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Winners Of Wimbledon Championship

● The Wimbledon tournament is the oldest tournament started in 1877. ● It has been held at the All lawn tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, , since its inception and is managed by AELTC - All England Lawn Tennis Club. ● Chronologically it is the third tournament; succeeding and and preceding the US Open. ● Wimbledon tennis is the only major tournament played on the , since Australian Open shifted to hardcourts in 1988. ● The Wimbledon tournament is traditionally held in late June and early July and takes over two weeks. ● In 1876, the lawn tennis game was devised by Major . ● The First Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles championship held in 1877 on July 9 was won by . ● In 1884, the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles was added in the competition and was the first winner. ● Also, in 1884 the Gentlemen's Doubles championships and in 1913 the Ladies' Doubles and Mixed Doubles events were added. ● No British man won the singles event at Wimbledon between in 1936 and in 2013. ● No British woman has won Wimbledon ladies’ Singles since in 1977. Although the girls championship was won by in 1984 and in 2008. ● Wimbledon consists of five main events, four junior events and seven invitation events. ● The Gentlemen's Singles champion gets a silver gilt cup and the Ladies' Singles champion is felicitated with a sterling silver salver commonly known as the "Venus Rosewater Dish". ● The total Wimbledon Prize for the last conducted championship i.e Wimbledon 2019 tournament was 2,350,000 pounds or sterlings.

List of Wimbledon Winners 2019

As the 2020 Wimbledon Championship is cancelled due to coronavirus disease, go through the list of Wimbledon 2019 Winners given below.

Wimbledon Winners 2019 Championship

Wimbledon Titles Wimbledon Winners Runner-up Wimbledon 2019 Gentlemen's Singles

Wimbledon 2019 Ladies' Singles

Wimbledon 2019 Gentlemen's Juan Sebastián Cabal, , Doubles Édouard Roger Vasselin Wimbledon 2019 Ladies' Barbora Strýcová, Su-Wei Doubles Hsieh Jeļena Ostapenko Wimbledon 2019 Mixed Doubles ,

Records of Wimbledon Winners

The only player in history to reach the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Final 12 times in both the Amateur and Open Era games is Roger Federer.

Wimbledon Winners Record Era/ Wimbledon Winner/ Titles count/ Winning years

Wimbledon Winners Gentelmens’ Since 1877

Winner of most Before 1968: - 7 titles - 1881–1886, 1889 Gentlemen's Singles titles Open Era: Roger Federer - 8 Titles - 2003–2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 Winner of most consecutive Before 1968: William Renshaw - 6 titles -1881–1886 Gentlemen's Open Era: Björn Borg - 5 titles - 1976–1980; Singles titles Roger Federer - 5 titles - 2003–2007 Before 1968: Reginald Doherty & Laurence Doherty - 8 titles - 1897–1901, Winner of most 1903–1905 Gentlemen's Open Era: - 6 titles - with - 1993–1997, Doubles titles 2000 and 3 titles with Jonas Björkman - 2002–2004 Winner of most consecutive Before 1968: Reginald Doherty & Laurence Doherty - 5 titles - 1897–1901 Gentlemen's Doubles titles Open Era: Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde- 5 Titles - 1993–1997 Before 1968: & - 4 titles - 1963, 1965–1966, 1968 (with ) and 1953–1956 (3 with , 1 with Irvin) Winner of most Open Era: & - 4 titles -1967, 1971, 1973–1974 Mixed Doubles (with ) and 1999 (with ), 2003 (with Martina titles – Gentlemen Navratilova), 2010 (with ), 2015 (with )

Winner of most Before 1968: Laurence Doherty - 13 titles - 1897–1906 (5 singles, 8 doubles) Championships (total: singles, Open Era: Todd Woodbridge -10 titles - 1993–2004 (9 doubles, 1 mixed)

doubles, mixed) – Gentlemen

Wimbledon Winners Ladies’ Since 1884 Before 1968: - 8 Titles - 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, Winner of most 1935, 1938 Ladies' Singles Open Era: - 9 Titles - 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, titles 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 Winner of most consecutive Before 1968: - 5Titles - 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 Ladies' Singles titles Open Era: Martina Navratilova -6 titles - 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Before 1968: -12 titles -1914 (with Agatha Morton), 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925 (with Suzanne Lenglen), 1926 (with Mary Winner of most Browne), 1927, 1930 (with Helen Wills), 1933, 1934 (with ) Ladies' Doubles Open Era: Martina Navratilova - 7 Titles - 1976 (with ), 1979 (with titles Billie Jean King), 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 (with ) Before 1968: Suzanne Lenglen, Elizabeth Ryan -5 titles - 1919, 1920, 1921, Winner of most 1922, 1923 consecutive Open Era: Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver/ -4 titles -1981, Ladies' Doubles 1982, 1983, 19841991 (with Larisa Neiland), 1992, 1993, 1994 (with Gigi titles Fernández) Before 1968: Elizabeth Ryan - 7 titles - 1919, 1921, 1923 (with Randolph Lycett), 1927 (with Frank Hunter), 1928 (with Patrick Spence), 1930 (with ), 1932 (with ) Winner of most Open Era: Martina Navratilova -4 titles - 1985 (with Paul McNamee), 1993 Mixed Doubles (with Mark Woodforde), 1995 (with ), 2003 (with Leander titles – ladies Paes)

Before 1968: Elizabeth Ryan- 19 titles - 1914–34 (12 doubles, 7 mixed) Winner of most Championships Open Era: Martina Navratilova -20 titles - 1976–2003 (9 singles, 7 doubles, 4 (total: singles, mixed) doubles, mixed) – Combined: Billie Jean King - 20 titles - 1961–79 (6 singles, 10 doubles, 4 ladies mixed) Candidates preparing for various competitive exams can go through the winners list of important sports events: ● French Open Winners List 2020 ● Australian Open Winners list 2020 ● FIFA World Cup Winners List ● ICC World Cup Winners List ● IPL Winners List

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