Table of Contents
- 1 Who has the most wins in tennis history?
- 2 How many times has Federer won Wimbledon?
- 3 Who won Wimbledon 5 times in a row?
- 4 Has any player won all 4 Grand Slams in one year?
- 5 Who is the oldest player to win Wimbledon?
- 6 Who is the greatest tennis player of all time?
- 7 Who is the best female tennis player of all time?
- 8 Which male player has won the most titles at Wimbledon?
- 9 Who has won the most singles titles in Wimbledon history?
Who has the most wins in tennis history?
Jimmy Connors
Totals as listed by the ATP website
Rank | Player | Wins |
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1 | Jimmy Connors* | 1274 |
2 | Roger Federer^ | 1251 |
3 | / Ivan Lendl* | 1068 |
4 | Rafael Nadal^ | 1028 |
How many times has Federer won Wimbledon?
He is one of eight men to have won a career Grand Slam (winning all four Grand Slams at least once) and one of four players to have won a career Grand Slam on three different surfaces, hard, grass and clay courts. Federer has won 8 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record.
Who won Wimbledon 5 times in a row?
Björn Rune Borg
Björn Borg, in full Björn Rune Borg, (born June 6, 1956, Stockholm, Sweden), Swedish tennis player who was one of the finest competitors of the modern era. He was the first man to win the Wimbledon singles championship five successive times (1976–80) since Laurie Doherty (1902–06).
What is the shortest tennis match ever played?
Sandiford 6–0, 6–0 at the 1946 Surrey Open Hard Court Championships in a match that lasted 18 minutes, the shortest men’s singles match on record.
Who has the most grand slams female?
Serena Williams
Of her 23 Grand Slam titles to date, seven each came at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon….Female tennis players with the most Grand Slam tournament titles as of February 2021.
Characteristic | Number of Grand Slam victories |
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Serena Williams (USA) | 23 |
Steffi Graf (GER) | 22 |
Martina Navratilova (USA) | 18 |
Chris Evert (USA) | 18 |
Has any player won all 4 Grand Slams in one year?
In 1938, Don Budge became the first tennis player to win the four major championships in one year and, thus, capture the Grand Slam. In 1970, Margaret Smith Court made the second female Slam, and Steffi Graf became the fifth player to claim a Grand Slam in 1988.
Who is the oldest player to win Wimbledon?
In 2004 Martina Navratilova, the nine-time Wimbledon winner, at 47 years and 246 days became the oldest player to win a professional singles match in the modern era.
Who is the greatest tennis player of all time?
Roger Federer
Top 100 ranking per Tennis Channel in 2012
Rank | Name | Nationality |
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1 | Roger Federer | SUI |
2 | Rod Laver ‡ ◊ ‡ | AUS |
3 | Steffi Graf ‡ | FRG/ GER |
What is the shortest Wimbledon final?
Wimbledon. The 1881 Wimbledon final in which William Renshaw defeated John Hartley, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1, lasted 36 minutes. Fred Perry defeated Gottfried von Cramm, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0, in the 1936 Wimbledon final in 40 minutes.
Who has the fastest serve in tennis?
Sam Groth
The fastest tennis serve ever recorded is an astonishing 263.4 km/h (163.7 mph) in 2012 by Sam Groth.
Who is the best female tennis player of all time?
The Top 10 Greatest Women’s Tennis Players of All Time
- Venus Williams.
- Billie Jean King.
- Monica Seles.
- Chris Evert.
- Margaret Court.
- Martina Navratilova. Wikimedia Commons.
- Steffi Graf. Chris Eason, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Serena Williams. By Sascha Wenninger, Melbourne, Australia via Wikimedia commons.
Which male player has won the most titles at Wimbledon?
Roger Federer (8)
Who has won the most singles titles in Wimbledon history?
In the Amateur Era, William Renshaw (1881-1886, 1889) holds the record for the most titles in the Gentlemen’s Singles, winning Wimbledon seven times.
Which woman has the most singles wins at Wimbledon?
Martina Navratilova has won the most titles of Wimbledon ladies singles with 9th times. Previously Angelique Kerber is the 2018 Wimbledon Women’s singles winners who defeat the Serena William…
Which male tennis player has won most Wimbledon’s titles?
Ranking the Greatest Champions in Wimbledon History Martina Navratilova. Martina Navratilova won more Wimbledon singles crowns than any person in history, Open Era or pre-Open Era, men or women. Roger Federer. Roger Federer’s seven men’s Wimbledon singles titles are tied for the most in history, and he was named the greatest player ever in the Tennis Channel’s 2012 Pete Sampras. Steffi Graf.