List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions

Wimbledon ladies' singles champions
LocationLondon
United Kingdom
VenueAELTC
Governing bodyAELTC / LTA
Created1884
Editions131 events (2025)
57 events (Open Era)
SurfaceGrass (1884–Present)
Prize money£ 2,350,000 (2023)
TrophyVenus Rosewater Dish
Websitewimbledon.com
Most titles
Amateur era7: Dorothea Lambert Chambers
(challenge round)
8: Helen Wills Moody
(regular)
Open era9: Martina Navratilova
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era3: Lottie Dod
Suzanne Lenglen
(challenge round)
4: Helen Wills Moody
(regular)
Open era6: Martina Navratilova
Current champion
Barbora Krejčíková
(First title)

Wimbledon Championships, is an annual tennis tournament first contested in 1877 and played on outdoor grass courts[a][b][3] at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in the Wimbledon suburb of London, United Kingdom.[4] The ladies' singles was started in 1884.[2]

History

Wimbledon has historically been played in the last week of June and the first week of July (though changed to the first two weeks of July in 2017), and has been chronologically the third of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis season since 1987.[4] The event was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I and again from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II.[5] The tournament was also not contested in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

The ladies' singles' rules have undergone several changes since the first edition. From 1886 until 1921, the event started with a knockout phase, the all comers' singles, whose winner then faced the defending champion in a challenge round. The all comers' winner was automatically awarded the title eleven times (1889, 1890, 1891, 1894, 1895, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913) in the absence of the previous year's champion. The challenge round system was abolished with the 1922 edition.[7] Since the first championships, all matches have been played at the best-of-three sets. Between 1877 and 1883, the winner of the next game at five games-all took the set in every match except the all comers' final, and the challenge round, which were won with six games and a two games advantage. All sets were decided in two-game advantage format from 1884 to 1970.[7] The lingering death best-of-12 points tie-break was introduced in 1971 for the first two sets, played at eight games-all until 1978 and at six games-all since 1979.[7][8][9]

The ladies' singles champion receives a sterling silver salver commonly known as the "Venus Rosewater Dish", or simply the "Rosewater Dish". The salver, which is 18.75 inches (about 48 cm) in diameter, is decorated with figures from mythology.[10] New singles champions are traditionally elected honorary members of the AELTC by the club's committee.[c][13] In 2012, the ladies' singles winner received prize money of £1,150,000.[14]

In the Amateur–challenge round era, Dorothea Lambert Chambers (1903–1904, 1906, 1910–1911, 1913–1914) holds the record for most titles, with seven. However, it's noteworthy that three of Chambers' titles were won in the challenge round. Lottie Dod (1891–1893) and Suzanne Lenglen (1919–1921) hold the record for most consecutive wins in the ladies' singles with three victories each. The record for most wins and most consecutive wins post-challenge round in the Amateur Era, belongs to Helen Wills Moody (1927–1930, 1932–1933, 1935, 1938) with eight, including four straight victories (1927–1930).[5]

In the Open Era, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, Martina Navratilova (1978–1979, 1982–1987, 1990) holds the record for most victories with nine. Navratilova holds the record for most consecutive victories with six (1982–1987).[5]

This event has been won without the loss of a set during the Open Era, by the following players: Billie Jean King in 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1975, Margaret Court in 1970, Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1971 and 1980, Chris Evert in 1974 and 1981, Martina Navratilova in 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, and 1990, Steffi Graf in 1992 and 1996, Jana Novotná in 1998, Lindsay Davenport in 1999, Venus Williams in 2000, 2007 and 2008, Serena Williams in 2002, 2009, 2010, 2015 and 2016, Petra Kvitová in 2011 and 2014 and Marion Bartoli in 2013.

