Wimbledon Championships Timeline

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1877 Wimbledon 1877 Men: Spencer Gore First Wimbledon Championships held at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Worple Road, London. Spencer Gore won the inaugural men's singles. Women's singles would not begin until 1884.
1878 Wimbledon 1878 Men: Frank Hadow Frank Hadow won Wimbledon in his only appearance, defeating Gore.
1879 Wimbledon 1879 Men: John Hartley John Hartley won the first of two consecutive Wimbledon titles.
1880 Wimbledon 1880 Men: John Hartley John Hartley defended his Wimbledon title.
1881 Wimbledon 1881 Men: William Renshaw William Renshaw began his run of six consecutive Wimbledon titles.
1882 Wimbledon 1882 Men: William Renshaw William Renshaw won his second consecutive title.
1883 Wimbledon 1883 Men: William Renshaw William Renshaw — third consecutive title.
1884 Wimbledon 1884 Men: William Renshaw · Women: Maud Watson First women's singles at Wimbledon, won by Maud Watson. William Renshaw won the men's title for the fourth consecutive year.
1885 Wimbledon 1885 Men: William Renshaw · Women: Maud Watson Renshaw's 5th title. Maud Watson defended her women's crown.
1886 Wimbledon 1886 Men: William Renshaw · Women: Blanche Bingley Hillyard Renshaw's 6th consecutive title. Blanche Bingley Hillyard won her first of six women's titles.
1887 Wimbledon 1887 Men: Herbert Lawford · Women: Lottie Dod Lottie Dod, age 15, began her Wimbledon dominance. The youngest Wimbledon champion ever.
1888 Wimbledon 1888 Men: Ernest Renshaw · Women: Lottie Dod Ernest Renshaw (brother of William) won men's. Lottie Dod defended.
1889 Wimbledon 1889 Men: William Renshaw · Women: Blanche Bingley Hillyard William Renshaw's record 7th title. Bingley Hillyard won her second women's title.
1890 Wimbledon 1890 Men: Willoughby Hamilton · Women: Helen Rice New champions in both events.
1891 Wimbledon 1891 Men: Wilfred Baddeley · Women: Lottie Dod Lottie Dod returned to win her second title.
1892 Wimbledon 1892 Men: Wilfred Baddeley · Women: Lottie Dod Dod's third title.
1893 Wimbledon 1893 Men: Joshua Pim · Women: Lottie Dod Dod's fourth title, still only 17.
1894 Wimbledon 1894 Men: Joshua Pim · Women: Blanche Bingley Hillyard Dod retired; Hillyard returned to win.
1895 Wimbledon 1895 Men: Wilfred Baddeley · Women: Charlotte Cooper Sterry Charlotte Cooper Sterry won the first of five women's titles.
1896 Wimbledon 1896 Men: Harold Mahony · Women: Charlotte Cooper Sterry
1897 Wimbledon 1897 Men: Reginald Doherty · Women: Blanche Bingley Hillyard Reginald Doherty began the Doherty brothers' dominance.
1898 Wimbledon 1898 Men: Reginald Doherty · Women: Charlotte Cooper Sterry
1899 Wimbledon 1899 Men: Reginald Doherty · Women: Blanche Bingley Hillyard
1900 Wimbledon 1900 Men: Reginald Doherty · Women: Blanche Bingley Hillyard
1901 Wimbledon 1901 Men: Arthur Gore · Women: Charlotte Cooper Sterry
1902 Wimbledon 1902 Men: Laurence Doherty · Women: Muriel Robb Laurence Doherty took over from his brother Reginald.
1903 Wimbledon 1903 Men: Laurence Doherty · Women: Dorothea Lambert Chambers Dorothea Lambert Chambers won the first of seven titles.
1904 Wimbledon 1904 Men: Laurence Doherty · Women: Dorothea Lambert Chambers
1905 Wimbledon 1905 Men: Laurence Doherty · Women: May Sutton May Sutton, first American to win Wimbledon.
1906 Wimbledon 1906 Men: Laurence Doherty · Women: Dorothea Lambert Chambers Doherty's fifth consecutive title.
1907 Wimbledon 1907 Men: Norman Brookes · Women: May Sutton Norman Brookes — first Australian Wimbledon champion.
1908 Wimbledon 1908 Men: Arthur Gore · Women: Charlotte Cooper Sterry
1909 Wimbledon 1909 Men: Arthur Gore · Women: Dora Boothby
1910 Wimbledon 1910 Men: Anthony Wilding · Women: Dorothea Lambert Chambers
1911 Wimbledon 1911 Men: Anthony Wilding · Women: Dorothea Lambert Chambers (6-0, 6-0) Lambert Chambers won with a double bagel — one of the most dominant finals ever.
