The List Of Wimbledon’s Most Successful Players of All The Time
The List Of Wimbledon’s Most Successful Players of All The Time. Winning Wimbledon is an opportunity for every tennis player on the planet, but only a few ever get to pull off this title.
Many winners from the last couple of decades went on to repeat their heroics, resulting in legends being born on Centre Court. With that said, many winners have gone on to become legends themselves.
The only player to have claimed five Wimbledon WC titles. Pete Sampras has won a total of eight Wimbledon singles titles. Serena Williams, Roger Federer, and Martina Navratilova have all each won the trophy an impressive four times during their careers at the All England Club. Who has won the most championships at Wimbledon in the open era?
SW19 has been the home of many champions, and there are a lot of male tennis players who have had their names etched in the arena. Roger Federer holds the record for winning eight men’s singles titles at SW19.
For the first time in his career, Roger Federer won the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. He went on to win more Wimbledon titles in five straight years, so far in 2017 and is currently the defending champion.
See a list of the Wimbledon presenters and all the tennis professionals who have achieved success there. Pete Sampras, is the second most successful male tennis champion in the Open era with a total of seven wins and Novak Djokovic is next on the list reaching six titles. Bjorn Borg has managed to win five same-age trips to Wimbledon.
Despite their status as the Big Four — Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray have won Wimbledon only twice each, while Roger Federer has won 8, Pete Sampras has won 7 times, Novak Djokovic has won 6 times, Bjorn Borg has won 5 times, John McEnroe/Boris Becker have only won three times each.
Czech superstar Martina Navratilova has won nine women’s singles titles at the All England Club, more than any player in the men’s or women’s games have been able to achieve before or since.
Evert won her first Wimbledon title in 1978, which led to three sets, and she took home the last one 12 years later in a straight set win over Zina Garrison.
Steffi Graf and Serena Williams are tied for the most singles titles at Wimbledon with six apiece. Similarly, Venus Williams has five and Billie Jean King has four. Chris Evert is the only player to win three in the Open Era.