Wimbledon is the most prestigious and the oldest tennis tournament in the world. The All England Club in Wimbledon, London hosts The Championships since 1877. It is played on outdoor grass courts, since 2009 with a retractable roof over Centre Court, and since 2019 over No. 1 Court. Wimbledon's one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. While the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. It is the only major still played on grass, which is the traditional tennis playing surface. Let us look at the list of top 5 players with the most Wimbledon titles in the open era.
Roger Federer tops the list with 8 titles which are the most in history. The Swiz international has won 20 Grand Slams, eight of them have come from London. Federer has won the tournament five times in a row from 2003-2007. The other three titles came in 2009, 2012 and 2017 respectively. However, Roger Federer recently pulled out of the French Open this year so that he could prepare for this years Wimbledon. He will be looking to add another trophy to his cabinet and increase his tally.
Petros "Pete" Sampras is an American former Tennis player. He has won 7 titles and features at no.2 in the list just behind Roger Federer. He won his first three titles in 1993, 1994 and 1995 respectively. Sampras won his next four titles in a row from 1997-2000.
The current World no.1 Novak Djokovic recently bagged his 19th Grand Slam courtesy to the insane French Open victory against Tsitsipas. He has 5 Wimbledon titles to his name and features at no. 3 in the list. Djokovic bagged his 5 titles in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019 respectively.
Björn Rune Borg is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. Between 1974 and 1981. He also became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles. Borg certainly won six at the French Open and five consecutively at the Wimbledon. He won the titles in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 respectively.
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. is an American former professional tennis player. He was pretty popular because of his shot-making and volleying skills. John was also a bad boy in court that frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities. However, he features at no.5 in this list with 3 titles which he won in the years 1981, 1983, 1984 respectively.
Boris Becker is a German former world No. 1 professional tennis player who has also won the Wimbledon title three times in 1985, 1986 and 1989.
Most matches won in Grand Slams by any player | Top 10 List
One of the barometers of who gets to be called the greatest of all time has to be Grand Slam match wins. Roger Federer blazed his way to 369 Grand Slam match wins. So let's have a tour of the most matches won in Grand slams from top 10 list.
The Grand Slam tournaments, also known as majors are the most important Tennis tournament. It is also considered as the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments.
Grand Slam is referred to the achievement of winning all four major championships in the same calendar year. The four Grand Slam championships are the Australian Open, French Open, Us Open and Wimbledon.
That's why it is also called the "Calendar-year Grand Slam" or "Calendar Slam". Players get most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention in this prestigious Tennis tournament.
John McEnroe, the American former Tennis player is in the 10th place of the top ten list of most matches won in Grand Slams.
Between 1977 and 1992 John McEnroe won 167 Grand Slam men’s singles matches.
The majority of his wins came at Wimbledon and the US Open with McEnroe sporting an 18-5 record at the Australian Open and a 25-10 record at the French Open.
He has won seven Grand Slam singles title including four at the US Open and three at Wimbledon.
Besides, he has won nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles- five at Wimbledon and four at the US Open and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title at the French Open.
Stefan Edberg is the master of the serve-and-volley style in tennis. The former Swedish tennis player once served as a coach for the defending champion Roger Federer.
Edberg has won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996.
Edberg claimed his personal high tally (56 match wins) at the Australian Open, playing the event at two different venues.
Although both his titles in Melbourne came on the grass courts of the Kooyong Stadium.
Ivan Lendl was the player from Czechoslovakia but later he obtained American citizenship. He is recognized as one of the greatest tennis player of all time.
Lendl was all out on 222 as he rounded off his 17-year professional career.
He won 205 matches at Grand Slam tournaments representing Czechoslovakia and 17 matches after his defection to the United States.
The former professional tennis player has achieved eight major singles titles and played 19 major finals.
He was runner-up a joint record 11 times, tied with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
The American world No.1 tennis player, Andre Agassi has to retire early from tennis as he was suffering from Sciatica. Still he has made many achievements in his tennis career.
