Yardbarker
x
Who won Wimbledon the year you were born?
Jul 9 2016; London, United Kingdom; Serena Williams (USA) celebrates match point during her match against Angelique Kerber (GER) on day 13 of the 2016 The Championships Wimbledon. Susan Mullane/USA TODAY Sports

Who won Wimbledon the year you were born?

Perhaps the most prestigious of the Grand Slams in tennis, Wimbledon has been taking place for well over a hundred years. We'll found out which men's and women's players will join the list of winners in 2018 in the coming weeks. In the meantime, check out every player to win at Centre Court.

 

2018: Angelique Kerber / Novak Djokovic

2018: Angelique Kerber / Novak Djokovic
Pool / Getty Images

Kerber won her first Wimbledon title, denying Serena Williams her eighth Wimbledon title in the finals. It was Kerber's third Grand Slam title, as she had previously won the Australian Open and U.S. Open in 2016.

Djokovic won his fourth singles title at Wimbledon and first since 2015, defeating Kevin Anderson in three sets. He also won the U.S. Open in 2018.


 

2017: Garbiñe Muguruza / Roger Federer

2017: Garbiñe Muguruza / Roger Federer
Pool / Getty Images

Garbine Muguruza won her second Grand Slam title and first Wimbledon, topping Wimbledon legend Venus Williams in the final in straight sets. She became just the second Spanish woman to win Wimbledon, following in the footsteps of 1994 winner Conchita Martinez. Muguruza also was the first player to defeat both Venus and Serena Williams in Grand Slam singles finals, as she beat Serena in the French Open final in 2016.

At 35 years old, Federer was back on top at Wimbledon, taking home his record eighth victory in the tournament overall and first since 2012. It was also his 19th Grand Slam title, defeating Marin Čilić in straight sets in the final.

 

2016: Serena Williams / Andy Murray

2016: Serena Williams / Andy Murray
Pool / Getty Images

Williams won her seventh singles title and second consecutive.

Murray won his second Wimbledon in four years with a straight set win over Milos Raonic.

 

2015: Serena Williams / Novak Djokovic

2015: Serena Williams / Novak Djokovic
Getty Images

Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st Grand Slam event, cruising in the finals against Garbiñe Muguruza in straight sets.

Djokovic took home his third Wimbledon title, topping Roger Federer in the finals for a second time.

 

2014: Petra Kvitova / Novak Djokovic

2014: Petra Kvitova / Novak Djokovic
Clive Brunskill / Getty Images, Matthew Stockman / Getty Images

It was a repeat of the 2011 singles winners. Kvitova defeated Canadian Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets.

Djokovic returned to the finals for the second straight year and prevented Roger Federer from winning his eighth Wimbledon.

 

2013: Marion Bartoli / Andy Murray

2013: Marion Bartoli / Andy Murray
Julian Finney / Getty Images, Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

Bartoli reached her second Wimbledon finals and came out on top this time with a straight-set victory over Sabine Lisicki.

Murray returned to the finals and tallied a win for England by beating Novak Djokovic.

 

2012: Serena Williams / Roger Federer

2012: Serena Williams / Roger Federer
Julian Finney / Getty Images

Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles championship in a three-set victory.

Federer matched Pete Sampras' seven Wimbledon titles, beating Brit Andy Murray.

 

2011: Petra Kvitova / Novak Djokovic

2011: Petra Kvitova / Novak Djokovic
Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

Kvitova cruised to beat former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets.

Djokovic won over two-time champ Rafael Nadal in four sets.

 

2010: Serena Williams / Rafael Nadal

2010: Serena Williams / Rafael Nadal
Matthew Stockman / Getty Images, Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

Williams won her fourth Wimbledon singles title, but it was the first time she defeated someone other than her sister in the title match.

Nadal won his second title in three years, beating Tomas Berdych in straight sets.

 

2009: Serena Williams / Roger Federer

2009: Serena Williams / Roger Federer
Pool / Getty Images, Paul Gilham / Getty Images

After losing to her sister in 2008, Serena defeated sister Venus to win her third Wimbledon singles championship. 

Federer beat Andy Roddick in the finals for the third time, winning his sixth Wimbledon.

