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THE WIMBLEDON COMPENDIUM _ 2019 In memory of Alan Little M.B.E. 1928–2017 e All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Wimbledon, London
THE
WIMBLEDONCOMPENDIUM
_
2019
In memory of Alan Little M.B.E.
1928–2017
The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet ClubWimbledon, London
WIMBLEDON COMPENDIUM 2019Twenty-ninth year of publication
Published in 2019 by:
Vision Sports Publishing Ltd 19-23 High Street Kingston upon ThamesSurrey KT1 1LL
www.visionsp.co.uk
On behalf of: The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) LimitedChurch RoadWimbledonLondonSW19 5AE Tel: +44 (0)20 8944 1066 www.wimbledon.com
ISBN: 978-1909534-96-4 © Alan Little and The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Limited Compiled by: Alan Little and Robert McNicolWriters: Ben Chatfield and Paul NewmanEdited by: Jim Drewett and Alexandra WillisProduction editor: Ed Davis Designed by: Neal CobourneIllustrations by: Zebedee HelmPicture research: Sarah Frandsen
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS_
It would be challenging to list all of the input that this remarkable book has received, but The AELTC would like to extend its particular thanks to...
John Barrett M.B.E.Ian Hewitt
Alan Little M.B.E.Robert McNicolBen Chatfield
Sarah FrandsenPaul NewmanBob T. Everitt
Richard A. HillwayThe Met OfficeZebedee Helm
All the team at Vision Sports Publishing
...and all our colleagues at The AELTC.
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ContentsAbbreviations of Countries 12In Memory of Alan Little M.B.E. 13
I. THE ORIGINS OF THE ALL
ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS &
CROQUET CLUB 16
II. PREVIEWING THE
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 20
III. THE CHAMPIONS 26The Championship Events 28Challenge Round Abolished 28Gentlemen’s Singles Championship 29Gentlemen’s Doubles Championship 38Ladies’ Singles Championship 48Ladies’ Doubles Championship 56Mixed Doubles Championship 63
The Champions’ Rolls of Honour 70Gentlemen’s Champions 70Gentlemen’s Champions who were also Runners-up 80Ladies’ Champions 82Ladies’ Champions who were also Runners-up 92Ladies’ Champions – Marriages 94
The Runners-up 98Gentlemen’s Runners-up 98Ladies’ Runners-up 104Ladies’ Runners-up – Marriages 111
All-Comers’ Runners-up 114Gentlemen’s All-Comers’ Runners-up 114Ladies’ All-Comers’ Runners-up 116Ladies’ All-Comers’ Runners-up – Marriages 117
Wheelchair Events 118Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Singles 118Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles 118Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles 119Ladies’ Wheelchair Doubles 119
Junior Championships 120Boys’ Singles Championship 120Boys’ Singles Champions Roll of Honour 124Boys’ Doubles Championship 126Girls’ Singles Championship 128Girls’ Singles Champions Roll of Honour 132Girls’ Doubles Championship 134
Invitation Events 137Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles 137Gentlemen’s Senior Invitation Doubles 137Ladies’ Invitation Doubles 138
IV. WIMBLEDON
YEAR-BY-YEAR 140
V. RECORDS AND STATISTICS 194Firsts at Wimbledon 194
Championship Records 199Winners of most Gentlemen’s Singles Championships 199
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Winners of most Gentlemen’s Doubles Championships 199Winners of most Ladies’ Singles Championships 199Winner of most Ladies’ Doubles Championships 200Winners of most Mixed Doubles Championships 200Winners of most Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships 200Winners of Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships in one year 200Runners-up of Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships in one year 201Winners of Gentlemen’s Singles Championship without loss of a set 201Winners of Gentlemen’s Doubles Championship without loss of a set 201Winners of Ladies’ Singles Championship without loss of a set 201Winners of Ladies’ Doubles Championship without loss of a set 202Winners of Mixed Doubles Championship without loss of a set 203Winners of Gentlemen’s Singles Championship losing most sets 203Winners of Gentlemen’s Doubles Championship losing most sets 203Winners of Ladies’ Singles Championship losing most sets 203Winners of Ladies’ Doubles Championship losing most sets 203Winners of Mixed Doubles Championship losing most sets 204Singles champions at first attempt 204Elimination of holder or No.1 seed in opening match of Gentlemen’s Singles Championship 204
Elimination of holder or No.1 seed in opening match of Ladies’ Singles Championship 204Singles champions not defending title 205Champions who won from match point down 206
Player Nationality Records 210First non-British players to compete at The Championships up to 1914 210First players to win a Championship Event by nationality 210Countries whose representatives have won the Singles Championships 211
Player Age Records 212The youngest champions 212The oldest champions 212The youngest competitors 212The oldest competitors 213The youngest seeds 213The oldest seeds 213
Seeding Records 213Players seeded most times in singles 213Players seeded No.1 most times in singles 213Unseeded singles semi-finalists 214Unseeded singles finalists 214Unseeded champions 215
Playing Style Records 216Ambidextrous players (single-handed) 216Left-handed champions and runners-up 216Double-handed champions, runners-up and semi-finalists 218
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Match Records 223Most games in a match 223Most games in a set 225Most games in a final 226Most games in a set in a final 227Most games in a semi-final 227Most games in a set in a semi-final 228Fewest games in a final 228Fewest games in a semi-final 228The longest match in the history of lawn tennis 229Longest matches 229Longest finals 230Longest semi-finals 231Shortest finals 231Shortest semi-finals 232Most games in a Championship 232Most games in the Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships 232Most matches won consecutively 232Most points in a tie-break 233Most points in a tie-break in a final 233Most points in a tie-break in a semi-final 233Most tie-break sets in a match 234
Service Records 234Notable serving achievements 234Fastest recorded service 235Aces 235
Appearance records 235Longevity 235Players who have played 100 or more Championship matches 236Players who have played 50 or more Championship singles matches 241
Family Records 244Family doubles 244Brothers 244Sisters 245Miscellaneous family records 245
Equipment Records 246Champions who wore headgear in a singles final 246Champions who wore glasses in a final 247Runners-up who wore glasses in a final 247Rackets used by the singles champions, doubles champions and runners-up 247
Miscellaneous Records 262Height 262Whitewash 262Latest evening play on Centre Court before installation of roof in 2009 263Latest evening play on Centre Court post 2009 263Latest evening play outside Centre Court 264Points of interest 264
Wild Card Records 266Most progress by a wild card in The Championships 266
Qualifying Competition
Records 266Most progress by a qualifier in The Championships 266Most progress by a lucky loser in The Championships 267Most games in a match during Qualifying 267Most games in a set during Qualifying 267
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Most points in a tie-break during Qualifying 268Miscellaneous Qualifying records 268
Junior Championships Records 269The youngest champions 269Most games in a match 269Most games in a set 269Most points in a tie-break 269Junior champions who have subsequently become champions 270Competitors with the longest recorded names 270Miscellaneous junior records 270
VI. THE CHAMPIONSHIPS 272Structure 274Championship Events 274Number of entries 275Entry fees 276Seeding 277Seeded players in the concluding rounds 277Gentlemen’s singles: seeded players who reached the concluding rounds 278Gentlemen’s doubles: seeded players who reached the concluding rounds 281Ladies’ singles: seeded players who reached the concluding rounds 284Ladies’ doubles: seeded players who reached the concluding rounds 287Mixed doubles: seeded players who reached the concluding rounds 290
Wild Cards 292Play-off competitions for The Championship Singles Draws 2003–2006 292
Play-off competitions for The Championship Singles Draws 2007 onwards 293
Qualifying Competitions 294Lucky losers 294Venues 295Number of qualifiers 296
