Roger Federer in action during the match
The Wimbledon Championships are scheduled to begin on June 27 and the finals on July 10. This will be the third Grand Slam of the year. The other two slams this year—the Australian Open and the French Open—were won by Rafael Nadal.
With the grass-court tournament commencing soon, here’s a list of the records held by various players in this grass-court Grand Slam:
- Who holds the Wimbledon record for most singles titles?
Roger Federer, who will not participate in this year’s tournament, has won the most titles. He has won the Wimbledon Championships eight times.
- Who holds the Wimbledon record for most doubles titles?
Former tennis star Todd Woodbridge had a successful doubles partnership with Mark Woodford and Jonas Björkman. The 51-year-old, who retired in 2005, has won 16 Grand Slam men’s doubles titles, including nine at Wimbledon.
- Who is the oldest Wimbledon champion of all time?
Roger Federer who defeated Marin Cilic in 2017 at the age of 35 has made this record.
- Who is the youngest ever Wimbledon champion?
This record was recorded back in 1985. 54-year-old Boris Becker won the title at the age of 17. A player younger than him has not won the Wimbledon Championship till date.
- Which are the champions who were top-ranked in the same year and won the title?
Bjorn Borg in 1980, John McEnroe in 1984, Pete Sampras in 1993-94, Layton Hewitt in 2002, Roger Federer in 2004-07, Rafael Nadal in 2010, Novak Djokovic in 2015, 2019, 2021.
- Who is the champion who was ranked lowest and won the title in the same year?
When he won the championship in 2001, Goran Ivanisevic was in 125th place. He made a wildcard entry and is the only person in the tournament to win a singles title as a wildcard.
- Last player to win Wimbledon at home:
British professional tennis player Andrew Murray, also known as Andy Murray, won the Wimbledon trophy in 2016 and 2013. Since 2016, no player from England has won the title.
- Who has won the most Wimbledon matches?
Federer, who did not play in the tournament after 23 years, has won the most matches in the history of the tournament. He has won 105 matches.