 

2008: Venus Williams / Rafael Nadal

2008: Venus Williams / Rafael Nadal
Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

Williams made it back-to-back wins, earning her fifth Wimbledon singles championship.

Nadal finally earned his first win, beating Roger Federer after losing to the Swiss star the previous two years.

 

2007: Venus Williams / Roger Federer

2007: Venus Williams / Roger Federer
Alex Livesey / Getty Images, Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

Williams returned to glory, winning her fourth Wimbledon singles title.

Federer won his fifth straight title with a five-set win vs. Rafael Nadal.

 

2006: Amelie Mauresmo / Roger Federer

2006: Amelie Mauresmo / Roger Federer
Cynthia Lum / Getty Images

For the first time since 1999, there were no Williams in the Wimbledon singles finals. Mauresmo won over Justine Henin in three sets.

Federer beat Rafael Nadal in what would be the first of three consecutive Wimbledon title matches between the rivals.

 

2005: Venus Williams / Roger Federer

2005: Venus Williams / Roger Federer
Mike Hewitt / Getty Images, Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

The Williams sisters returned to claim Wimbledon, with Venus beating 1999 winner Lindsay Davenport in the finals.

Federer won his third consecutive championship, defeating Andy Roddick for the second time in the finals.

 

2004: Maria Sharapova / Roger Federer

2004: Maria Sharapova / Roger Federer
Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

Sharapova paused the Williams sisters' run by defeating Serena Williams in the finals.

Federer earned a repeat title by defeating American Andy Roddick.

 

2003: Serena Williams / Roger Federer

2003: Serena Williams / Roger Federer
Phil Cole / Getty Images, Mike Hewitt / Getty Images

Serena won her second consecutive Wimbledon, making it four in a row for the Williams sisters.

Federer won his first of five consecutive Wimbledons.

 

2002: Serena Williams / Lleyton Hewitt

2002: Serena Williams / Lleyton Hewitt
Mike Hewitt / Getty Images, Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

The Williams' run extended to its third year, but this time it was younger sister Serena. She beat Venus in straight sets.

Hewitt defeated Argentine David Nalbandian in an uneventful straight-set win.

 

2001: Venus Williams / Goran Ivanisevic

2001: Venus Williams / Goran Ivanisevic
Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

Williams managed a Wimbledon repeat, beating Belgian Justine Henin in three sets.

After falling short in the finals three times, Ivanisevic finally claimed the Wimbledon Cup.

 

2000: Venus Williams / Pete Sampras

2000: Venus Williams / Pete Sampras
Gary M. Prior / Getty Images

Williams arrived with her first Wimbledon win, beating defending champion Lindsay Davenport.

Sampras garnered a seventh and final Wimbledon singles championship, giving him seven wins in eight years.

 

1999: Lindsay Davenport / Pete Sampras

1999: Lindsay Davenport / Pete Sampras
Clive Brunskill / Getty Images, Gary M. Prior / Getty Images

Davenport did the impossible, defeating Steffi Graf in the finals in two sets to claim Wimbledon.

Sampras defeated the re-emerging Andre Agassi in straight sets for his sixth title.

 

1998: Jana Novotna / Pete Sampras

1998: Jana Novotna / Pete Sampras
Gary M. Prior / Getty Images, Mike Hewitt / Getty Images

After falling short in the finals twice, Novotna finally claimed Wimbledon in 1998.

Sampras won his fifth Wimbledon, defeating Goran Ivanisevic in five sets.

 

1997: Martina Hingis / Pete Sampras

1997: Martina Hingis / Pete Sampras
Gary M. Prior / Getty Images, Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

In what looked like the beginning of a spectacular career, Hingis beat Jana Novotna in three sets to win Wimbledon.

After a year off, it was business as usual for Sampras in 1997. He won his fourth Wimbledon singles title.

 

1996: Steffi Graf / Richard Krajicek

1996: Steffi Graf / Richard Krajicek
Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

1996 was Graf's seventh and last Wimbledon singles championship, capping off her career as arguably the greatest women's tennis player at the time she retired.

Krajicek won the championship in straight sets for the Netherlands.

 

1995: Steffi Graf / Pete Sampras

1995: Steffi Graf / Pete Sampras
Clive Brunskill / Getty Images,

Graf got back on track, winning her sixth Wimbledon.