Wheelchair Events 297
Junior Championships 297Number of entries 298Qualifying competition 299
Invitation Events 299
Management and Finances 300Committee of Management 300Various Agreements and Arrangements between The All England Club Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club and the Lawn Tennis Association 300Championships Surplus 302Debentures 304
Prize Money 306Summary 306Gentlemen’s Singles Championship 308Qualifying competition 309Gentlemen’s Doubles Championship 310Ladies’ Singles Championship 312Qualifying competition 313Ladies’ Doubles Championship 314Mixed Doubles Championship 316Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Singles 318Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles 318Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles 318Ladies’ Wheelchair Doubles 319Quad Wheelchair Singles 319
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Quad Wheelchair Doubles 319Junior Championships 319Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles 320 Gentlemen’s Senior Invitation Doubles 320Ladies’ Invitation Doubles 321Leading winners 322
Trophies 326Gentlemen’s Singles Championship 326Gentlemen’s Doubles Championship 328Ladies’ Singles Championship 328Ladies’ Doubles Championship 329Mixed Doubles Championship 330Junior Championships 331
Prizes 333Gentlemen’s Singles Championship prizes 333After introduction of prize money 336Gentlemen’s Doubles Championship prizes 338After introduction of prize money 340Ladies’ Singles Championship prizes 342After introduction of prize money 344Ladies’ Doubles Championship prizes 345After introduction of prize money 346Mixed Doubles Championship prizes 347After introduction of prize money 348Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Singles prizes 349Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles prizes 349Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles prizes 349Ladies’ Wheelchair Doubles prizes 350Quad Wheelchair Singles prizes 350Quad Wheelchair Doubles prizes 350Boys’ Singles prizes 350Boys’ Doubles prizes 351Girls’ Singles prizes 351Girls’ Doubles prizes 352
Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles prizes 352Gentlemen’s Senior Invitation Doubles prizes 353Ladies’ Invitation Doubles prizes 353Silver Salvers 354Engraving 354Presentation 354Medals presented by The Lawn Tennis Association 355
Scheduling 356Dates of meetings and finals 356Opening matches of meeting 363Gentlemen’s Singles Championship opening matches 363Ladies’ Singles Championship opening matches 365Scheduled start of play 367 Scheduled days for finals 368Days when play was not scheduled 369Finals not played on Centre Court 369Singles semi-finals not played on Centre Court 370 Meetings extended to complete the programme 371 Weather 372First weeks badly interrupted by rain 372Days which have been completely rained off 373Reduction of sets due to rain 373
Seat and Ground Admission
Prices – Worple Road 374
Seat and Ground Admission
Prices – Church Road 375
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Attendances 387Worple Road 387 Church Road 387Record aggregates 387Championships attendances 388
Tickets 392Cancellation of play due to rain 392Resale of tickets 394Charities 395Seat cushions 395
Competitor Regulations 396Competitors’ dress and shoes 396Players’ waiting rooms and pre-match procedures 396
Championships Operations 397Officiating 397 Chair Umpires and Line Umpires 397Referees and Assistant Referees 399Referee’s systems 400Speed of service 400Umpire and Line Judge Uniforms 400Umpire’s chairs 401Ball Boys and Girls 401Tennis balls 404Food and drink 405Staff 405Stewarding 405Technology and scoreboards 406Hospitality 410Retail 410Official Suppliers 410Transport 410
Ceremonial Aspects 412Anniversary Celebrations 412Chairman’s Guests 417Champions’ Dinner and LTA Ball 418
Coin toss 418Last 8 Club 420Lest We Forget and Not Forgotten Associations’ seats 420Military and other bands 421Presentations 422Royalty 423
Media and Marketing 424AELTC publications 424Books on Wimbledon 424Digital and social media 426Information Service 427Programmes 427This is Wimbledon and other booklets 429Films on Wimbledon 429Media 430Radio 431TV 431Wimbledon Channel 432Wimbledon Broadcast Services 432Postage Stamps featuring Wimbledon 432Posters 434
VII. OTHER EVENTS 436Other Events Staged at
Wimbledon 438Davis Cup 438Wightman Cup 439Olympic Games 439Wimbledon World Professional Championships 440
Events No Longer Held 441The All England Plate (1896–1981) 441 The All England Ladies’ Plate (1933–1989) 444 Ladies’ Doubles (1899–1907) 446Mixed Doubles (1900–1912) 446
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Gentlemen’s Doubles – Veterans (1964–1977, 1980) 447Grand Masters’ Singles (1978) 449Grand Masters’ Doubles (1978–1979) 44935 and Over Gentlemen’s Invitation Singles (1982–1991) 450Pre-Qualifying Competition (1983–2003) 45135 and Over Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles (1983–2006) 45445 and Over Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles (1999–2006) 45635 and Over Ladies’ Invitation Doubles (1990–2006) 458 VIII. THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB 460The AELTC 462The Companies 462Title 462In Remembrance 462Colours 463Grounds 463Grass courts 463Hard courts 463Covered courts 464Use of courts 464Croquet 465Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum 465Learning Programme 466Kenneth Ritchie Wimbledon Library 466Wimbledon Foundation 467The Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative (WJTI) 467The Road to Wimbledon 468The AELTC Community Sports Ground 469
Governance 470Present 470Past 471Staff 473Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum Patron and Staff 475Distinguished Service Award 476
IX. THE GROUNDS 478Maps 480Map of The Championships 480Wimbledon area map 481Ground capacity 482
The Courts & the Stories
They Tell 482
Centre Court Retractable Roof 494
‘Please Keep Off The Grass”:
The Memorable Invasions of
Centre Court 495
No.1 Court Project 497
Court Capacity 498
Layout of Championship Courts 502Nominated show courts 504Dimensions of Championship lawns 505Grass practice courts 505Court covers 505
Around the Grounds 506Aorangi Park 506Broadcast and media areas 506Car parking 507Gardens 507Golden Post Box 507
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International Box 508Landmarks 508The Royal Box 509Television Screen 509Wheelchair Spaces 509Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum 509Tours of the Grounds 510
Estate Development 510Long Term Plan, 1993–2011 510Wimbledon Master Plan 520The AELTC Master Plan 523
X. BEYOND THE
CHAMPIONSHIPS 524Open Tennis 526Oxford University Doubles Championship (1879–1883) 526All England Championships 527Junior Championships 527Support for other events 527Courts named after Wimbledon champions 528
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AHO Netherlands AntillesARG ArgentinaAUS AustraliaAUT AustriaBAH BahamasBDI BurundiBEL BelgiumBIH Bosnia and Herzegovina BLR BelarusBOM Bohemia MoraviaBRA BrazilBRI British IslesBUL BulgariaCAN CanadaCEY CeylonCMR CameroonCHI ChileCHN China, People’s Republic ofCIS Commonwealth of Independent StatesCOL ColombiaCRO CroatiaCUB CubaCYP CyprusCZE Czech RepublicDEN DenmarkDOM Dominican RepublicECU EcuadorEGY EgyptESP SpainESA El SalvadorFIN Finland
FRA FranceGBR Great BritainGEO GeorgiaGER Germany (including the Federal Republic of Germany, 1946–1990)GRE GreeceHAI HaitiHKG Hong KongHUN HungaryIND IndiaINA IndonesiaIRL IrelandISR IsraelITA ItalyJAM JamaicaJPN JapanKAZ KazakhstanKEN KenyaKOR Korea, Republic of (South)LAT LatviaLEB LebanonLIE LiechtensteinLTU LithuaniaLUX LuxembourgMAR MoroccoMDA MoldovaMEX MexicoMKD MacedoniaNAM NamibiaNED Netherlands NZL New ZealandNOR Norway
PAR ParaguayPER PeruPHI PhilippinesPNG Papua New GuineaPOL PolandPUR Puerto RicoRHO RhodesiaROM Romania (pre-2002)ROU RomaniaRUS RussiaSCG Serbia and MontenegroSLO SloveniaSMR San MarinoSRB SerbiaSRH Southern RhodesiaSVK SlovakiaRSA South AfricaSTA StatelessSWE SwedenSUI SwitzerlandTCH CzechoslovakiaTHA ThailandTPE Chinese TaipeiTUN TunisiaUKR UkraineURS Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsURU UruguayUSA United States of AmericaUZB UzbekhistanVEN VenezuelaVIE VietnamYUG YugoslaviaZIM Zimbabwe
ABBREVIATIONS OF COUNTRIES
IN MEMORY OF ALAN LITTLE M.B.E. 13
In Memory of Alan Little M.B.E.