1912 Wimbledon 1912 Men: Anthony Wilding · Women: Ethel Thomson Larcombe
1913 Wimbledon 1913 Men: Anthony Wilding · Women: Dorothea Lambert Chambers Wilding's fourth consecutive men's title.
1914 Wimbledon 1914 Men: Norman Brookes · Women: Dorothea Lambert Chambers Last Wimbledon before World War I. Brookes returned to win his second title.
1919 Wimbledon 1919 — return from war Men: Gerald Patterson · Women: Suzanne Lenglen First Wimbledon after World War I. French legend Suzanne Lenglen made her debut, winning the first of six titles in a dominant run.
1920 Wimbledon 1920 Men: Bill Tilden · Women: Suzanne Lenglen Bill Tilden, the dominant American player, won Wimbledon. Lenglen defended.
1921 Wimbledon 1921 Men: Bill Tilden · Women: Suzanne Lenglen
1922 Wimbledon 1922 Men: Gerald Patterson · Women: Suzanne Lenglen
1923 Wimbledon 1923 Men: Bill Johnston · Women: Suzanne Lenglen
1924 Wimbledon 1924 Men: Jean Borotra · Women: Kathleen McKane
1925 Wimbledon 1925 Men: René Lacoste · Women: Suzanne Lenglen Lenglen's sixth and final Wimbledon title.
1926 Wimbledon 1926 Men: Jean Borotra · Women: Kathleen McKane Godfree
1927 Wimbledon 1927 Men: Henri Cochet · Women: Helen Wills Helen Wills (later Moody) began her Wimbledon dominance.
1928 Wimbledon 1928 Men: René Lacoste · Women: Helen Wills
1929 Wimbledon 1929 Men: Henri Cochet · Women: Helen Wills
1930 Wimbledon 1930 Men: Bill Tilden · Women: Helen Wills Moody Tilden won aged 37. Wills Moody's 4th consecutive title.
1931 Wimbledon 1931 Men: Sidney Wood · Women: Cilly Aussem Sidney Wood won by walkover — only default final in Wimbledon history.
1932 Wimbledon 1932 Men: Ellsworth Vines · Women: Helen Wills Moody
1933 Wimbledon 1933 Men: Jack Crawford · Women: Helen Wills Moody Wills Moody's 7th title.
1934 Wimbledon 1934 Men: Fred Perry · Women: Dorothy Round Fred Perry won the first of three consecutive titles — last British men's champion until Andy Murray 2013.
1935 Wimbledon 1935 Men: Fred Perry · Women: Helen Wills Moody Wills Moody's 8th and final Wimbledon title.
1936 Wimbledon 1936 Men: Fred Perry · Women: Helen Jacobs Perry's third consecutive and final title.
1937 Wimbledon 1937 Men: Don Budge · Women: Dorothy Round
1938 Wimbledon 1938 Men: Don Budge · Women: Helen Wills Moody Budge completed the calendar Grand Slam in 1938 — first ever.
1939 Wimbledon 1939 Men: Bobby Riggs · Women: Alice Marble Last Wimbledon before World War II.
1946 Wimbledon 1946 — return from war Men: Yvon Petra · Women: Pauline Betz First Wimbledon after World War II. Yvon Petra, a Frenchman who survived the war, won the men's title.
1947 Wimbledon 1947 Men: Jack Kramer · Women: Margaret Osborne duPont
1948 Wimbledon 1948 Men: Bob Falkenburg · Women: Louise Brough
1949 Wimbledon 1949 Men: Ted Schroeder · Women: Louise Brough
1950 Wimbledon 1950 Men: Budge Patty · Women: Louise Brough
1951 Wimbledon 1951 Men: Dick Savitt · Women: Doris Hart
1952 Wimbledon 1952 Men: Frank Sedgman · Women: Maureen Connolly
1953 Wimbledon 1953 Men: Vic Seixas · Women: Maureen Connolly Connolly won all four Grand Slams in 1953 — first woman to complete the calendar Grand Slam.
1954 Wimbledon 1954 Men: Jaroslav Drobný · Women: Maureen Connolly Connolly's third consecutive Wimbledon. She would retire injured later that year.