Sampras made his title a three-peat, beating Boris Becker in four sets.

 

1994: Conchita Martinez / Pete Sampras

1994: Conchita Martinez / Pete Sampras
Bob Martin/ Getty Images, Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

Martinez disrupted Steff Graf's title run, beating Martina Navratilova in three sets for her first and only Wimbledon singles championship.

Sampras won his second consecutive title, winning a hard-fought five-set showdown vs. Goran Ivanisevic.

 

1993: Steffi Graf / Pete Sampras

1993: Steffi Graf / Pete Sampras
Chris Cole / Getty Images

Graf won her fifth Wimbledon singles title and third straight by defeating Jana Novotna.

Sampras won his first of seven Wimbledon singles championships by defeating fellow American Jim Courier.

 

1992: Steffi Graf / Andre Agassi

1992: Steffi Graf / Andre Agassi
Bob Martin / Getty Images

Graf repeated at Wimbledon, tallying her fourth singles win overall.

Agassi burst on to the scene to win his first and only Wimbledon. Little did we know at the time that the 1992 singles winners would eventually get married in 2001.

 

1991: Steffi Graf / Michael Stich

1991: Steffi Graf / Michael Stich
AFP, Getty Images

Graf won her third Wimbledon in four years, beating Argentine Gabriela Sabatini.

Stich defeated Boris Becker for his first and only singles Wimbledon win, clinching a singles sweep for the Germans.

 

1990: Martina Navratilova / Stefan Edberg

1990: Martina Navratilova / Stefan Edberg
Bob Martin / Hulton Archive, Focus on Sport / Getty Images

Navratilova won her ninth and final Wimbledon title in 1990.

Edberg won his second Wimbledon in three years in 1990.

 

1989: Steffi Graf / Boris Becker

1989: Steffi Graf / Boris Becker
Georges De Keerle / Hulton Archive

Graf defeated Martina Navratilova for the second straight time in 1989.

Becker won Wimbledon for the third time after making the finals in 1988.

 

1988: Steffi Graf / Stefan Edberg

1988: Steffi Graf / Stefan Edberg
Derek Hudson / Hulton Archive, Bob Martin / Hulton Archive

After losing to Martina Navratilova in the 1987 finals, Graf defeated Navratilova in 1988.

Edberg won his first Wimbledon, defeating former champion Boris Becker.

 

1987: Martina Navratilova / Pat Cash

1987: Martina Navratilova / Pat Cash
Chris Cole / Hulton Archive, Getty Images

Navratilova made it eight wins at Wimbledon and six straight with a victory over Steffi Graf in 1987.

Ivan Lendl lost in the finals for the second straight year, this time losing to Cash.

 

1986: Martina Navratilova / Boris Becker

1986: Martina Navratilova / Boris Becker
Keystone / Hulton Archive

Seven wins at Wimbledon for Navratilova after defeating Hana Mandlikova in 1986.

Becker won his second consecutive Wimbledon, defeating Ivan Lendl.

 

1985: Martina Navratilova / Boris Becker

1985: Martina Navratilova / Boris Becker
Steve Powell / Hulton Archive, Getty Images / Hulton Archive

Navratilova won her sixth Wimbledon title with yet another win over Chris Evert.

Becker won his first of two consecutive Wimbledon titles in 1985.

 

1984: Martina Navratilova / John McEnroe

1984: Martina Navratilova / John McEnroe
Steve Powell / Getty Images

Navratilova made it five titles with a win over Chris Evert.

McEnroe won his second Wimbledon in a row and third in four years.

 

1983: Martina Navratilova / John McEnroe

1983: Martina Navratilova / John McEnroe
Bettmann, Getty Images

Navratilova won her fourth Wimbledon in 1983.

McEnroe won his second Wimbledon in three years in 1983.

 

1982: Martina Navratilova / Jimmy Connors

1982: Martina Navratilova / Jimmy Connors
Getty Images, Tony Duffy / Getty Images

Navratilova returned as Wimbledon champion in 1982, winning her third tournament.

Connors won his first Wimbledon since 1974, defeating rival John McEnroe.

 

1981: Chris Evert / John McEnroe

1981: Chris Evert / John McEnroe
Fox Photos / Hulton Archive, Central Press / Hulton Archive

Evert won her first Wimbledon since 1976.

