Wimbledon Winners
Last updated: 10:08 Monday, May 21, 2012
Wimbledon Winners
The list of Wimbledon winners is as long and distinguished as any other tournament in the history of tennis. Multiple champions have been commonplace, particularly in the amateur era, and there have been several decades dominated by one player. Recent examples include Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Steffi Graf and Venus Williams, who have all excelled on the grass. Given the unique nature of the courts,
Wimbledon betting markets are usually dominated by players with proven form on the surface, with those who excel on clay courts rarely transferring their skills successfully to the green stuff.
Mens Wimbledon Champions
The record amount of mens singles championships won by one player is 7, which was done by Pete Sampras in the Open era (1993-2000) and William Renshaw in the amateur era (1881-1889). Next on the mens Wimbledon winners list is Roger Federer, who has won 6 titles between 2003 and 2009. Rafael Nadal, the Wimbledon 2010 winner, has 2 titles to his name but looks likely to add to that total in the coming years.
Women Wimbledon Winners
As for the women, Martina Navratilova heads the list with 9 titles between 1978 and 1990. The most successful current players are the Williams sisters, who have dominated
tennis betting markets since the turn of the century. Venus has the edge over her sister with 5 singles championships, though Serena is closing in after wins in 2009 and 2010 took her up to 4. There is currently no active player other than the Williams sisters who have more than 1 Wimbledon singles title to their name.
Wimbledon History
The history of Wimbledon dates back to the 19th century, with the tournament first played in 1877 when the gentleman’s singles was the only event. The Wimbledon tennis Championships rapidly expanded, with ladies' singles and gentlemen's doubles added in 1884, while ladies doubles and mixed doubles were introduced in 1913. The tournament is now unrecognisable from its humble beginnings but one area of Wimbledon history which hasn’t changed is the long wait for a British singles champion. Fred Perry in 1936 was the last British man to win the singles, while the women haven’t had a champion since Virginia Wade in 1977. However, a lot of Wimbledon tips for 2011 are pointing in the direction of Andy Murray, who made the semi-finals in both 2009 and 2010.
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