He is the eight-time champion of major singles titles. He is an Olympic gold medalist as well as runner-up of seven other majors.
Agassi finished his career second on this list but would later be overtaken by the members of the big three.
Jimmy Connors was the second man in the Open Era to win three major titles in a calendar year.
Though he didn't permit to play the fourth major. The American former tennis player has achieved eight major singles titles- five US Open, two Wimbledons and one Australian Open.
Before the big three, Jimmy Connors held an impressive Grand Slam match win tally that some thought was unsurpassable.
The Swiss tennis player has won 20 major singles titles and a record six-year Wimbledon titles. he break Pete Sampras' record of 14 major singles titles at Wimbledon in 2009.
His final Grand Slam match was his defeat to Hubert Hurkacz at the 2021 edition of Wimbledon.
Barbora Krejčíková in women's singles was proclaimed Wimbledon 2024 champion, she defeated Jasmine Paolini of Italy. Let's have a look at the women's Wimbledon Champion list from the last 10 years.
The World's biggest Tennis tournament,Wimbledonor TheChampionshipsis the oldest Tennis tournament so far. It is considered as the most prestigious tournament. It has been organized at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877.Grand Slamhas four Tennis tournaments, and Wimbledon is one of them. The Australian Open, theFrench Openand theUS Openare the other three tournaments. Wimbledon is the only tournament played on Grass courts.
The Wimbledon Championship 2024 was the 137th time Championships. There were five main events, four junior events, and seven invitation events. Barbora Krejčíková in women's singles was proclaimed Wimbledon 2024 champion, she defeated Jasmine Paolini of Italy. There are many more champions who have won women's singles titles. So, let's have a look at the women's Wimbledon Champion list from the last 10 years.
1. 2014 Wimbledon Championships Winner- Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitova swept past Canada's Eugenie Bouchard with a stunning performance of controlled power to win her second Wimbledon title. The Czech sixth seed reclaimed the title she first won in 2011 with a 6-3 6-0 victory. It was the 24-year-old's second major title. Kvitova did a similar demolition job on Maria Sharapova to win Wimbledon for the first time three years ago. It was also the quickest ladies’ final at Wimbledon for 31 years, since Martina Navratilova, also a Czech and an even more famous left-hander, routed Andrea Jaeger in the 1983 final.
2. 2015 Wimbledon Championships Winner- Serena Williams
Serena Williams beat Spain's Garbine Muguruza to win Wimbledon for the sixth time and complete the 'Serena Slam' as the holder of all four major titles. The 33-year-old American won 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court to claim her 21st Grand Slam title and third of 2015. It's another mark in the history books for the player who many already consider the greatest woman to have ever played the game. Serena also became the oldest slam champion of the modern era by beating her excellent opponent, 12 years her junior.
3. 2016 Wimbledon Championships Winner-Serena Williams
Serena Williams had finally won her 22nd Grand Slam title, besting Angelique Kerber in the finals at Wimbledon 2016. The American, 34, coped with a gusty wind on Centre Court to win 7-5 6-3. With this, she got her seventh singles title on the grass courts of The Championships, and she had finally tied Steffi Graf for the most major titles in the Open Era.
Garbine Muguruza defeated Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 to clinch the 2017 Wimbledon women's singles championship, the second major title of her career. It was a strange contest, the first women’s final under the roof. The Spaniard finished as runner-up to the American's sister, Serena, in this same fixture two years ago but claimed some redemption after sailing to this year's crown.
Angelique Kerber beat seven-time champion Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon title and spoil the American's dream comeback as a mother. The German 11th seed, 30, beat the 23-time Grand Slam champion 6-3 6-3 to add this title to her 2016 Australian Open and US Open crowns.
Simona Halep has made Wimbledon history by becoming the first Romanian to win the Grand Slam with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over seven-time champion Serena Williams. She won her first Grand Slam title at last year’s French Open but had gone into her first final here as the clear underdog.
