Wimbledon Championships: Quick Facts

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Also Known As

All-England Championships

Notable Honorees

Novak Djokovic • Serena Williams • Jannik Sinner • Rafael Nadal • Roger Federer • Carlos Alcaraz • Venus Williams • Andre Agassi • Andy Murray • Alice Marble • Billie Jean King • Martina Navratilova • Martina Hingis • Bobby Riggs • Amélie Mauresmo • John McEnroe • Althea Gibson • Maria Sharapova • Chris Evert • Ernest Renshaw • Jaroslav Drobny • William Renshaw • Reggie Doherty • Laurie Doherty • Peter Fleming • Boris Becker • Rod Laver • Leander Paes • Arthur Ashe • Pete Sampras • Jimmy Connors • Maria Bueno • Lleyton Hewitt • Bill Tilden • Suzanne Lenglen • Margaret Court • Ken Rosewall • Helen Wills • Steffi Graf • Don Budge • Jack Kramer • Maureen Connolly • Björn Borg • Henri Cochet • Kitty Godfree • René Lacoste • H. Ellsworth Vines, Jr. • Jacques Brugnon • Lew Hoad • Jean Borotra • Dorothea Lambert Chambers

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Sutton versus Douglass at Wimbledon

All-England Championships

All-time women's singles champion

Wimbledon champion

Arthur Ashe holding up his trophy after winning the singles title at Wimbledon, 1975.

Ashleigh Barty smiles and holds the large silver Venus Rosewater Dish trophy after winning the women's singles title at Wimbledon, with a blurred crowd in the background.

Maria Bueno smiles and holds up the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles trophy plate on the grass court, with spectators in the background.

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