Wimbledon Championships Winners

Wimbledon has produced several outstanding tennis stars in virtually every decade of its 130 years in existence. Perhaps it is the wonderful tradition of the event, or the fact that it is the last remaining Grand Slam tournament to sport a natural surface, grass. Whatever the reason, Wimbledon has always managed to bring the best out in its contenders.

Wimbledon Championships Winners

There are six players who have excelled on centre court in the open era – Billie Jean King, Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Roger Federer.

Martina Navratilova holds the most singles titles, with nine. She is followed up by the indomitable Steffi Graf and Pete Sampras with seven apiece and then it is the turn of the unassailable Billie Jean King, who has claimed six singles crowns.

Several other players have claimed the coveted title more than once – Rod Laver, John Newcombe, the wayward Jimmy Connors and the decorous Stefan Edberg have lifted the ornate silver cup to the heavens on two occasions, whilst German, Boris Becker, the belligerent John McEnroe and Chris Evert have claimed the singles crown thrice. Venus Williams has also claimed the Rosewater Dish on five occasions.