1955 Wimbledon 1955 Men: Tony Trabert · Women: Louise Brough
1956 Wimbledon 1956 Men: Lew Hoad · Women: Shirley Fry
1957 Wimbledon 1957 Men: Lew Hoad · Women: Althea Gibson Althea Gibson — first Black player to win a Grand Slam.
1958 Wimbledon 1958 Men: Ashley Cooper · Women: Althea Gibson Gibson defended her title.
1959 Wimbledon 1959 Men: Alex Olmedo · Women: Maria Bueno
1960 Wimbledon 1960 Men: Neale Fraser · Women: Maria Bueno
1961 Wimbledon 1961 Men: Rod Laver · Women: Angela Mortimer
1962 Wimbledon 1962 Men: Rod Laver · Women: Karen Hantze Susman Laver completed the calendar Grand Slam in 1962.
1963 Wimbledon 1963 Men: Chuck McKinley · Women: Margaret Smith
1964 Wimbledon 1964 Men: Roy Emerson · Women: Maria Bueno
1965 Wimbledon 1965 Men: Roy Emerson · Women: Margaret Smith
1966 Wimbledon 1966 Men: Manuel Santana · Women: Billie Jean King Billie Jean King won the first of six Wimbledon titles.
1967 Wimbledon 1967 Men: John Newcombe · Women: Billie Jean King Last amateur-only Wimbledon.
1968 Wimbledon 1968 — Open Era begins Men: Rod Laver · Women: Billie Jean King First Open Era Wimbledon, allowing professionals to compete. Rod Laver and Billie Jean King won their respective titles.
1969 Wimbledon 1969 Men: Rod Laver · Women: Ann Jones Rod Laver completed his second calendar Grand Slam — the only man to do so twice.
1970 Wimbledon 1970 Men: John Newcombe · Women: Margaret Court
1971 Wimbledon 1971 Men: John Newcombe · Women: Evonne Goolagong
1972 Wimbledon 1972 Men: Stan Smith · Women: Billie Jean King
1973 Wimbledon 1973 Men: Jan Kodeš · Women: Billie Jean King Most top players boycotted men's draw due to Nikola Pilić ban. Kodeš won amid controversy.
1974 Wimbledon 1974 Men: Jimmy Connors · Women: Chris Evert
1975 Wimbledon 1975 Men: Arthur Ashe · Women: Billie Jean King Arthur Ashe beat Connors in a famous tactical victory.
1976 Wimbledon 1976 Men: Björn Borg · Women: Chris Evert Borg began his five consecutive Wimbledon titles.
1977 Wimbledon 1977 Men: Björn Borg · Women: Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade won the women's title in the Silver Jubilee year — last British women's champion until 2022 (Kvitová is Czech, so Wade until Raducanu US Open, Vondrousova 2023 Wimbledon).
1978 Wimbledon 1978 Men: Björn Borg · Women: Martina Navratilova Navratilova won her first Wimbledon title.
1979 Wimbledon 1979 Men: Björn Borg · Women: Martina Navratilova
1980 Wimbledon 1980 Men: Björn Borg · Women: Evonne Goolagong Cawley Borg defeated McEnroe in one of tennis's greatest finals — 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6. Borg's fifth consecutive title.
1981 Wimbledon 1981 Men: John McEnroe · Women: Chris Evert Lloyd McEnroe ended Borg's five-year reign. Borg retired from tennis shortly after, aged 25.
1982 Wimbledon 1982 Men: Jimmy Connors · Women: Martina Navratilova Connors won aged 30 in an emotional comeback. Navratilova began her six-title run.
1983 Wimbledon 1983 Men: John McEnroe · Women: Martina Navratilova
1984 Wimbledon 1984 Men: John McEnroe · Women: Martina Navratilova McEnroe's 84 Wimbledon campaign widely considered the most dominant ever. Navratilova's 4th title.
1985 Wimbledon 1985 Men: Boris Becker · Women: Martina Navratilova Boris Becker, 17, became the youngest Wimbledon men's champion ever.
1986 Wimbledon 1986 Men: Boris Becker · Women: Martina Navratilova Navratilova's sixth consecutive title — an Open Era record.
1987 Wimbledon 1987 Men: Pat Cash · Women: Martina Navratilova
1988 Wimbledon 1988 Men: Stefan Edberg · Women: Steffi Graf Steffi Graf won Wimbledon as part of her calendar Grand Slam.
1989 Wimbledon 1989 Men: Boris Becker · Women: Steffi Graf
1990 Wimbledon 1990 Men: Stefan Edberg · Women: Martina Navratilova Navratilova's 9th Wimbledon title — the Open Era record.