Ashleigh Barty claimed her first Wimbledon title - and second singles Grand Slam crown, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-7 (7-4) 6-3 in a rollercoaster women's singles final. Barty, who claimed a first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros two years ago, was the first Australian to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish since her idol Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the second of two Wimbledon titles in 1980. She was only the third Australian woman to triumph in the Open era, joining Goolagong Cawley (also the 1971 winner) and 1970 champion Margaret Court.
8. 2022 Wimbledon Championships winner- Elena Rybakina
Elena Rybakina became the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory against No.3 Ons Jabeur. After sealing her first championship point with a service winner, Rybakina celebrated the 1-hour, 48-minute win with barely a fist pump. In the first Wimbledon title match between first-time Grand Slam finalists of the Open Era, Rybakina, 23, also became the youngest woman to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish since 21-year-old Petra Kvitova in 2011. She was also the fourth-youngest active major champion on the Hologic WTA Tour, older than only Iga Swiatek, Bianca Andreescu, and Emma Raducanu.
Markéta Vondroušová made history as the first unseeded player to win the ladies singles championship at Wimbledon in a stunning 6-4, 6-4 upset over the No. 6 seed Ons Jabeur, who was the runner-up for a second straight year. The 24-year-old lefty joins two other Czech-born left-handers, Martina Navratilova and Petra Kvitová to take home the Wimbledon title.
Barbora Krejcikova is the Wimbledon ladies' singles champion after the 31st seed earned an impressive 6-2 2-6 6-4 win over Jasmine Paolini to claim the title for the first time. Heading into the Wimbledon final, Krejcikova was a seven-time Major doubles champion, the 2021 French Open singles winner and an Olympic gold medallist. She had even completed the career Slam in doubles, winning each of the four big titles at least once.
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz head-to-head stats
If Djokovic wins a record-tying 25th major on Sunday, he will become the oldest champion in Wimbledon history. Djokovic, leading Alcaraz 3-2 in the ATP head2head series, will be eager to avenge that defeat.
Novak Djokovic moved one win closer to capturing a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title when he ended 25th seed Lorenzo Musetti's dream in straight sets and sought revenge on defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final. Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz match will be the rematch of last year's final which the Spaniard won in five sets.
If the 37-year-old Serbian wins a record-tying 25th major on Sunday, he will become the oldest champion in Wimbledon history. Djokovic, leading Alcaraz 3-2 in the ATP head2head series, will be eager to avenge that defeat and equal Roger Federer's record eight Wimbledon crowns.
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz Match Info
Men's Singles Final: July 14, Sunday
Venue:AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground
Location:London, England
Court Surface:Grass
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz head-to-head
Year
Event
Round
Winning Player
Losing Player
Score / Result
2022
Madrid Masters
SF
Alcaraz
Djokovic
6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5)
2023
French Open
SF
Djokovic
Alcaraz
6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
2023
Wimbledon
Final
Alcaraz
Djokovic
1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
2023
Cincinnati Masters
Final
Djokovic
Alcaraz
5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4)
2023
Nitto ATP Finals
SF
Djokovic
Alcaraz
6-3, 6-2
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz: Form against each other
In the past two years against one another, Djokovic has three wins and Alcaraz has one. In their last match, on November 18, 2023, Djokovic won 6-3, 6-2. Djokovic has clinched nine sets against Alcaraz (64.3%), while Alcaraz has taken five. In 136 total games against one another, Djokovic has taken 77, while Alcaraz has claimed 59. When going head-to-head, Alcaraz and Djokovic have averaged 34 games and 3.5 sets in their four matches against each other.
Djokovic's 2024 performance
Djokovic has captured zero tournament victories on the year, with an overall record of 16-6. In 2024, Djokovic hasn't yet played a match on grass. He is averaging 27.3 games per match (33.2 in best-of-five matches) through his 22 matches played this year across all court surfaces, posting a 57.7% game-winning percentage. Djokovic has put up a service game-winning percentage of 82.1% on all surfaces (247-for-301 in service games) and a return game-winning percentage of 33.1% (99-for-299 in return games).