After making the finals in 1980, McEnroe won his first Wimbledon singles title in 1981.

 

1980: Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Bjorn Borg

1980: Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Bjorn Borg
Focus on Sport / Getty Images, Scott Powell / Hulton Archive

Goolagong Cawley won her second Wimbledon after winning her first in 1971.

Borg defeated John McEnroe to win his fifth straight Wimbledon.

 

1979: Martina Navratilova / Bjorn Borg

1979: Martina Navratilova / Bjorn Borg
Getty Images, Tony Duffy / Hulton Archive

Navratilova won her second straight Wimbledon, defeating Chris Evert for a second straight year.

Borg won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon by beating Roscoe Tanner.

 

1978: Martina Navratilova / Bjorn Borg

1978: Martina Navratilova / Bjorn Borg
Tony Duffy / Getty Images, Fox Photos / Hulton Archive

Navratilova started her Wimbledon dominance in 1978 with a three-set win over Chris Evert.

Three in a row for Borg, who defeated Jimmy Connors in the finals for the second straight year.

 

1977: Virginia Wade / Bjorn Borg

1977: Virginia Wade / Bjorn Borg
Tony Duffy / Getty Images, Steve Powell / Getty Images

Wade won her only Wimbledon title in 1977.

Borg won his second straight Wimbledon, beating former champ Jimmy Connors in the finals.

 

1976: Chris Evert / Bjorn Borg

1976: Chris Evert / Bjorn Borg
Tony Duffy / Getty Images

Evert won her second Wimbledon title in three years in 1976.

Borg started a five-year run at Wimbledon with a straight set win over Ilie Nastase.

 

1975: Billie Jean King / Arthur Ashe

1975: Billie Jean King / Arthur Ashe
Focus on Sport, Tony Duffy / Getty Images

King won her sixth Wimbledon title in 1975, beating former champ Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

Ashe defeated the heavily favored Jimmy Connors to win Wimbledon.

 

1974: Chris Evert / Jimmy Connors

1974: Chris Evert / Jimmy Connors
Keystone / Hulton Archive, Victor Drees / Hulton Archive

After falling short in 1973, Evert won her first Wimbledon title in 1974.

Connors won his first Wimbledon title in 1974.

 

1973: Billie Jean King / Jan Kodes

1973: Billie Jean King / Jan Kodes
Central Press / Hulton Archive

King won back-to-back Wimbledon titles and her fifth all time, defeating Chris Evert in 1973.

Kodes defeated Russian Alex Metreveli in straight sets to win.

 

1972: Billie Jean King / Stan Smith

1972: Billie Jean King / Stan Smith
Focus on Sport, Hulton Archive

King won Wimbledon for the fourth time in 1972.

Smith won his only singles Wimbledon title in 1972.

 

1971: Evonne Goolagong Cawley / John Newcombe

1971: Evonne Goolagong Cawley / John Newcombe
Hulton Archive, Mike Lawn / Hulton Archive

Goolagong Cawley won her first Wimbledon title, beating defending champion Margaret Smith Court.

Newcombe won his second straight Wimbledon and third overall in 1971.

 

1970: Margaret Smith Court / John Newcombe

1970: Margaret Smith Court / John Newcombe
Mike Lawn / Hulton Archive, Douglas Miller / Hulton Archive

Smith Court prevented Billy Jean King from winning the title in 1970, King's second straight finals defeat.

Newcombe was able to win his second Wimbledon title after coming up short in 1969.

 

1969: Ann Haydon Jones / Rod Laver

1969: Ann Haydon Jones / Rod Laver
Evening Standard / Hulton Archive, Staff / AFP

Jones held off defending three-time champ Billy Jean King to win Wimbledon.

Laver won his fourth Wimbledon, beating former champion John Newcombe.

 

1968: Billie Jean King / Rod Laver

1968: Billie Jean King / Rod Laver
Central Press / Hulton Archive, Wesley / Hulton Archive

King made it three wins in a row, beating Judy Tegart-Dalton in 1968.

Laver won his third Wimbledon and first since 1962.

 

1967: Billie Jean King / John Newcombe

1967: Billie Jean King / John Newcombe
Reg Burkett / Hulton Archive, Peter King / Hulton Archive

King won her second consecutive Wimbledon in 1967.

