   |\n| 1883 | C.W. Grinstead, C.E. Welldon |   |\n| 1884 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1885 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1886 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1887 | Herbert Wilberforce, Patrick Bowes-Lyon |   |\n| 1888 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1889 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1890 | Joshua Pim, Frank Stoker |   |\n| 1891 | Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley |   |\n| 1892 | Ernest Lewis, Harry Barlow |   |\n| 1893 | Joshua Pim, Frank Stoker |   |\n| 1894 | Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley |   |\n| 1895 | Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley |   |\n| 1896 | Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley |   |\n| 1897 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1898 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1899 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1900 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1901 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1902 | Sidney Smith, Frank Riseley |   |\n| 1903 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1904 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1905 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1906 | Sidney Smith, Frank Riseley |   |\n| 1907 | Norman Brookes, Tony Wilding |   |\n| 1908 | Tony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie |   |\n| 1909 | Arthur Gore, Herbert Roper Barrett |   |\n| 1910 | Tony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie |   |\n| 1911 | Ándre Gobert, Max Decugis |   |\n| 1912 | Herbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon |   |\n| 1913 | Herbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon | Winifred McNair, Dora Boothby |\n| 1914 | Norman Brookes, Tony Wilding | Elizabeth Ryan, Agnes Morton |\n| 1915–181 | *not held* |   |\n| 1919 | Ronald Thomas, Pat O'Hara Wood | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1920 | Dick Williams, Chuck Garland | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1921 | Randolph Lycett, Max Woosnam | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1922 | James Anderson, Randolph Lycett | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1923 | Leslie Godfree, Randolph Lycett | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1924 | Frank Hunter, Vinnie Richards | Hazel Wightman, Helen Wills |\n| 1925 | Jean Borotra, Rene Lacoste | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1926 | Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet | Mary Browne, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1927 | Frank Hunter, Bill Tilden | Helen Wills, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1928 | Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet | Peggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson |\n| 1929 | Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn | Peggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson |\n| 1930 | Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn | Helen Wills Moody, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1931 | George Lott, John Van Ryn | Phyllis Mudford, Dorothy Barron |\n| 1932 | Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon | Doris Metaxa, Josanne Sigart |\n| 1933 | Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon | Elizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu |\n| 1934 | George Lott, Lester Stoefen | Elizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu |\n| 1935 | Jack Crawford, Adrian Quist | Freda James, Kay Stammers |\n| 1936 | Pat Hughes, Charles Tuckey | Freda James, Kay Stammers |\n| 1937 | Don Budge, Gene Mako | Simone Mathieu, Billie Yorke |\n| 1938 | Don Budge, Gene Mako | Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble |\n| 1939 | Elwood Cooke, Bobby Riggs | Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble |\n| 1940–452 | *not held* |   |\n| 1946 | Tom Brown, Jack Kramer | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne |\n| 1947 | Bob Falkenburg, Jack Kramer | Pat Todd, Doris Hart |\n| 1948 | John Bromwich, Frank Sedgman | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont |\n| 1949 | Pancho Gonzales, Frank Parker | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont |\n| 1950 | John Bromwich, Adrian Quist | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont |\n| 1951 | Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman | Doris Hart, Shirley Fry |\n| 1952 | Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman | Doris Hart, Shirley Fry |\n| 1953 | Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall | Doris Hart, Shirley Fry |\n| 1954 | Rex Hartwig, Mervyn Rose | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont |\n| 1955 | Rex Hartwig, Lew Hoad | Angela Mortimer, Anne Shilcock |\n| 1956 | Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall | Angela Buxton, Althea Gibson |\n| 1957 | Budge Patty, Gardnar Mulloy | Althea Gibson, Darlene Hard |\n| 1958 | Sven Davidson, Ulf Schmidt | Maria Bueno, Althea Gibson |\n| 1959 | Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser | Jeane Arth, Darlene Hard |\n| 1960 | Rafael Osuna, Dennis Ralston | Maria Bueno, Darlene Hard |\n| 1961 | Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser | Karen Hantze, Billie Jean Moffitt |\n| 1962 | Bob Hewitt, Fred Stolle | Billie Jean Moffitt, Karen Hantze Susman |\n| 1963 | Rafael Osuna, Antonio Palafox | Maria Bueno, Darlene Hard |\n| 1964 | Bob Hewitt, Fred Stolle | Margaret Smith, Lesley Turner |\n| 1965 | John Newcombe, Tony Roche | Maria Bueno, Billie Jean Moffitt |\n| 1966 | Ken Fletcher, John Newcombe | Maria Bueno, Nancy Richey |\n| 1967 | Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan | Rosie Casals, Billie Jean Moffitt King |\n| 1968 | John Newcombe, Tony Roche | Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King |\n| 1969 | John Newcombe, Tony Roche | Margaret Smith Court, Judy Tegart |\n| 1970 | John Newcombe, Tony Roche | Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King |\n| 1971 | Roy Emerson, Rod Laver | Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King |\n| 1972 | Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan | Billie Jean King, Betty Stove |\n| 1973 | Jimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase | Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King |\n| 1974 | John Newcombe, Tony Roche | Evonne Goolagong, Peggy Michel |\n| 1975 | Vitas Gerulaitis, Alex Mayer | Ann Kiyomura, Kazuko Sawamatsu |\n| 1976 | Brian Gottfried, Raul Ramirez | Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova |\n| 1977 | Goss Case, Geoff Masters | Helen Gourlay Cawley, JoAnne Russell |\n| 1978 | Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan | Kerry Reid, Wendy Turnbull |\n| 1979 | John McEnroe, Peter Fleming | Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova |\n| 1980 | Peter McNamara, Paul McNamee | Kathy Jordan, Anne Smith |\n| 1981 | John McEnroe, Peter Fleming | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver |\n| 1982 | Peter McNamara, Paul McNamee | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver |\n| 1983 | John McEnroe, Peter Fleming | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver |\n| 1984 | John McEnroe, Peter Fleming | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver |\n| 1985 | Heinz Günthardt, Balazs Taroczy | Kathy Jordan, Elizabeth Smylie |\n| 1986 | Joakim Nyström, Mats Wilander | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver |\n| 1987 | Robert Seguso, Ken Flach | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Sukova |\n| 1988 | Robert Seguso, Ken Flach | Steffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini |\n| 1989 | John Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd | Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova |\n| 1990 | Rick Leach, Jim Pugh | Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova |\n| 1991 | John Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd | Larisa Savchenko, Natalia Zvereva |\n| 1992 | John McEnroe, Michael Stich | Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva |\n| 1993 | Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde | Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva |\n| 1994 | Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde | Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva |\n| 1995 | Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Jana Novotna |\n| 1996 | Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde | Helena Sukova, Martina Hingis |\n| 1997 | Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde | Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva |\n| 1998 | Jacco Eltingh, Paul Haarhuis | Martina Hingis, Jana Novotna |\n| 1999 | Mahesh Bhupathi, Leander Paes | Lindsay Davenport, Corina Morariu |\n| 2000 | Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde | Serena Williams, Venus Williams |\n| 2001 | Donald Johnson, Jared Palmer | Lisa Raymond, Rennae Stubbs |\n| 2002 | Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge | Serena Williams, Venus Williams |\n| 2003 | Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge | Kim Clijsters, Ai Sugiyama |\n| 2004 | Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge | Cara Black, Rennae Stubbs |\n| 2005 | Stephen Huss, Wesley Moodie | Cara Black, Liezel Huber |\n| 2006 | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan | Zi Yan, Jie Zheng |\n| 2007 | Arnaud Clément, Michael Llodra | Cara Black, Liezel Huber |\n| 2008 | Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic | Serena Williams, Venus Williams |\n| 2009 | Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic | Serena Williams, Venus Williams |\n| 2010 | Jungen Melzer, Phillip Petzschner | Vania King, Yaroslava Shvedova |\n| 2011 | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan | Kveta Peschke, Katarina Srebotnik |\n| 2012 | Jonathon Marray, Frederik Nielsen | Serena 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Points are awarded whenever the opponent fails to correctly return the ball within the prescribed dimensions of the court.\n\n### Who invented the game of tennis?\nThe inventor of modern tennis has been disputed, but the officially recognized centennial of the game in 1973 commemorated its introduction by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1873. He published the first book of rules that year and took out a patent on his game in 1874.\n\n### What are the dimensions of a tennis court?\nA tennis court length measures 78 by 27 feet for singles and 78 by 36 feet for doubles. The net at the center is 3 feet in height, supported at each side of the court by posts 3.5 feet high placed 3 feet outside the court.\n\n### What is the size of a standard tennis ball?\nAccording to the International Tennis Federation, the tennis ball must be yellow or white, between 2.5 and 2.8 inches in diameter and between 1.975 and 2.095 ounces in weight.\n\n## News •\n[West Bengal election 2026: Leander Paes joins BJP ahead of polls](https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/elections\/west-bengal-assembly\/leander-paes-joins-bjp-ahead-of-west-bengal-elections\/article70806248.ece)\n\n• Mar. 31, 2026, 4:52 AM ET (The Hindu)\n\n...(Show more)\n\n[Carlos Alcaraz loses to Sebastian Korda in the third round of the Miami Open](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/news\/587387\/483560829bca8e28f6da25a77241f23d)  • Mar. 22, 2026, 9:53 PM ET (AP)\n\nShow less\n\n**tennis**, game in which two opposing players (singles) or pairs of players (doubles) use tautly strung [rackets](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/rackets) to hit a [ball](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/ball-sports) of specified size, weight, and bounce over a [net](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/technology\/net) on a rectangular court. Points are awarded to a player or team whenever the opponent fails to correctly return the ball within the prescribed [dimensions](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/dictionary\/dimensions) of the court. Organized tennis is played according to rules sanctioned by the [International Tennis Federation](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/International-Tennis-Federation) (ITF), the world governing body of the sport.\n\n*[(Read Britannica’s interview with Naomi Osaka.)](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/story\/4-questions-for-tennis-star-naomi-osaka)*\n\nTennis originally was known as lawn tennis, and formally still is in [Britain](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/United-Kingdom), because it was played on grass courts by [Victorian](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Victorian-era) gentlemen and ladies. It is now played on a variety of surfaces. The origins of the game can be traced to a 12th–13th-century French [handball](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/handball) game called *[jeu de paume](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/real-tennis)* (“game of the palm”), from which was derived a complex indoor racket-and-ball game: real tennis. This ancient game is still played to a limited degree and is usually called real tennis in Britain, court tennis in the United States, and royal tennis in Australia.\n\n*[(Read Chris Evert’s Britannica entry on the U.S. Open.)](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/US-Open-tennis)*\n\n[![Roger Federer](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/57\/183257-050-0BA11B4B\/Roger-Federer-2012.jpg?w=300)](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/57\/183257-050-0BA11B4B\/Roger-Federer-2012.jpg)\n\n[Roger Federer](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/57\/183257-050-0BA11B4B\/Roger-Federer-2012.jpg)Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, 2012.\n\n(more)\n\nThe modern game of tennis is played by millions in clubs and on public courts. Its period of most rapid growth as both a participant and a spectator sport began in the late 1960s, when the major championships were opened to professionals as well as amateurs, and continued in the 1970s, when television broadcasts of the expanding professional [tournament](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/tournament-medieval-military-games) circuits and the rise of some notable players and rivalries broadened the appeal of the game. A number of major [innovations](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/innovations) in fashion and equipment fueled and fed the boom. The addition of colour and style to tennis wear (once restricted to white) created an entirely new subdivision of [leisure](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/leisure) clothing. Tennis balls, which historically had been white, now came in several hues, with yellow the colour of choice. [Racket](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/racket) frames, which had been of a standard size and shape and constructed primarily of laminated wood, were suddenly manufactured in a wide choice of sizes, shapes, and materials, the most significant milestones being the introduction of metal frames beginning in 1967 and the oversized head in 1976.\n\n[![Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (tennis, sports)](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/74\/234474-131-7CBD1A96\/Serena-Williams-womens-single-trophy-Australian-Open-Januray-28-2017.jpg) Britannica Quiz Great Moments in Sports Quiz](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/quiz\/great-moments-in-sports-quiz)\n\nWhile tennis can be enjoyed by players of practically any level of skill, top competition is a demanding test of both shot making and stamina, rich in stylistic and strategic variety. From its origins as a garden-party game for ladies in whalebone corsets and starched petticoats and men in long white flannels, it has evolved into a physical chess match in which players attack and defend, exploiting angles and technical weaknesses with strokes of widely [diverse](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/diverse) pace and spin. Tournaments offer tens of millions of dollars in prize money annually.\n\n## History\n## Origin and early years\nThere has been much dispute over the invention of modern tennis, but the officially recognized centennial of the game in 1973 [commemorated](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/commemorated) its introduction by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1873. He published the first book of rules that year and took out a patent on his game in 1874, although historians have concluded that similar games were played earlier and that the first tennis club was established by the Englishman Harry Gem and several associates in Leamington in 1872. Wingfield’s court was of the hourglass shape and may have developed from [badminton](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/badminton). The hourglass shape, [stipulated](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/stipulated) by Wingfield in his booklet “Sphairistiké, or Lawn Tennis,” may have been adopted for patent reasons since it distinguished the court from ordinary rectangular courts. At the time, the [Marylebone Cricket Club](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Marylebone-Cricket-Club) (MCC) was the governing body of real tennis, whose rules it had recently revised. After J.M. Heathcote, a distinguished real tennis player, developed a better tennis ball of rubber covered with white flannel, the MCC in 1875 established a new, standardized set of rules for tennis.\n\nExplore Britannica Premium\\!\n\nSmart, reliable knowledge for professionals, students, and curious minds everywhere.