Champions

Regular competition
All comers' winner, challenge round winner ‡
Defending champion, challenge round winner †
All comers' winner, no challenge round ◊

Amateur Era

Year[d] Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final[15]
1884 BRI[e] Maud Watson BRI Lilian Watson 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1885 BRI Maud Watson (2) BRI Blanche Bingley 6–1, 7–5
1886 BRI Blanche Bingley ‡ BRI Maud Watson 6–3, 6–3
1887 BRI Lottie Dod ‡ BRI Blanche Bingley 6–2, 6–0
1888 BRI Lottie Dod † (2) BRI Blanche Hillyard 6–3, 6–3
1889 BRI Blanche Hillyard ◊ (2) BRI Lena Rice 4–6, 8–6, 6–4
1890 BRI Lena Rice ◊ BRI May Jacks 6–4, 6–1
1891 BRI Lottie Dod ◊ (3) BRI Blanche Hillyard 6–2, 6–1
1892 BRI Lottie Dod † (4) BRI Blanche Hillyard 6–1, 6–1
1893 BRI Lottie Dod † (5) BRI Blanche Hillyard 6–8, 6–1, 6–4
1894 BRI Blanche Hillyard ◊ (3) BRI Edith Austin 6–1, 6–1
1895 BRI Charlotte Cooper ◊ BRI Helen Jackson 7–5, 8–6
1896 BRI Charlotte Cooper † (2) BRI Alice Pickering 6–2, 6–3
1897 BRI Blanche Hillyard ‡ (4) BRI Charlotte Cooper 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
1898 BRI Charlotte Cooper ◊ (3) BRI Louisa Martin 6–4, 6–4
1899 BRI Blanche Hillyard ‡ (5) BRI Charlotte Cooper 6–2, 6–3
1900 BRI Blanche Hillyard † (6) BRI Charlotte Cooper 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1901 BRI Charlotte Sterry ‡ (4) BRI Blanche Hillyard 6–2, 6–2
1902 BRI Muriel Robb ‡ BRI Charlotte Sterry 7–5, 6–1
1903 BRI Dorothea Douglass ◊ BRI Ethel Larcombe 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1904 BRI Dorothea Douglass † (2) BRI Charlotte Sterry 6–0, 6–3
1905 USA May Sutton ‡ BRI Dorothea Douglass 6–3, 6–4
1906 BRI Dorothea Douglass ‡ (3) USA May Sutton 6–3, 9–7
1907 USA May Sutton ‡ (2) BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6–1, 6–4
1908 BRI Charlotte Sterry ◊ (5) BRI Agnes Morton 6–4, 6–4
1909 BRI Dora Boothby ◊ BRI Agnes Morton 6–4, 4–6, 8–6
1910 BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers ‡ (4) BRI Dora Boothby 6–2, 6–2
1911 BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers † (5) BRI Dora Boothby 6–0, 6–0
1912 BRI Ethel Larcombe ◊ BRI Charlotte Sterry 6–3, 6–1
1913 BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers ◊ (6) BRI Winifred McNair 6–0, 6–4
1914 BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers † (7) BRI Ethel Larcombe 7–5, 6–4
1915 No competition (due to World War I)[f]
1916
1917
1918
1919 FRA Suzanne Lenglen ‡ BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers 10–8, 4–6, 9–7
1920 FRA Suzanne Lenglen † (2) BRI Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6–3, 6–0