Newcombe won his first of three singles titles in 1967.

 

1966: Billie Jean King / Manuel Santana

1966: Billie Jean King / Manuel Santana
Getty Images

King won her first Wimbledon, beating three-time winner Maria Bueno.

Santana became the first Spaniard to win the Wimledon gentleman's singles title in 1966.

 

1965: Margaret Smith Court / Roy Emerson

1965: Margaret Smith Court / Roy Emerson
AFP, Central Press / Hulton Archive

Smith Court won her second Wimbledon in three years, beating three-time winner Maria Bueno.

A rematch of the 1964 finals, Emerson defeated Fred Stolle in straight sets.

 

1964: Maria Bueno / Roy Emerson

1964: Maria Bueno / Roy Emerson
Douglas Miller / Hulton Archive

Bueno won her third Wimbledon, defeating defending champ Margaret Smith Court in three sets.

Emerson defeated Fred Stolle, who lost in the finals for the second straight year.

 

1963: Margaret Smith Court / Chuck McKinley

1963: Margaret Smith Court /  Chuck McKinley
William Vanderson / Hulton Archive, Douglas Miller / Hulton Archive

Smith Court defeated future star Billie Jean King in two sets to win Wimbledon.

McKinley put the Americans back on top with a straight set win over Fred Stolle.

 

1962: Karen Hantze Susman / Rod Laver

1962: Karen Hantze Susman / Rod Laver
Douglas Miller / Hulton Archive

Hantze Susman won Wimbledon in two sets in 1962.

Laver won for the second straight year, beating Martin Mulligan in straight sets.

 

1961: Angela Mortimer Barrett / Rod Laver

1961: Angela Mortimer Barrett / Rod Laver
Ron Stone / Hulton Archive, Central Press / Hulton Archive

Mortimer Barrett won Wimbledon for the first time in 1961 after making the finals in 1958.

After losing in the final two years in a row, Laver won his first Wimbledon title in 1961.

 

1960: Maria Bueno / Neale Fraser

1960: Maria Bueno / Neale Fraser
AFP, Douglas Miller / Hulton Archive

Bueno won for the second straight year, beating Sandra Reynolds Price in two sets.

Rod Laver lost in the finals for the second straight year, losing to Fraser.

 

1959: Maria Bueno / Alex Olmedo

1959: Maria Bueno / Alex Olmedo
Central Press / Hulton Archive, George W. Hales / Hulton Archive

Bueno became the first Brazilian to win Wimbledon, winning over Darlene Hard in two sets.

Olmedo defeated Rod Laver in straight sets to win Wimbledon.

 

1958: Althea Gibson / Ashley Cooper

1958: Althea Gibson / Ashley Cooper
Keystone / Hulton Archive, Douglas Miller / Hulton Archive

Gibson won her second straight Wimbledon, defeating Angela Mortimer in two sets.

Cooper finished just short in 1957 but won Wimbledon in 1958.

 

1957: Althea Gibson / Lew Hoad

1957: Althea Gibson / Lew Hoad
Keystone / Hulton Archive, Douglas Miller / Hulton Archive

Gibson became the first player of color to win Wimbledon in 1957.

Hoad won his second straight title at Wimbledon, defeating fellow Aussie Ashley Cooper.

 

1956: Shirley Fry Irvin / Lew Hoad

1956: Shirley Fry Irvin / Lew Hoad
E. Bacon / Hulton Archive, L. Blandford / Hulton Archive

Fry Irvin defeated Brit Angela Buxton to win Wimbledon in 1956.

Hoad won his first of two consecutive Wimbledon titles in 1956.

 

1955: Louise Brough Clapp / Tony Trabert

1955: Louise Brough Clapp / Tony Trabert
J.A. Hampton / Hulton Archive, Keystone / Hulton Archive

After making the finals in two of the previous three years, Brough Clapp won Wimbledon for the fourth time in 1955.

Kurt Nielsen was denied in the finals for the second time in three years, as Trabert won in straight sets.

 

1954: Maureen Connolly Brinker / Jaroslav Drobny

1954: Maureen Connolly Brinker / Jaroslav Drobny
Monty Fresco / Hulton Archive, J.A. Hampton / Hulton Archive

Connolly Brinker won her third straight Wimbledon title in 1954.