Although he is no longer with us, this book, the Wimbledon Compendium, exists entirely thanks to the work of one man. His dedication over many decades has ensured that we know so much more about Wimbledon than we otherwise would.
James Alan Little was born on 1 February 1928 in Greenwich, South East London. In 1946, after listening to the Gentlemen’s Singles final on the radio, Alan decided to come to Wimbledon himself the next day, to watch the Ladies’ final between Pauline Betz and Louise Brough. Thus began a lifelong love affair between Alan and Wimbledon. He missed the 1947 Championships whilst on National Service but returned the following year for his first of 70 consecutive Championships.
Alan had a ‘real’ job working for British Telecom (BT) but his main passion in life was tennis. From a young age, he loved to collect tennis books and magazines and to study the history of the game. One of his earliest contributions to tennis literature was when he wrote a letter to the editor of Lawn Tennis and Badminton magazine,
pointing out an error in an article by Lance Tingay, one of the pre-eminent tennis writers of the time. This was typical Alan. Accuracy and attention to detail were the foundations of everything he did.
By 1960 Alan had become a regular contributor to Lawn Tennis and Badminton and was already described in the magazine as ‘a keen British lawn tennis historical authority.’ In 1967, when Lawn Tennis and Badminton became Tennis Pictorial International, Alan was Assistant Editor. He continued in this role when Tennis Pictorial International was succeeded by Tennis World in 1969 and, later that year, Alan became editor, a job he continued to do until 1976. By this time, he had been tasked with setting up a library in the new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. Nevertheless, he continued his association with Tennis World, in the capacity of Consulting Editor, until 1981.
When The All England Lawn Tennis Club decided to build a Museum and Library, Alan was the obvious choice to run the Library. After all, it had been his idea in the first place. In his March 1967 column in Lawn Tennis and Badminton, Alan proposed that a National Museum and Library of Lawn Tennis be built on land recently acquired by the Club: “The library section would probably be of more material value to the tennis lover,” he wrote. “Believe me, information on the Game’s history is hard to come by.”
Above: Alan Little M.B.E., 1928–2017
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The Kenneth Ritchie Wimbledon Library (named after Lord Ritchie of Dundee, a long-standing Club Committee member) eventually opened in 1977 and, over the course of the next 40 years, Alan built it into the most comprehensive tennis library in the world. The Library now holds more than 6,000 books, as well as thousands more magazines, programmes, newspaper cuttings and miscellaneous publications from all over the world. Currently, there are 90 different countries represented in the collection. Alan was particularly proud of the Library’s magazine collection and he had a special talent for tracking down rare sets of magazines and persuading their owners to donate them to the Library.
Initially, Alan combined his role of Honorary Librarian with his full-time job at BT. However, in 1983 he took early retirement and was now free to concentrate on his passion for tennis. By the 1990s he had settled into the weekly pattern that he maintained for the rest of his life. He would attend the Library every Tuesday and Thursday, almost without fail, except during The Championships when he would be there every day. His time in the Library would be spent working on The Compendium, as well as his many other books, and answering enquiries from fellow tennis researchers. Over the years, Alan helped countless people and made many friends from all over the world, all of whom revered Alan for the quality of his research. He himself enjoyed nothing more than being able to help anyone who shared his thirst for tennis knowledge.
As well as helping others with their research, Alan wrote many books of his own. His first publication was The Changing Face of Wimbledon 1877-1977, one of a set of booklets published to mark the centenary of The Championships. This publication was the forerunner of a popular ‘trilogy’ of booklets, first published in 2002, that describe the evolution of the Club and its Grounds: Wimbledon 1869-1921: The Changing Face of Worple Road, Wimbledon 1922: The New Ground and Centre Court, and Wimbledon 1922-2002: The Changing Face of Church Road. The latter was updated several times, most recently in 2014.
In 1980 he edited Know Your Wimbledon, a booklet that was sold alongside the Official Programme. The following year, the booklet was relaunched as This is Wimbledon and Alan continued to edit it every year until 2013. He was also responsible for compiling the first Lawn Tennis Championships Media Guide, a task he continued to do until 1990.
Between 1983 and 1985 Alan wrote a series of booklets on early Wimbledon Champions Lottie Dodd, Maud Watson, Kathleen Godfree, May Sutton, Dorothea Chambers and Lena Rice, as well as one telling the story of Vere St. Leger Goold, the 1879 All Comers’ Runner-up, who was later convicted of murder. The book was drily entitled, A Tale of Two Courts, a title Alan often expressed great amusement in having thought up.
Alan’s first book was published in 1984. Wimbledon Ladies: A Centenary Record 1884-1984 – The Singles Champions was co-written with Lance Tingay. This was followed two years later by Wimbledon Men: A Hundred Championships 1877-1987 – The Singles Champions, also written with Tingay, who produced essays on each Champion whilst Alan provided the statistics on their playing records and career achievements. Both books were updated four times, most recently in 2015, with John Barrett continuing Tingay’s work as co-author.
Alan’s first solo book was published in 1988. Suzanne Lenglen – Tennis Idol of the Twenties told the story of one of Alan’s all-time favourite players, the six-time Wimbledon singles Champion whom he described as doing ‘much to popularise the game as it is today’. A much-expanded version of this book was published in 2007 and listed the results of nearly every match played by Lenglen during her career.
Another of Alan’s areas of interest was reflected in his next book, Tennis and the Olympic Games, which reviewed every Olympic tennis tournament from Athens 1896 through to Beijing 2008, complete with results of every match in Olympic history. After the London 2012 Games, Alan brought the Olympic tennis story up to date by publishing a booklet, The Olympic Tennis Event at Wimbledon 2012, which told the story of Andy Murray’s historic victory for Great Britain.
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Alan’s final book was, apart from the Wimbledon Compendium, his biggest project of all. The Golden Days of Tennis on the French Riviera 1874-1939 was published in 2014 and told the story of the French Riviera tennis scene, which had its heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
However, the publication Alan was most proud of was this book, the Wimbledon Compendium. First published in 1991, it consisted of a relatively modest 216 pages. For the next 27 years, Alan would update the book with meticulous attention to detail, regularly adding new categories of information. He did wonder occasionally if he’d gone too far: “I’ve created a monster!” he once exclaimed, when faced with the task of updating one of the more complicated sections. But, most of the time, Alan was never more content than when sitting in the Library on a Tuesday or Thursday, updating his Compendium.
Although Alan liked his expertise to be appreciated, he never wanted to be the centre of attention and never sought recognition for the work he did.
For him, being able to do something he loved was reward in itself. Nevertheless, Alan deservedly received many awards for his unique contribution to tennis, including an M.B.E. in 2014, the Lawn Tennis Writers Association’s Annual Award in 2008 and the All England Club’s Distinguished Service Award in 2016. As part of the latter, the Club commissioned a portrait of Alan, which now hangs in his beloved Library. Being a modest man, he didn’t feel entirely comfortable having his portrait painted, but he went along with it graciously as he appreciated the sentiment behind it.
Perhaps the honour Alan was most proud of was being made an Honorary Member of The All England Lawn Tennis Club in 1985. As he once said: “The only way to become an Honorary Member is to win Wimbledon or start a Library!”
