List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions

The Championships, Wimbledon is an annual tennis tournament first contested in 1877 and played on outdoor grass courts[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][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]

Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Champions
LocationLondon
United Kingdom
VenueAELTC
Governing bodyAELTC / LTA
Created1884
Editions125 (Open era: 51)
SurfaceGrass (1884–Present)
Prize money£ 2,350,000 (2019)
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
Simona Halep (2019)
(first title)

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.[lower-alpha 3][13] In 2012, the Ladies' Singles winner received prize money of £1,150,000.[14]

In the Amateur Era-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
Lottie Dod was a five-time champion and is the youngest ever winner of the ladies' singles championships (15 years and 285 days).
Charlotte Cooper Sterry was a five-time champion and is the oldest ladies’ singles champion (37 year and 282 days).
Dorothea Lambert Chambers was a seven-time champion between 1903 and 1914.
Suzanne Lenglen was a six-time champion.
Helen Wills Moody was an eight-time champion between 1927 and 1938.
Maureen Connolly competed in 1952, 1953 and 1954 and won the title on all three occasions.
Althea Gibson won the title in 1957, the first tennis player of colour to do so, and successfully defended her title in 1958.
Year[lower-alpha 4] Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final[5]
1884 BRI[lower-alpha 5]Maud Watson BRILilian Watson6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1885 BRIMaud Watson BRIBlanche Bingley6–1, 7–5
1886 BRIBlanche Bingley ‡ BRIMaud Watson6–3, 6–3
1887 BRILottie Dod ‡ BRIBlanche Bingley6–2, 6–0
1888 BRILottie Dod † BRIBlanche Hillyard6–3, 6–3
1889 BRIBlanche Hillyard ◊ BRILena Rice4–6, 8–6, 6–4
1890 BRILena Rice ◊ BRIMay Jacks6–4, 6–1
1891 BRILottie Dod ◊ BRIBlanche Hillyard6–2, 6–1
1892 BRILottie Dod † BRIBlanche Hillyard6–1, 6–1
1893 BRILottie Dod † BRIBlanche Hillyard6–8, 6–1, 6–4
1894 BRIBlanche Hillyard ◊ BRIEdith Austin6–1, 6–1
1895 BRICharlotte Cooper ◊ BRIHelen Jackson7–5, 8–6
1896 BRICharlotte Cooper † BRIAlice Pickering6–2, 6–3
1897 BRIBlanche Hillyard ‡ BRICharlotte Cooper5–7, 7–5, 6–2
1898 BRICharlotte Cooper ◊ BRILouisa Martin6–4, 6–4
1899 BRIBlanche Hillyard ‡ BRICharlotte Cooper6–2, 6–3
1900 BRIBlanche Hillyard † BRICharlotte Cooper4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1901 BRICharlotte Sterry ‡ BRIBlanche Hillyard6–2, 6–2
1902 BRIMuriel Robb ‡ BRICharlotte Sterry7–5, 6–1
1903 BRIDorothea Douglass ◊ BRIEthel Larcombe4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1904 BRIDorothea Douglass † BRICharlotte Sterry6–0, 6–3
1905 USAMay Sutton ‡ BRIDorothea Douglass6–3, 6–4
1906 BRIDorothea Douglass ‡ USAMay Sutton6–3, 9–7
1907 USAMay Sutton ‡ BRIDorothea Lambert Chambers6–1, 6–4
1908 BRICharlotte Sterry ◊ BRIAgnes Morton6–4, 6–4
1909 BRIDora Boothby ◊ BRIAgnes Morton6–4, 4–6, 8–6
1910 BRIDorothea Lambert Chambers ‡ BRIDora Boothby6–2, 6–2
1911 BRIDorothea Lambert Chambers † BRIDora Boothby6–0, 6–0
1912 BRIEthel Larcombe ◊ BRICharlotte Sterry6–3, 6–1
1913 BRIDorothea Lambert Chambers ◊ BRIWinifred McNair6–0, 6–4
1914 BRIDorothea Lambert Chambers † BRIEthel Larcombe7–5, 6–4
1915No competition (due to World War I)[lower-alpha 6]
1916
1917
1918
1919 FRASuzanne Lenglen ‡ BRIDorothea Lambert Chambers10–8, 4–6, 9–7
1920 FRASuzanne Lenglen † BRIDorothea Lambert Chambers6–3, 6–0
1921 FRASuzanne Lenglen † USAElizabeth Ryan6–2, 6–0
1922 FRASuzanne Lenglen USAMolla Mallory6–2, 6–0
1923 FRASuzanne Lenglen GBRKitty McKane6–2, 6–2
1924 GBRKitty McKane USAHelen Wills4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1925 FRASuzanne Lenglen GBRJoan Fry6–2, 6–0
1926 GBRKitty Godfree ESPLilí Álvarez6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1927 USAHelen Wills ESPLilí Álvarez6–2, 6–4
1928 USAHelen Wills ESPLilí Álvarez6–2, 6–3
1929 USAHelen Wills USAHelen Jacobs6–1, 6–2
1930 USAHelen Moody USAElizabeth Ryan6–2, 6–2
1931 GERCilly Aussem GERHilde Krahwinkel6–2, 7–5
1932 USAHelen Moody USAHelen Jacobs6–3, 6–1
1933 USAHelen Moody GBRDorothy Round6–4, 6–8, 6–3
1934 GBRDorothy Round USAHelen Jacobs6–2, 5–7, 6–3
1935 USAHelen Moody USAHelen Jacobs6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1936 USAHelen Jacobs DENHilde Sperling6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1937 GBRDorothy Round POLJadwiga Jędrzejowska6–2, 2–6, 7–5
1938 USAHelen Moody USAHelen Jacobs6–4, 6–0
1939 USAAlice Marble GBRKay Stammers6–2, 6–0
1940No competition (due to World War II)[lower-alpha 7]
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 USAPauline Betz USALouise Brough6–2, 6–4
1947 USAMargaret Osborne USADoris Hart6–2, 6–4
1948 USALouise Brough USADoris Hart6–3, 8–6
1949 USALouise Brough USAMargaret duPont10–8, 1–6, 10–8
1950 USALouise Brough USAMargaret duPont6–1, 3–6, 6–1
1951 USADoris Hart USAShirley Fry6–1, 6–0
1952 USAMaureen Connolly USALouise Brough7–5, 6–3
1953 USAMaureen Connolly USADoris Hart8–6, 7–5
1954 USAMaureen Connolly USALouise Brough6–2, 7–5
1955 USALouise Brough USABeverly Fleitz7–5, 8–6
1956 USAShirley Fry GBRAngela Buxton6–3, 6–1
1957 USAAlthea Gibson USADarlene Hard6–3, 6–2
1958 USAAlthea Gibson GBRAngela Mortimer8–6, 6–2
1959 BRAMaria Bueno USADarlene Hard6–4, 6–3
1960 BRAMaria Bueno RSASandra Reynolds8–6, 6–0
1961 GBRAngela Mortimer GBRChristine Truman4–6, 6–4, 7–5
1962 USAKaren Susman TCHVěra Suková6–4, 6–4
1963 AUSMargaret Smith USABillie Jean Moffitt6–3, 6–4
1964 BRAMaria Bueno AUSMargaret Smith6–4, 7–9, 6–3
1965 AUSMargaret Smith BRAMaria Bueno6–4, 7–5
1966 USABillie Jean King BRAMaria Bueno6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1967 USABillie Jean King GBRAnn Jones6–3, 6–4