1921 FRA Suzanne Lenglen † (3) USA Elizabeth Ryan 6–2, 6–0
1922 FRA Suzanne Lenglen (4) USA Molla Mallory 6–2, 6–0
1923 FRA Suzanne Lenglen (5) GBR Kitty McKane 6–2, 6–2
1924 GBR Kitty McKane USA Helen Wills 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1925 FRA Suzanne Lenglen (6) GBR Joan Fry 6–2, 6–0
1926 GBR Kitty Godfree (2) ESP Lilí Álvarez 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1927 USA Helen Wills ESP Lilí Álvarez 6–2, 6–4
1928 USA Helen Wills (2) ESP Lilí Álvarez 6–2, 6–3
1929 USA Helen Wills (3) USA Helen Jacobs 6–1, 6–2
1930 USA Helen Moody (4) USA Elizabeth Ryan 6–2, 6–2
1931 GER Cilly Aussem GER Hilde Krahwinkel 6–2, 7–5
1932 USA Helen Moody (5) USA Helen Jacobs 6–3, 6–1
1933 USA Helen Moody (6) GBR Dorothy Round 6–4, 6–8, 6–3
1934 GBR Dorothy Round USA Helen Jacobs 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
1935 USA Helen Moody (7) USA Helen Jacobs 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1936 USA Helen Jacobs DEN Hilde Sperling 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1937 GBR Dorothy Round (2) POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
1938 USA Helen Moody (8) USA Helen Jacobs 6–4, 6–0
1939 USA Alice Marble GBR Kay Stammers 6–2, 6–0
1940 No competition (due to World War II)[g]
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 USA Pauline Betz USA Louise Brough 6–2, 6–4
1947 USA Margaret Osborne USA Doris Hart 6–2, 6–4
1948 USA Louise Brough USA Doris Hart 6–3, 8–6
1949 USA Louise Brough (2) USA Margaret duPont 10–8, 1–6, 10–8
1950 USA Louise Brough (3) USA Margaret duPont 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
1951 USA Doris Hart USA Shirley Fry 6–1, 6–0
1952 USA Maureen Connolly USA Louise Brough 7–5, 6–3
1953 USA Maureen Connolly (2) USA Doris Hart 8–6, 7–5
1954 USA Maureen Connolly (3) USA Louise Brough 6–2, 7–5
1955 USA Louise Brough (4) USA Beverly Fleitz 7–5, 8–6
1956 USA Shirley Fry GBR Angela Buxton 6–3, 6–1
1957 USA Althea Gibson USA Darlene Hard 6–3, 6–2
1958 USA Althea Gibson (2) GBR Angela Mortimer 8–6, 6–2
1959 BRA Maria Bueno USA Darlene Hard 6–4, 6–3
1960 BRA Maria Bueno (2) RSA Sandra Reynolds 8–6, 6–0
1961 GBR Angela Mortimer GBR Christine Truman 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
1962 USA Karen Susman TCH Věra Suková 6–4, 6–4
1963 AUS Margaret Smith USA Billie Jean Moffitt 6–3, 6–4
1964 BRA Maria Bueno (3) AUS Margaret Smith 6–4, 7–9, 6–3
1965 AUS Margaret Smith (2) BRA Maria Bueno 6–4, 7–5
1966 USA Billie Jean King BRA Maria Bueno 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1967 USA Billie Jean King (2) GBR Ann Jones 6–3, 6–4