For a man of 89 years, Alan was incredibly sprightly and everyone who worked with him was awe of his energy and enthusiasm. Sadly, however, he became unwell shortly after the end of The Championships 2017 and passed away a just few months later. The loss of Alan’s encyclopaedic knowledge has been keenly felt by everyone who knew him.
Nevertheless, Alan has left us with much to be grateful for. In his Library and his many publications, he has left an extraordinary legacy and he has enriched the lives of tennis lovers all over the world. Anyone who looks up a fact in this book should be grateful for the work of Alan Little.
Robert McNicolLibrarian, Kenneth Ritchie Wimbledon Library
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IIITHE ORIGINS OF
THE ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS & CROQUET CLUB
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IIITHE ORIGINS OF
THE ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS & CROQUET CLUB
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Hardly an eyebrow was raised in sporting circles that English summer’s day in 1877 when the following announcement appeared in The Field magazine of 9 June: “The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, propose to hold a lawn tennis
meeting, open to all amateurs, on Monday, July 9th and following days. Entrance fee £1.1s.0d. Two prizes will be given – one gold champion prize to the winner and silver to the second player.”
From the distance of almost a century and a half that simple announcement in The Field conceals an almost unbelievable story,
and those of us who take for granted the universal appeal of The Championships at Wimbledon with their 13 days of unparalleled skill and excitement each year – witnessed by some half-a-million spectators at the famous grounds in Church Road and by a potential television audience of more than one billion viewers in almost 200 territories around the world – sometimes
find it hard to believe that things were not always like this.The story begins on 23 July 1868 when John H. Walsh, Capt.
R.F. Dalton, J. Hinde Hale, the Revd. A. Law, S.H. Clarke Maddock and Walter Jones Whitmore met in the offices of Herbert Cox, the
publisher of The Field, at 346 Strand in London, and the All England Croquet Club was founded. The following summer, the Club organised
its first croquet championship, held on a cricket ground at Crystal Palace. In October 1869, a ground of four acres in Wimbledon’s Nursery Lane (now Nursery
Road), between Worple Road and the London and South Western Railway, was rented for a period of three years at annual rents of £50, £75 and £100. Annual subscriptions for Club Members were set at £1.1s. for a gentleman or lady and £1.11s.6d. for a husband and wife. The ground was laid out in three terraces and opened in May. A pavilion was erected and in June 1869 a croquet championship was held at the Club’s ground.
But by 1875 interest in croquet had waned and so had the Club’s finances. The Committee, looking to revive the fortunes of the Club, announced that one croquet lawn would be set apart for playing lawn tennis, a new game introduced to the public by Major Wingfield in 1874 that was sweeping the country. Games were played in accordance with a code of laws for lawn tennis issued on 24 May by the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Such was the popularity of the new game, the following year an entire terrace of four croquet lawns was made over to lawn tennis and in April 1877 the Club was re-named ‘The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club’. Two months later the Committee decided to institute the first Lawn Tennis Championship – a gentlemen’s singles event – and an announcement of such was published in The Field.
Not only would this event become the world’s first tennis championship, the laws drawn up by a sub-committee of three All England Club members – Henry Jones, who would serve as the Referee at the first Championship, Julian Marshall and Charles Heathcote – effectively formed the long-term basis of the game as we know it today.
Included in the Club’s new set of laws was the stipulation that the rectangular court should be set at 26 yards by nine yards (which have remained the dimensions into the modern day). The height of the net was to be five feet at the posts and three feet and three inches at the centre (reduced by 1882 to the current dimensions of three feet and six inches at the
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posts and three feet at the centre). The service line would be 26 feet from the net (changed by 1880 to 21 feet from the net). The real tennis form of scoring – 15, 30, 40, deuce and advantage – was adopted over the more commonly used rackets method of scoring of 15 points up, which the MCC had recommended from the start, with the decision also made that the server should have two chances on each point to deliver a fair serve. It was also determined that ‘sudden death’ would occur at five-games-all and that players would change ends between sets.
There were 22 entries for the first Championship, which was only open to gentlemen, and, as if to reinforce the relatively lowly initial status of the event in the London sporting hierarchy, no play was scheduled for the Friday or Saturday of that week in order not to clash with the Eton v Harrow cricket match at Lord’s.
Within three years, however, grandstands had been purchased to accommodate the growing crowds at the annual event, by 1881 the Club had raised enough funds to purchase the Worple Road ground and the following year croquet ceased to be played and the Club was renamed the ‘All England Lawn Tennis Club’.
Now, of course, the names of the ‘All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club’ (Croquet as a sport was reintroduced in 1957, although the sport had returned to the club’s name in 1899) and ‘Wimbledon’ are famous the world over and synonymous with one of the world’s greatest and most popular sporting events. So much has changed since 1877, yet the relationship between a private members’ club and the world’s premier tennis Grand Slam remains wonderfully and proudly unique.
Adapted from Wimbledon: The Official History by John Barrett
Right: An extract from minutes of the first meeting of the Provisional Committee of the Club, held at the offices of The Field in July 1868
IIIIPREVIEWING THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
2019
Paul Newman summarises another busy year between Championships
at The All England Club
IIIIPREVIEWING THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
2019
Paul Newman summarises another busy year between Championships
at The All England Club
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In the weeks immediately after Angelique Kerber and Novak Djokovic lifted aloft their Championship trophies last summer you might have expected The All England Club to have been a haven of peace and quiet. However, in a place that exudes an air of timelessness for two
weeks every year, time, ironically enough, never stands still. Even before the clean-up operation in the wake of a memorable fortnight had finished, work was beginning on more than 40 construction and refurbishment projects around the Grounds which would subsequently be completed in time for this summer’s Championships.
The installation of a retractable roof over No.1 Court has been the most visible addition to Wimbledon’s landscape in the last 12 months, but is just one of many changes as The All England Club continues to balance tradition with innovation. In an era when all four Grand Slam tournaments have invested heavily in improvements to their facilities, Wimbledon has worked tirelessly to maintain its position at the summit of the sport.
In 2009 the completion of a retractable roof over Centre Court ensured that there would never again be a day with no tennis played at The Championships. Ten years later, the addition of a similar cover over No.1 Court means that more than half of all spectators who arrive at The Championships will be guaranteed a full day’s play. The Grounds’ capacity has been increased this summer by 3,000 to 42,000, partly as a result of the increase in the number of No.1 Court seats to 12,345 (compared with 14,979 in Centre Court).
Installing the roof was just one aspect of the three-year No.1 Court project, which has been completed on time and within budget. Two additional rows of seating have been added at the top of the stadium, while all spectators will benefit from new and wider seats. About half of the hospitality suite holders who used to be housed in temporary structures at the southern end of the Grounds will enjoy much-improved facilities in No.1 Court. All 15 of the stadium’s refurbished and new suites have balconies with vistas ranging from the London skyline to an overview of the tennis. Outside, the two-level Walled Garden public plaza on the site of what was Court 19 offers a striking spot to while away the hours, and spectators on The Hill, having first experienced the benefits of a larger permanent screen last year, can now enjoy a striking new ‘living wall’ of plants on either side of it.
The roof, nevertheless, was the most challenging part of the No.1 Court project. Because of the circular shape of the stadium, the roof is actually bigger than Centre Court’s. That meant there was room to install the air-cooling equipment (which controls the atmosphere inside the stadium when the cover is closed) on top of the roof. The equivalent equipment for Centre Court is sited in a car park on the other side of Somerset Road.
The present No.1 Court was constructed in the 1990s with a view to adding a retractable roof at some time in the future. As a consequence, the lift cores in the stadium were so strong that the contractors, Sir Robert McAlpine, were able to position cranes on top of them, making for easier access to the site at ground level. On an average day during the works programme there were 750 people working on the roof. The 11 trusses each weigh 100 tonnes and the fabric used in the roof would be enough to cover 38 tennis courts, while the construction project required 40 miles of scaffolding and 80 miles of cabling.