\n\n[SUBSCRIBE](https:\/\/premium.britannica.com\/premium-membership\/?utm_source=premium&utm_medium=inline-cta&utm_campaign=smart-2026)\n\n![Penguin, ship, mountain, atlas](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/marketing\/inline-left.webp)\n\n![shohei ohtani, plants, andy wharhol art](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/marketing\/inline-right.webp)\n\n![Mobile](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/marketing\/inline-mobile.webp?w=400)\n\nMeanwhile, the game had spread to the United States in the 1870s. Mary Outerbridge of [New York](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/New-York-state) has been [credited](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/dictionary\/credited) with bringing a set of rackets and balls to her brother, a director of the [Staten Island](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Staten-Island) Cricket and Baseball Club. But research has shown that William Appleton of Nahant, [Massachusetts](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Massachusetts), may have owned the first lawn tennis set and that his friends James Dwight and Fred R. Sears popularized the game.\n\nAn important milestone in the history of tennis was the decision of the [All England Croquet Club](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/All-England-Croquet-and-Lawn-Tennis-Club) to set aside one of its lawns at [Wimbledon](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/Wimbledon-Championships) for tennis, which soon proved so popular that the club changed its name to the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. In 1877 the club decided to hold a tennis championship, and a championship subcommittee of three was appointed. It decided on a rectangular court 78 feet (23.8 meters) long by 27 feet (8.2 meters) wide. They adapted the real tennis method of scoring—15, 30, 40, game—and allowed the server one fault (i.e., two chances to deliver a proper service on each point). These major decisions remain part of the modern rules. Twenty-two entries were received, and the first winner of the [Wimbledon Championships](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/Wimbledon-Championships) was Spencer [Gore](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/dictionary\/Gore). In 1878 the Scottish Championships were held, followed in 1879 by the Irish Championships.\n\nThere were several alterations in some of the other rules (e.g., governing the height of the net) until 1880, when the All England Club and the MCC published revised rules that approximate very closely those still in use. The All England Club was the dominant authority then, the British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) not being formed until 1888. In 1880 the first [U.S. championship](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/US-Open-tennis) was held at the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club. The victor was an Englishman, O.E. Woodhouse. The popularity of the game in the [United States](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/United-States) and frequent doubts about the rules led to the foundation in 1881 of the U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association, later renamed the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association and, in 1975, the [U.S. Tennis Association](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/United-States-Tennis-Association) (USTA). Under its [auspices](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/auspices), the first official [U.S. national championship](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/US-Open-tennis), played under English rules, was held in 1881 at the [Newport](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Newport-Rhode-Island) Casino, Newport, Rhode Island. The winner, [Richard Sears](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Richard-Dudley-Sears), was U.S. champion for seven consecutive years.\n\nTennis had taken firm root in [Australia](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Australia) by 1880, and the first [Australian Championships](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/Australian-Open) were played in 1905. The first national championships in [New Zealand](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/New-Zealand) were held in 1886. In 1904 the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia (later of Australia) was founded.\n\nOriginal name:\n\nlawn tennis\n\n*(Show more)*\n\nKey People:\n\n[Ernest Renshaw](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Ernest-Renshaw)\n\n[Michael Chang](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Michael-Chang)\n\n[Reggie Doherty](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Reggie-Doherty)\n\n[Laurie Doherty](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Laurie-Doherty)\n\n[Guillermo Vilas](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Guillermo-Vilas)\n\n*(Show more)*\n\nRelated Topics:\n\n[tennis ball](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/tennis-ball)\n\n[doubles](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/doubles)\n\n[tiebreaker](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/tiebreaker)\n\n[singles](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/singles)\n\n[drop shot](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/drop-shot)\n\n*(Show more)*\n\n[See all related content](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/facts\/tennis)\n\nThe first [French Championships](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/French-Open) were held at the Stade Français in 1891, but it was an interclub tournament that did not become truly international until 1925; the [French](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/France) Federation of Lawn Tennis was established in 1920. Other national championships were inaugurated in Canada (1890), [South Africa](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/South-Africa) (1891), Spain (1910), Denmark (1921), Egypt (1925), Italy (1930), and Sweden (1936). In 1884 a women’s championship was introduced at Wimbledon, and women’s national championships were held in the United States starting in 1887.\n\n![Britannica AI Icon](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/mendel-resources\/3-179\/images\/chatbot\/star-ai.svg?v=3.179.9)Britannica AI\n\n*chevron\\_right*\n\nTennis\n\n*close*\n\n[AI-generated answers](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/about-britannica-ai) from Britannica articles. 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The competition, held in late June and early July, is one of the four annual Grand Slam tennis events—along with the [Australian](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/Australian-Open), [French](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/French-Open), and [U.S. Opens](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/US-Open-tennis)—and is the only one still played on natural grass.\n\nThe first Wimbledon championship was held in 1877 on one of the [croquet](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/croquet) lawns of the All [England](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/England) Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club (since 1899 the [All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/All-England-Lawn-Tennis-and-Croquet-Club)). In 1884 a women’s championship was introduced at Wimbledon, and the national men’s doubles was transferred there from [Oxford](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Oxford-England). Mixed doubles and women’s doubles were inaugurated in 1913.\n\nThe Wimbledon Championships, originally played by [amateurs](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/dictionary\/amateurs), were opened to professional players in 1968; [Rod Laver](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Rod-Laver) of [Australia](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Australia) and [Billie Jean King](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Billie-Jean-King) of the [United States](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/United-States) won the singles events that year. The current championships, in addition to men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles, include events for junior boys and girls. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum chronicles the history of the sport.\n\n[![Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (tennis, sports)](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/74\/234474-131-7CBD1A96\/Serena-Williams-womens-single-trophy-Australian-Open-Januray-28-2017.jpg) Britannica Quiz Great Moments in Sports Quiz](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/quiz\/great-moments-in-sports-quiz)\n\n## Notable records and accomplishments\n[Björn Borg](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/39\/26139-050-53196601\/Bjorn-Borg-Sweden-shot-first-singles-titles-1976.jpg)Sweden's Björn Borg returning a shot at Wimbledon in 1976, the first of his five consecutive singles titles in the tournament.\n\nIn 1920 [Suzanne Lenglen](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Suzanne-Lenglen) of [France](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/France) became the first person to win three Wimbledon championships (in singles and doubles events) in a single year; in 1937 [Don Budge](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Don-Budge) of the United States became the first man to win three Wimbledon championships in a single year. (In 1938 he repeated that feat, and he also won the other three major championships, thereby completing a [calendar-year Grand Slam](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/sports\/career-Grand-Slam-singles-champions).) In 1980 [Björn Borg](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Bjorn-Borg) of [Sweden](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Sweden) won the men’s singles for a fifth consecutive year; this was a feat not achieved since the winning streaks of [William Renshaw](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Renshaw-brothers) (1880s) and [Laurie Doherty](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Doherty-brothers) (1900s), which were held under the old challenge-round system that gave an advantage to defending champions.\n\n*(Why Do Tennis Players Wear White at Wimbledon? [Find out in this article.](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/story\/why-do-tennis-players-wear-white-at-wimbledon))*\n\n[All-time women's singles champion](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/83\/231383-050-C40CF56C\/Martina-Navratilova-in-action-Wimbledon-1984.jpg)American tennis player Martina Navratilova returning the ball during a Wimbledon match against Peanut Louie, 1984. Navratilova went on to win the women's singles championship title that year. Between 1978 and 1990 Navratilova won the singles title a record nine times.\n\n[Martina Navratilova](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Martina-Navratilova) of the United States won six consecutive women’s championships (1982–87), [eclipsing](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/dictionary\/eclipsing) the record of Lenglen (1919–23). In 1990 Navratilova captured her ninth singles title to break the record set by [Helen Wills](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Helen-Wills). Other standout modern players include [Steffi Graf](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Steffi-Graf) of [Germany](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Germany) and [Serena Williams](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Serena-Williams) of the United States, both of whom won seven Wimbledon singles titles (early 20th-century British women’s champion [Dorothea Lambert Chambers](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Dorothea-Lambert-Chambers) also won the singles title seven times). On the men’s singles side, later notable players at Wimbledon include [Pete Sampras](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Pete-Sampras) of the United States, who in 2000 won his seventh title to tie Renshaw, and [Novak Djokovic](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Novak-Djokovic) of Serbia, who won his seventh title in 2022. The winningest men’s player is [Roger Federer](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Roger-Federer) of [Switzerland](https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Switzerland), who captured a record eight Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2017.\n\n## Wimbledon singles champions\nA list of Wimbledon singles champions is provided in the table.\n\nByname of:\n\nAll-England Championships\n\nGo beyond the basics with trusted, in-depth knowledge for professionals, students, and lifelong learners.\n\n[SUBSCRIBE](https:\/\/premium.britannica.com\/premium-membership\/?utm_source=premium&utm_medium=inline-cta&utm_campaign=basics-2026)\n\n![Penguin, ship, mountain, atlas](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/marketing\/inline-left.webp)\n\n![shohei ohtani, plants, andy wharhol art](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/marketing\/inline-right.webp)\n\n![Mobile](https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/marketing\/inline-mobile.webp?w=400)\n\n| year | men | women |\n|---|---|---|\n| 1Tournament canceled because of World War I. |   |   |\n| 2Tournament canceled because of World War II. |   |   |\n| 3Open since 1968. |   |   |\n| 4Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. |   |   |\n| 1877 | Spencer W. Gore (U.K.) |   |\n| 1878 | Frank Hadow (U.K.) |   |\n| 1879 | John T. Hartley (U.K.) |   |\n| 1880 | John T. Hartley (U.K.) |   |\n| 1881 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) |   |\n| 1882 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) |   |\n| 1883 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) |   |\n| 1884 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) | Maud Watson (U.K.) |\n| 1885 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) | Maud Watson (U.K.) |\n| 1886 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) | Blanche Bingley (U.K.) |\n| 1887 | Herbert Lawford (U.K.) | Charlotte Dod (U.K.) |\n| 1888 | Ernest Renshaw (U.K.) | Charlotte Dod (U.K.) |\n| 1889 | Willie Renshaw (U.K.) | Blanche Bingley Hillyard (U.K.) |\n| 1890 | Wiloby Hamilton (U.K.) | Helena Rice (U.K.) |\n| 1891 | Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) | Charlotte Dod (U.K.) |\n| 1892 | Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) | Charlotte Dod (U.K.) |\n| 1893 | Joshua Pim (U.K.) | Charlotte Dod (U.K.) |\n| 1894 | Joshua Pim (U.K.) | Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) |\n| 1895 | Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) | Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) |\n| 1896 | Harold Mahony (U.K.) | Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) |\n| 1897 | Reggie Doherty (U.K.) | Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) |\n| 1898 | Reggie Doherty (U.K.) | Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) |\n| 1899 | Reggie Doherty (U.K.) | Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) |\n| 1900 | Reggie Doherty (U.K.) | Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) |\n| 1901 | Arthur Gore (U.K.) | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.) |\n| 1902 | Laurie Doherty (U.K.) | Muriel Robb (U.K.) |\n| 1903 | Laurie Doherty (U.K.) | Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) |\n| 1904 | Laurie Doherty (U.K.) | Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) |\n| 1905 | Laurie Doherty (U.K.) | May Sutton (U.S.) |\n| 1906 | Laurie Doherty (U.K.) | Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) |\n| 1907 | Norman Brookes (Austl.) | May Sutton (U.S.) |\n| 1908 | Arthur Gore (U.K.) | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.) |\n| 1909 | Arthur Gore (U.K.) | Dora Boothby (U.K.) |\n| 1910 | Tony Wilding (N.Z.) | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) |\n| 1911 | Tony Wilding (N.Z.) | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) |\n| 1912 | Tony Wilding (N.Z.) | Ethel Larcombe (U.K.) |\n| 1913 | Tony Wilding (N.Z.) | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) |\n| 1914 | Norman Brookes (Austl.) | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) |\n| 1915–181 | *not held* |   |\n| 1919 | Gerald Patterson (Austl.) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1920 | Bill Tilden (U.S.) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1921 | Bill Tilden (U.S.) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1922 | Gerald Patterson (Austl.) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1923 | Bill Johnston (U.S.) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1924 | Jean Borotra (France) | Kitty McKane (U.K.) |\n| 1925 | René Lacoste (France) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |\n| 1926 | Jean Borotra (France) | Kitty McKane Godfree (U.K.) |\n| 1927 | Henri Cochet (France) | Helen Wills (U.S.) |\n| 1928 | René Lacoste (France) | Helen Wills (U.S.) |\n| 1929 | Henri Cochet (France) | Helen Wills (U.S.) |\n| 1930 | Bill Tilden (U.S.) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |\n| 1931 | Sidney Wood (U.S.) | Cilly Aussem (Ger.) |\n| 1932 | Ellsworth Vines (U.S.) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |\n| 1933 | Jack Crawford (Austl.) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |\n| 1934 | Fred Perry (U.K.) | Dorothy Round (U.K.) |\n| 1935 | Fred Perry (U.K.) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |\n| 1936 | Fred Perry (U.K.) | Helen Jacobs (U.S.) |\n| 1937 | Don Budge (U.S.) | Dorothy Round (U.K.) |\n| 1938 | Don Budge (U.S.) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |\n| 1939 | Bobby Riggs (U.S.) | Alice Marble (U.S.) |\n| 1940–452 | *not held* |   |\n| 1946 | Yvon Petra (France) | Pauline Betz (U.S.) |\n| 1947 | Jack Kramer (U.S.) | Margaret Osborne (U.S.) |\n| 1948 | Bob Falkenburg (U.S.) | Louise Brough (U.S.) |\n| 1949 | Ted Schroeder (U.S.) | Louise Brough (U.S.) |\n| 1950 | Budge Patty (U.S.) | Louise Brough (U.S.) |\n| 1951 | Dick Savitt (U.S.) | Doris Hart (U.S.) |\n| 1952 | Frank Sedgman (Austl.) | Maureen Connolly (U.S.) |\n| 1953 | Viv Seixas (U.S.) | Maureen Connolly (U.S.) |\n| 1954 | Jaroslav Drobny (Czech.) | Maureen Connolly (U.S.) |\n| 1955 | Tony Trabert (U.S.) | Louise Brough (U.S.) |\n| 1956 | Lew Hoad (Austl.) | Shirley Fry (U.S.) |\n| 1957 | Lew Hoad (Austl.) | Althea Gibson (U.S.) |\n| 1958 | Ashley Cooper (Austl.) | Althea Gibson (U.S.) |\n| 1959 | Alejandro Olmedo (Peru) | Maria Bueno (Braz.) |\n| 1960 | Neale Fraser (Austl.) | Maria Bueno (Braz.) |\n| 1961 | Rod Laver (Austl.) | Angela Mortimer (U.K.) |\n| 1962 | Rod Laver (Austl.) | Karen Susman (U.S.) |\n| 1963 | Chuck McKinley (U.S.) | Margaret Smith (Austl.) |\n| 1964 | Roy Emerson (Austl.) | Maria Bueno (Braz.) |\n| 1965 | Roy Emerson (Austl.) | Margaret Smith (Austl.) |\n| 1966 | Manolo Santana (Spain) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 1967 | John Newcombe (Austl.) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 19683 | Rod Laver (Austl.) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 1969 | Rod Laver (Austl.) | Ann Jones (U.K.) |\n| 1970 | John Newcombe (Austl.) | Margaret Smith Court (Austl.) |\n| 1971 | John Newcombe (Austl.) | Evonne Goolagong (Austl.) |\n| 1972 | Stan Smith (U.S.) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 1973 | Jan Kodes (Czech.) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 1974 | Jimmy Connors (U.S.) | Chris Evert (U.S.) |\n| 1975 | Arthur Ashe (U.S.) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |\n| 1976 | Bjorn Borg (Swed.) | Chris Evert (U.S.) |\n| 1977 | Bjorn Borg (Swed.) | Virginia Wade (U.K.) |\n| 1978 | Bjorn Borg (Swed.) | Martina Navratilova (Czech.) |\n| 1979 | Bjorn Borg (Swed.) | Martina Navratilova (Czech.) |\n| 1980 | Bjorn Borg (Swed.) | Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Austl.) |\n| 1981 | John McEnroe (U.S.) | Chris Evert Lloyd (U.S.) |\n| 1982 | Jimmy Connors (U.S.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1983 | John McEnroe (U.S.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1984 | John McEnroe (U.S.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1985 | Boris Becker (W.Ger.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1986 | Boris Becker (W.Ger.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1987 | Pat Cash (Austl.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1988 | Stefan Edberg (Swed.) | Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) |\n| 1989 | Boris Becker (W.Ger.) | Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) |\n| 1990 | Stefan Edberg (Swed.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |\n| 1991 | Michael Stich (Ger.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |\n| 1992 | Andre Agassi (U.S.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |\n| 1993 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |\n| 1994 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Conchita Martinez (Spain) |\n| 1995 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |\n| 1996 | Richard Krajicek (Neth.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |\n| 1997 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Martina Hingis (Switz.) |\n| 1998 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Jana Novotna (Cz.Rep.) |\n| 1999 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) |\n| 2000 | Pete Sampras (U.S.) | Venus Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2001 | Goran Ivanisevic (Cro.) | Venus Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt (Austl.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2003 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2004 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Maria Sharapova (Russia) |\n| 2005 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Venus Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2006 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Amelie Mauresmo (France) |\n| 2007 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Venus Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2008 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Venus Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2009 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2010 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2011 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Petra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.) |\n| 2012 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2013 | Andy Murray (U.K.) | Marion Bartoli (France) |\n| 2014 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Petra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.) |\n| 2015 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2016 | Andy Murray (U.K.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |\n| 2017 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) |\n| 2018 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Angelique Kerber (Ger.) |\n| 2019 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Simona Halep (Rom.) |\n| 20204 | *not held* |   |\n| 2021 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Ashleigh Barty (Austl.) |\n| 2022 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Elena Rybakina (Kazakh.) |\n| 2023 | Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Marketa Vondrousova (Czech.) |\n| 2024 | Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Barbora Krejcikova (Czech.) |\n| 2025 | Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Iga Świątek (Pol.) |\n\n## Wimbledon doubles champions\nA list of Wimbledon doubles champions is provided in the table.\n\n| year | men | women |\n|---|---|---|\n| 1Tournament canceled because of World War I. |   |   |\n| 2Tournament canceled because of World War II. |   |   |\n| 3Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. |   |   |\n| 1879 | Robert Erskine, Herbert Lawford |   |\n| 1880 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1881 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1882 | John Hartley, R.T. Richardson |   |\n| 1883 | C.W. Grinstead, C.E. Welldon |   |\n| 1884 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1885 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1886 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1887 | Herbert Wilberforce, Patrick Bowes-Lyon |   |\n| 1888 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1889 | Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw |   |\n| 1890 | Joshua Pim, Frank Stoker |   |\n| 1891 | Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley |   |\n| 1892 | Ernest Lewis, Harry Barlow |   |\n| 1893 | Joshua Pim, Frank Stoker |   |\n| 1894 | Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley |   |\n| 1895 | Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley |   |\n| 1896 | Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley |   |\n| 1897 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1898 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1899 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1900 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1901 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1902 | Sidney Smith, Frank Riseley |   |\n| 1903 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1904 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1905 | Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty |   |\n| 1906 | Sidney Smith, Frank Riseley |   |\n| 1907 | Norman Brookes, Tony Wilding |   |\n| 1908 | Tony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie |   |\n| 1909 | Arthur Gore, Herbert Roper Barrett |   |\n| 1910 | Tony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie |   |\n| 1911 | Ándre Gobert, Max Decugis |   |\n| 1912 | Herbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon |   |\n| 1913 | Herbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon | Winifred McNair, Dora Boothby |\n| 1914 | Norman Brookes, Tony Wilding | Elizabeth Ryan, Agnes Morton |\n| 1915–181 | *not held* |   |\n| 1919 | Ronald Thomas, Pat O'Hara Wood | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1920 | Dick Williams, Chuck Garland | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1921 | Randolph Lycett, Max Woosnam | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1922 | James Anderson, Randolph Lycett | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1923 | Leslie Godfree, Randolph Lycett | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1924 | Frank Hunter, Vinnie Richards | Hazel Wightman, Helen Wills |\n| 1925 | Jean Borotra, Rene Lacoste | Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1926 | Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet | Mary Browne, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1927 | Frank Hunter, Bill Tilden | Helen Wills, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1928 | Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet | Peggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson |\n| 1929 | Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn | Peggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson |\n| 1930 | Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn | Helen Wills Moody, Elizabeth Ryan |\n| 1931 | George Lott, John Van Ryn | Phyllis Mudford, Dorothy Barron |\n| 1932 | Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon | Doris Metaxa, Josanne Sigart |\n| 1933 | Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon | Elizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu |\n| 1934 | George Lott, Lester Stoefen | Elizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu |\n| 1935 | Jack Crawford, Adrian Quist | Freda James, Kay Stammers |\n| 1936 | Pat Hughes, Charles Tuckey | Freda James, Kay Stammers |\n| 1937 | Don Budge, Gene Mako | Simone Mathieu, Billie Yorke |\n| 1938 | Don Budge, Gene Mako | Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble |\n| 1939 | Elwood Cooke, Bobby Riggs | Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble |\n| 1940–452 | *not held* |   |\n| 1946 | Tom Brown, Jack Kramer | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne |\n| 1947 | Bob Falkenburg, Jack Kramer | Pat Todd, Doris Hart |\n| 1948 | John Bromwich, Frank Sedgman | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont |\n| 1949 | Pancho Gonzales, Frank Parker | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont |\n| 1950 | John Bromwich, Adrian Quist | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont |\n| 1951 | Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman | Doris Hart, Shirley Fry |\n| 1952 | Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman | Doris Hart, Shirley Fry |\n| 1953 | Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall | Doris Hart, Shirley Fry |\n| 1954 | Rex Hartwig, Mervyn Rose | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont |\n| 1955 | Rex Hartwig, Lew Hoad | Angela Mortimer, Anne Shilcock |\n| 1956 | Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall | Angela Buxton, Althea Gibson |\n| 1957 | Budge Patty, Gardnar Mulloy | Althea Gibson, Darlene Hard |\n| 1958 | Sven 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Boilerpipe Text	Top Questions How much do Wimbledon finalists get paid? Who won Wimbledon in 2025? Which man has won Wimbledon the most times? Which woman has won Wimbledon the most times? News • Wimbledon Championships , major international tennis tournament played annually at Wimbledon , a neighborhood in Merton , an outer borough of London . The competition, held in late June and early July, is one of the four annual Grand Slam tennis events—along with the Australian , French , and U.S. Opens —and is the only one still played on natural grass. The first Wimbledon championship was held in 1877 on one of the croquet lawns of the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club (since 1899 the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ). In 1884 a women’s championship was introduced at Wimbledon, and the national men’s doubles was transferred there from Oxford . Mixed doubles and women’s doubles were inaugurated in 1913. The Wimbledon Championships, originally played by amateurs , were opened to professional players in 1968; Rod Laver of Australia and Billie Jean King of the United States won the singles events that year. The current championships, in addition to men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles, include events for junior boys and girls. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum chronicles the history of the sport. Britannica Quiz Great Moments in Sports Quiz Notable records and accomplishments Björn Borg Sweden's Björn Borg returning a shot at Wimbledon in 1976, the first of his five consecutive singles titles in the tournament. In 1920 Suzanne Lenglen of France became the first person to win three Wimbledon championships (in singles and doubles events) in a single year; in 1937 Don Budge of the United States became the first man to win three Wimbledon championships in a single year. (In 1938 he repeated that feat, and he also won the other three major championships, thereby completing a calendar-year Grand Slam .) In 1980 Björn Borg of Sweden won the men’s singles for a fifth consecutive year; this was a feat not achieved since the winning streaks of William Renshaw (1880s) and Laurie Doherty (1900s), which were held under the old challenge-round system that gave an advantage to defending champions. (Why Do Tennis Players Wear White at Wimbledon? Find out in this article. ) All-time women's singles champion American tennis player Martina Navratilova returning the ball during a Wimbledon match against Peanut Louie, 1984. Navratilova went on to win the women's singles championship title that year. Between 1978 and 1990 Navratilova won the singles title a record nine times. Martina Navratilova of the United States won six consecutive women’s championships (1982–87), eclipsing the record of Lenglen (1919–23). In 1990 Navratilova captured her ninth singles title to break the record set by Helen Wills . Other standout modern players include Steffi Graf of Germany and Serena Williams of the United States, both of whom won seven Wimbledon singles titles (early 20th-century British women’s champion Dorothea Lambert Chambers also won the singles title seven times). On the men’s singles side, later notable players at Wimbledon include Pete Sampras of the United States, who in 2000 won his seventh title to tie Renshaw, and Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who won his seventh title in 2022. The winningest men’s player is Roger Federer of Switzerland , who captured a record eight Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2017. Wimbledon singles champions A list of Wimbledon singles champions is provided in the table. Byname of: All-England Championships Go beyond the basics with trusted, in-depth knowledge for professionals, students, and lifelong learners. SUBSCRIBE All-England (Wimbledon) Tennis Championships—singles year men women 1 Tournament canceled because of World War I. 2 Tournament canceled because of World War II. 3 Open since 1968. 4 Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. 1877 Spencer W. Gore (U.K.) 1878 Frank Hadow (U.K.) 1879 John T. Hartley (U.K.) 1880 John T. Hartley (U.K.) 1881 Willie Renshaw (U.K.) 1882 Willie Renshaw (U.K.) 1883 Willie Renshaw (U.K.) 1884 Willie Renshaw (U.K.) Maud Watson (U.K.) 1885 Willie Renshaw (U.K.) Maud Watson (U.K.) 1886 Willie Renshaw (U.K.) Blanche Bingley (U.K.) 1887 Herbert Lawford (U.K.) Charlotte Dod (U.K.) 1888 Ernest Renshaw (U.K.) Charlotte Dod (U.K.) 1889 Willie Renshaw (U.K.) Blanche Bingley Hillyard (U.K.) 1890 Wiloby Hamilton (U.K.) Helena Rice (U.K.) 1891 Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) Charlotte Dod (U.K.) 1892 Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) Charlotte Dod (U.K.) 1893 Joshua Pim (U.K.) Charlotte Dod (U.K.) 1894 Joshua Pim (U.K.) Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) 1895 Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) 1896 Harold Mahony (U.K.) Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) 1897 Reggie Doherty (U.K.) Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) 1898 Reggie Doherty (U.K.) Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) 1899 Reggie Doherty (U.K.) Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) 1900 Reggie Doherty (U.K.) Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) 1901 Arthur Gore (U.K.) Charlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.) 1902 Laurie Doherty (U.K.) Muriel Robb (U.K.) 1903 Laurie Doherty (U.K.) Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) 1904 Laurie Doherty (U.K.) Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) 1905 Laurie Doherty (U.K.) May Sutton (U.S.) 1906 Laurie Doherty (U.K.) Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) 1907 Norman Brookes (Austl.) May Sutton (U.S.) 1908 Arthur Gore (U.K.) Charlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.) 1909 Arthur Gore (U.K.) Dora Boothby (U.K.) 1910 Tony Wilding (N.Z.) Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) 1911 Tony Wilding (N.Z.) Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) 1912 Tony Wilding (N.Z.) Ethel Larcombe (U.K.) 1913 Tony Wilding (N.Z.) Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) 1914 Norman Brookes (Austl.) Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) 1915–18 1 not held 1919 Gerald Patterson (Austl.) Suzanne Lenglen (France) 1920 Bill Tilden (U.S.) Suzanne Lenglen (France) 1921 Bill Tilden (U.S.) Suzanne Lenglen (France) 1922 Gerald Patterson (Austl.) Suzanne Lenglen (France) 1923 Bill Johnston (U.S.) Suzanne Lenglen (France) 1924 Jean Borotra (France) Kitty McKane (U.K.) 1925 René Lacoste (France) Suzanne Lenglen (France) 1926 Jean Borotra (France) Kitty McKane Godfree (U.K.) 1927 Henri Cochet (France) Helen Wills (U.S.) 1928 René Lacoste (France) Helen Wills (U.S.) 1929 Henri Cochet (France) Helen Wills (U.S.) 1930 Bill Tilden (U.S.) Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) 1931 Sidney Wood (U.S.) Cilly Aussem (Ger.) 1932 Ellsworth Vines (U.S.) Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) 1933 Jack Crawford (Austl.) Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) 1934 Fred Perry (U.K.) Dorothy Round (U.K.) 1935 Fred Perry (U.K.) Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) 1936 Fred Perry (U.K.) Helen Jacobs (U.S.) 1937 Don Budge (U.S.) Dorothy Round (U.K.) 1938 Don Budge (U.S.) Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) 1939 Bobby Riggs (U.S.) Alice Marble (U.S.) 1940–45 2 not held 1946 Yvon Petra (France) Pauline Betz (U.S.) 1947 Jack Kramer (U.S.) Margaret Osborne (U.S.) 1948 Bob Falkenburg (U.S.) Louise Brough (U.S.) 1949 Ted Schroeder (U.S.) Louise Brough (U.S.) 1950 Budge Patty (U.S.) Louise Brough (U.S.) 1951 Dick Savitt (U.S.) Doris Hart (U.S.) 1952 Frank Sedgman (Austl.) Maureen Connolly (U.S.) 1953 Viv Seixas (U.S.) Maureen Connolly (U.S.) 1954 Jaroslav Drobny (Czech.) Maureen Connolly (U.S.) 1955 Tony Trabert (U.S.) Louise Brough (U.S.) 1956 Lew Hoad (Austl.) Shirley Fry (U.S.) 1957 Lew Hoad (Austl.) Althea Gibson (U.S.) 1958 Ashley Cooper (Austl.) Althea Gibson (U.S.) 1959 Alejandro Olmedo (Peru) Maria Bueno (Braz.) 1960 Neale Fraser (Austl.) Maria Bueno (Braz.) 1961 Rod Laver (Austl.) Angela Mortimer (U.K.) 1962 Rod Laver (Austl.) Karen Susman (U.S.) 1963 Chuck McKinley (U.S.) Margaret Smith (Austl.) 1964 Roy Emerson (Austl.) Maria Bueno (Braz.) 1965 Roy Emerson (Austl.) Margaret Smith (Austl.) 1966 Manolo Santana (Spain) Billie Jean King (U.S.) 1967 John Newcombe (Austl.) Billie Jean King (U.S.) 1968 3 Rod Laver (Austl.) Billie Jean King (U.S.) 1969 Rod Laver (Austl.) Ann Jones (U.K.) 1970 John Newcombe (Austl.) Margaret Smith Court (Austl.) 1971 John Newcombe (Austl.) Evonne Goolagong (Austl.) 1972 Stan Smith (U.S.) Billie Jean King (U.S.) 1973 Jan Kodes (Czech.) Billie Jean King (U.S.) 1974 Jimmy Connors (U.S.) Chris Evert (U.S.) 1975 Arthur Ashe (U.S.) Billie Jean King (U.S.) 1976 Bjorn Borg (Swed.) Chris Evert (U.S.) 1977 Bjorn Borg (Swed.) Virginia Wade (U.K.) 1978 Bjorn Borg (Swed.) Martina Navratilova (Czech.) 1979 Bjorn Borg (Swed.) Martina Navratilova (Czech.) 1980 Bjorn Borg (Swed.) Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Austl.) 1981 John McEnroe (U.S.) Chris Evert Lloyd (U.S.) 1982 Jimmy Connors (U.S.) Martina Navratilova (U.S.) 1983 John McEnroe (U.S.) Martina Navratilova (U.S.) 1984 John McEnroe (U.S.) Martina Navratilova (U.S.) 1985 Boris Becker (W.Ger.) Martina Navratilova (U.S.) 1986 Boris Becker (W.Ger.) Martina Navratilova (U.S.) 1987 Pat Cash (Austl.) Martina Navratilova (U.S.) 1988 Stefan Edberg (Swed.) Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) 1989 Boris Becker (W.Ger.) Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) 1990 Stefan Edberg (Swed.) Martina Navratilova (U.S.) 1991 Michael Stich (Ger.) Steffi Graf (Ger.) 1992 Andre Agassi (U.S.) Steffi Graf (Ger.) 1993 Pete Sampras (U.S.) Steffi Graf (Ger.) 1994 Pete Sampras (U.S.) Conchita Martinez (Spain) 1995 Pete Sampras (U.S.) Steffi Graf (Ger.) 1996 Richard Krajicek (Neth.) Steffi Graf (Ger.) 1997 Pete Sampras (U.S.) Martina Hingis (Switz.) 1998 Pete Sampras (U.S.) Jana Novotna (Cz.Rep.) 1999 Pete Sampras (U.S.) Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) 2000 Pete Sampras (U.S.) Venus Williams (U.S.) 2001 Goran Ivanisevic (Cro.) Venus Williams (U.S.) 2002 Lleyton Hewitt (Austl.) Serena Williams (U.S.) 2003 Roger Federer (Switz.) Serena Williams (U.S.) 2004 Roger Federer (Switz.) Maria Sharapova (Russia) 2005 Roger Federer (Switz.) Venus Williams (U.S.) 2006 Roger Federer (Switz.) Amelie Mauresmo (France) 2007 Roger Federer (Switz.) Venus Williams (U.S.) 2008 Rafael Nadal (Spain) Venus Williams (U.S.) 2009 Roger Federer (Switz.) Serena Williams (U.S.) 2010 Rafael Nadal (Spain) Serena Williams (U.S.) 2011 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Petra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.) 2012 Roger Federer (Switz.) Serena Williams (U.S.) 2013 Andy Murray (U.K.) Marion Bartoli (France) 2014 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Petra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.) 2015 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Serena Williams (U.S.) 2016 Andy Murray (U.K.) Serena Williams (U.S.) 2017 Roger Federer (Switz.) Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) 2018 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Angelique Kerber (Ger.) 2019 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Simona Halep (Rom.) 2020 4 not held 2021 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Ashleigh Barty (Austl.) 2022 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Elena Rybakina (Kazakh.) 2023 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Marketa Vondrousova (Czech.) 2024 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Barbora Krejcikova (Czech.) 2025 Jannik Sinner (Italy) Iga Świątek (Pol.) Wimbledon doubles champions A list of Wimbledon doubles champions is provided in the table. All-England (Wimbledon) Tennis Championships—doubles year men women 1 Tournament canceled because of World War I. 2 Tournament canceled because of World War II. 3 Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. 1879 Robert Erskine, Herbert Lawford 1880 Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw 1881 Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw 1882 John Hartley, R.T. Richardson 1883 C.W. Grinstead, C.E. Welldon 1884 Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw 1885 Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw 1886 Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw 1887 Herbert Wilberforce, Patrick Bowes-Lyon 1888 Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw 1889 Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw 1890 Joshua Pim, Frank Stoker 1891 Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley 1892 Ernest Lewis, Harry Barlow 1893 Joshua Pim, Frank Stoker 1894 Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley 1895 Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley 1896 Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley 1897 Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty 1898 Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty 1899 Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty 1900 Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty 1901 Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty 1902 Sidney Smith, Frank Riseley 1903 Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty 1904 Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty 1905 Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty 1906 Sidney Smith, Frank Riseley 1907 Norman Brookes, Tony Wilding 1908 Tony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie 1909 Arthur Gore, Herbert Roper Barrett 1910 Tony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie 1911 Ándre Gobert, Max Decugis 1912 Herbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon 1913 Herbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon Winifred McNair, Dora Boothby 1914 Norman Brookes, Tony Wilding Elizabeth Ryan, Agnes Morton 1915–18 1 not held 1919 Ronald Thomas, Pat O'Hara Wood Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan 1920 Dick Williams, Chuck Garland Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan 1921 Randolph Lycett, Max Woosnam Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan 1922 James Anderson, Randolph Lycett Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan 1923 Leslie Godfree, Randolph Lycett Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan 1924 Frank Hunter, Vinnie Richards Hazel Wightman, Helen Wills 1925 Jean Borotra, Rene Lacoste Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan 1926 Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet Mary Browne, Elizabeth Ryan 1927 Frank Hunter, Bill Tilden Helen Wills, Elizabeth Ryan 1928 Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet Peggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson 1929 Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn Peggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson 1930 Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn Helen Wills Moody, Elizabeth Ryan 1931 George Lott, John Van Ryn Phyllis Mudford, Dorothy Barron 1932 Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon Doris Metaxa, Josanne Sigart 1933 Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon Elizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu 1934 George Lott, Lester Stoefen Elizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu 1935 Jack Crawford, Adrian Quist Freda James, Kay Stammers 1936 Pat Hughes, Charles Tuckey Freda James, Kay Stammers 1937 Don Budge, Gene Mako Simone Mathieu, Billie Yorke 1938 Don Budge, Gene Mako Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble 1939 Elwood Cooke, Bobby Riggs Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble 1940–45 2 not held 1946 Tom Brown, Jack Kramer Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne 1947 Bob Falkenburg, Jack Kramer Pat Todd, Doris Hart 1948 John Bromwich, Frank Sedgman Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont 1949 Pancho Gonzales, Frank Parker Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont 1950 John Bromwich, Adrian Quist Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont 1951 Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman Doris Hart, Shirley Fry 1952 Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman Doris Hart, Shirley Fry 1953 Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall Doris Hart, Shirley Fry 1954 Rex Hartwig, Mervyn Rose Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont 1955 Rex Hartwig, Lew Hoad Angela Mortimer, Anne Shilcock 1956 Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall Angela Buxton, Althea Gibson 1957 Budge Patty, Gardnar Mulloy Althea Gibson, Darlene Hard 1958 Sven Davidson, Ulf Schmidt Maria Bueno, Althea Gibson 1959 Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser Jeane Arth, Darlene Hard 1960 Rafael Osuna, Dennis Ralston Maria Bueno, Darlene Hard 1961 Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser Karen Hantze, Billie Jean Moffitt 1962 Bob Hewitt, Fred Stolle Billie Jean Moffitt, Karen Hantze Susman 1963 Rafael Osuna, Antonio Palafox Maria Bueno, Darlene Hard 1964 Bob Hewitt, Fred Stolle Margaret Smith, Lesley Turner 1965 John Newcombe, Tony Roche Maria Bueno, Billie Jean Moffitt 1966 Ken Fletcher, John Newcombe Maria Bueno, Nancy Richey 1967 Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan Rosie Casals, Billie Jean Moffitt King 1968 John Newcombe, Tony Roche Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King 1969 John Newcombe, Tony Roche Margaret Smith Court, Judy Tegart 1970 John Newcombe, Tony Roche Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King 1971 Roy Emerson, Rod Laver Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King 1972 Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan Billie Jean King, Betty Stove 1973 Jimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King 1974 John Newcombe, Tony Roche Evonne Goolagong, Peggy Michel 1975 Vitas Gerulaitis, Alex Mayer Ann Kiyomura, Kazuko Sawamatsu 1976 Brian Gottfried, Raul Ramirez Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova 1977 Goss Case, Geoff Masters Helen Gourlay Cawley, JoAnne Russell 1978 Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan Kerry Reid, Wendy Turnbull 1979 John McEnroe, Peter Fleming Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova 1980 Peter McNamara, Paul McNamee Kathy Jordan, Anne Smith 1981 John McEnroe, Peter Fleming Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver 1982 Peter McNamara, Paul McNamee Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver 1983 John McEnroe, Peter Fleming Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver 1984 John McEnroe, Peter Fleming Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver 1985 Heinz Günthardt, Balazs Taroczy Kathy Jordan, Elizabeth Smylie 1986 Joakim Nyström, Mats Wilander Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver 1987 Robert Seguso, Ken Flach Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Sukova 1988 Robert Seguso, Ken Flach Steffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini 1989 John Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova 1990 Rick Leach, Jim Pugh Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova 1991 John Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd Larisa Savchenko, Natalia Zvereva 1992 John McEnroe, Michael Stich Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva 1993 Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva 1994 Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva 1995 Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Jana Novotna 1996 Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde Helena Sukova, Martina Hingis 1997 Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva 1998 Jacco Eltingh, Paul Haarhuis Martina Hingis, Jana Novotna 1999 Mahesh Bhupathi, Leander Paes Lindsay Davenport, Corina Morariu 2000 Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde Serena Williams, Venus Williams 2001 Donald Johnson, Jared Palmer Lisa Raymond, Rennae Stubbs 2002 Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge Serena Williams, Venus Williams 2003 Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge Kim Clijsters, Ai Sugiyama 2004 Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge Cara Black, Rennae Stubbs 2005 Stephen Huss, Wesley Moodie Cara Black, Liezel Huber 2006 Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan Zi Yan, Jie Zheng 2007 Arnaud Clément, Michael Llodra Cara Black, Liezel Huber 2008 Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic Serena Williams, Venus Williams 2009 Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic Serena Williams, Venus Williams 2010 Jungen Melzer, Phillip Petzschner Vania King, Yaroslava Shvedova 2011 Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan Kveta Peschke, Katarina Srebotnik 2012 Jonathon Marray, Frederik Nielsen Serena Williams, Venus Williams 2013 Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan Hsieh Su-wei, Peng Shuai 2014 Vasek Pospisil, Jack Sock Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci 2015 Jean-Julien Rojer, Horia Tecau Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza 2016 Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Nicolas Mahut Serena Williams, Venus Williams 2017 Lukasz Kubot, Marcelo Melo Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina 2018 Mike Bryan, Jack Sock Barbora Krejcikova, Katerina Siniakova 2019 Juan Sebastian Cabal, Robert Farah Hsieh Su-wei, Barbora Strycova 2020 3 not held 2021 Nikola Mektic, Mate Pavic Hsieh Su-wei, Elise Mertens 2022 Matthew Ebden, Max Purcell Barbora Krejcikova, Katerina Siniakova 2023 Wesley Koolhof, Neal Skupski Hsieh Su-wei, Barbora Strycova 2024 Harri Heliovaara, Henry Patten Taylor Townsend, Katerina Siniakova
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She went on the win the tournament, her fifth career women's Wimbledon singles championship. (more) # Wimbledon Championships tennis Homework Help Also known as: All-England Championships Written and fact-checked by [Britannica Editors Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....](https://www.britannica.com/editor/The-Editors-of-Encyclopaedia-Britannica/4419) Britannica Editors Last updated Mar. 23, 2026 •[History](https://www.britannica.com/sports/Wimbledon-Championships/additional-info#history) ![Britannica AI Icon](https://cdn.britannica.com/mendel-resources/3-179/images/chatbot/star-ai.svg?v=3.179.9) Britannica AI Ask Anything Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask Anything Top Questions ### How much do Wimbledon finalists get paid? In 2025 the singles champions receive \$4,108,950, and the runner-ups receive \$2,081,868. The doubles champions earn \$931,362 per pair, and the runner-ups earn \$472,529. Men and women have earned the same amounts at Wimbledon since 2007. ### Who won Wimbledon in 2025? In 2025 [Jannik Sinner](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jannik-Sinner) won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon, defeating [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carlos-Alcaraz) of Spain in four sets. [Iga Świątek](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Iga-Swiatek) of Poland won the women’s singles title. She beat American Amanda Anisimova in straight sets, 6–0, 6–0. It was the first time since 1911 that a player had failed to win a game in the women’s championship match. ### Which man has won Wimbledon the most times? [Roger Federer](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-Federer) won the men’s singles Wimbledon title a record eight times between 2003 and 2017. [William Renshaw](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Renshaw-brothers), [Pete Sampras](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pete-Sampras), and [Novak Djokovic](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Novak-Djokovic) have each won the tournament seven times. ### Which woman has won Wimbledon the most times? [Martin Navratilova](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martina-Navratilova) won the women’s singles Wimbledon title a record nine times between 1978 and 1990. She is followed in the record books by [Helen Wills](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Helen-Wills) (eight titles) and [Dorothea Lambert Chambers](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dorothea-Lambert-Chambers), [Steffi Graf](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steffi-Graf), and [Serena Williams](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Serena-Williams) (all of whom won seven titles). ## News • [Iga Swiatek parts with coach after Miami Open shock](https://www.britannica.com/news/644881/a214e672ba763dc08462c5fd1bc8889f) • Mar. 23, 2026, 11:20 AM ET (AP) ...