Open Era

Year[d] Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final[15]
1968 USA Billie Jean King (3) AUS Judy Tegart 9–7, 7–5
1969 GBR Ann Jones USA Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1970 AUS Margaret Court (3) USA Billie Jean King 14–12, 11–9
1971 AUS Evonne Goolagong AUS Margaret Court 6–4, 6–1
1972 USA Billie Jean King (4) AUS Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–3
1973 USA Billie Jean King (5) USA Chris Evert 6–0, 7–5
1974 USA Chris Evert URS Olga Morozova 6–0, 6–4
1975 USA Billie Jean King (6) AUS Evonne Goolagong 6–0, 6–1
1976 USA Chris Evert (2) AUS Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 4–6, 8–6
1977 GBR Virginia Wade NED Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1978 USA Martina Navratilova[h] USA Chris Evert 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
1979 USA Martina Navratilova (2) USA Chris Evert 6–4, 6–4
1980 AUS Evonne Goolagong (2) USA Chris Evert 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
1981 USA Chris Evert (3) TCH[i] Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–2
1982 USA Martina Navratilova (3) USA Chris Evert 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
1983 USA Martina Navratilova (4) USA Andrea Jaeger 6–0, 6–3
1984 USA Martina Navratilova (5) USA Chris Evert 7–6(7–5), 6–2
1985 USA Martina Navratilova (6) USA Chris Evert 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1986 USA Martina Navratilova (7) TCH Hana Mandlíková 7–6(7–1), 6–3
1987 USA Martina Navratilova (8) FRG[j] Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–3
1988 FRG[j] Steffi Graf USA Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
1989 FRG Steffi Graf (2) USA Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1
1990 USA Martina Navratilova (9) USA Zina Garrison 6–4, 6–1
1991 GER Steffi Graf (3) ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 3–6, 8–6
1992 GER Steffi Graf (4) YUG Monica Seles 6–2, 6–1
1993 GER Steffi Graf (5) CZE Jana Novotná 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–4
1994 ESP Conchita Martínez USA Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1995 GER Steffi Graf (6) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1996 GER Steffi Graf (7) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 7–5
1997  SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
1998 CZE Jana Novotná FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
1999 USA Lindsay Davenport GER Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–5
2000 USA Venus Williams USA Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2001 USA Venus Williams (2) BEL Justine Henin 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
2002 USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2003 USA Serena Williams (2) USA Venus Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2004 RUS Maria Sharapova USA Serena Williams 6–1, 6–4
2005 USA Venus Williams (3) USA Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7
2006 FRA Amélie Mauresmo BEL Justine Henin 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2007 USA Venus Williams (4) FRA Marion Bartoli 6–4, 6–1
2008 USA Venus Williams (5) USA Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4
2009 USA Serena Williams (3) USA Venus Williams 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2010 USA Serena Williams (4) RUS Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2
2011 CZE Petra Kvitová RUS Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4
2012 USA Serena Williams (5) POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
2013 FRA Marion Bartoli GER Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–4
2014 CZE Petra Kvitová (2) CAN Eugenie Bouchard 6–3, 6–0
2015 USA Serena Williams (6) ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 6–4, 6–4
2016 USA Serena Williams (7) GER Angelique Kerber 7–5, 6–3
2017 ESP Garbiñe Muguruza USA Venus Williams 7–5, 6–0
2018 GER Angelique Kerber USA Serena Williams 6–3, 6–3
2019 ROU Simona Halep USA Serena Williams 6–2, 6–2
2020 No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[6]
2021 AUS Ashleigh Barty CZE Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
2022 KAZ Elena Rybakina TUN Ons Jabeur 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2023 CZE Markéta Vondroušová TUN Ons Jabeur 6–4, 6–4
2024 CZE Barbora Krejčíková ITA Jasmine Paolini 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
2025

Statistics

Multiple champions

Title defended in the challenge round
Player Amateur Era Open Era All-time Years
 Martina Navratilova (USA)[h] 0 9 9 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
 Helen Wills Moody (USA) 8 0 8 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938
 Dorothea Lambert Chambers (GBR) 7 0 7 1903, 1904, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914
 Steffi Graf (GER) 0 7 7 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
 Serena Williams (USA) 0 7 7 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016
 Blanche Bingley (GBR) 6 0 6 1886, 1889, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900
 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) 6 0 6 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925
 Billie Jean King (USA) 2 4 6 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975
 Charlotte Cooper Sterry (GBR) 5 0 5 1895, 1896, 1898, 1901, 1908
 Lottie Dod (GBR) 5 0 5 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893
 Venus Williams (USA) 0 5 5 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008
 Louise Brough (USA) 4 0 4 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955
 Maureen Connolly (USA) 3 0 3 1952, 1953, 1954
 Maria Bueno (BRA) 3 0 3 1959, 1960, 1964
 Margaret Court (AUS) 2 1 3 1963, 1965, 1970
 Chris Evert (USA) 0 3 3 1974, 1976, 1981
 Althea Gibson (USA) 2 0 2 1957, 1958
 Dorothy Round (GBR) 2 0 2 1934, 1937
 Kathleen McKane Godfree (GBR) 2 0 2 1924, 1926
 May Sutton (USA) 2 0 2 1905, 1907
 Maud Watson (GBR) 2 0 2 1884, 1885
 Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 0 2 2 1971, 1980
 Petra Kvitová (CZE) 0 2 2 2011, 2014