Like Centre Court, No.1 Court can now stage matches during rain and bad light. It is possible to play until 11pm, which is a curfew set by the local authority, but there are no plans to introduce evening sessions. The intention is to complete every day’s programme in natural daylight, unless there is a backlog caused by bad weather or if matches overrun. Remarkably, since the opening of the Centre Court roof only one match played under cover has not been completed on the day it began: last year Djokovic and Rafael Nadal had to come back the following day to complete their gentlemen’s singles semi-final. They had
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not been able to start until after 8pm because of the preceding marathon between Kevin Anderson and John Isner.
When Nadal and Djokovic resumed battle the following day the roof remained closed, despite the good weather. Under a change to the roof protocol this year, matches played under cover that are suspended because of the 11pm curfew will resume with the roof open the following day, unless there is inclement weather. Another change in the protocol will see all ‘to be arranged’ matches on the daily schedule completed, where possible, under the roof.
At the other end of the day matches on the outside courts are starting 30 minutes earlier at 11am, which more than compensates for the loss of an average of 10 minutes’ daylight each day following The Championships’ switch four years ago to a week later in the calendar. Play on Centre Court and No.1 Court will continue to start at 1pm, with the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Singles Finals on the concluding weekend starting at 2pm.
The completion of the No.1 Court project means that Wimbledon’s four main stadiums have all been upgraded or completely rebuilt within the last 10 years. A new No.2 Court was opened in 2009 and was followed two years later by a new No.3 Court.
The No.1 Court scheme has been a central part of the Wimbledon Master Plan, which was published in 2013 and remains a work in progress. The 40 projects completed since last year’s Championships include the building of an additional storey on the Museum building, refurbishment of the men’s and ladies’ dressing rooms and the establishment of the Southern Village, a new public area which features The Tennis Shop, a new Tennis Fan Experience, food and drink outlets and a sustainability activation space. Sustainability initiatives at The Championships this summer include Evian’s use of 100 per cent recyclable bottles and an end to the practice of returning restrung rackets to players in plastic bags.
Once this year’s Championships are over work will begin on improvements to the Somerset Road site. This includes the construction of six new clay courts, six new indoor
Right: A schematic of the remarkable new No.1 Court roof, the construction of which means that The AELTC now has two courts able to host play under cover, meaning that the majority of spectators and the AELTC’s broadcast partners are able to experience continuous live play whatever the weather
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courts and an underground car park with 350 spaces, as well as refurbishment of the Millennium Building, where the players and media are based.
In future years, nevertheless, the biggest changes are likely to be on the opposite side of the Grounds. At the end of last year The All England Club purchased the lease currently held by Wimbledon Park Golf Club, having previously bought the freehold to the land in 1993. Under the terms of the acquisition an 18-hole golf course will remain on the site until the end of 2021 and a nine-hole or 10-hole course until at least the end of 2022.
In the meantime consideration will be given to how to use the golf course land, the addition of which almost triples the size of The All England Club’s premises. Work has already begun on a new AELTC Master Plan which will embrace the now 120-acre site in its entirety. The pace of change during the nine-year tenure of Philip Brook as All England Club Chairman is unlikely to slow down when he hands over to Ian Hewitt in December.
The All England Club is committed to protecting the heritage of the park, which means that it will remain essentially a ‘green’ site, but the purchase opens up many possibilities. In particular, Wimbledon would like to stage the Qualifying Competition for The Championships on-site rather than at the current venue at the Bank of England Sports Ground in Roehampton.
Any new stadiums on what is currently golf course land would probably have to be temporary, for use only during The Championships, but moving practice courts from
Aorangi Park to the other side of Church Road might be one way of enabling further development on what is currently the main site. The purchase of the lease will mean that better facilities can be provided for spectators in the Queue and The All England Club wants to increase public access to the park outside The Championships.
One intriguing possibility will be to make Wimbledon Park the main point of entry for those arriving at The
Left: The acquisition of the Wimbledon Park Golf Club, shown here on an aerial map, opens up intriguing possibilities under a new AELTC Master Plan, such as relocating the Qualifying event from Roehampton, providing improved facilities for the spectator arrival experience and delivering community use of the land during the year
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Championships by tube on the District Line. Wimbledon Park is actually closer to The All England Club than Southfields, but access is currently blocked by the golf course. Once the golf course land becomes part of an enlarged site, it should be possible to walk through it to the current grounds.
Other changes to note this year are the introduction of electronic line-calling and player challenges on Courts 14 to 17 – with more courts to be added next year – and a single heat rule to be applied to all competitions. Prize money has gone up substantially, with the total fund of £38m representing an 11.8 per cent increase on last year. Once again the biggest increases go to those who lose early. For example, first round losers in the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Championships will each earn £45,000, an increase of £33,500 compared with eight years ago. Meanwhile Quad Wheelchair Singles and Doubles have been added to the events programme following last year’s successful exhibition.
Last summer’s Championships witnessed the longest match in Centre Court history, when Anderson beat Isner 7-6(6), 6-7(5), 6-7(9), 6-4, 26-24 after six hours and 36 minutes. That match’s place in the record books looks likely to be permanent following the decision by The All England Club to introduce tie-breaks at 12-12 in the final sets of all matches in qualifying, gentlemen’s, ladies’, mixed and junior singles and doubles.
The Championships 2018 saw the sport’s so-called ‘Big Four’ extend their remarkable grip on the gentlemen’s singles title here. Since Lleyton Hewitt’s triumph in 2002, Djokovic, Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray are the only players to have won the title. A takeover at the top of the sport by a younger generation has long been predicted and the last 12 months have seen big strides taken by the likes of Alexander Zverev, who won the year-end ATP Finals in London in November, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Karen Khachanov, Daniil Medvedev, Borna Coric, Alex de Minaur, Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Frances Tiafoe.
For much of this year, nevertheless, Djokovic, Nadal and Federer have continued to fill the top three places in the world rankings. Murray, meanwhile, has once again struggled with his hip injury, with much British interest in the build-up to The Championships dominated for the second year in a row by speculation as to whether the 2013 and 2016 Gentlemen’s Singles Champion would be fit to play.
The first 18 women’s tournaments of 2019 were all won by different players, emphasising how open the game has become. Naomi Osaka (aged 21), Ashleigh Barty (23), Anett Kontaveit (23), Belinda Bencic (22) and Bianca Andreescu (19) are among those who have made great progress in the last year. Osaka, for example, left Wimbledon last summer ranked No.18 in the world, having never gone beyond the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament, yet within six months her triumphs at the US Open and Australian Open had taken her to the top of the rankings. Meanwhile Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova, the players Osaka beat in the finals in New York and Melbourne respectively, will be among those hoping to prove that there is still no substitute for experience.
Some familiar faces, nevertheless, will be absent this summer. David Ferrer, Gilles Muller, Julien Benneteau, Mikhail Youzhny, Lucie Safarova and Francesca Schiavone are among those players who have retired since last year’s Championships. Paul Hutchins MBE, a stalwart of British tennis and tournament director of the Road to Wimbledon, and journalists Clive White, Vikki Orvice and Andrew Longmore have all passed away in the last 12 months. They will all be missed but not forgotten, even after the 133rd edition of The Championships creates a new collection of memories for us to cherish.
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II III
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IITHE CHAMPIONS
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The Championship Events
The following record shows the concluding matches which have decided the five Championship events over the years. From 1878 to 1921 the holder of the Gentlemen’s Singles title did not compete until the Challenge Round, when he met the winner of the All
Comers’ Singles to decide The Championship. When the holder did not defend his title the winner of the All Comers’ Singles automatically became champion and the years when this occurred are indicated by an asterisk. The same system applied to the Ladies’ Singles and Gentlemen’s Doubles from 1886 to 1921, but not the Ladies’ Doubles and Mixed Doubles, which both commenced in 1913. In 1922 the Challenge Round was abolished and subsequently all competitors played through.