(Show more) [Wimbledon introduces video review on six courts for this year's tournament](https://www.britannica.com/news/644881/778537b6605778714781f94615e036b9) • Mar. 21, 2026, 7:13 AM ET (AP) Show less Wimbledon Championships, major international [tennis](https://www.britannica.com/sports/tennis) tournament played annually at [Wimbledon](https://www.britannica.com/place/Wimbledon), a neighborhood in [Merton](https://www.britannica.com/place/Merton-borough-London), an outer borough of [London](https://www.britannica.com/place/London). The competition, held in late June and early July, is one of the four annual Grand Slam tennis events—along with the [Australian](https://www.britannica.com/sports/Australian-Open), [French](https://www.britannica.com/sports/French-Open), and [U.S. Opens](https://www.britannica.com/sports/US-Open-tennis)—and is the only one still played on natural grass. ## History [![Sutton versus Douglass at Wimbledon](https://cdn.britannica.com/73/60173-004-13A28754/Sutton-champion-women-Wimbledon-Dorothea-Douglass-match-1905.jpg?w=300)](https://cdn.britannica.com/73/60173-004-13A28754/Sutton-champion-women-Wimbledon-Dorothea-Douglass-match-1905.jpg) [Sutton versus Douglass at Wimbledon](https://cdn.britannica.com/73/60173-004-13A28754/Sutton-champion-women-Wimbledon-Dorothea-Douglass-match-1905.jpg)May Sutton, the first U.S. women's champion to win at Wimbledon, in her match with Dorothea Douglass (U.K.), 1905. (more) The first Wimbledon championship was held in 1877 on one of the [croquet](https://www.britannica.com/sports/croquet) lawns of the All [England](https://www.britannica.com/place/England) Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club (since 1899 the [All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club](https://www.britannica.com/topic/All-England-Lawn-Tennis-and-Croquet-Club)). In 1884 a women’s championship was introduced at Wimbledon, and the national men’s doubles was transferred there from [Oxford](https://www.britannica.com/place/Oxford-England). Mixed doubles and women’s doubles were inaugurated in 1913. [![All-England Championships](https://cdn.britannica.com/75/117075-004-F504D2FB/women-Wimbledon-men-singles-trophies.jpg?w=300)](https://cdn.britannica.com/75/117075-004-F504D2FB/women-Wimbledon-men-singles-trophies.jpg) [All-England Championships](https://cdn.britannica.com/75/117075-004-F504D2FB/women-Wimbledon-men-singles-trophies.jpg)Wimbledon women's (top) and men's singles trophies. (more) The Wimbledon Championships, originally played by [amateurs](https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/amateurs), were opened to professional players in 1968; [Rod Laver](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rod-Laver) of [Australia](https://www.britannica.com/place/Australia) and [Billie Jean King](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Billie-Jean-King) of the [United States](https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States) won the singles events that year. The current championships, in addition to men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles, include events for junior boys and girls. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum chronicles the history of the sport. [![Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (tennis, sports)](https://cdn.britannica.com/74/234474-131-7CBD1A96/Serena-Williams-womens-single-trophy-Australian-Open-Januray-28-2017.jpg) Britannica Quiz Great Moments in Sports Quiz](https://www.britannica.com/quiz/great-moments-in-sports-quiz) ## Notable records and accomplishments [![Björn Borg](https://cdn.britannica.com/39/26139-050-53196601/Bjorn-Borg-Sweden-shot-first-singles-titles-1976.jpg?w=300)](https://cdn.britannica.com/39/26139-050-53196601/Bjorn-Borg-Sweden-shot-first-singles-titles-1976.jpg) [Björn Borg](https://cdn.britannica.com/39/26139-050-53196601/Bjorn-Borg-Sweden-shot-first-singles-titles-1976.jpg)Sweden's Björn Borg returning a shot at Wimbledon in 1976, the first of his five consecutive singles titles in the tournament. (more) In 1920 [Suzanne Lenglen](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Suzanne-Lenglen) of [France](https://www.britannica.com/place/France) became the first person to win three Wimbledon championships (in singles and doubles events) in a single year; in 1937 [Don Budge](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Don-Budge) of the United States became the first man to win three Wimbledon championships in a single year. (In 1938 he repeated that feat, and he also won the other three major championships, thereby completing a [calendar-year Grand Slam](https://www.britannica.com/sports/career-Grand-Slam-singles-champions).) In 1980 [Björn Borg](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bjorn-Borg) of [Sweden](https://www.britannica.com/place/Sweden) won the men’s singles for a fifth consecutive year; this was a feat not achieved since the winning streaks of [William Renshaw](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Renshaw-brothers) (1880s) and [Laurie Doherty](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Doherty-brothers) (1900s), which were held under the old challenge-round system that gave an advantage to defending champions. (Why Do Tennis Players Wear White at Wimbledon? [Find out in this article.](https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-tennis-players-wear-white-at-wimbledon)) [![All-time women's singles champion](https://cdn.britannica.com/83/231383-050-C40CF56C/Martina-Navratilova-in-action-Wimbledon-1984.jpg?w=300)](https://cdn.britannica.com/83/231383-050-C40CF56C/Martina-Navratilova-in-action-Wimbledon-1984.jpg) [All-time women's singles champion](https://cdn.britannica.com/83/231383-050-C40CF56C/Martina-Navratilova-in-action-Wimbledon-1984.jpg)American tennis player Martina Navratilova returning the ball during a Wimbledon match against Peanut Louie, 1984. Navratilova went on to win the women's singles championship title that year. Between 1978 and 1990 Navratilova won the singles title a record nine times. (more) [Martina Navratilova](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martina-Navratilova) of the United States won six consecutive women’s championships (1982–87), [eclipsing](https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eclipsing) the record of Lenglen (1919–23). In 1990 Navratilova captured her ninth singles title to break the record set by [Helen Wills](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Helen-Wills). Other standout modern players include [Steffi Graf](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steffi-Graf) of [Germany](https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany) and [Serena Williams](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Serena-Williams) of the United States, both of whom won seven Wimbledon singles titles (early 20th-century British women’s champion [Dorothea Lambert Chambers](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dorothea-Lambert-Chambers) also won the singles title seven times). On the men’s singles side, later notable players at Wimbledon include [Pete Sampras](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pete-Sampras) of the United States, who in 2000 won his seventh title to tie Renshaw, and [Novak Djokovic](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Novak-Djokovic) of Serbia, who won his seventh title in 2022. The winningest men’s player is [Roger Federer](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-Federer) of [Switzerland](https://www.britannica.com/place/Switzerland), who captured a record eight Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2017. ## Wimbledon singles champions A list of Wimbledon singles champions is provided in the table. Byname of: All-England Championships (Show more) Related Topics: [tennis](https://www.britannica.com/sports/tennis) [Why Do Tennis Players Wear White at Wimbledon?](https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-tennis-players-wear-white-at-wimbledon) (Show more) Notable Honorees: [Novak Djokovic](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Novak-Djokovic) [Rafael Nadal](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rafael-Nadal) [Serena Williams](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Serena-Williams) [Jannik Sinner](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jannik-Sinner) (Show more) [See all related content](https://www.britannica.com/facts/Wimbledon-Championships) Explore Britannica Premium\! Go beyond the basics with trusted, in-depth knowledge for professionals, students, and lifelong learners. 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\| 1898 \| Reggie Doherty (U.K.) \| Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) \| \| 1899 \| Reggie Doherty (U.K.) \| Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) \| \| 1900 \| Reggie Doherty (U.K.) \| Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) \| \| 1901 \| Arthur Gore (U.K.) \| Charlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.) \| \| 1902 \| Laurie Doherty (U.K.) \| Muriel Robb (U.K.) \| \| 1903 \| Laurie Doherty (U.K.) \| Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) \| \| 1904 \| Laurie Doherty (U.K.) \| Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) \| \| 1905 \| Laurie Doherty (U.K.) \| May Sutton (U.S.) \| \| 1906 \| Laurie Doherty (U.K.) \| Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) \| \| 1907 \| Norman Brookes (Austl.) \| May Sutton (U.S.) \| \| 1908 \| Arthur Gore (U.K.) \| Charlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.) \| \| 1909 \| Arthur Gore (U.K.) \| Dora Boothby (U.K.) \| \| 1910 \| Tony Wilding (N.Z.) \| Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) \| \| 1911 \| Tony Wilding (N.Z.) \| Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) \| \| 1912 \| Tony Wilding (N.Z.) \| Ethel Larcombe (U.K.) \| \| 1913 \| Tony Wilding (N.Z.) \| Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) \| \| 1914 \| Norman Brookes (Austl.) \| Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) \| \| 1915–181 \| not held \| \| \| 1919 \| Gerald Patterson (Austl.) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1920 \| Bill Tilden (U.S.) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1921 \| Bill Tilden (U.S.) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1922 \| Gerald Patterson (Austl.) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1923 \| Bill Johnston (U.S.) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1924 \| Jean Borotra (France) \| Kitty McKane (U.K.) \| \| 1925 \| René Lacoste (France) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1926 \| Jean Borotra (France) \| Kitty McKane Godfree (U.K.) \| \| 1927 \| Henri Cochet (France) \| Helen Wills (U.S.) \| \| 1928 \| René Lacoste (France) \| Helen Wills (U.S.) \| \| 1929 \| Henri Cochet (France) \| Helen Wills (U.S.) \| \| 1930 \| Bill Tilden (U.S.) \| Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) \| \| 1931 \| Sidney Wood (U.S.) \| Cilly Aussem (Ger.) \| \| 1932 \| Ellsworth Vines (U.S.) \| Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) \| \| 1933 \| Jack Crawford (Austl.) \| Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) \| \| 1934 \| Fred Perry (U.K.) \| Dorothy Round (U.K.) \| \| 1935 \| Fred Perry (U.K.) \| Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) \| \| 1936 \| Fred Perry (U.K.) \| Helen Jacobs (U.S.) \| \| 1937 \| Don Budge (U.S.) \| Dorothy Round (U.K.) \| \| 1938 \| Don Budge (U.S.) \| Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) \| \| 1939 \| Bobby Riggs (U.S.) \| Alice Marble (U.S.) \| \| 1940–452 \| not held \| \| \| 1946 \| Yvon Petra (France) \| Pauline Betz (U.S.) \| \| 1947 \| Jack Kramer (U.S.) \| Margaret Osborne (U.S.) \| \| 1948 \| Bob Falkenburg (U.S.) \| Louise Brough (U.S.) \| \| 1949 \| Ted Schroeder (U.S.) \| Louise Brough (U.S.) \| \| 1950 \| Budge Patty (U.S.) \| Louise Brough (U.S.) \| \| 1951 \| Dick Savitt (U.S.) \| Doris Hart (U.S.) \| \| 1952 \| Frank Sedgman (Austl.) \| Maureen Connolly (U.S.) \| \| 1953 \| Viv Seixas (U.S.) \| Maureen Connolly (U.S.) \| \| 1954 \| Jaroslav Drobny (Czech.) \| Maureen Connolly (U.S.) \| \| 1955 \| Tony Trabert (U.S.) \| Louise Brough (U.S.) \| \| 1956 \| Lew Hoad (Austl.) \| Shirley Fry (U.S.) \| \| 1957 \| Lew Hoad (Austl.) \| Althea Gibson (U.S.) \| \| 1958 \| Ashley Cooper (Austl.) \| Althea Gibson (U.S.) \| \| 1959 \| Alejandro Olmedo (Peru) \| Maria Bueno (Braz.) \| \| 1960 \| Neale Fraser (Austl.) \| Maria Bueno (Braz.) \| \| 1961 \| Rod Laver (Austl.) \| Angela Mortimer (U.K.) \| \| 1962 \| Rod Laver (Austl.) \| Karen Susman (U.S.) \| \| 1963 \| Chuck McKinley (U.S.) \| Margaret Smith (Austl.) \| \| 1964 \| Roy Emerson (Austl.) \| Maria Bueno (Braz.) \| \| 1965 \| Roy Emerson (Austl.) \| Margaret Smith (Austl.) \| \| 1966 \| Manolo Santana (Spain) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 1967 \| John Newcombe (Austl.) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 19683 \| Rod Laver (Austl.) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 1969 \| Rod Laver (Austl.) \| Ann Jones (U.K.) \| \| 1970 \| John Newcombe (Austl.) \| Margaret Smith Court (Austl.) \| \| 1971 \| John Newcombe (Austl.) \| Evonne Goolagong (Austl.) \| \| 1972 \| Stan Smith (U.S.) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 1973 \| Jan Kodes (Czech.) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 1974 \| Jimmy Connors (U.S.) \| Chris Evert (U.S.) \| \| 1975 \| Arthur Ashe (U.S.) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 1976 \| Bjorn Borg (Swed.) \| Chris Evert (U.S.) \| \| 1977 \| Bjorn Borg (Swed.) \| Virginia Wade (U.K.) \| \| 1978 \| Bjorn Borg (Swed.) \| Martina Navratilova (Czech.) \| \| 1979 \| Bjorn Borg (Swed.) \| Martina Navratilova (Czech.) \| \| 1980 \| Bjorn Borg (Swed.) \| Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Austl.) \| \| 1981 \| John McEnroe (U.S.) \| Chris Evert Lloyd (U.S.) \| \| 1982 \| Jimmy Connors (U.S.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1983 \| John McEnroe (U.S.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1984 \| John McEnroe (U.S.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1985 \| Boris Becker (W.Ger.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1986 \| Boris Becker (W.Ger.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1987 \| Pat Cash (Austl.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1988 \| Stefan Edberg (Swed.) \| Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) \| \| 1989 \| Boris Becker (W.Ger.) \| Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) \| \| 1990 \| Stefan Edberg (Swed.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1991 \| Michael Stich (Ger.) \| Steffi Graf (Ger.) \| \| 1992 \| Andre Agassi (U.S.) \| Steffi Graf (Ger.) \| \| 1993 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Steffi Graf (Ger.) \| \| 1994 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Conchita Martinez (Spain) \| \| 1995 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Steffi Graf (Ger.) \| \| 1996 \| Richard Krajicek (Neth.) \| Steffi Graf (Ger.) \| \| 1997 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Martina Hingis (Switz.) \| \| 1998 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Jana Novotna (Cz.Rep.) \| \| 1999 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) \| \| 2000 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Venus Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2001 \| Goran Ivanisevic (Cro.) \| Venus Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2002 \| Lleyton Hewitt (Austl.) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2003 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2004 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Maria Sharapova (Russia) \| \| 2005 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Venus Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2006 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Amelie Mauresmo (France) \| \| 2007 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Venus Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2008 \| Rafael Nadal (Spain) \| Venus Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2009 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2010 \| Rafael Nadal (Spain) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2011 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Petra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.) \| \| 2012 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2013 \| Andy Murray (U.K.) \| Marion Bartoli (France) \| \| 2014 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Petra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.) \| \| 2015 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2016 \| Andy Murray (U.K.) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2017 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) \| \| 2018 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Angelique Kerber (Ger.) \| \| 2019 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Simona Halep (Rom.) \| \| 20204 \| not held \| \| \| 2021 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Ashleigh Barty (Austl.) \| \| 2022 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Elena Rybakina (Kazakh.) \| \| 2023 \| Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) \| Marketa Vondrousova (Czech.) \| \| 2024 \| Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) \| Barbora Krejcikova (Czech.) \| \| 2025 \| Jannik Sinner (Italy) \| Iga Świątek (Pol.) \| ## Wimbledon doubles champions A list of Wimbledon doubles champions is provided in the table. \| year \| men \| women \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| 1Tournament canceled because of World War I. \| \| \| \| 2Tournament canceled because of World War II. \| \| \| \| 3Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. \| \| \| \| 1879 \| Robert Erskine, Herbert Lawford \| \| \| 1880 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1881 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1882 \| John Hartley, R.T. Richardson \| \| \| 1883 \| C.W. Grinstead, C.E. Welldon \| \| \| 1884 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1885 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1886 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1887 \| Herbert Wilberforce, Patrick Bowes-Lyon \| \| \| 1888 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1889 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1890 \| Joshua Pim, Frank Stoker \| \| \| 1891 \| Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley \| \| \| 1892 \| Ernest Lewis, Harry Barlow \| \| \| 1893 \| Joshua Pim, Frank Stoker \| \| \| 1894 \| Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley \| \| \| 1895 \| Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley \| \| \| 1896 \| Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley \| \| \| 1897 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1898 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1899 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1900 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1901 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1902 \| Sidney Smith, Frank Riseley \| \| \| 1903 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1904 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1905 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1906 \| Sidney Smith, Frank Riseley \| \| \| 1907 \| Norman Brookes, Tony Wilding \| \| \| 1908 \| Tony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie \| \| \| 1909 \| Arthur Gore, Herbert Roper Barrett \| \| \| 1910 \| Tony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie \| \| \| 1911 \| Ándre Gobert, Max Decugis \| \| \| 1912 \| Herbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon \| \| \| 1913 \| Herbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon \| Winifred McNair, Dora Boothby \| \| 1914 \| Norman Brookes, Tony Wilding \| Elizabeth Ryan, Agnes Morton \| \| 1915–181 \| not held \| \| \| 1919 \| Ronald Thomas, Pat O'Hara Wood \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1920 \| Dick Williams, Chuck Garland \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1921 \| Randolph Lycett, Max Woosnam \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1922 \| James Anderson, Randolph Lycett \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1923 \| Leslie Godfree, Randolph Lycett \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1924 \| Frank Hunter, Vinnie Richards \| Hazel Wightman, Helen Wills \| \| 1925 \| Jean Borotra, Rene Lacoste \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1926 \| Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet \| Mary Browne, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1927 \| Frank Hunter, Bill Tilden \| Helen Wills, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1928 \| Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet \| Peggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson \| \| 1929 \| Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn \| Peggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson \| \| 1930 \| Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn \| Helen Wills Moody, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1931 \| George Lott, John Van Ryn \| Phyllis Mudford, Dorothy Barron \| \| 1932 \| Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon \| Doris Metaxa, Josanne Sigart \| \| 1933 \| Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon \| Elizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu \| \| 1934 \| George Lott, Lester Stoefen \| Elizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu \| \| 1935 \| Jack Crawford, Adrian Quist \| Freda James, Kay Stammers \| \| 1936 \| Pat Hughes, Charles Tuckey \| Freda James, Kay Stammers \| \| 1937 \| Don Budge, Gene Mako \| Simone Mathieu, Billie Yorke \| \| 1938 \| Don Budge, Gene Mako \| Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble \| \| 1939 \| Elwood Cooke, Bobby Riggs \| Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble \| \| 1940–452 \| not held \| \| \| 1946 \| Tom Brown, Jack Kramer \| Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne \| \| 1947 \| Bob Falkenburg, Jack Kramer \| Pat Todd, Doris Hart \| \| 1948 \| John Bromwich, Frank Sedgman \| Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont \| \| 1949 \| Pancho Gonzales, Frank Parker \| Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont \| \| 1950 \| John Bromwich, Adrian Quist \| Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont \| \| 1951 \| Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman \| Doris Hart, Shirley Fry \| \| 1952 \| Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman \| Doris Hart, Shirley Fry \| \| 1953 \| Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall \| Doris Hart, Shirley Fry \| \| 1954 \| Rex Hartwig, Mervyn Rose \| Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont \| \| 1955 \| Rex Hartwig, Lew Hoad \| Angela Mortimer, Anne Shilcock \| \| 1956 \| Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall \| Angela Buxton, Althea Gibson \| \| 1957 \| Budge Patty, Gardnar Mulloy \| Althea Gibson, Darlene Hard \| \| 1958 \| Sven Davidson, Ulf Schmidt \| Maria Bueno, Althea Gibson \| \| 1959 \| Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser \| Jeane Arth, Darlene Hard \| \| 1960 \| Rafael Osuna, Dennis Ralston \| Maria Bueno, Darlene Hard \| \| 1961 \| Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser \| Karen Hantze, Billie Jean Moffitt \| \| 1962 \| Bob Hewitt, Fred Stolle \| Billie Jean Moffitt, Karen Hantze Susman \| \| 1963 \| Rafael Osuna, Antonio Palafox \| Maria Bueno, Darlene Hard \| \| 1964 \| Bob Hewitt, Fred Stolle \| Margaret Smith, Lesley Turner \| \| 1965 \| John Newcombe, Tony Roche \| Maria Bueno, Billie Jean Moffitt \| \| 1966 \| Ken Fletcher, John Newcombe \| Maria Bueno, Nancy Richey \| \| 1967 \| Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan \| Rosie Casals, Billie Jean Moffitt King \| \| 1968 \| John Newcombe, Tony Roche \| Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King \| \| 1969 \| John Newcombe, Tony Roche \| Margaret Smith Court, Judy Tegart \| \| 1970 \| John Newcombe, Tony Roche \| Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King \| \| 1971 \| Roy Emerson, Rod Laver \| Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King \| \| 1972 \| Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan \| Billie Jean King, Betty Stove \| \| 1973 \| Jimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase \| Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King \| \| 1974 \| John Newcombe, Tony Roche \| Evonne Goolagong, Peggy Michel \| \| 1975 \| Vitas Gerulaitis, Alex Mayer \| Ann Kiyomura, Kazuko Sawamatsu \| \| 1976 \| Brian Gottfried, Raul Ramirez \| Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova \| \| 1977 \| Goss Case, Geoff Masters \| Helen Gourlay Cawley, JoAnne Russell \| \| 1978 \| Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan \| Kerry Reid, Wendy Turnbull \| \| 1979 \| John McEnroe, Peter Fleming \| Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova \| \| 1980 \| Peter McNamara, Paul McNamee \| Kathy Jordan, Anne Smith \| \| 1981 \| John McEnroe, Peter Fleming \| Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver \| \| 1982 \| Peter McNamara, Paul McNamee \| Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver \| \| 1983 \| John McEnroe, Peter Fleming \| Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver \| \| 1984 \| John McEnroe, Peter Fleming \| Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver \| \| 1985 \| Heinz Günthardt, Balazs Taroczy \| Kathy Jordan, Elizabeth Smylie \| \| 1986 \| Joakim Nyström, Mats Wilander \| Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver \| \| 1987 \| Robert Seguso, Ken Flach \| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Sukova \| \| 1988 \| Robert Seguso, Ken Flach \| Steffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini \| \| 1989 \| John Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd \| Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova \| \| 1990 \| Rick Leach, Jim Pugh \| Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova \| \| 1991 \| John Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd \| Larisa Savchenko, Natalia Zvereva \| \| 1992 \| John McEnroe, Michael Stich \| Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva \| \| 1993 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva \| \| 1994 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva \| \| 1995 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Jana Novotna \| \| 1996 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Helena Sukova, Martina Hingis \| \| 1997 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva \| \| 1998 \| Jacco Eltingh, Paul Haarhuis \| Martina Hingis, Jana Novotna \| \| 1999 \| Mahesh Bhupathi, Leander Paes \| Lindsay Davenport, Corina Morariu \| \| 2000 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2001 \| Donald Johnson, Jared Palmer \| Lisa Raymond, Rennae Stubbs \| \| 2002 \| Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2003 \| Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge \| Kim Clijsters, Ai Sugiyama \| \| 2004 \| Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge \| Cara Black, Rennae Stubbs \| \| 2005 \| Stephen Huss, Wesley Moodie \| Cara Black, Liezel Huber \| \| 2006 \| Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan \| Zi Yan, Jie Zheng \| \| 2007 \| Arnaud Clément, Michael Llodra \| Cara Black, Liezel Huber \| \| 2008 \| Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2009 \| Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2010 \| Jungen Melzer, Phillip Petzschner \| Vania King, Yaroslava Shvedova \| \| 2011 \| Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan \| Kveta Peschke, Katarina Srebotnik \| \| 2012 \| Jonathon Marray, Frederik Nielsen \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2013 \| Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan \| Hsieh Su-wei, Peng Shuai \| \| 2014 \| Vasek Pospisil, Jack Sock \| Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci \| \| 2015 \| Jean-Julien Rojer, Horia Tecau \| Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza \| \| 2016 \| Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Nicolas Mahut \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2017 \| Lukasz Kubot, Marcelo Melo \| Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina \| \| 2018 \| Mike Bryan, Jack Sock \| Barbora Krejcikova, Katerina Siniakova \| \| 2019 \| Juan Sebastian Cabal, Robert Farah \| Hsieh Su-wei, Barbora Strycova \| \| 20203 \| not held \| \| \| 2021 \| Nikola Mektic, Mate Pavic \| Hsieh Su-wei, Elise Mertens \| \| 2022 \| Matthew Ebden, Max Purcell \| Barbora 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(more) # tennis sport Homework Help Also known as: lawn tennis Written by [Barry Steven Lorge Consultant. Former Sports Editor, The San Diego Union, California. Contributor to Tennis Magazine.](https://www.britannica.com/contributor/Barry-Steven-Lorge/3469) Barry Steven Lorge[All](https://www.britannica.com/sports/tennis/additional-info#contributors) Fact-checked by [Britannica Editors Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....](https://www.britannica.com/editor/The-Editors-of-Encyclopaedia-Britannica/4419) Britannica Editors Last updated Mar. 2, 2026 •[History](https://www.britannica.com/sports/tennis/additional-info#history) ![Britannica AI Icon](https://cdn.britannica.com/mendel-resources/3-179/images/chatbot/star-ai.svg?v=3.179.9) Britannica AI Ask Anything Quick Summary Table of Contents Table of Contents Quick Summary Ask Anything Top Questions ### How is tennis played? Tennis is a game played with two opposing players (singles) or pairs of players (doubles) using tautly strung rackets to hit a ball of specified size, weight, and bounce over a net on a rectangular court. Points are awarded whenever the opponent fails to correctly return the ball within the prescribed dimensions of the court. ### Who invented the game of tennis? The inventor of modern tennis has been disputed, but the officially recognized centennial of the game in 1973 commemorated its introduction by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1873. He published the first book of rules that year and took out a patent on his game in 1874. ### What are the dimensions of a tennis court? A tennis court length measures 78 by 27 feet for singles and 78 by 36 feet for doubles. The net at the center is 3 feet in height, supported at each side of the court by posts 3.5 feet high placed 3 feet outside the court. ### What is the size of a standard tennis ball? According to the International Tennis Federation, the tennis ball must be yellow or white, between 2.5 and 2.8 inches in diameter and between 1.975 and 2.095 ounces in weight. ## News • [West Bengal election 2026: Leander Paes joins BJP ahead of polls](https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly/leander-paes-joins-bjp-ahead-of-west-bengal-elections/article70806248.ece) • Mar. 31, 2026, 4:52 AM ET (The Hindu) ...(Show more) [Carlos Alcaraz loses to Sebastian Korda in the third round of the Miami Open](https://www.britannica.com/news/587387/483560829bca8e28f6da25a77241f23d) • Mar. 22, 2026, 9:53 PM ET (AP) Show less tennis, game in which two opposing players (singles) or pairs of players (doubles) use tautly strung [rackets](https://www.britannica.com/sports/rackets) to hit a [ball](https://www.britannica.com/sports/ball-sports) of specified size, weight, and bounce over a [net](https://www.britannica.com/technology/net) on a rectangular court. Points are awarded to a player or team whenever the opponent fails to correctly return the ball within the prescribed [dimensions](https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/dimensions) of the court. Organized tennis is played according to rules sanctioned by the [International Tennis Federation](https://www.britannica.com/topic/International-Tennis-Federation) (ITF), the world governing body of the sport. [(Read Britannica’s interview with Naomi Osaka.)](https://www.britannica.com/story/4-questions-for-tennis-star-naomi-osaka) Tennis originally was known as lawn tennis, and formally still is in [Britain](https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom), because it was played on grass courts by [Victorian](https://www.britannica.com/event/Victorian-era) gentlemen and ladies. It is now played on a variety of surfaces. The origins of the game can be traced to a 12th–13th-century French [handball](https://www.britannica.com/sports/handball) game called [jeu de paume](https://www.britannica.com/sports/real-tennis) (“game of the palm”), from which was derived a complex indoor racket-and-ball game: real tennis. This ancient game is still played to a limited degree and is usually called real tennis in Britain, court tennis in the United States, and royal tennis in Australia. [(Read Chris Evert’s Britannica entry on the U.S. Open.)](https://www.britannica.com/sports/US-Open-tennis) [![Roger Federer](https://cdn.britannica.com/57/183257-050-0BA11B4B/Roger-Federer-2012.jpg?w=300)](https://cdn.britannica.com/57/183257-050-0BA11B4B/Roger-Federer-2012.jpg) [Roger Federer](https://cdn.britannica.com/57/183257-050-0BA11B4B/Roger-Federer-2012.jpg)Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, 2012. (more) The modern game of tennis is played by millions in clubs and on public courts. Its period of most rapid growth as both a participant and a spectator sport began in the late 1960s, when the major championships were opened to professionals as well as amateurs, and continued in the 1970s, when television broadcasts of the expanding professional [tournament](https://www.britannica.com/sports/tournament-medieval-military-games) circuits and the rise of some notable players and rivalries broadened the appeal of the game. A number of major [innovations](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovations) in fashion and equipment fueled and fed the boom. The addition of colour and style to tennis wear (once restricted to white) created an entirely new subdivision of [leisure](https://www.britannica.com/topic/leisure) clothing. Tennis balls, which historically had been white, now came in several hues, with yellow the colour of choice. [Racket](https://www.britannica.com/sports/racket) frames, which had been of a standard size and shape and constructed primarily of laminated wood, were suddenly manufactured in a wide choice of sizes, shapes, and materials, the most significant milestones being the introduction of metal frames beginning in 1967 and the oversized head in 1976. [![Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (tennis, sports)](https://cdn.britannica.com/74/234474-131-7CBD1A96/Serena-Williams-womens-single-trophy-Australian-Open-Januray-28-2017.jpg) Britannica Quiz Great Moments in Sports Quiz](https://www.britannica.com/quiz/great-moments-in-sports-quiz) While tennis can be enjoyed by players of practically any level of skill, top competition is a demanding test of both shot making and stamina, rich in stylistic and strategic variety. From its origins as a garden-party game for ladies in whalebone corsets and starched petticoats and men in long white flannels, it has evolved into a physical chess match in which players attack and defend, exploiting angles and technical weaknesses with strokes of widely [diverse](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diverse) pace and spin. Tournaments offer tens of millions of dollars in prize money annually. ## History ## Origin and early years There has been much dispute over the invention of modern tennis, but the officially recognized centennial of the game in 1973 [commemorated](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commemorated) its introduction by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1873. He published the first book of rules that year and took out a patent on his game in 1874, although historians have concluded that similar games were played earlier and that the first tennis club was established by the Englishman Harry Gem and several associates in Leamington in 1872. Wingfield’s court was of the hourglass shape and may have developed from [badminton](https://www.britannica.com/sports/badminton). The hourglass shape, [stipulated](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stipulated) by Wingfield in his booklet “Sphairistiké, or Lawn Tennis,” may have been adopted for patent reasons since it distinguished the court from ordinary rectangular courts. At the time, the [Marylebone Cricket Club](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Marylebone-Cricket-Club) (MCC) was the governing body of real tennis, whose rules it had recently revised. After J.M. Heathcote, a distinguished real tennis player, developed a better tennis ball of rubber covered with white flannel, the MCC in 1875 established a new, standardized set of rules for tennis. Explore Britannica Premium\! Smart, reliable knowledge for professionals, students, and curious minds everywhere. [SUBSCRIBE](https://premium.britannica.com/premium-membership/?utm_source=premium&utm_medium=inline-cta&utm_campaign=smart-2026) ![Penguin, ship, mountain, atlas](https://cdn.britannica.com/marketing/inline-left.webp) ![shohei ohtani, plants, andy wharhol art](https://cdn.britannica.com/marketing/inline-right.webp) ![Mobile](https://cdn.britannica.com/marketing/inline-mobile.webp?w=400) Meanwhile, the game had spread to the United States in the 1870s. Mary Outerbridge of [New York](https://www.britannica.com/place/New-York-state) has been [credited](https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/credited) with bringing a set of rackets and balls to her brother, a director of the [Staten Island](https://www.britannica.com/place/Staten-Island) Cricket and Baseball Club. But research has shown that William Appleton of Nahant, [Massachusetts](https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts), may have owned the first lawn tennis set and that his friends James Dwight and Fred R. Sears popularized the game. An important milestone in the history of tennis was the decision of the [All England Croquet Club](https://www.britannica.com/topic/All-England-Croquet-and-Lawn-Tennis-Club) to set aside one of its lawns at [Wimbledon](https://www.britannica.com/sports/Wimbledon-Championships) for tennis, which soon proved so popular that the club changed its name to the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. In 1877 the club decided to hold a tennis championship, and a championship subcommittee of three was appointed. It decided on a rectangular court 78 feet (23.8 meters) long by 27 feet (8.2 meters) wide. They adapted the real tennis method of scoring—15, 30, 40, game—and allowed the server one fault (i.e., two chances to deliver a proper service on each point). These major decisions remain part of the modern rules. Twenty-two entries were received, and the first winner of the [Wimbledon Championships](https://www.britannica.com/sports/Wimbledon-Championships) was Spencer [Gore](https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/Gore). In 1878 the Scottish Championships were held, followed in 1879 by the Irish Championships. There were several alterations in some of the other rules (e.g., governing the height of the net) until 1880, when the All England Club and the MCC published revised rules that approximate very closely those still in use. The All England Club was the dominant authority then, the British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) not being formed until 1888. In 1880 the first [U.S. championship](https://www.britannica.com/sports/US-Open-tennis) was held at the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club. The victor was an Englishman, O.E. Woodhouse. The popularity of the game in the [United States](https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States) and frequent doubts about the rules led to the foundation in 1881 of the U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association, later renamed the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association and, in 1975, the [U.S. Tennis Association](https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-Tennis-Association) (USTA). Under its [auspices](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auspices), the first official [U.S. national championship](https://www.britannica.com/sports/US-Open-tennis), played under English rules, was held in 1881 at the [Newport](https://www.britannica.com/place/Newport-Rhode-Island) Casino, Newport, Rhode Island. The winner, [Richard Sears](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Dudley-Sears), was U.S. champion for seven consecutive years. Tennis had taken firm root in [Australia](https://www.britannica.com/place/Australia) by 1880, and the first [Australian Championships](https://www.britannica.com/sports/Australian-Open) were played in 1905. The first national championships in [New Zealand](https://www.britannica.com/place/New-Zealand) were held in 1886. In 1904 the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia (later of Australia) was founded. Original name: lawn tennis (Show more) Key People: [Ernest Renshaw](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernest-Renshaw) [Michael Chang](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Chang) [Reggie Doherty](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Reggie-Doherty) [Laurie Doherty](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Laurie-Doherty) [Guillermo Vilas](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guillermo-Vilas) (Show more) Related Topics: [tennis ball](https://www.britannica.com/sports/tennis-ball) [doubles](https://www.britannica.com/sports/doubles) [tiebreaker](https://www.britannica.com/sports/tiebreaker) [singles](https://www.britannica.com/sports/singles) [drop shot](https://www.britannica.com/sports/drop-shot) (Show more) [See all related content](https://www.britannica.com/facts/tennis) The first [French Championships](https://www.britannica.com/sports/French-Open) were held at the Stade Français in 1891, but it was an interclub tournament that did not become truly international until 1925; the [French](https://www.britannica.com/place/France) Federation of Lawn Tennis was established in 1920. Other national championships were inaugurated in Canada (1890), [South Africa](https://www.britannica.com/place/South-Africa) (1891), Spain (1910), Denmark (1921), Egypt (1925), Italy (1930), and Sweden (1936). In 1884 a women’s championship was introduced at Wimbledon, and women’s national championships were held in the United States starting in 1887. ![Britannica AI Icon](https://cdn.britannica.com/mendel-resources/3-179/images/chatbot/star-ai.svg?v=3.179.9)Britannica AI chevron\_right Tennis close [AI-generated answers](https://www.britannica.com/about-britannica-ai) from Britannica articles. AI makes mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles. Load Next Page Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. print Print Please select which sections you would like to print: verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. 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Readable Markdown	Top Questions ### How much do Wimbledon finalists get paid? ### Who won Wimbledon in 2025? ### Which man has won Wimbledon the most times? ### Which woman has won Wimbledon the most times? ## News • Wimbledon Championships, major international [tennis](https://www.britannica.com/sports/tennis) tournament played annually at [Wimbledon](https://www.britannica.com/place/Wimbledon), a neighborhood in [Merton](https://www.britannica.com/place/Merton-borough-London), an outer borough of [London](https://www.britannica.com/place/London). The competition, held in late June and early July, is one of the four annual Grand Slam tennis events—along with the [Australian](https://www.britannica.com/sports/Australian-Open), [French](https://www.britannica.com/sports/French-Open), and [U.S. Opens](https://www.britannica.com/sports/US-Open-tennis)—and is the only one still played on natural grass. The first Wimbledon championship was held in 1877 on one of the [croquet](https://www.britannica.com/sports/croquet) lawns of the All [England](https://www.britannica.com/place/England) Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club (since 1899 the [All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club](https://www.britannica.com/topic/All-England-Lawn-Tennis-and-Croquet-Club)). In 1884 a women’s championship was introduced at Wimbledon, and the national men’s doubles was transferred there from [Oxford](https://www.britannica.com/place/Oxford-England). Mixed doubles and women’s doubles were inaugurated in 1913. The Wimbledon Championships, originally played by [amateurs](https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/amateurs), were opened to professional players in 1968; [Rod Laver](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rod-Laver) of [Australia](https://www.britannica.com/place/Australia) and [Billie Jean King](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Billie-Jean-King) of the [United States](https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States) won the singles events that year. The current championships, in addition to men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles, include events for junior boys and girls. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum chronicles the history of the sport. [![Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (tennis, sports)](https://cdn.britannica.com/74/234474-131-7CBD1A96/Serena-Williams-womens-single-trophy-Australian-Open-Januray-28-2017.jpg) Britannica Quiz Great Moments in Sports Quiz](https://www.britannica.com/quiz/great-moments-in-sports-quiz) ## Notable records and accomplishments [Björn Borg](https://cdn.britannica.com/39/26139-050-53196601/Bjorn-Borg-Sweden-shot-first-singles-titles-1976.jpg)Sweden's Björn Borg returning a shot at Wimbledon in 1976, the first of his five consecutive singles titles in the tournament. In 1920 [Suzanne Lenglen](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Suzanne-Lenglen) of [France](https://www.britannica.com/place/France) became the first person to win three Wimbledon championships (in singles and doubles events) in a single year; in 1937 [Don Budge](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Don-Budge) of the United States became the first man to win three Wimbledon championships in a single year. (In 1938 he repeated that feat, and he also won the other three major championships, thereby completing a [calendar-year Grand Slam](https://www.britannica.com/sports/career-Grand-Slam-singles-champions).) In 1980 [Björn Borg](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bjorn-Borg) of [Sweden](https://www.britannica.com/place/Sweden) won the men’s singles for a fifth consecutive year; this was a feat not achieved since the winning streaks of [William Renshaw](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Renshaw-brothers) (1880s) and [Laurie Doherty](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Doherty-brothers) (1900s), which were held under the old challenge-round system that gave an advantage to defending champions. (Why Do Tennis Players Wear White at Wimbledon? [Find out in this article.](https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-tennis-players-wear-white-at-wimbledon)) [All-time women's singles champion](https://cdn.britannica.com/83/231383-050-C40CF56C/Martina-Navratilova-in-action-Wimbledon-1984.jpg)American tennis player Martina Navratilova returning the ball during a Wimbledon match against Peanut Louie, 1984. Navratilova went on to win the women's singles championship title that year. Between 1978 and 1990 Navratilova won the singles title a record nine times. [Martina Navratilova](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martina-Navratilova) of the United States won six consecutive women’s championships (1982–87), [eclipsing](https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eclipsing) the record of Lenglen (1919–23). In 1990 Navratilova captured her ninth singles title to break the record set by [Helen Wills](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Helen-Wills). Other standout modern players include [Steffi Graf](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steffi-Graf) of [Germany](https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany) and [Serena Williams](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Serena-Williams) of the United States, both of whom won seven Wimbledon singles titles (early 20th-century British women’s champion [Dorothea Lambert Chambers](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dorothea-Lambert-Chambers) also won the singles title seven times). On the men’s singles side, later notable players at Wimbledon include [Pete Sampras](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pete-Sampras) of the United States, who in 2000 won his seventh title to tie Renshaw, and [Novak Djokovic](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Novak-Djokovic) of Serbia, who won his seventh title in 2022. The winningest men’s player is [Roger Federer](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-Federer) of [Switzerland](https://www.britannica.com/place/Switzerland), who captured a record eight Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2017. ## Wimbledon singles champions A list of Wimbledon singles champions is provided in the table. Byname of: All-England Championships Go beyond the basics with trusted, in-depth knowledge for professionals, students, and lifelong learners. [SUBSCRIBE](https://premium.britannica.com/premium-membership/?utm_source=premium&utm_medium=inline-cta&utm_campaign=basics-2026) ![Penguin, ship, mountain, atlas](https://cdn.britannica.com/marketing/inline-left.webp) ![shohei ohtani, plants, andy wharhol art](https://cdn.britannica.com/marketing/inline-right.webp) ![Mobile](https://cdn.britannica.com/marketing/inline-mobile.webp?w=400) \| year \| men \| women \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| 1Tournament canceled because of World War I. \| \| \| \| 2Tournament canceled because of World War II. \| \| \| \| 3Open since 1968. \| \| \| \| 4Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. \| \| \| \| 1877 \| Spencer W. Gore (U.K.) \| \| \| 1878 \| Frank Hadow (U.K.) \| \| \| 1879 \| John T. Hartley (U.K.) \| \| \| 1880 \| John T. Hartley (U.K.) \| \| \| 1881 \| Willie Renshaw (U.K.) \| \| \| 1882 \| Willie Renshaw (U.K.) \| \| \| 1883 \| Willie Renshaw (U.K.) \| \| \| 1884 \| Willie Renshaw (U.K.) \| Maud Watson (U.K.) \| \| 1885 \| Willie Renshaw (U.K.) \| Maud Watson (U.K.) \| \| 1886 \| Willie Renshaw (U.K.) \| Blanche Bingley (U.K.) \| \| 1887 \| Herbert Lawford (U.K.) \| Charlotte Dod (U.K.) \| \| 1888 \| Ernest Renshaw (U.K.) \| Charlotte Dod (U.K.) \| \| 1889 \| Willie Renshaw (U.K.) \| Blanche Bingley Hillyard (U.K.) \| \| 1890 \| Wiloby Hamilton (U.K.) \| Helena Rice (U.K.) \| \| 1891 \| Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) \| Charlotte Dod (U.K.) \| \| 1892 \| Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) \| Charlotte Dod (U.K.) \| \| 1893 \| Joshua Pim (U.K.) \| Charlotte Dod (U.K.) \| \| 1894 \| Joshua Pim (U.K.) \| Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) \| \| 1895 \| Wilifred Baddeley (U.K.) \| Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) \| \| 1896 \| Harold Mahony (U.K.) \| Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) \| \| 1897 \| Reggie Doherty (U.K.) \| Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) \| \| 1898 \| Reggie Doherty (U.K.) \| Charlotte Cooper (U.K.) \| \| 1899 \| Reggie Doherty (U.K.) \| Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) \| \| 1900 \| Reggie Doherty (U.K.) \| Blanche Hillyard (U.K.) \| \| 1901 \| Arthur Gore (U.K.) \| Charlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.) \| \| 1902 \| Laurie Doherty (U.K.) \| Muriel Robb (U.K.) \| \| 1903 \| Laurie Doherty (U.K.) \| Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) \| \| 1904 \| Laurie Doherty (U.K.) \| Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) \| \| 1905 \| Laurie Doherty (U.K.) \| May Sutton (U.S.) \| \| 1906 \| Laurie Doherty (U.K.) \| Dorothea Douglass (U.K.) \| \| 1907 \| Norman Brookes (Austl.) \| May Sutton (U.S.) \| \| 1908 \| Arthur Gore (U.K.) \| Charlotte Cooper Sterry (U.K.) \| \| 1909 \| Arthur Gore (U.K.) \| Dora Boothby (U.K.) \| \| 1910 \| Tony Wilding (N.Z.) \| Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) \| \| 1911 \| Tony Wilding (N.Z.) \| Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) \| \| 1912 \| Tony Wilding (N.Z.) \| Ethel Larcombe (U.K.) \| \| 1913 \| Tony Wilding (N.Z.) \| Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) \| \| 1914 \| Norman Brookes (Austl.) \| Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (U.K.) \| \| 1915–181 \| not held \| \| \| 1919 \| Gerald Patterson (Austl.) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1920 \| Bill Tilden (U.S.) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1921 \| Bill Tilden (U.S.) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1922 \| Gerald Patterson (Austl.) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1923 \| Bill Johnston (U.S.) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1924 \| Jean Borotra (France) \| Kitty McKane (U.K.) \| \| 1925 \| René Lacoste (France) \| Suzanne Lenglen (France) \| \| 1926 \| Jean Borotra (France) \| Kitty McKane Godfree (U.K.) \| \| 1927 \| Henri Cochet (France) \| Helen Wills (U.S.) \| \| 1928 \| René Lacoste (France) \| Helen Wills (U.S.) \| \| 1929 \| Henri Cochet (France) \| Helen Wills (U.S.) \| \| 1930 \| Bill Tilden (U.S.) \| Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) \| \| 1931 \| Sidney Wood (U.S.) \| Cilly Aussem (Ger.) \| \| 1932 \| Ellsworth Vines (U.S.) \| Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) \| \| 1933 \| Jack Crawford (Austl.) \| Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) \| \| 1934 \| Fred Perry (U.K.) \| Dorothy Round (U.K.) \| \| 1935 \| Fred Perry (U.K.) \| Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) \| \| 1936 \| Fred Perry (U.K.) \| Helen Jacobs (U.S.) \| \| 1937 \| Don Budge (U.S.) \| Dorothy Round (U.K.) \| \| 1938 \| Don Budge (U.S.) \| Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) \| \| 1939 \| Bobby Riggs (U.S.) \| Alice Marble (U.S.) \| \| 1940–452 \| not held \| \| \| 1946 \| Yvon Petra (France) \| Pauline Betz (U.S.) \| \| 1947 \| Jack Kramer (U.S.) \| Margaret Osborne (U.S.) \| \| 1948 \| Bob Falkenburg (U.S.) \| Louise Brough (U.S.) \| \| 1949 \| Ted Schroeder (U.S.) \| Louise Brough (U.S.) \| \| 1950 \| Budge Patty (U.S.) \| Louise Brough (U.S.) \| \| 1951 \| Dick Savitt (U.S.) \| Doris Hart (U.S.) \| \| 1952 \| Frank Sedgman (Austl.) \| Maureen Connolly (U.S.) \| \| 1953 \| Viv Seixas (U.S.) \| Maureen Connolly (U.S.) \| \| 1954 \| Jaroslav Drobny (Czech.) \| Maureen Connolly (U.S.) \| \| 1955 \| Tony Trabert (U.S.) \| Louise Brough (U.S.) \| \| 1956 \| Lew Hoad (Austl.) \| Shirley Fry (U.S.) \| \| 1957 \| Lew Hoad (Austl.) \| Althea Gibson (U.S.) \| \| 1958 \| Ashley Cooper (Austl.) \| Althea Gibson (U.S.) \| \| 1959 \| Alejandro Olmedo (Peru) \| Maria Bueno (Braz.) \| \| 1960 \| Neale Fraser (Austl.) \| Maria Bueno (Braz.) \| \| 1961 \| Rod Laver (Austl.) \| Angela Mortimer (U.K.) \| \| 1962 \| Rod Laver (Austl.) \| Karen Susman (U.S.) \| \| 1963 \| Chuck McKinley (U.S.) \| Margaret Smith (Austl.) \| \| 1964 \| Roy Emerson (Austl.) \| Maria Bueno (Braz.) \| \| 1965 \| Roy Emerson (Austl.) \| Margaret Smith (Austl.) \| \| 1966 \| Manolo Santana (Spain) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 1967 \| John Newcombe (Austl.) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 19683 \| Rod Laver (Austl.) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 1969 \| Rod Laver (Austl.) \| Ann Jones (U.K.) \| \| 1970 \| John Newcombe (Austl.) \| Margaret Smith Court (Austl.) \| \| 1971 \| John Newcombe (Austl.) \| Evonne Goolagong (Austl.) \| \| 1972 \| Stan Smith (U.S.) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 1973 \| Jan Kodes (Czech.) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 1974 \| Jimmy Connors (U.S.) \| Chris Evert (U.S.) \| \| 1975 \| Arthur Ashe (U.S.) \| Billie Jean King (U.S.) \| \| 1976 \| Bjorn Borg (Swed.) \| Chris Evert (U.S.) \| \| 1977 \| Bjorn Borg (Swed.) \| Virginia Wade (U.K.) \| \| 1978 \| Bjorn Borg (Swed.) \| Martina Navratilova (Czech.) \| \| 1979 \| Bjorn Borg (Swed.) \| Martina Navratilova (Czech.) \| \| 1980 \| Bjorn Borg (Swed.) \| Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Austl.) \| \| 1981 \| John McEnroe (U.S.) \| Chris Evert Lloyd (U.S.) \| \| 1982 \| Jimmy Connors (U.S.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1983 \| John McEnroe (U.S.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1984 \| John McEnroe (U.S.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1985 \| Boris Becker (W.Ger.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1986 \| Boris Becker (W.Ger.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1987 \| Pat Cash (Austl.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1988 \| Stefan Edberg (Swed.) \| Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) \| \| 1989 \| Boris Becker (W.Ger.) \| Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) \| \| 1990 \| Stefan Edberg (Swed.) \| Martina Navratilova (U.S.) \| \| 1991 \| Michael Stich (Ger.) \| Steffi Graf (Ger.) \| \| 1992 \| Andre Agassi (U.S.) \| Steffi Graf (Ger.) \| \| 1993 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Steffi Graf (Ger.) \| \| 1994 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Conchita Martinez (Spain) \| \| 1995 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Steffi Graf (Ger.) \| \| 1996 \| Richard Krajicek (Neth.) \| Steffi Graf (Ger.) \| \| 1997 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Martina Hingis (Switz.) \| \| 1998 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Jana Novotna (Cz.Rep.) \| \| 1999 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) \| \| 2000 \| Pete Sampras (U.S.) \| Venus Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2001 \| Goran Ivanisevic (Cro.) \| Venus Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2002 \| Lleyton Hewitt (Austl.) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2003 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2004 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Maria Sharapova (Russia) \| \| 2005 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Venus Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2006 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Amelie Mauresmo (France) \| \| 2007 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Venus Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2008 \| Rafael Nadal (Spain) \| Venus Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2009 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2010 \| Rafael Nadal (Spain) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2011 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Petra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.) \| \| 2012 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2013 \| Andy Murray (U.K.) \| Marion Bartoli (France) \| \| 2014 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Petra Kvitova (Cz.Rep.) \| \| 2015 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2016 \| Andy Murray (U.K.) \| Serena Williams (U.S.) \| \| 2017 \| Roger Federer (Switz.) \| Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) \| \| 2018 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Angelique Kerber (Ger.) \| \| 2019 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Simona Halep (Rom.) \| \| 20204 \| not held \| \| \| 2021 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Ashleigh Barty (Austl.) \| \| 2022 \| Novak Djokovic (Serbia) \| Elena Rybakina (Kazakh.) \| \| 2023 \| Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) \| Marketa Vondrousova (Czech.) \| \| 2024 \| Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) \| Barbora Krejcikova (Czech.) \| \| 2025 \| Jannik Sinner (Italy) \| Iga Świątek (Pol.) \| ## Wimbledon doubles champions A list of Wimbledon doubles champions is provided in the table. \| year \| men \| women \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| 1Tournament canceled because of World War I. \| \| \| \| 2Tournament canceled because of World War II. \| \| \| \| 3Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. \| \| \| \| 1879 \| Robert Erskine, Herbert Lawford \| \| \| 1880 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1881 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1882 \| John Hartley, R.T. Richardson \| \| \| 1883 \| C.W. Grinstead, C.E. Welldon \| \| \| 1884 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1885 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1886 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1887 \| Herbert Wilberforce, Patrick Bowes-Lyon \| \| \| 1888 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1889 \| Willie Renshaw, Ernest Renshaw \| \| \| 1890 \| Joshua Pim, Frank Stoker \| \| \| 1891 \| Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley \| \| \| 1892 \| Ernest Lewis, Harry Barlow \| \| \| 1893 \| Joshua Pim, Frank Stoker \| \| \| 1894 \| Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley \| \| \| 1895 \| Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley \| \| \| 1896 \| Wilifred Baddeley, Herbert Baddeley \| \| \| 1897 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1898 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1899 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1900 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1901 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1902 \| Sidney Smith, Frank Riseley \| \| \| 1903 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1904 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1905 \| Reggie Doherty, Laurie Doherty \| \| \| 1906 \| Sidney Smith, Frank Riseley \| \| \| 1907 \| Norman Brookes, Tony Wilding \| \| \| 1908 \| Tony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie \| \| \| 1909 \| Arthur Gore, Herbert Roper Barrett \| \| \| 1910 \| Tony Wilding, Josiah Ritchie \| \| \| 1911 \| Ándre Gobert, Max Decugis \| \| \| 1912 \| Herbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon \| \| \| 1913 \| Herbert Roper Barrett, Charles Dixon \| Winifred McNair, Dora Boothby \| \| 1914 \| Norman Brookes, Tony Wilding \| Elizabeth Ryan, Agnes Morton \| \| 1915–181 \| not held \| \| \| 1919 \| Ronald Thomas, Pat O'Hara Wood \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1920 \| Dick Williams, Chuck Garland \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1921 \| Randolph Lycett, Max Woosnam \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1922 \| James Anderson, Randolph Lycett \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1923 \| Leslie Godfree, Randolph Lycett \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1924 \| Frank Hunter, Vinnie Richards \| Hazel Wightman, Helen Wills \| \| 1925 \| Jean Borotra, Rene Lacoste \| Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1926 \| Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet \| Mary Browne, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1927 \| Frank Hunter, Bill Tilden \| Helen Wills, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1928 \| Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet \| Peggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson \| \| 1929 \| Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn \| Peggy Saunders, Phoebe Watson \| \| 1930 \| Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn \| Helen Wills Moody, Elizabeth Ryan \| \| 1931 \| George Lott, John Van Ryn \| Phyllis Mudford, Dorothy Barron \| \| 1932 \| Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon \| Doris Metaxa, Josanne Sigart \| \| 1933 \| Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon \| Elizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu \| \| 1934 \| George Lott, Lester Stoefen \| Elizabeth Ryan, Simone Mathieu \| \| 1935 \| Jack Crawford, Adrian Quist \| Freda James, Kay Stammers \| \| 1936 \| Pat Hughes, Charles Tuckey \| Freda James, Kay Stammers \| \| 1937 \| Don Budge, Gene Mako \| Simone Mathieu, Billie Yorke \| \| 1938 \| Don Budge, Gene Mako \| Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble \| \| 1939 \| Elwood Cooke, Bobby Riggs \| Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, Alice Marble \| \| 1940–452 \| not held \| \| \| 1946 \| Tom Brown, Jack Kramer \| Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne \| \| 1947 \| Bob Falkenburg, Jack Kramer \| Pat Todd, Doris Hart \| \| 1948 \| John Bromwich, Frank Sedgman \| Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont \| \| 1949 \| Pancho Gonzales, Frank Parker \| Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont \| \| 1950 \| John Bromwich, Adrian Quist \| Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont \| \| 1951 \| Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman \| Doris Hart, Shirley Fry \| \| 1952 \| Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman \| Doris Hart, Shirley Fry \| \| 1953 \| Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall \| Doris Hart, Shirley Fry \| \| 1954 \| Rex Hartwig, Mervyn Rose \| Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont \| \| 1955 \| Rex Hartwig, Lew Hoad \| Angela Mortimer, Anne Shilcock \| \| 1956 \| Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall \| Angela Buxton, Althea Gibson \| \| 1957 \| Budge Patty, Gardnar Mulloy \| Althea Gibson, Darlene Hard \| \| 1958 \| Sven Davidson, Ulf Schmidt \| Maria Bueno, Althea Gibson \| \| 1959 \| Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser \| Jeane Arth, Darlene Hard \| \| 1960 \| Rafael Osuna, Dennis Ralston \| Maria Bueno, Darlene Hard \| \| 1961 \| Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser \| Karen Hantze, Billie Jean Moffitt \| \| 1962 \| Bob Hewitt, Fred Stolle \| Billie Jean Moffitt, Karen Hantze Susman \| \| 1963 \| Rafael Osuna, Antonio Palafox \| Maria Bueno, Darlene Hard \| \| 1964 \| Bob Hewitt, Fred Stolle \| Margaret Smith, Lesley Turner \| \| 1965 \| John Newcombe, Tony Roche \| Maria Bueno, Billie Jean Moffitt \| \| 1966 \| Ken Fletcher, John Newcombe \| Maria Bueno, Nancy Richey \| \| 1967 \| Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan \| Rosie Casals, Billie Jean Moffitt King \| \| 1968 \| John Newcombe, Tony Roche \| Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King \| \| 1969 \| John Newcombe, Tony Roche \| Margaret Smith Court, Judy Tegart \| \| 1970 \| John Newcombe, Tony Roche \| Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King \| \| 1971 \| Roy Emerson, Rod Laver \| Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King \| \| 1972 \| Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan \| Billie Jean King, Betty Stove \| \| 1973 \| Jimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase \| Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King \| \| 1974 \| John Newcombe, Tony Roche \| Evonne Goolagong, Peggy Michel \| \| 1975 \| Vitas Gerulaitis, Alex Mayer \| Ann Kiyomura, Kazuko Sawamatsu \| \| 1976 \| Brian Gottfried, Raul Ramirez \| Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova \| \| 1977 \| Goss Case, Geoff Masters \| Helen Gourlay Cawley, JoAnne Russell \| \| 1978 \| Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan \| Kerry Reid, Wendy Turnbull \| \| 1979 \| John McEnroe, Peter Fleming \| Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova \| \| 1980 \| Peter McNamara, Paul McNamee \| Kathy Jordan, Anne Smith \| \| 1981 \| John McEnroe, Peter Fleming \| Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver \| \| 1982 \| Peter McNamara, Paul McNamee \| Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver \| \| 1983 \| John McEnroe, Peter Fleming \| Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver \| \| 1984 \| John McEnroe, Peter Fleming \| Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver \| \| 1985 \| Heinz Günthardt, Balazs Taroczy \| Kathy Jordan, Elizabeth Smylie \| \| 1986 \| Joakim Nyström, Mats Wilander \| Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver \| \| 1987 \| Robert Seguso, Ken Flach \| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Sukova \| \| 1988 \| Robert Seguso, Ken Flach \| Steffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini \| \| 1989 \| John Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd \| Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova \| \| 1990 \| Rick Leach, Jim Pugh \| Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova \| \| 1991 \| John Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd \| Larisa Savchenko, Natalia Zvereva \| \| 1992 \| John McEnroe, Michael Stich \| Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva \| \| 1993 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva \| \| 1994 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva \| \| 1995 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Jana Novotna \| \| 1996 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Helena Sukova, Martina Hingis \| \| 1997 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Gigi Fernandez, Natalia Zvereva \| \| 1998 \| Jacco Eltingh, Paul Haarhuis \| Martina Hingis, Jana Novotna \| \| 1999 \| Mahesh Bhupathi, Leander Paes \| Lindsay Davenport, Corina Morariu \| \| 2000 \| Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2001 \| Donald Johnson, Jared Palmer \| Lisa Raymond, Rennae Stubbs \| \| 2002 \| Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2003 \| Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge \| Kim Clijsters, Ai Sugiyama \| \| 2004 \| Jonas Björkman, Todd Woodbridge \| Cara Black, Rennae Stubbs \| \| 2005 \| Stephen Huss, Wesley Moodie \| Cara Black, Liezel Huber \| \| 2006 \| Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan \| Zi Yan, Jie Zheng \| \| 2007 \| Arnaud Clément, Michael Llodra \| Cara Black, Liezel Huber \| \| 2008 \| Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2009 \| Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2010 \| Jungen Melzer, Phillip Petzschner \| Vania King, Yaroslava Shvedova \| \| 2011 \| Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan \| Kveta Peschke, Katarina Srebotnik \| \| 2012 \| Jonathon Marray, Frederik Nielsen \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2013 \| Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan \| Hsieh Su-wei, Peng Shuai \| \| 2014 \| Vasek Pospisil, Jack Sock \| Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci \| \| 2015 \| Jean-Julien Rojer, Horia Tecau \| Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza \| \| 2016 \| Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Nicolas Mahut \| Serena Williams, Venus Williams \| \| 2017 \| Lukasz Kubot, Marcelo Melo \| Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina \| \| 2018 \| Mike Bryan, Jack Sock \| Barbora Krejcikova, Katerina Siniakova \| \| 2019 \| Juan Sebastian Cabal, Robert Farah \| Hsieh Su-wei, Barbora Strycova \| \| 20203 \| not held \| \| \| 2021 \| Nikola Mektic, Mate Pavic \| Hsieh Su-wei, Elise Mertens \| \| 2022 \| Matthew Ebden, Max Purcell \| Barbora Krejcikova, Katerina Siniakova \| \| 2023 \| Wesley Koolhof, Neal Skupski \| Hsieh Su-wei, Barbora Strycova \| \| 2024 \| Harri Heliovaara, Henry Patten \| Taylor Townsend, Katerina Siniakova \|
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