Drobny became the first Egyptian to win the gentleman's singles title at Wimbledon.

 

1953: Maureen Connolly Brinker / Vic Seixas

1953: Maureen Connolly Brinker / Vic Seixas
Central Press / Hulton Archive, Topical Press Agency / Hulton Archive

Connolly Brinker won her second Wimbledon in 1953, defeating 1951 winner Doris Hart.

Seixas won Wimbledon in straight sets in 1953.

 

1952: Maureen Connolly Brinker / Frank Sedgman

1952: Maureen Connolly Brinker / Frank Sedgman
Topical Press Agency / Hulton Archive, J.A. Hampton / Hulton Archive

Connolly Brinker claimed her first of three straight Wimbledon titles in 1952.

Sedgman was the first Aussie to win gentleman's singles since Jack Crawford in 1933.

 

1951: Doris Hart / Dick Savitt

1951: Doris Hart / Dick Savitt
Douglas Miller / Hulton Archive, Central Press / Hulton Archive

After falling just short twice, Hart won Wimbledon in 1951.

Savitt won the Wimbledon finals in straight sets.

 

1950: Louise Brough Clapp / Budge Patty

1950: Louise Brough Clapp / Budge Patty
George Freston / Hulton Archive, Topical Press Agency / Hulton Archive

Brough Clapp won her third straight Wimbledon title in 1950.

Patty won the Wimbledon finals in four sets in 1950.

 

1949: Louise Brough Clapp / Ted Schroeder

1949: Louise Brough Clapp / Ted Schroeder
Keystone / Hulton Archive, J.A. Hampton / Hulton Archive

Brough Clapp repeated as Wimbledon champ, defeating 1947 winner Margaret Osborne duPont.

Schroeder won his one and only Wimbledon title in 1949.

 

1948: Louise Brough Clapp / Bob Falkenburg

1948: Louise Brough Clapp / Bob Falkenburg
J.A. Hampton / Hulton Archive

Brough Clapp won her first of three straight Wimbledons, as Doris Hart fell just short for the second straight year.

Falkenburg defeated John Bromwich in five sets to win.

 

1947: Margaret Osborne duPont / Jack Kramer

1947: Margaret Osborne duPont / Jack Kramer
Keystone / Hulton Archive, Douglas Miller / Hulton Archive

Osborne duPont defeated Doris Hart in two sets in 1947.

Kramer started a five-year run for the Americans at Wimbledon.

 

1946: Pauline Betz Addie / Yvon Petra

1946: Pauline Betz Addie / Yvon Petra
Keystone / Hulton Archive, J.A. Hampton / Hulton Archive

Betz Addie won Wimbledon in two sets over Louise Brough Clapp.

Petra was the first Frenchman to win Wimbledon since 1929.

 

1940-1945

1940-1945
Hulton Archive

Wimbledon was not played from 1940-1945 due to World War II.

 

1939: Alice Marble / Bobby Riggs

1939: Alice Marble / Bobby Riggs
J.A. Hampton / Hulton Archive, Hudson / Hulton Archive

Marble won her only Wimbledon in 1939, a two-set win over Kay Stammers.

Riggs won as an amateur in 1939. He's best known for facing Billie Jean King in the "Battle of the Sexes."

 

1938: Helen Wills Moody / Don Budge

1938: Helen Wills Moody / Don Budge
AFP, Imagno / Hulton Archive

Wills Moody made it eight Wimbledon titles with a two-set win over Helen Jacobs.

Budge won Wimbledon for the second straight year, beating Brit Bunny Austin.

 

1937: Dorothy Round Little / Don Budge

1937: Dorothy Round Little / Don Budge
Central Press / Hulton Archive, Imagno / Hulton Archive

Round Little won her second Wimbledon after her first victory in 1934.

Gottfried von Cramm was denied in the Wimbledon finals for the third straight year, losing to American Don Budge.

 

1936: Helen Jacobs / Fred Perry

1936: Helen Jacobs / Fred Perry
Imagno / Hulton Archive, Ullstein Bild

Jacobs finally won Wimbledon after advancing to the finals four times previously.

Perry won his third straight Wimbledon, defeating von Cramm again.