CHALLENGE ROUND ABOLISHED
In 1912 the United States LTA abolished the Challenge Round system in the Gentlemen’s Singles at the American Championships held in the autumn. During the following winter The All England Lawn Tennis Club conducted a poll amongst the leading players of the day, which showed that 68 were in favour of playing through and 48 retaining the Challenge Round. The Committee decided that the majority was not sufficient to justify a change.
However, another poll carried out in 1921 showed that the numbers were 91 in favour and 27 to the contrary. The margin was considered large enough to bring about an alteration to the system and with the consent of the holders, the new system was introduced for the 1922 Championships.
To browse the full record of every draw ever played at The Championships, please visit wimbledon.com/archive.
Right: Spencer Gore – the first-ever Wimbledon champion
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GE
NT
LE
ME
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SIN
GL
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CH
AM
PIO
NS
HIP
(C
HA
LL
EN
GE
RO
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D 1
87
7–1
92
1)
CH
AL
LE
NG
E R
OU
ND
AL
L C
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S’ F
INA
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Year
Ch
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ser
Sco
reM
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Win
ner
Ru
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up
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reM
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1877
Spen
cer G
ore (
BRI)
––
–G
ore
Will
iam M
arsh
all (B
RI)
6-1
6-2
6-4
4818
78Fr
ank
Had
ow (B
RI)
Spen
cer G
ore (
BRI)
7-5
6-1
9-7
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adow
Robe
rt Er
skin
e (BR
I)6-
4 6-
4 6-
4–
1879
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I)–
w.o.
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re S
t. Le
ger G
oold
(BRI
)6-
2 6-
4 6-
2–
1880
John
Har
tley (
BRI)
Her
bert
Lawf
ord
(BRI
)6-
3 6-
2 2-
6 6-
3–
Lawf
ord
Otw
ay W
oodh
ouse
(BRI
)7-
5 6-
4 6-
0–
1881
Will
iam
Ren
shaw
(BR
I)Jo
hn H
artle
y (BR
I)6-
0 6-
1 6-
137
Ren
shaw
Rich
ard
Rich
ards
on (B
RI)
6-4
6-2
6-3
–18
82W
illia
m R
ensh
aw (B
RI)
Erne
st Re
nsha
w (B
RI)
6-1
2-6
4-6
6-2
6-2
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ensh
awRi
char
d Ri
char
dson
(BRI
)7-
5 6-
3 2-
6 6-
3–
1883
Will
iam
Ren
shaw
(BR
I)Er
nest
Rens
haw
(BRI
)2-
6 6-
3 6-
3 4-
6 6-
389
Ren
shaw
Don
ald S
tewa
rt (B
RI)
0-6
6-3
6-0
6-2
4818
84W
illia
m R
ensh
aw (B
RI)
Her
bert
Lawf
ord
(BRI
)6-
0 6-
4 9-
769
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ord
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rles G
rinste
ad (B
RI)
7-5
2-6
6-2
9-7
–18
85W
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m R
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aw (B
RI)
Her
bert
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(BRI
)7-
5 6-
2 4-
6 7-
512
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wfor
dEr
nest
Rens
haw
(BRI
)5-
7 6-
1 0-
6 6-
2 6-
4–
1886
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iam
Ren
shaw
(BR
I)H
erbe
rt La
wfor
d (B
RI)
6-0
5-7
6-3
6-4
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nest
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2 6-
3 2-
6 4-
6 6-
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1887
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wfor
d (B
RI)
–w.
o.–
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ord
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st Re
nsha
w (B
RI)
1-6
6-3
3-6
6-4
6-4
120
1888
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st R
ensh
aw (B
RI)
Her
bert
Lawf
ord
(BRI
)6-
3 7-
5 6-
051
Ren
shaw
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st Le
wis (
BRI)
7-9
6-1
8-6
6-4
113
1889
Will
iam
Ren
shaw
(BR
I)Er
nest
Rens
haw
(BRI
)6-
4 6-
1 3-
6 6-
063
Ren
shaw
Har
ry B
arlo
w (B
RI)
3-6
5-7
8-6
10-8
8-6
–18
90W
illou
ghby
Ham
ilton
(BR
I)W
illiam
Ren
shaw
(BRI
)6-
8 6-
2 3-
6 6-
1 6-
196
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ilton
Har
ry B
arlo
w (B
RI)
2-6
6-4
6-4
4-6
7-5
–18
91*
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red
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eley (
BRI)
–w.
o.–
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eley
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ua P
im (B
RI)
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1-6
7-5
6-0
–18
92W
ilfre
d Ba
ddele
y (BR
I)Jo
shua
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(BRI
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6 6-
3 6-
3 6-
275
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st Le
wis (
BRI)
2-6
5-7
9-7
6-3
6-2
110
1893
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ua P
im (B
RI)
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red
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eley (
BRI)
3-6
6-1
6-3
6-2
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mH
arol
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ahon
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I)9-
7 6-
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ua P
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RI)
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red
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BRI)
10-8
6-2
8-6
117
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eley
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st Le
wis (
BRI)
6-0
6-1
6-0
–18
95*
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BRI)
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o.–
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rce E
aves
(BRI
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6 2-
6 8-
6 6-
2 6-
395
1896
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old
Mah
ony (
BRI)
Wilf
red
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BRI)
6-2
6-8
5-7
8-6
6-3
120
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(BRI
)6-
2 6-
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1897
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inald
Doh
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(BR
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I)6-
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4 6-
367
Doh
erty
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aves
(BRI
)6-
3 7-
5 2-
0 re
t’d–
1898
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inald
Doh
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(BR
I)La
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ce D
oher
ty (B
RI)
6-3
6-3
2-6
5-7
6-1
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tyH
arol
d M
ahon
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I)6-
1 6-
2 4-
6 2-
6 14
-12
140
1899
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inald
Doh
erty
(BR
I)A
rthur
Gor
e (BR
I)1-
6 4-
6 6-
3 6-
3 6-
3–
Gor
eSi
dney
Sm
ith (B
RI)
3-6
6-2
6-1
6-4
–
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AL
LE
NG
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OU
ND
AL
L C
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L
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92
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1900
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inald
Doh
erty
(BR
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RI)
6-8
6-3
6-1
6-2
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ithA
rthur
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e (BR
I)6-
4 4-
6 6-
2 6-
1–
1901
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ur G
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BRI)
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nald
Doh
erty
(BRI
)4-
6 7-
5 6-
4 6-
495
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s Dixo
n (B
RI)
6-4
6-0
6-3
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ty (B
RI)
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ur G
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BRI)
6-4
6-3
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I)8-
6 6-
3 7-
5–
1903
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ence
Doh
erty
(BR
I)Fr
ank
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ley (B
RI)
7-5
6-3
6-0
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iseley
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r Ritc
hie (
BRI)
1-6
6-3
8-6
13-1
1–
1904
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ence
Doh
erty
(BR
I)Fr
ank
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ley (B
RI)
6-1
7-5
8-6
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iseley
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r Ritc
hie (
BRI)
6-0
6-1
6-2
3519
05La
uren
ce D
oher
ty (B
RI)
Nor
man
Bro
okes
(AU
S)8-
6 6-
2 6-
465
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kes
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ey S
mith
(BRI
)1-
6 6-
4 6-
1 1-
6 7-
5–
1906
Laur
ence
Doh
erty
(BR
I)Fr
ank
Rise
ley (B
RI)
6-4
4-6
6-2
6-3
74R
iseley
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ur G
ore (
BRI)
6-3
6-3
6-4
–19
07*
Nor
man
Bro
okes
(AU
S)–
w.o.
