Wimbledon - Notable Historical Events
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Wimbledon - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1877-07-09 |
First ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins - first offical lawn tennis tournament - men's singles only |
1877-07-19 |
1st Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall (61 62 64) |
1878-07-20 |
2nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Frank Hadow beats S Gore (7-5- 6-1 9-7) |
1879-07-16 |
3rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John Hartley beats V Goold (6-2 6-4 6-2) |
1880-07-15 |
4th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John Hartley beats H Lawford (6-2 6-3 6-2 2-6 6-3) |
1881-07-13 |
5th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats J Hartley (6-0 6-1 6-1) |
1882-07-17 |
6th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats E Renshaw (6-1 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-2) |
1883-07-16 |
7th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: William Renshaw beats E Renshaw (2-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3) |
1884-07-19 |
8th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats H Lawford (6-0 6-4 9-7) |
1885-07-17 |
9th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats H Lawford (7-5, 6-2 4-6 7-5) |
1886-07-17 |
10th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats H Lawford (6-0 5-7 6-3 6-4) |
1887-07-06 |
4th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (6-2 6-0) |
1887-07-07 |
11th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Herbert Lawford beats E Renshaw (1-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4) |
1888-07-16 |
5th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (6-3 6-3) |
1888-07-16 |
12th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ernest Renshaw beats H Lawford (6-3 7-5 6-0) |
1889-07-13 |
6th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Hillyard beats Lena Rice (4-6 8-6 6-4) |
1889-07-13 |
13th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats E Renshaw (6-4 6-1 3-6 6-0) |
1890-07-23 |
14th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Willoughby Hamilton beats W Renshaw (6-8 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-1) |
1891-07-09 |
8th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (6-2 6-1) |
1891-07-09 |
15th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley beats Joshua Pim (6-4 1-6 7-5 6-0) |
1892-07-07 |
9th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats B Hillyard (6-1 6-1) |
1892-07-07 |
16th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley beats Joshua Pim (4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2) |
1893-07-20 |
10th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats B Hillyard (6-8 6-1 6-4) |
1893-07-20 |
17th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Joshua Pim beats Wilfred Baddeley (3-6 6-1 6-3 6-2) |
1894-07-18 |
11th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Hillyard beats E Austin (6-1 6-1) |
1894-07-18 |
18th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Joshua Pim beats Wilfred Baddeley (10-8 6-2 8-6) |
1895-07-15 |
12th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Charlotte Sterry beats H Jackson (7-5 8-6) |
1895-07-15 |
19th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley beats W Eaves (4-6 2-6 8-6 6-2 6-3) |
1896-07-21 |
13th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Charlotte Sterry beats A Pickering (6-2 6-3) |
1896-07-21 |
20th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Harold Mahony beats W Baddeley (6-2 6-8 5-7 8-6 6-3) |
1897-07-01 |
14th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Blanche Hillyard beats C Sterry (5-7 7-5 6-2) |
1897-07-01 |
21st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Reginald Doherty beats H Mahony (6-4 6-4 6-3) |
1898-06-28 |
15th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Charlotte Sterry beats L Martin (6-4 6-4) |
1898-06-28 |
22nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Reginald Doherty beats L Doherty (6-3 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1) |
1899-06-27 |
16th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Blanche Hillyard beats C Sterry (6-2 6-3) |
1899-06-27 |
23rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Reginald Doherty beats Arthur Gore (1-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3) |