Open Era
Billie Jean King is a six-time champion overall and a four-time champion in the open era.
Martina Navratilova is a nine-time singles champion, an all-time Grand Slam record in the Open Era for women (Margaret Court won the Australian 11 times). She won six consecutive titles from 1982 to 1987.
Steffi Graf is a seven-time champion over a nine-year period from 1988 to 1996.
Serena Williams is a seven-time champion.
Venus Williams is a five-time champion.
Year[lower-alpha 4] Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final[5]
1968 USABillie Jean King AUSJudy Tegart9–7, 7–5
1969 GBRAnn Jones USABillie Jean King3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1970 AUSMargaret Court USABillie Jean King14–12, 11–9
1971 AUSEvonne Goolagong AUSMargaret Court6–4, 6–1
1972 USABillie Jean King AUSEvonne Goolagong6–3, 6–3
1973 USABillie Jean King USAChris Evert6–0, 7–5
1974 USAChris Evert URSOlga Morozova6–0, 6–4
1975 USABillie Jean King AUSEvonne Goolagong Cawley6–0, 6–1
1976 USAChris Evert AUSEvonne Goolagong Cawley6–3, 4–6, 8–6
1977 GBRVirginia Wade NEDBetty Stöve4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1978 USAMartina Navratilova[lower-alpha 8] USAChris Evert2–6, 6–4, 7–5
1979 USAMartina Navratilova USAChris Evert Lloyd6–4, 6–4
1980 AUSEvonne Goolagong Cawley USAChris Evert Lloyd6–1, 7–6(7–4)
1981 USAChris Evert Lloyd TCH[lower-alpha 9]Hana Mandlíková6–2, 6–2
1982 USAMartina Navratilova USAChris Evert Lloyd6–1, 3–6, 6–2
1983 USAMartina Navratilova USAAndrea Jaeger6–0, 6–3
1984 USAMartina Navratilova USAChris Evert Lloyd7–6(7–5), 6–2
1985 USAMartina Navratilova USAChris Evert Lloyd4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1986 USAMartina Navratilova TCHHana Mandlíková7–6(7–1), 6–3
1987 USAMartina Navratilova FRG[lower-alpha 10]Steffi Graf7–5, 6–3
1988 FRG[lower-alpha 10]Steffi Graf USAMartina Navratilova5–7, 6–2, 6–1
1989 FRGSteffi Graf USAMartina Navratilova6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1
1990 USAMartina Navratilova USAZina Garrison6–4, 6–1
1991 GERSteffi Graf ARGGabriela Sabatini6–4, 3–6, 8–6
1992 GERSteffi Graf YUGMonica Seles6–2, 6–1
1993 GERSteffi Graf CZEJana Novotná7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–4
1994 ESPConchita Martínez USAMartina Navratilova6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1995 GERSteffi Graf ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1996 GERSteffi Graf ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario6–3, 7–5
1997  SUIMartina Hingis CZEJana Novotná2–6, 6–3, 6–3
1998 CZEJana Novotná FRANathalie Tauziat6–4, 7–6(7–2)
1999 USALindsay Davenport GERSteffi Graf6–4, 7–5
2000 USAVenus Williams USALindsay Davenport6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2001 USAVenus Williams BELJustine Henin6–1, 3–6, 6–0
2002 USASerena Williams USAVenus Williams7–6(7–4), 6–3
2003 USASerena Williams USAVenus Williams4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2004 RUSMaria Sharapova USASerena Williams6–1, 6–4
2005 USAVenus Williams USALindsay Davenport4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7
2006 FRAAmélie Mauresmo BELJustine Henin2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2007 USAVenus Williams FRAMarion Bartoli6–4, 6–1
2008 USAVenus Williams USASerena Williams7–5, 6–4
2009 USASerena Williams USAVenus Williams7–6(7–3), 6–2
2010 USASerena Williams RUSVera Zvonareva6–3, 6–2
2011 CZEPetra Kvitová RUSMaria Sharapova6–3, 6–4
2012 USASerena Williams POLAgnieszka Radwańska6–1, 5–7, 6–2
2013 FRAMarion Bartoli GERSabine Lisicki6–1, 6–4
2014 CZEPetra Kvitová CANEugenie Bouchard6–3, 6–0
2015 USASerena Williams ESPGarbiñe Muguruza6–4, 6–4
2016 USASerena Williams GERAngelique Kerber7–5, 6–3
2017 ESPGarbiñe Muguruza USAVenus Williams7–5, 6–0
2018 GERAngelique Kerber USASerena Williams6–3, 6–3
2019 ROUSimona Halep USASerena Williams6–2, 6–2
2020No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[6]