Championships by country

Country Amateur Era Open Era All-time First title Last title
 United States (USA) 28 29 57 1905 2016
 United Kingdom (UK) 34 2 36 1884 1977
 Germany (GER)[j] 1 8 9 1931 2018
 France (FRA) 6 2 8 1919 2013
 Australia (AUS) 2 4 6 1963 2021
 Czech Republic (CZE) 0 5 5 1998 2024
 Brazil (BRA) 3 0 3 1959 1964
 Spain (ESP) 0 2 2 1994 2017
  Switzerland (SUI) 0 1 1 1997 1997
 Russia (RUS) 0 1 1 2004 2004
 Romania (ROU) 0 1 1 2019 2019
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 0 1 1 2022 2022

See also

Wimbledon Open other competitions

Grand Slam women's singles

Notes

  1. ^ Since 2009, Centre Court features a retractable roof, allowing indoor and night-time play.[1]
  2. ^ Wimbledon entered the Open Era with the 1968 edition, allowing professional players to compete alongside amateurs.[2]
  3. ^ John McEnroe is the only player to have been denied membership in 1981, because of his on-court behaviour during the championships.[11][12]
  4. ^ a b Each year is linked to an article about that particular year's draws, but pre-1922 they did not have draws due to the challenge round system. In 1922 till the present they do have draws, but the years of 1925–1939 do not have draw pages with links, so it is linked to the year's articles instead.
  5. ^ "British Isles" (BRI) is used for players from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), distinct from "Great Britain" (GBR) used for players from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present).[5][16]
  6. ^ The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I.[5]
  7. ^ The tournament was not held from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II.[5]
  8. ^ a b Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia, but competed as an American after the US Open in 1975, having sought asylum in the United States, which made her relinquish her Czechoslovakian citizenship.[17][18]
  9. ^ Czechoslovakia (TCH, 1918–1992) split into the Czech Republic (CZE, 1993–present) and Slovakia (SVK, 1993–present).
  10. ^ a b c Steffi Graf played initially for West Germany (FRG), and after unification in 1990 for Germany (GER).

References

General
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Specific
  1. ^ Harman, Neil (2009-04-22). "No more soaked strawberries - Centre Court, Wimbledon, gets a roof". The Times. Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  2. ^ a b "About Wimbledon – History: History". wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  3. ^ "FAQ - Grass Courts" (PDF). wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  4. ^ a b "Tournament profile – Wimbledon". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Ladies' Singles". wimbledon.org. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  6. ^ a b Fuller, Russell (1 April 2020). "Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus – where does that leave tennis in 2020?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Barrett, John (1986). 100 Wimbledon Championships: A Celebration. Collins Willow. ISBN 978-0-00-218220-1.
  8. ^ Roberts, John (1998-08-05). "Tennis: Fast, fan friendly - but full of faults". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  9. ^ "Breaking with tradition". The Age. The Age Company Ltd. 2004-01-25. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  10. ^ "About Wimbledon - History: The trophies". wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  11. ^ "Jolly snub for McEnroe; he's refused All-England". St. Petersburg Times. United Press International. 1981-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  12. ^ Zenilman, Avi (2009-06-24). "Back Issues: McEnroe vs. Thatcher". The New Yorker. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  13. ^ "About Wimbledon - Behind the scenes: The All England Lawn Tennis Club". wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  14. ^ "2011 Prize Money" (PDF). wimbledon.org. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  15. ^ a b "Draws Archive, Ladies' Singles - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM". www.wimbledon.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022.
  16. ^ "History - Rolls of Honour: Country abbreviations". wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  17. ^ McCurry, Justin (11 March 2008). "'Ashamed' Navratilove regains Czech nationality". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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