1900-07-04 |
17th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Hillyard beats C Sterry (4-6 6-4 6-4) |
1900-07-04 |
24th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Reginald Doherty beats S Smith (6-8 6-3 6-1 6-2) |
1901-07-03 |
18th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Charlotte Sterry beats B Hillyard (6-2 6-2) |
1901-07-03 |
25th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Arthur Gore beats R Doherty (4-6 7-5 6-4 6-4) |
1902-07-02 |
19th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Muriel Robb beats C Sterry (7-5 6-1) |
1902-07-02 |
26th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats A Gore (6-4 6-3 3-6 6-0) |
1903-07-01 |
20th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats E Larcombe (4-6 6-4 6-2) |
1903-07-01 |
27th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats F Riseley (7-5 6-3 6-0) |
1904-06-29 |
21st Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats C Sterry (6-0 6-3) |
1904-06-29 |
28th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats F Riseley (6-1 7-5 8-6) |
1904-07-05 |
4th Davis Cup: British Isles beats Belgium in Wimbledon (5-0) |
1905-07-08 |
22nd Wimbledon Women's Tennis: May Bundy beats D Chambers (6-3 6-4) |
1905-07-08 |
29th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats N Brookes (8-6 6-2 6-4) |
1905-07-24 |
5th Davis Cup: British Isles beats USA in Wimbledon (5-0) |
1906-06-18 |
6th Davis Cup: British Isles beats USA in Wimbledon (5-0) |
1906-07-05 |
23rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats M Bundy (6-3 9-7) |
1906-07-05 |
30th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats F Riseley (6-4 4-6 6-2 6-3) |
1907-07-05 |
24th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: May Bundy beats D Chambers (6-1 6-4) |
1907-07-05 |
31st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Norman Brookes beats Arthur Gore (6-4 6-2 6-2) |
1907-07-23 |
7th Davis Cup: Australasia beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2) |
1908-07-03 |
25th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Charlotte Sterry beats A Morton (6-4 6-4) |
1908-07-03 |
32nd Wimbledon Mens' Tennis: Arthur Gore beats H Roper-Barrett (6-3 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-4) |
1909-07-03 |
26th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dora Boothby beats A Morton (6-4 4-6 8-6) |
1909-07-03 |
33rd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Arthur Gore beats J Ritchie (6-8 1-6 6-2 6-2 6-2) |
1910-06-30 |
27th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats D Boothby (6-2 6-2) |
1910-06-30 |
34th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Anthony Wilding beats A Gore (6-4 7-5 4-6 6-2) |
1911-07-07 |
28th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: D Chambers beats D Boothby (6-0 6-0) |
1911-07-08 |
35th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Anthony Wilding beats H Roper-Barrett (6-4 4-6 2-6 6-2) |
1912-07-08 |
29th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Ethel Larcombe beats C Sterry (6-3 6-1) |
1912-07-08 |
36th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Anthony Wilding beats A Gore (6-4 6-4 4-6 6-4) |
1913-07-04 |
37th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: A F Wilding beats McLoughlin (8-6 6-3 10-8) |
1913-07-04 |
30th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats W McNair (6-0 6-4) |
1913-07-28 |
12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2) |
1914-07-04 |
31st Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats E Larcombe (7-5 6-4) |
1914-07-04 |
38th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Norman Brookes beats A Wilding (6-4 6-4 7-5) |
1919-07-05 |
32nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: S Lenglen beats Chambers (10-8 4-6 9-7) |
1919-07-07 |
39th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Gerald Patterson beats N Brookes (6-3 7-5 6-2) |
1920-07-03 |
40th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Patterson (2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4) |
1920-07-03 |
33rd Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats D Chambers (6-3 6-0) |
1921-06-29 |
34th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats E Ryan (6-2 6-0) |
1921-07-02 |
41st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: B Tilden beats B Norton (4-6 2-6 6-1 6-0 7-5) |
