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Year Singles Doubles Gentlemen Ladies Gentlemen Ladies Mixed; 1877: Spencer Gore: No competition: No competition: No competition: No competition: 1878: Frank Hadow
Roger Federer is the only player in history, in both the Amateur and Open Eras, to reach the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Final twelve times. From 1993 to 2000, Pete Sampras reached the Wimbledon final 7 times out of 8 years, winning all 7 finals in which he competed.
The trophy has been awarded since 1887 and bears the inscription: "All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Championship of the World". The actual trophy remains the property of the All England Club in their museum, so the champion receives a three-quarter size replica of the Cup bearing the names of all past Champions (height 13.5 inches, 34 ...
Though careers end and players retire, Wimbledon winners’ legacies are often formed by that match point, the final game and that title that puts them in a special club of elite athletes that can ...
Wimbledon has historically been played in the last week of June and the first week of July (though changed to the first two weeks of July in 2017), and has been chronologically the third of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis season since 1987. [4]
In 1922, the club moved from Worple Road to Church Road, to a space which could accommodate 13,500 people, and in 1924, No. 1 Court opened. As Wimbledon's website explains, "It was an ...
List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players; List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players; List of WTA Tour top-level tournament singles champions; List of WTA Tour top-level tournament doubles champions; WTA Finals appearances; WTA Awards
LONDON (AP) — As participation trophies go, the sterling silver plaques players receive at Wimbledon are unique — and, generally, cherished.. In a relatively well-kept secret — even some athletes were completely unaware when asked about the keepsakes by The Associated Press during the tournament that wraps up next weekend — the All England Club distributes the mementos to all 256 ...