Statistics

Multiple champions
Title defended in the challenge round
Player Amateur Era Open Era All-time Years
 Martina Navratilova (USA)[lower-alpha 8]0991978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
 Helen Wills Moody (USA)8081927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938
 Dorothea Lambert Chambers (UK)7071903, 1904, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914
 Steffi Graf (GER)0771988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
 Serena Williams (USA)0772002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016
 Blanche Bingley (UK)6061886, 1889, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900
 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)6061919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925
 Billie Jean King (USA)2461966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975
 Charlotte Cooper Sterry (UK)5051895, 1896, 1898, 1901, 1908
 Lottie Dod (UK)5051887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893
 Venus Williams (USA)0552000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008
 Louise Brough (USA)4041948, 1949, 1950, 1955
 Maureen Connolly (USA)3031952, 1953, 1954
 Maria Bueno (BRA)3031959, 1960, 1964
 Margaret Court (AUS)2131963, 1965, 1970
 Chris Evert (USA)0331974, 1976, 1981
 Althea Gibson (USA)2021957, 1958
 Dorothy Round (UK)2021934, 1937
 Kathleen McKane Godfree (UK)2021924, 1926
 May Sutton (USA)2021905, 1907
 Maud Watson (UK)2021884, 1885
 Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS)0221971, 1980
 Petra Kvitová (CZE)0222011, 2014

Championships by country
The Ladies' Singles plate (right) with the Gentlemen's Singles trophy (left).
Country Amateur Era Open Era All-time First title Last title
 United States (USA)28295719052016
 United Kingdom (UK)3423618841977
 Germany (GER)[lower-alpha 10]18919312018
 France (FRA)62819192013
 Australia (AUS)23519631980
 Brazil (BRA)30319591964
 Czech Republic (CZE)03319982014
 Spain (ESP)02219942017
  Switzerland (SUI)01119971997
 Russia (RUS)01120042004
 Romania (ROU)01120192019

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. 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][15]
  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. 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.[16][17]
  9. Czechoslovakia (TCH, 1918–1992) split into the Czech Republic (CZE, 1992–present) and Slovakia (SVK, 1992–present).
  10. FRG was West Germany, but after unification in 1990 became just Germany (GER).

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  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. "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.
  16. McCurry, Justin (11 March 2008). "'Ashamed' Navratilove regains Czech nationality". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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