1922-07-08 |
35th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats M Mallory (6-2 6-0) |
1922-07-10 |
42nd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Gerald Patterson beats R Lycett (6-3 6-4 6-2) |
1923-07-06 |
36th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats K McKane (6-2 6-2) |
1923-07-07 |
43rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: William Johnston beats F Hunter (60 63 61) |
1924-07-05 |
44th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jean Borotra beats R Lacoste (6-1 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-4) |
1925-07-03 |
38th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats Joan Fry (6-2 6-0) |
1925-07-04 |
45th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rene Lacoste beats J Borotra (6-3 6-3 4-6 8-6) |
1926-07-03 |
39th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Kitty Godfree beats L de Alvarez (6-2 4-6 6-3) |
1926-07-03 |
46th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Jean Borotra beats H Kinsey (8-6 6-1 6-3) |
1927-07-02 |
40th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats L de Alvarez (6-2 6-4) |
1927-07-03 |
47th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: H Cochet beats Borotra (4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5) |
1928-07-06 |
48th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: René Lacoste beats Henri Cochet (6-1 4-6 6-4 6-2) |
1928-07-07 |
41st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats L de Alvarez (6-2 6-3) |
1929-07-05 |
42nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (6-1 6-2) |
1929-07-06 |
49th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet beats Jean Borotra (6-4 6-3 6-4) |
1930-07-04 |
43rd Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Moody beats Elizabeth Ryan (6-2 6-2) |
1930-07-05 |
50th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W Allison (6-3 9-7 6-4) |
1931-07-03 |
51st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Sid Wood Jr beats F X Shields (walkover) |
1931-07-03 |
44th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Cilly Aussem beats H Sperling (6-2 7-5) |
1932-07-01 |
45th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (6-3 6-1) |
1932-07-02 |
52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (6-4 6-2 6-0) |
1933-07-07 |
53rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jack Crawford beats E Vines (4-6 11-9 6-2 2-6 6-4) |
1933-07-08 |
46th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Moody beats D Round (6-4 6-8 6-3) |
1934-07-06 |
47th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Dorothy Little beats H Jacobs (6-2 5-7 6-3) |
1934-07-06 |
54th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats J Crawford (6-3 6-0 7-5) |
1934-07-07 |
Elizabeth Ryan wins her 12th Wimbledon doubles championship |
1934-07-31 |
29th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats USA in Wimbledon (4-1) |
1935-07-05 |
55th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats G von Cramm (6-2 6-4 6-4) |
1935-07-06 |
48th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Helen Moody beats H Jacobs (6-3 3-6 7-5) |
1936-07-03 |
56th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Fred Perry beats G von Cramm (6-1 6-1 6-0) |
1936-07-04 |
49th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Hull Jacobs beats H Sperling (6-2 4-6 7-5) |
1937-07-02 |
57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (6-3 6-4 6-2) |
1937-07-02 |
50th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Dorothy Little beats J Jędrzejowska (6-2 2-6 7-5) |
1937-07-27 |
32nd Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Wimbledon (4-1) |
1938-07-01 |
58th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats Henry Austin (61 60 63) |
1938-07-02 |
51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (6-4 6-0) |
1939-07-07 |
52nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Kay Stammers (62 60) |
1939-07-08 |
59th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bobby Riggs beats E Cooke (2-6 8-6 3-6 6-3 6-2) |
1946-07-06 |
53rd Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Pauline Betz beats Louise Brough (6-2 6-4) |
1946-07-06 |
60th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Yvon Petra beats G Brown (6-2 6-4 7-9 5-7 6-4) |
1947-07-04 |
61st Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom P Brown (6-1 6-3 6-2) |