1991 Wimbledon 1991 Men: Michael Stich · Women: Steffi Graf
1992 Wimbledon 1992 Men: Andre Agassi · Women: Steffi Graf Agassi's only Wimbledon title.
1993 Wimbledon 1993 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Steffi Graf Pete Sampras began his era of Wimbledon dominance.
1994 Wimbledon 1994 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Conchita Martínez
1995 Wimbledon 1995 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Steffi Graf
1996 Wimbledon 1996 Men: Richard Krajicek · Women: Steffi Graf Krajicek beat Sampras in an upset. Graf's seventh and final Wimbledon title.
1997 Wimbledon 1997 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Martina Hingis Hingis won aged 16.
1998 Wimbledon 1998 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Jana Novotná Jana Novotná's emotional victory after her famous crying on the Duchess of Kent's shoulder in 1993.
1999 Wimbledon 1999 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Lindsay Davenport
2000 Wimbledon 2000 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Venus Williams Venus Williams' first Wimbledon title.
2001 Wimbledon 2001 Men: Goran Ivanišević · Women: Venus Williams Ivanišević, a wildcard entry, won Wimbledon in one of sport's greatest fairy tales. He was ranked 125th and had lost three previous Wimbledon finals.
2002 Wimbledon 2002 Men: Lleyton Hewitt · Women: Serena Williams Serena's first Wimbledon title.
2003 Wimbledon 2003 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Serena Williams Roger Federer won his first Wimbledon title, beginning one of the greatest dynasties in tennis history.
2004 Wimbledon 2004 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Maria Sharapova Sharapova won aged 17.
2005 Wimbledon 2005 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Venus Williams
2006 Wimbledon 2006 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Amélie Mauresmo
2007 Wimbledon 2007 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Venus Williams Federer's fifth consecutive title. Venus' 4th title.
2008 Wimbledon 2008 — greatest final ever Men: Rafael Nadal · Women: Venus Williams Nadal defeated Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 in what is widely regarded as the greatest tennis match ever played. The final lasted nearly 5 hours and was halted twice by rain.
2009 Wimbledon 2009 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Serena Williams Federer beat Roddick 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14 in an epic final. His 8th Wimbledon and record 15th Grand Slam at the time.
2010 Wimbledon 2010 Men: Rafael Nadal · Women: Serena Williams
2011 Wimbledon 2011 Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Petra Kvitová Djokovic won his first Wimbledon. Kvitová's dominant display.
2012 Wimbledon 2012 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Serena Williams Federer's 7th Wimbledon in the Olympic year. Serena's 5th.
2013 Wimbledon 2013 Men: Andy Murray · Women: Marion Bartoli Andy Murray became the first British men's champion since Fred Perry in 1936 — ending a 77-year wait.
2014 Wimbledon 2014 Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Petra Kvitová Kvitová's second title.
2015 Wimbledon 2015 Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Serena Williams Serena's 6th Wimbledon title.
2016 Wimbledon 2016 Men: Andy Murray · Women: Serena Williams Murray's second title. Serena's 7th — matching Navratilova's Open Era record.
2017 Wimbledon 2017 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Garbiñe Muguruza Federer won his 8th Wimbledon without dropping a set — a stunning achievement at 35.
2018 Wimbledon 2018 Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Angelique Kerber
2019 Wimbledon 2019 — extraordinary final Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Simona Halep Djokovic saved two championship points to beat Federer 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 in the longest Wimbledon final ever. Halep dominated Serena 6-2, 6-2.
2021 Wimbledon 2021 Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Ashleigh Barty Wimbledon returned after COVID cancellation in 2020. Djokovic won his 6th title. Barty claimed her first Wimbledon.
2022 Wimbledon 2022 Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Elena Rybakina Djokovic's 7th title. Russian players banned. Rybakina (representing Kazakhstan) won.
2023 Wimbledon 2023 Men: Carlos Alcaraz · Women: Markéta Vondroušová Carlos Alcaraz, 20, defeated Djokovic in a thrilling five-set final. Vondroušová became the first unseeded women's champion in Wimbledon history.
2024 Wimbledon 2024 Men: Carlos Alcaraz · Women: Barbora Krejčíková Alcaraz defended his title, defeating Djokovic again.
2025 Wimbledon 2025 Men: Jannik Sinner · Women: Iga Świątek Sinner won his first Wimbledon, ending Alcaraz's reign. Świątek won the women's title 6-0, 6-0 — a historic double bagel, Poland's first Wimbledon champion.