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ooke
sA
rthur
Gor
e (BR
I)6-
4 6-
2 6-
2–
1908
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rthur
Gor
e (BR
I)–
w.o.
–G
ore
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r Bar
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(BRI
)6-
3 6-
2 4-
6 3-
6 6-
4–
1909
Arth
ur G
ore (
BRI)
Majo
r Ritc
hie (
BRI)
6-8
1-6
6-2
6-2
6-2
95R
itchi
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per B
arre
tt (B
RI)
6-2
6-3
4-6
6-4
8819
10A
ntho
ny W
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g (N
ZL)
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ur G
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BRI)
6-4
7-5
4-6
6-2
–W
ildin
gBe
als W
right
(USA
)4-
6 4-
6 6-
3 6-
2 6-
3–
1911
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hony
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ing (
NZ
L)Ro
per B
arre
tt (B
RI)
6-4
4-6
2-6
6-2
retd
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rret
tC
harle
s Dixo
n (B
RI)
5-7
4-6
6-4
6-3
6-1
–19
12A
ntho
ny W
ildin
g (N
ZL)
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ur G
ore (
BRI)
6-4
6-4
4-6
6-4
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ore
And
re G
ober
t (FR
A)
9-7
2-6
7-5
6-1
–19
13A
ntho
ny W
ildin
g (N
ZL)
Mau
rice M
cLou
ghlin
(USA
)8-
6 6-
3 10
-8–
McL
ough
lin
Stan
ley D
oust
(AU
S)6-
3 6-
4 7-
5–
1914
Nor
man
Bro
okes
(AU
S)A
ntho
ny W
ildin
g (N
ZL)
6-4
6-4
7-5
–Br
ooke
sO
tto F
roitz
heim
(GER
)6-
2 6-
1 5-
7 4-
6 8-
6–
1919
Ger
ald P
atte
rson
(AU
S)N
orm
an B
rook
es (A
US)
6-3
7-5
6-2
–Pa
tters
onA
lger
non
Kin
gsco
te (B
RI)
6-2
6-1
6-3
–19
20Bi
ll Tild
en (U
SA)
Ger
ald P
atte
rson
(AU
S)2-
6 6-
3 6-
2 6-
4–
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enZ
enzo
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mid
zu (
JPN
) 6-
4 6-
4 13
-11
–19
21Bi
ll Tild
en (U
SA)
Brian
Nor
ton
(RSA
)4-
6 2-
6 6-
1 6-
0 7-
5–
Nor
ton
Man
uel A
lons
o (E
SP)
5-7
4-6
7-5
6-3
6-3
–
Year
Ch
am
pio
nLo
ser
Sco
reM
ins
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ner
Ru
nn
er-
up
Sco
reM
ins
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Year
Ch
am
pio
nS
eed
ed
Ru
nn
er-
up
Seed
ed
Sco
reM
ins
Um
pir
eTro
phy P
rese
nte
rP
rese
nta
tio
n
Lo
cati
on
1922
Ger
ald P
atte
rson
(AU
S)–
Ran
dolp
h Ly
cett
(BRI
)–
6-3
6-4
6-2
––
Mr C
.R. A
ttlee
Roya
l Box
1923
Bill
John
ston
(USA
)–
Fran
k H
unte
r (U
SA)
–6-
0 6-
3 6-
146
–H
.M. K
ing
Geo
rge V
IRo
yal B
ox19
24Je
an B
orot
ra (F
RA
)–
Rene
Lac
oste
(FRA
)–
6-1
3-6
6-1
3-6
6-4
80–
H.R
.H. D
uche
ss o
f Ken
tRo
yal B
ox
1925
Ren
e Lac
oste
(FR
A)
–Je
an B
orot
ra (F
RA)
–6-
3 6-
3 4-
6 8-
6–
–H
.R.H
. Duc
hess
of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1926
Jean
Bor
otra
(FR
A)
–H
owar
d K
inse
y (U
SA)
–8-
6 6-
1 6-
365
–H
.R.H
. Prin
cess
Alic
eRo
yal B
ox19
27H
enri
Coc
het (
FRA
)4
Jean
Bor
otra
(FRA
)3
4-6
4-6
6-3
6-4
7-5
–E.
Tim
mis
H.R
.H. D
uche
ss o
f Ken
tRo
yal B
ox
1928
Ren
e Lac
oste
(FR
A)
2H
enri
Coc
het (
FRA
)1
6-1
4-6
6-4
6-2
––
H.R
.H. D
uche
ss o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
29H
enri
Coc
het (
FRA
)1
Jean
Bor
otra
(FRA
)2
6-4
6-3
6-4
60–
H.R
.H. D
uche
ss o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
30Bi
ll Tild
en (U
SA)
2W
ilmer
Alli
son
(USA
)U
6-3
9-7
6-4
70–
H.R
.H. D
uche
ss o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
31Si
dney
Woo
d (U
SA)
7Fr
ank
Shiel
ds (U
SA)
3w.
o.–
–H
.R.H
. Duc
hess
of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1932
Ellsw
orth
Vin
es (U
SA)
2Bu
nny A
ustin
(GBR
)6
6-4
6-2
6-0
50C
.W. B
ruto
nH
.R.H
. Duc
hess
of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1933
Jack
Cra
wfor
d (A
US)
2El
lswor
th V
ines
(USA
)1
4-6
11-9
6-2
12
0–
H.R
.H. P
rince
Phi
lipC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
34Fr
ed P
erry
(GBR
)2
Jack
Cra
wfor
d (A
US)
16-
3 6-
0 7-
572
–H
.R.H
. Duc
hess
of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1935
Fred
Per
ry (G
BR)
1G
ottfr
ied vo
n C
ram
m
(GER
)2
6-2
6-4
6-4
80H
.T. K
itche
ner
H.R
.H. D
uche
ss o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
36Fr
ed P
erry
(GBR
)1
Got
tfried
von
Cra
mm
(G
ER)
26-
1 6-
1 6-
040
–H
.R.H
. Prin
ce P
hilip
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1937
Don
Bud
ge (U
SA)
1G
ottfr
ied vo
n C
ram
m
(GER
)2
6-3
6-4
6-2
65–
H.R
.H. P
rince
ss M
arin
a, D
uche
ss o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
38D
on B
udge
(USA
)1
Bunn
y Aus
tin (G
BR)
26-
1 6-
0 6-
359
–H
.M. Q
ueen
Eliz
abet
h II
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
WIMBLEDON COMPENDIUM 201932
GE
NT
LE
ME
N’S
SIN
GL
ES
CH
AM
PIO
NS
HIP
(P
OS
T C
HA
LL
EN
GE
RO
UN
D)
(cont
inue
d)
1939
Bobb
y Rig
gs (U
SA)
2El
wood
Coo
ke (U
SA)
62-
6 8-
6 3-
6 6-
3 6-
213
5–
H.R
.H. P
rince
ss M
arin
a, D
uche
ss o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
46Yv
on P
etra
(FR
A)
5G
eoff
Brow
n (A
US)
36-
2 6-
4 7-
9 5-
7 6-
4–
–H
.R.H
. Prin
cess
Mar
ina,
Duc
hess
of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1947
Jack
Kra
mer
(USA
)1
Tom
Bro
wn (U
SA)
36-
1 6-
3 6-
245
–H
.R.H
. Prin
cess
Mar
ina,
Duc
hess
of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1948
Bob
Falk
enbu
rg (U
SA)
7Jo
hn B
rom
wich
(AU
S)2
7-5
0-6
6-2
3-6
7-5
125
F.R
. Wea
ther
leyH
.R.H
. Prin
cess
Mar
ina,
Duc
hess
of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1949
Ted
Schr
oede
r (U
SA)
1Ja
rosla
v Dro
bny (
TCH
)6
3-6
6-0
6-3
4-6
6-4
100
H.A
. LeB
airH
.R.H
. Prin
cess
Mar
ina,
Duc
hess
of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1950
Budg
e Pat
ty (U
SA)
5Fr
ank
Sedg
man
(AU
S)1
6-1
8-10
6-2
6-
312
0L.