1947-07-05 |
54th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Margaret Osborne beat Doris Hart (6-2 6-4) |
1948-07-02 |
62nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Falkenburg beats Bromwich (7-5 0-6 6-2 3-6 7-5) |
1948-07-03 |
55th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (6-3 8-6) |
1949-07-01 |
63rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ted Schroeder beat Drobny (3-6 6-0 6-3 4-6 6-4) |
1949-07-02 |
56th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: L Brough beats M duPont (10-8 1-6 10-8) |
1950-07-07 |
64th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Budge Patty beats Sedgman (6-1 8-10 6-2 6-3) |
1950-07-08 |
57th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Louise Brough beats M duPont (6-1 3-6 6-1) |
1951-07-06 |
65th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Dick Savitt beats Ken McGregor (6-4 6-4 6-4) |
1951-07-07 |
58th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Shirley Fry (6-1 6-0) |
1952-07-04 |
66th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Frank Sedgman beats J Drobny (4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2) |
1952-07-05 |
59th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats L Brough (7-5 6-3) |
1953-07-03 |
67th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Vic Seixas beats Kurt Nielsen (9-7 6-3 6-4) |
1953-07-04 |
60th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (8-6 7-5) |
1954-07-02 |
68th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Drobny beats K Rosewall (13-11 4-6 6-2 9-7) |
1954-07-03 |
61st Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats L Brough (6-2 7-5) |
1955-07-01 |
69th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen (6-3 7-5 6-1) |
1955-07-02 |
62nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats B Fleitz (7-5 8-6) |
1956-07-06 |
70th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ken Rosewall (6-2 4-6 7-5 6-4) |
1956-07-07 |
63rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Shirley Fry beats Angela Buxton (63 61) |
1957-07-05 |
71st Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ashley J Cooper (6-2 6-1 6-2) |
1957-07-06 |
64th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene Hard (6-3 6-2) |
1958-07-04 |
72nd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: A Cooper beats N Fraser (3-6 6-3 6-4 13-11) |
1958-07-05 |
65th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Mortimer (8-6 6-2) |
1959-07-03 |
73rd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Alex Olmedo beats Rod Laver (6-4 6-3 6-4) |
1959-07-04 |
66th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Darlene Hard (6-4 6-3) |
1960-07-01 |
74th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Neale Fraser beats Rod Laver (6-4 3-6 9-7 7-5) |
1961-07-07 |
75th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Chuck McKinley (63 61 64) |
1962-07-06 |
76th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Rod Laver beats Martin Mulligan (62 62 61) |
1962-07-07 |
69th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Karen Susman beats Vera Sukova (6-4 6-4) |
1963-07-06 |
70th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: M Smith beats Billie J King (63 64) |
1963-07-06 |
77th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: C McKinley beats Fred Stolle (97 61 64) |
1964-07-03 |
78th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Stolle (64 12-10 46 63) |
1964-07-04 |
71st Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Margaret Court (64 79 63) |
1965-07-02 |
79th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Fred Stolle (62 64 64) |
1965-07-03 |
72nd Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Margaret Smith beats M Fraiser (64 75) |
1966-07-01 |
80th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: M Santana beats D Ralston (64 11-9 64) |
1966-07-02 |
73rd Wimbledon Women's Tennis Singles: Billie J King (Miss Moffat) beats Maria Bueno (63 36 61) |
1967-07-07 |
81st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats W Bungert (63 61 61) |
1967-07-08 |
74th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Anne Jones (63 64) |
1968-07-05 |
82nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Tony Roche (6-3 6-4 6-2) |
1968-07-06 |
75th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Billie Jean King beats J Tegart (97 75) |
