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Angela Mortimer defeated Christine Truman in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1961 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was the last all-British final to date. Maria Bueno was the reigning champion, but did not defend her title due to jaundice. [2]
The 1961 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July. [1] It was the 75th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1961.
New singles champions are traditionally elected honorary members of the AELTC by the club's committee. [c] [13] In 2012, the ladies' singles winner received prize money of £1,150,000. [14] In the Amateur–challenge round era, Dorothea Lambert Chambers (1903–1904, 1906, 1910–1911, 1913–1914) holds the record for most titles, with seven ...
Here are all the Wimbledon Singles winners over the past two decades: Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. Holiday Shopping Guides. See all. AOL. The best air purifiers of 2025. AOL.
Singles Doubles Men Women Quad Men Women Quad 2005: No competition: No competition: No competition: Michaël Jérémiasz Jayant Mistry: No competition: No competition: 2006: Satoshi Saida Shingo Kunieda: 2007: Robin Ammerlaan Ronald Vink (x2) 2008: 2009: Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jeremiasz Korie Homan Esther Vergeer: 2010: Robin Ammerlaan ...
Karen Susman (née Hantze; born December 11, 1942, San Diego) [1] [2] is a retired female tennis player from the United States. She won the 1962 women's singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Věra Pužejová Suková in the final 6–4, 6–4, but did not defend her title in 1963.
Girls' singles; 1961 Wimbledon Championships Final; ... Details; Draw: 18: Events; Singles men: women: boys: ... the girls' singles tennis title at the 1961 Wimbledon ...
The women who have reached the final at least five times during the open era are Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams. King appeared in all finals from 1968 through 1975, except in 1971 and 1974.