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Wimbledon Tennis Championship

Where: The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, England, on grass courts.

When: Each year six weeks before the first Monday in August and lasts for a fortnight, or as long as necessary to complete all events.

Year Champions - Men Singles Champions - Women Singles
1877
Spencer W. Gore  
1878
P. Frank Hadow  
1879
John T. Harley  
1880
John T. Harley  
1881
William Renshaw  
1882
William Renshaw  
1883
William Renshaw  
1884
William Renshaw Maud Watson
1885
William Renshaw Maud Watson
1886
William Renshaw Blanche Bingley
1887
Hebert F. Lawford Charlotte Dod
1888
Ernest Renshaw Charlotte Dod
1889
William Renshaw Blanche Bingley Hillyard
1890
William J. Hamilton Lena Rice
1891
Wilfred Baddeley Charlotte Dod
1892
Wilfred Baddeley Charlotte Dod
1893
Joshua Pim Charlotte Dod
1894
Joshua Pim Blanche Bingley Hillyard
1895
Wilfred Baddeley Charlotte Cooper
1896
Harold S. Mahoney Charlotte Cooper
1897
Reggie F. Doherty Blanche Bingley Hillyard
1898
Reggie F. Doherty Charlotte Cooper
1899
Reggie F. Doherty Blanche Bingley Hillyard
1900
Reggie F. Doherty Blanche Bingley Hillyard
1901
Arthur W. Gore Charlotte Cooper Sterry
1902
H. Laurie Doherty Muriel Robb
1903
H. Laurie Doherty Dorothea Douglass
1904
H. Laurie Doherty Dorothea Douglass
1905
H. Laurie Doherty May Sutton
1906
H. Laurie Doherty Dorothea Douglass
1907
Norman E. Brookes May Sutton
1908
Arthur W. Gore Charlotte Cooper Sterry
1909
Arthur W. Gore Dora Boothby
1910
Anthony F. Wilding Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers
1911
Anthony F. Wilding Dorothea Douglass Lamber Chambers
1912
Anthony F. Wilding Ethel Larcombe
1913
Anthony F. Wilding Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers
1914
Norman E. Brookes Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers
1915-1918
No tournament No tournament
1919
Gerald L. Patterson Suzanne Lenglen
1920
Bill Tilden Suzanne Lenglen
1921
Bill Tilden Suzanne Lenglen
1922
Gerald L. Patterson Suzanne Lenglen
1923
Bill Johnson Suzanne Lenglen
1924
Jean Borotra Kathleen McKane
1925
Rene Lacoste Suzanne Lenglen
1926
Jean Borotra Kathleen McKane Godfree
1927
Henri Cochet Helen Wills
1928
Rene Lacoste Helen Wills
1929
Henri Cochet Helen Wills
1930
Bill Tilden Helen Wills Moody
1931
Sidney B. Wood, Jr. Cilly Aussem
1932
Ellsworth Vines Helen Wills Moody
1933
Jack Crawford Helen Wills Moody
1934
Fred Perry Dorothy Round
1935
Fred Perry Helen Wills Moody
1936
Fred Perry Helen Jacobs
1937
Don Budge Dorothy Round
1938
Don Budge Helen Wills Moody
1939
Bobby Riggs Alice Marble
1940-1945
No tournament No tournament
1946
Yvon Petra Pauline Betz
1947
Jack Kramer Margaret Osborne
1948
Bob Falkenburg Louise Brough
1949
Ted Schroeder Louise Brough
1950
Budge Patty Louise Brough
1951
Dick Savitt Doris Hart
1952
Frank Sedgman Maureen Connolly
1953
Vic Seixas Maureen Connolly
1954
Jaroslav Drobny Maureen Connolly
1955
Tony Trabert Louise Brough
1956
Lew Hoad Shirley Fry
1957
Lew Hoad Althea Gibson
1958
Ashley Cooper Althea Gibson
1959
Alex Olmedo Maria Bueno
1960
Neale Fraser Maria Bueno
1961
Rod Laver Angela Mortimer
1962
Rod Laver Karen Hantze-Susman
1963
Chuck McKinley Margaret Smith
1964
Roy Emerson Maria Bueno
1965
Roy Emerson Margaret Smith
1966
Manuel Santana Billie Jean King
1967
John Newcombe Billie Jean King
1968
Rod Laver Billie Jean King
1969
Rod Laver Ann Haydon Jones
1970
John Newcombe Margaret Smith Court
1971
John Newcombe Evonne Goolagong
1972
Stan Smith Billie Jean King
1973
Jan Kodes Billie Jean King
1974
Jimmy Connors Chris Evert
1975
Arthur Ashe Billie Jean King
1976
Bjorn Borg Chris Evert
1977
Bjorn Borg Virginia Wade
1978
Bjorn Borg Martina Navratilova
1979
Bjorn Borg Martina Navratilova
1980
Bjorn Borg Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1981
John McEnroe Chris Evert Lloyd
1982
Jimmy Connors Martina Navratilova
1983
John McEnroe Martina Navratilova
1984
John McEnroe Martina Navratilova
1985
Boris Becker Martina Navratilova
1986
Boris Becker Martina Navratilova
1987
Pat Cash Martina Navratilova
1988
Stefan Edberg Steffi Graf
1989
Boris Becker Steffi Graf
1990
Stefan Edberg Martina Navratilova
1991
Michael Stich Steffi Graf
1992
Andre Agassi Steffi Graf
1993
Pete Sampras Steffi Graf
1994
Pete Sampras Conchita Martinez
1995
Pete Sampras Steffi Graf
1996
Richard Krajicek Steffi Graf
1997
Pete Sampras Martina Hingis
1998
Pete Sampras Jana Novotna
1999
Pete Sampras Lindsay Davenport
2000
Pete Sampras Venus Williams
2001
Goran Ivanisevic
Venus Williams
2002
Lleyton Hewitt Serena Williams
2003
Roger Federer Serena Williams
2004
Roger Federer Maria Sharapova
2005
Roger Federer Venus Williams
2006
Roger Federer Amelie Mauresmo
2007
Roger Federer Venus Williams
2008
Rafeal Nadal Venus Williams
2009
Roger Federer Serena Williams
2010
Rafeal Nadal Serena Williams
2011
Novak Djokovic Petra Kvitova
2012
Roger Federer Serena Williams
2013
Andy Murray Marion Bartoli
2014
Novak Djokovic Petra Kvitová
2015
Novak Djokovic Serena Williams
2016
Andy Murray Serena Williams
2017
Roger Federer Garbiñe Muguruza
2018
Novak Djokovic Angelique Kerber
2019
Novak Djokovic Simona Halep
2020
Not Held - COVID19 Not Held - COVID19

Tennis Fact

Zero points is referred to as love, which is possibly derived from the French word for egg, l'oeuf, referring to the physical appearance of the number zero.