1969-07-04 |
76th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Ann Jones beats Billie J King (36 63 62) |
1969-07-05 |
83rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats J Newcombe (64 57 64 64) |
1970-07-03 |
77th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats King (14-12 11-9) |
1970-07-04 |
84th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John Newcombe beats Ken Rosewall (57 63 62 36 61) |
1971-07-02 |
78th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats Margaret Smith (64 61) |
1971-07-03 |
85th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: J Newcombe beats S Smith (63 57 26 64 64) |
1972-07-07 |
79th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Goolagong (63 63) |
1972-07-09 |
86th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: S Smith beats I Nastase (46 63 63 46 75) |
1973-07-07 |
80th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats C Evert (60 75), 1st all-US women's 1st all-US women's Wimbledon final |
1973-07-07 |
87th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jan Kodes beats Alex Metreveli (61 98 63) |
1974-07-05 |
81st Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Olga Morzova (60 64) |
1974-07-06 |
88th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats K Rosewall (61 61 64) |
1975-07-04 |
82nd Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong (60 61) |
1975-07-05 |
89th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats J Connors (61 61 57 64) |
1976-07-02 |
83rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats E Goolagong (63 46 86) |
1976-07-03 |
90th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Ilie Nastase (64 62 97) |
1977-07-01 |
84th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats B Stove (46 63 61) |
1977-07-02 |
91st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Connors (36 62 61 57 64) |
1978-07-07 |
85th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (26 64 75) |
1978-07-08 |
92nd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Jimmy Connors (62 62 63) |
1979-07-06 |
86th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris Evert (6-4 6-4) |
1979-07-07 |
93rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats R Tanner (67 61 36 63 64) |
1980-07-05 |
87th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats Chrissie Evert (61 76) |
1980-07-05 |
94th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe (16 75 63 67 86) |
1981-06-22 |
John McEnroe exhibits a disgraceful act of misbehavior at Wimbledon |
1981-07-03 |
88th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Mandlikova (6-2 6-2) |
1981-07-04 |
95th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg (4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4) |
1982-07-03 |
89th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (61 36 62) |
1982-07-04 |
96th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe (3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4) |
1983-07-02 |
90th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats A Jaeger (60 63) |
1983-07-03 |
97th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John McEnroe beats Chris Lewis (6-2 6-2 6-2) |
1984-07-07 |
91st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris Evert (76 62) |
1984-07-08 |
98th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John McEnroe beats Jimmy Connors (6-1 6-1 6-2) |
1985-07-07 |
92nd Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chrissie Evert (46 63 62) |
1985-07-08 |
99th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Boris Becker beats K Curren (63 67 76 64) |
1986-06-27 |
Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing only a body stocking |
1986-07-05 |
93rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats H Mandlikova (76 63) |
1986-07-06 |
100th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Boris Becker beats Ivan Lendl (64 63 75) |
1987-07-04 |
94th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Steffi Graf (7-5 6-3) |
1987-07-05 |
101st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pat Cash beats Ivan Lendl (7-6 6-2 7-5) |
1988-07-02 |
95th Wimbledon Womens Tennis Open: Steffi Graf beats Navratilova (5-7 6-2 6-1) |
1988-07-04 |
102nd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Boris Becker (46 76 64 62) |
1989-07-09 |
103rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: B Becker beats Stefan Edberg (60 76 64) |