 

1935: Helen Wills Moody / Fred Perry

1935: Helen Wills Moody / Fred Perry
J.A. Hampton / Hulton Archive, Central Press / Hulton Archive

Wills Moody won her seventh Wimbledon title, as Helen Jacobs came up short for the fourth time in the finals.

Perry made it back-to-back wins, beating German Gottfried von Cramm.

 

1934: Dorothy Round Little / Fred Perry

1934: Dorothy Round Little / Fred Perry
Imagno / Hulton Archive, Point Collector / Hulton Archive

After falling short in the finals in 1933, Round Little won her first Wimbledon in 1934.

Perry started a three-year run at Wimbledon by defeating defending champion Jack Crawford.

 

1933: Helen Wills Moody / Jack Crawford

1933: Helen Wills Moody / Jack Crawford
A. Hudson / Hulton Archive

Wills Moody won her sixth Wimbledon in 1933, beating Dorothy Round Little in a three-set match.

The first gentleman Aussie to win since Gerald Patterson in 1922, Crawford beat defending champ Ellsworth Vines in five sets.

 

1932: Helen Wills Moody / Ellsworth Vines

1932: Helen Wills Moody / Ellsworth Vines
Planet News Archive / SSPL, J. Gaiger / Hulton Archive

Wills Moody managed her fifth Wimbledon title, beating Helen Jacobs in two sets.

Ellsworth was the third straight gentleman's win for the Americans.

 

1931: Cilly Aussem / Sidney Wood

1931: Cilly Aussem / Sidney Wood
S.R. Gaiger / Hulton Archive

Aussem won against fellow German Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling in two sets.

Wood made it two consecutive gentleman's wins for the Americans.

 

1930: Helen Wills Moody / Bill Tilden

1930: Helen Wills Moody / Bill Tilden
Underwood Archives / Archive Photos, S.R. Gaiger / Hulton Archive

Wills Moody won her fourth straight Wimbledon, defeating Elizabeth Ryan in two sets.

Tilden won his third Wimbledon title and his first since 1921.

 

1929: Helen Wills Moody / Henri Cochet

1929: Helen Wills Moody / Henri Cochet
Edward G. Malindine / Hulton Archive, Puttnam / Hulton Archive

Wills made it a three-peat, defeating fellow America Helen Jacobs in two sets.

Cochet ended on top for the second time in three years, beating two-time winner Jean Borotra.

 

1928: Helen Wills Moody / Rene Lacoste

1928: Helen Wills Moody / Rene Lacoste
Keystone-France / Gamma-Keystone, Davis / Hulton Archive

Wills Moody won her second straight Wimbledon, as Lili de Alvarez lost in the finals for the third year in a row.

Lacoste won his second Wimbledon by defeating defending champion Henri Cochet.

 

1927: Helen Wills Moody / Henri Cochet

1927: Helen Wills Moody / Henri Cochet
Topical Press Agency / Hulton Archive, E. Bacon / Hulton Archive

Wills Moody won her first Wimbledon, as Lili de Alvarez fell short in the finals for the second straight year.

Cochet won his first Wimbledon title, beating defending champ Jean Borotra.

 

1926: Kathleen McKane Godfree / Jean Borotra

1926: Kathleen McKane Godfree / Jean Borotra
Kirby / Hulton Archive

McKane Godfree won her second Wimbledon in three years, defeating Spaniard Lili de Alvarez.

Borotra won his second Wimbledon in three years, beating American Howard Kinsey.

 

1925: Suzanne Lenglen / Rene Lacoste

1925: Suzanne Lenglen / Rene Lacoste
Topical Press Archive / Hulton Archive

Lenglen won her sixth Wimbledon, defeating Brit Joan Fry in two sets.

After falling short in 1924, Lacoste won Wimbledon for the first time in 1925.

 

1924: Kathleen McKane Godfree / Jean Borotra

1924: Kathleen McKane Godfree / Jean Borotra
Topical Press Archive / Hulton Archive, AFP

McKane Godfree won her first Wimbledon, defeating Helen Wills in a hard-fought three-set matchup.

Borotra started a six-year run for the French, beating fellow countryman Rene Lacoste in five sets.