Alcaraz has won two of his nine tournaments this year, with an overall match record of 32-6. He has a match record of 7-1 on grass courts so far this year. Alcaraz has competed in 38 matches this year (across all court types), and 26.6 games per match (34.4 in best-of-five matches). The World No. 3 has won 35.6% of his return games this year, while also winning 83.5% of his service games.
Wimbledon 2024: Emma Navarro makes shocking upset as she defeats World No. 2 Coco Gauff in the pre-quarterfianls
The 23-year-old tennis star from Charleston has now achieved her second win over top 2 players. Her incredible performances have made tennis experts admire this new American tennis star.
Emma Navarro stunned World No. 2, Coco Gauff in the R16 All-American clash at Wimbledon 2024 on Sunday. She defeated reigning US Open champion Gauff 6-4, 6-3 in just 1 hour and 14 minutes to reach the quarterfinals of a major tournament for the first time in her career.
Gauff, who made the semi-finals at the Australian Open and French Open this year, has still to get past the last 16 at Wimbledon, the tournament, where she made her breakthrough as a 15-year-old in 2019.
Navarro will next face Jasmine Paolini in the Wimbledon 2024 quarterfinals. Paolini made it to the last eight after Madison Keys retired at 5-5 in the third set. American 12th seed Keys was just one game away from a third quarter-final at the All England Club before she was forced to quit against Paolini.
Meanwhile, qualifier Lulu Sun has also reached the quarterfinals where she will face Donna Vekić, the world number 37, who clinched a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 win over Spain's Paula Badosa on the back of 33 winners. Sunn became the first New Zealand woman to reach the last eight at Wimbledon. She defeated 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Sun hit 52 winners against Raducanu, who took a medical time-out in the third set to treat problems with her ankle and back. This is the first time since 2010 that a qualifier in the women's category has entered the last eight.
Gauff's shock defeat followed the unexpected exit of world number one Iga Swiatek in the third round on Saturday. Only fourth-ranked 2022 champion Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini, the world number seven, remain from the top 10 women.
Wimbledon 2024: Rohan Bopanna enters second round along with his partner Matthew Ebden
India's Sumit Nagal and his Serbian tennis partner Dusan Lajovic had to face defeat against Spain's Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar in the first round. Martínez and Munar won the match 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and seven minutes.
India's tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden entered the second round of men's doubles of the Wimbledon 2024 tennis tournament with an easy win over the pair of Robin Haas and Sander Arends.
Rohan Bopanna and Ebden defeated their Netherlands rivals 7-5, 6-4 in one hour and 11 minutes in a rain-interrupted first-round match on Wednesday. Australian Open champion pair will face Germany's Hendrik Jebens and Constantin Frantzen in the second round.
Rohan Bopanna had also reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the season, last year. Already champions at the Australian Open and in Miami this year, Bopanna and Ebden are aiming for their fifth team title. Ebden won the 2022 Wimbledon crown alongside countryman Max Purcell.
Sumit Nagal's journey ends
Earlier on Wednesday, India's Sumit Nagal and his Serbian partner Dusan Lajovic had to face defeat against Spain's Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar in the first round. Martínez and Munar won the match 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and seven minutes.
Balaji and Yuki will start their campaign
N Sriram Balaji and Yuki Bhambri will also represent India in the first round of men's doubles. Balaji has paired up with Britain's Luke Johnson. The duo will face the fourth-seeded pair of Mate Pavic of Serbia and Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador on Thursday.
On the other hand, Yuki and Albano Olivetti of France will face the Kazakhstan pair of Alexander Bublik and Alexander Shevchenko.
With the tournament progressing, the outcomes of these matches will contribute to the evolving narrative of international tennis, showcasing both individual and team achievements on one of the sport's most prestigious stages.
Earlier, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved Rohan Bopanna’s request for assistance for him and his men’s doubles partner Sriram Balaji to compete in two ATP Tour events ahead of the Paris Olympic 2024.