1989-07-09 |
96th Wimbledon Women's Tennis Open: S Graf beats M Navratilova (6-2 6-7 6-1) |
1990-07-05 |
Zina Garrison upsets Steffi Graf in Wimbledon semi-finals |
1990-07-07 |
97th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Z Garrison (64 61) |
1990-07-09 |
104th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: S Edberg beats B Becker (62 62 36 36 64) |
1991-06-25 |
Martina Navratilova wins record 100th singles match at Wimbledon |
1991-06-29 |
Britain's Nick Brown, 591st rank beats 10th-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in 2nd round at Wimbledon |
1991-07-06 |
98th Wimbledon Women's Tennis Open: Steffi Graf beats G Sabatini (6-4 3-6 8-6) |
1991-07-07 |
105th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Michael Stich beats B Becker (64 76 64) |
1992-06-27 |
193rd ranked Andrei Olhovsky defeats #1 seed Jim Courier at Wimbledon |
1992-07-04 |
99th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Monica Seles (6-2 6-1) |
1992-07-05 |
106th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Agassi beats Ivanisevic (67 64 64 16 64) |
1993-07-03 |
100th Wimbledon Women's Tennis Open: Steffi Graf beats Jana Novotna (7-6 1-6 6-4) |
1993-07-04 |
107th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Courier (76 76 36 63) |
1994-06-21 |
Steffi Graf becomes 1st defending tennis champ to lose in 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to Lorrie McNeal) |
1994-07-02 |
101st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: C Martinez beats Navratilova (64 36 63) |
1994-07-03 |
108th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: P Sampras beats G Ivanisevic (76 76 60) |
1995-07-06 |
Lottie Dod, 15, beats Blanch Bingley at Wimbledon |
1995-07-08 |
102nd Wimbledon Women's Tennis Open: Graf beats Arantxa S Vicario (4-6 6-1 7-5) |
1995-07-09 |
109th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats B Becker (67 62 64 62) |
1996-07-06 |
103rd Wimbledon Women's Tennis Open: S Graf beats Aranxta S Vicaro (6-3, 7-5) |
1996-07-07 |
110th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: R Krajicek beats M Washington (63 64 63) |
1997-07-05 |
104th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beats Jana Novotna |
1997-07-06 |
111th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats C Pioline (64 62 64) |
1997-07-06 |
Wimbledon Gigi Fernandez & Natasha Zvereva beat N Arendt & M Bollegraf |
1998-07-04 |
105th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Jana Novotná beats Nathalie Tauziat (6-4 7-6) |
1998-07-05 |
112th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats G Ivanišević (6-7 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-2) |
1999-07-04 |
106th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lindsay Davenport beats Steffi Graf (6-4 7-5) |
1999-07-04 |
113th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi (6-3 6-4 7-5) |
2000-07-09 |
107th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats L Davenport (6-3 7-6) |
2000-07-09 |
114th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats P Rafter (6-7 7-6 6-4 6-2) winning his 13th Grand Slam tennis title |
2001-07-08 |
108th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats Justine Henin (6-1 3-6 6-0) |
2001-07-09 |
115th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Goran Ivanišević beats P Rafter (6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7) |
2002-07-07 |
109th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams (7-6 6-3) |
2002-07-07 |
116th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Lleyton Hewitt beats D Nalbandian (6-1 6-3 6-2) |
2003-07-06 |
110th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams (4-6 6-4 6-2) |
2003-07-06 |
117th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats M Philippoussis (7-6 6-2 7-6) |
2004-07-04 |
111th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maria Sharapova beats Serena Williams (6-1 6-4) |
2004-07-04 |
118th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick (4-6 7-5 7-6 6-4) |
2005-07-02 |
South African tennis player Wesley Moodie and Australian Stephen Huss win the Wimbledon Men's double title |
2005-07-03 |
112th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats Lindsay Davenport (4-6 7-6 9-7) |
2005-07-03 |
119th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick (6-2 7-6 6-4) |