 

1923: Suzanne Lenglen / Bill Johnston

1923: Suzanne Lenglen / Bill Johnston
Topical Press Archive / Hulton Archive, Print Collector / Hulton Archive

Lenglen defeated Kathleen McKane Godfree, who would win the following year.

Johnston won his only Wimbledon title, beating fellow American Francis Hunter.

 

1922: Suzanne Lenglen / Gerald Patterson

1922: Suzanne Lenglen / Gerald Patterson
Hulton Archive, Topical Press Archive / Hulton Archive

Lenglen defeated Molla Bjurstedt Mallory in two sets to win her fourth straight Wimbledon.

Patterson won his second Wimbledon title, winning in straight sets.

 

1921: Suzanne Lenglen / Bill Tilden

1921: Suzanne Lenglen / Bill Tilden
PA Images Archive, Popperfoto

Lenglen won her third straight Wimbledon, defeating American Elizabeth Ryan in two sets.

Tilden won back-to-back Wimbledon titles, beating Brian Norton in five sets.

 

1920: Suzanne Lenglen / Bill Tilden

1920: Suzanne Lenglen / Bill Tilden
Keystone-France / Gamma-Keystone, Bob Thomas / Popperfoto

In a repeat of the 1919 finals matchup, Lenglen defeated Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers in two sets.

Tilden became the first American to win Wimbledon, defeating defending champion Gerald Patterson in the finals.

 

1919: Suzanne Lenglen / Gerald Patterson

1919: Suzanne Lenglen / Gerald Patterson
Popperfoto

Lenglen won her first of five straight Wimbledon titles, beating Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers in three sets.

Patterson won Wimbledon, defeating Norman Brookes in straight sets.

 

1915-1918

1915-1918
Underwood Archive / Archive Photos

Wimbledon wasn't played from 1915-1918 due to World War I.

 

1905-1914

1905-1914
Topical Press Archive / Hulton Archive

1905: May Sutton / Lawrence Doherty

1906: Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers / Lawrence Doherty

1907: May Sutton / Norman Brookes

1908: Charlotte Cooper Sterry / Arthur Gore

1909: Dora Boothby / Arthur Gore

1910: Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers / Anthony Wilding (pictured)

1911: Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers / Anthony Wilding

1912: Ethel Thomson Larcombe / Anthony Wilding

1913: Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (pictured) / Anthony Wilding

1914: Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers / Norman Brookes

 

1895-1904

1895-1904
Topical Press Archive / Hulton Archive, Print Collector / Hulton Archive

1895: Charlotte Cooper Sterry (pictured) / Wilfred Baddeley

1896: Charlotte Cooper Sterry / Harold Mahoney

1897: Blanche Bingley Hillyard / Reginald Doherty

1898: Charlotte Cooper Sterry / Reginald Doherty

1899: Blanche Bingley Hillyard / Reginald Doherty

1900: Blanche Bingley Hillyard / Reginald Doherty

1901: Charlotte Cooper Sterry / Arthur Gore

1902: Muriel Robb / Lawrence Doherty

1903: Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers / Lawrence Doherty (pictured)

1904: Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers / Lawrence Doherty

 

1885-1894

1885-1894
Keystone Features / Hulton Archive

1885: Maud Watson / William Renshaw (pictured)

1886: Blache Bingley Hillyard / William Renshaw

1887: Lottie Dod (pictured) / Herbert Lawford

1888: Lottie Dod / Ernest Renshaw

1889: Blanche Bingley Hillyard / William Renshaw

1890: Lena Rice / Willoughby Hamilton

1891: Lottie Dod / Wilfred Baddeley

1892: Lottie Dod / Wilfred Baddeley

1893: Lottie Dod / Joshua Pim

1894: Blanche Bingley Hillyard / Joshua Pim

 

1877-1884

1877-1884
Rischgitz / Hulton Archive, Keystone Features / Hulton Archive

1877: Spencer Gore (pictured)

1878: Frank Hadow

1879: John Hartley

1880: John Hartley

1881: William Renshaw

1882: William Renshaw

1883: William Renshaw

1884: Maud Watson (pictured) / William Renshaw

Seth Trachtman is a fantasy sports expert and diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan. He doesn't often Tweet, but when he does, you can find him on Twitter @sethroto.

More must-reads:

Customize Your Newsletter

+

Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.