2006-07-08 |
113th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Amélie Mauresmo beats J Henin-Hardenne (2-6 6-3 6-4) |
2006-07-09 |
120th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal (6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3) |
2007-07-08 |
114th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats Marion Bartoli (6-4 6-1) |
2007-07-08 |
121st Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal (7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2) |
2008-07-06 |
115th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats Serena Williams (7-5 6-4) |
2008-07-06 |
122nd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer (6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7) |
2009-07-05 |
116th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams (7-6 6-2) |
2009-07-05 |
123rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick (5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14), winning a record 15th Grand Slam titles |
2010-06-24 |
John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon, in the longest match in tennis history. |
2010-07-04 |
117th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Vera Zvonareva (6-3 6-2) |
2010-07-04 |
124th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Tomáš Berdych (6-3 7-5 6-4) |
2011-07-03 |
118th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Petra Kvitová beats Maria Sharapova (6-3 6-4) |
2011-07-03 |
125th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal (6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3) |
2012-07-08 |
119th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats A Radwańska (6-1 5-7 6-2) |
2012-07-08 |
126th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Andy Murray (4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4) |
2013-07-06 |
Bob and Mike Bryan defeat Ivan Dogic and Marcelo Melo to win the men's doubles tennis final at Wimbledon |
2013-07-06 |
120th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Marion Bartoli beats Sabine Lisicki (6-1 6-4) |
2013-07-07 |
127th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic (6-4 7-5 6-4) becoming the first British man to win a Wimbledon tennis title since 1936 |
2016-07-10 |
Wimbledon 2016: Venus and Serena Williams win doubles |
2016-07-10 |
Wimbledon 2016: Serena Williams beats Angelique Kerber to win 22nd Grand Slam |
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Wimbledon - Notable Birthdays
Wimbledon - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1849-01-09 |
John Hartley, English tennis player, double winner of Wimbledon (d. 1935) |
1887-09-25 |
May Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904) |
1899-05-24 |
Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion (6-times) |
1903-02-27 |
Reginald Gardiner, Wimbledon England, actor (Great Dictator) |
1905-05-08 |
Inglis Gundry, Wimbledon, British composer |
1905-10-06 |
Helen Wills Moody, Centerville California, American tennis player (8 Wimbledon titles 1927-1938) |
1908-01-31 |
René Simone Mathieu, France, doubles tennis star (Wimbledon 1934) |
1909-05-18 |
Fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator (Wimbledon, 1934-36) |
1919-08-06 |
Pauline Betz Addie, Dayton Ohio, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1946) |
1921-08-01 |
Jack Kramer, Las Vegas, tennis star (Wimbledon 1947, US Open-1946) |
1923-03-11 |
A Louise Brough Clapp, Oklahoma, tennis player (4 time Wimbledon champ) |
1925-06-20 |
Doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951) |
1930-08-16 |
Tony Trabert, Cincinnati Ohio, tennis pro (1955 Wimbledon) |
1931-04-17 |
John Barrett, Wimbledon |
1932-04-21 |
Angela Mortimer, English tennis player, Wimbledon) |
1934-08-17 |
Maureen Connally, champion tennis player (Wimbledon) |
1934-11-23 |
Lewis Alan "Lew" Hoad, Sydney Australia, tennis star (Wimbledon 1953, 56) |
1936-11-03 |
Roy Emerson, Blackbutt Australia, tennis player (Wimbledon-1964, 65, US Open-61) |
1939-10-11 |
Maria Bueno, Sao Paulo Brazil, tennis player (Wimbledon 1959) |
1941-01-16 |
Christine Truman, Wimbledon Special |
1942-12-11 |
Karen Susman, tennis pro (Wimbledon 1962) |
1943-05-23 |
John Newcombe, Australia, tennis pro (Wimbledon 1967, 70, 71) |
1943-07-10 |
Arthur Ashe, tennis pro (1968 US Open, 1975 Wimbledon) |
1943-10-04 |
Owen Keir Davidson, Australia, 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ |
1943-11-22 |
Billie Jean King, Long Beach California, American tennis pro (Wimbledon 1968, 72, 73, 75) |
1945-07-10 |
[Sarah] Virginia Wade, Bournemouth England, tennis star (Wimbledon 1977) |
1946-12-14 |
Stan Smith, Pasadena, California, American tennis champ (Wimbledon 1972, US Open-1971) |
1948-09-16 |
Rosemary Casals, San Francisco California, tennis doubles (5X Wimbledon) |
1949-06-01 |
Geoffrey Leesley, Wimbledon |
1951-07-31 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, NSW Aust, tennis player (Wimbledon 1971) |
1951-10-15 |
Roscoe Tanner, Kiawah Island South Carolina, tennis player (Wimbledon Finals 1979) |
1952-01-27 |
Brian Gottfried, Baltimore Md, tennis star (Wimbledon Doubles 1976) |
1952-09-02 |
[James] Jimmy Connors, St. Louis Illinois, US tennis champion (US Open-78, 82, 83 Wimbledon-74, 82) |
1954-10-30 |
JoAnne Russell, Miami Fla, tennis player (Wimbledon Double 1977) |
1956-06-06 |
Bjorn Borg, Sodertlage Sweden, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1976-79) |
1956-10-18 |
Martina Navratilova, Revnice Czech, tennis (Wimbledon 1989,79,82-87) |
1961-03-20 |
Tam Hoskyns, Wimbledon |
1961-09-28 |
Anne White, Charleston WV, tennis (Wore spandex in '85 Wimbledon) |
1961-10-22 |
Barbara Potter, Ct, tennis player (changed shirt on Wimbledon Court) |
1961-10-30 |
Hans Segers, soccer goaltender (PSV, Nottingham Forest, Wimbledon) |
1963-11-16 |
Zina Garrison Jackson, Houston Texas, tennis star (1988/90 Wimbledon) |
1965-05-27 |
Pat Cash, Melbourne Australia, tennis player (Wimbledon 1987) |
1965-09-23 |
Mark Woodforde, Adelaide Australia, tennis star (1993 Wimbledon mixed) |
1966-01-19 |
Stefan Edberg, Sweden, tennis player (Wimbledon 1988, US Open 1991) |
1967-11-22 |
Boris Becker, Leimen Germany, tennis player (Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89) |
1968-10-02 |
Jana Novotna, Brno Czechoslovakia, tennis star (1995 Aust/Wimbledon doubles) |
1968-10-30 |
Murphy Jensen, Wimbledon |
1968-11-20 |
Jeff Tarango, California, tennis star (defaulted 1995 Wimbledon) |
1971-04-02 |
Todd Woodbridge, Sydney Australia, tennis star ('95 doubles Wimbledon) |
1971-09-13 |
Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, tennis star (1991, 1994, 1998 Wimbledon finalist; 2001 wildcard Wimbledon winner) |
1971-12-06 |
Richard Krajicek, Neth, tennis star (Wimbledon-1996) |
1973-05-14 |
Anne Barbier, Wimbledon |
1974-03-13 |
Thomas Enqvist, Stockholm Sweden, tennis star (1991 Wimbledon jr boys) |
1975-03-28 |
Matt Plumb, Wimbledon |
1975-04-01 |
Magdalena Maleeva, Wimbledon '05 |
1976-04-09 |
Richard Ostroff, Wimbledon |
1976-04-25 |
Rainer Schüttler, Wimbledon Championships 2009 |
1980-03-21 |
Gemma Catlin, Wimbledon |
1980-07-19 |
Xavier Malisse, Wimbledon Championships 2010 |
1980-12-16 |
Lucy Eldridge, Wimbledon |
1983-05-17 |
Beti Sekulovski, Wimbledon |
1984-05-28 |
Rebecca Dandeniya, Wimbledon |
1987-9-27 |
Jonathan Timmins, Wimbledon |
Wimbledon - Notable Weddings
Wimbledon - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1955-06-18 |
Former World No. 1 tennis player Lew Hoad (20) weds tennis player Jenny Staley (21) at St Mary's Church in Wimbledon, England |
2002-06-08 |
Five-times Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg (46) weds real estate broker Patricia Ostfeldt (35) near Stockholm |
2006-01-05 |
Adult film actress Linsey Dawn McKenzie (27) weds former Wimbledon F.C. and Northern Ireland footballer Mark Williams (35) at the central London register office |
Wimbledon - Notable Deaths
Wimbledon - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1935-08-21 |
John Hartley, English tennis player, double winner of Wimbledon (b. 1849) |
1938-07-04 |
Suzanne Lenglen, 6 time Wimbledon champ, dies at 39 of anemia |
1979-07-05 |
Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 |
1986-08-11 |
Chuck McKinley, American tennis player (1963 Wimbledon), dies of a brain tumour at 45 |
1992-06-19 |
Kitty McKane Godfree, Tennis champ (Wimbledon 1924, 26), dies at 96 |
1993-02-06 |
Arthur Ashe, tennis star (Wimbledon 1975), dies of AIDS at 49 |
1994-07-03 |
Lewis Alan "Lew" Hoad, tennis star (Wimbledon 1953, 56), dies of a heart attack at 59 |
1995-02-02 |
Fred Perry, English tennis star (Wimbledon 1934-36), dies at 85 |
2017-11-20 |
Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies aged 49 |