R. C
arr
H.R
.H. P
rince
ss M
arin
a, D
uche
ss o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
51D
ick S
avitt
(USA
)6
Ken
McG
rego
r (A
US)
76-
4 6-
4 6-
462
C.J.
Pas
sfield
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
52Fr
ank
Sedg
man
(AU
S)1
Jaro
slav D
robn
y (EG
Y)
24-
6 6-
2 6-
3 6-
280
T.P.
Har
risH
.R.H
. Prin
cess
Mar
gare
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
53V
iv S
eixas
(USA
)2
Kur
t Niel
sen
(DEN
)U
9-7
6-3
6-4
80C
.J. Jo
hnso
nH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1954
Jaro
slav D
robn
y (EG
Y)
11K
en R
osew
all (A
US)
313
-11
4-6
6-2
9-7
157
P. A
doria
nH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1955
Tony
Tra
bert
(USA
)1
Kur
t Niel
sen
(DEN
)U
6-3
7-5
6-1
73H
.E.G
. Salk
illd
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
56Le
w H
oad
(AU
S)1
Ken
Ros
ewall
(AU
S)2
6-2
4-6
7-5
6-4
117
R.D
. War
nock
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
57Le
w H
oad
(AU
S)1
Ash
ley C
oope
r (A
US)
26-
2 6-
1 6-
257
A.D
. Coo
per
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
58A
shley
Coo
per (
AU
S)1
Nea
le Fr
aser
(AU
S)4
3-6
6-3
6-4
13-1
113
0G
.H. A
gnew
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt
1959
Alex
Olm
edo
(USA
)1
Rod
Lave
r (A
US)
U6-
4 6-
3 6-
471
G.E
. But
tH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
Year
Ch
am
pio
nS
eed
ed
Ru
nn
er-
up
Seed
ed
Sco
reM
ins
Um
pir
eTro
phy P
rese
nte
rP
rese
nta
tio
n
Lo
cati
on
THE CHAMPIONS 33
1960
Nea
le Fr
aser
(AU
S)1
Rod
Lave
r (A
US)
36-
4 3-
6 9-
7 7-
513
0R
.P. P
ethe
rick
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
61R
od L
aver
(AU
S)2
Chu
ck M
cKin
ley (U
SA)
86-
3 6-
1 6-
455
R.F
. Cha
tham
H.R
.H. D
uche
ss o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
62R
od L
aver
(AU
S)1
Mar
tin M
ullig
an (A
US)
U6-
2 6-
2 6-
151
H.A
. Sy
nder
com
beH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1963
Chu
ck M
cKin
ley (U
SA)
4Fr
ed S
tolle
(AU
S)U
9-7
6-1
6-4
78R
.H.H
. O
sbor
neH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1964
Roy
Em
erso
n (A
US)
1Fr
ed S
tolle
(AU
S)6
6-4
12-1
0 4-
6 6-
312
7K
.P. H
edge
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
65R
oy E
mer
son
(AU
S)1
Fred
Sto
lle (A
US)
26-
2 6-
4 6-
467
P.A
.L. H
odge
sH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1966
Man
olo
Sant
ana (
ESP)
4D
enni
s Rals
ton
(USA
)6
6-4
11-9
6-4
104
D.F
.J. B
yrne
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
67Jo
hn N
ewco
mbe
(AU
S)3
Wilh
elm B
unge
rt (G
ER)
U6-
3 6-
1 6-
171
J.G. R
aeH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1968
Rod
Lav
er (A
US)
1To
ny R
oche
(AU
S)15
6-3
6-4
6-2
60H
. Tar
gett
J.R. B
orot
ra, a
ccom
pani
ed
by th
e Duk
e and
Duc
hess
of
Ken
t
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1969
Rod
Lav
er (A
US)
1Jo
hn N
ewco
mbe
(AU
S)6
6-4
5-7
6-4
6-4
136
R.G
. Em
met
tH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1970
John
New
com
be (A
US)
2K
en R
osew
all (A
US)
55-
7 6-
3 6-
2 3-
6 6-
116
3E.
B. A
uger
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
71Jo
hn N
ewco
mbe
(AU
S)2
Stan
Sm
ith (U
SA)
46-
3 5-
7 2-
6 6-
4 6-
417
0A
.E. K
nigh
tH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1972
Stan
Sm
ith (U
SA)
1Ili
e Nas
tase
(RO
M)
24-
6 6-
3 6-
3 4-
6 7-
516
1L.
E.
Mac
Call
umH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1973
Jan
Kod
es (T
CH
)2
Alex
Met
reve
li (U
RS)
46-
1 9-
8 (7
-5)
6-3
110
C.J.
Col
lett
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
74Jim
my C
onno
rs (U
SA)
3K
en R
osew
all (A
US)
96-
1 6-
1 6-
493
F.R
. Bow
ron
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt
Year
Ch
am
pio
nS
eed
ed
Ru
nn
er-
up
Seed
ed
Sco
reM
ins
Um
pir
eTro
phy P
rese
nte
rP
rese
nta
tio
n
Lo
cati
on
WIMBLEDON COMPENDIUM 201934
GE
NT
LE
ME
N’S
SIN
GL
ES
CH
AM
PIO
NS
HIP
(P
OS
T C
HA
LL
EN
GE
RO
UN
D)
(cont
inue
d)
1975
Arth
ur A
she (
USA
)6
Jimm
y Con
nors
(USA
)1
6-1
6-1
5-7
6-4
125
G.W
. A
rmstr
ong
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
76Bj
orn
Borg
(SW
E)4
Ilie N
asta
se (R
OM
)3
6-4
6-2
9-7
110
W.A
. Bre
eze
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
77Bj
orn
Borg
(SW
E)2
Jimm
y Con
nors
(USA
)1
3-6
6-2
6-1
5-7
194
G.W
. Hol
eH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1978
Bjor
n Bo
rg (S
WE)
1Jim
my C
onno
rs (U
SA)
26-
2 6-
2 6-
310
8Y.
N. M
akar
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
79Bj
orn
Borg
(SW
E)1
Rosc
oe T
anne
r (U
SA)
56-
7 (4
-7) 6
-1
3-6
6-3
6-4
169
C.G
.P.
Ald
erso
nH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1980
Bjor
n Bo
rg (S
WE)
1Jo
hn M
cEnr
oe (U
SA)
21-
6 7-
5 6-
3 6-
7 (1
6-18
) 8-
6
233
P. H
arffe
yH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1981
John
McE
nroe
(USA
)2
Bjor
n Bo
rg (S
WE)
14-
6 7-
6 (7
-1)
7-6
(7-4
) 6-4
202
R.P
. Jen
kins
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
82Jim
my C
onno
rs (U
SA)
2Jo
hn M
cEnr
oe (U
SA)
13-
6 6-
3 6-
7 (2
-7) 7
-6
(7-5
) 6-4
256
R.P
. Jen
kins
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt
1983
John
McE
nroe
(USA
)2
Chr
is Le
wis (
NZ
L)U
6-2
6-2
6-2
85J.M
. H
untin
gton
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
84Jo
hn M
cEnr
oe (U
SA)
1Jim
my C
onno
rs (U
SA)
36-
1 6-
1 6-
280
D.J.
Mer
cer
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
85Bo
ris B
ecke
r (G
ER)
UK
evin
Cur
ren
(USA
)8
6-3
6-7
(4-7
) 7-
6 (7
-3) 6
-419
8D
.C. H
owie
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
86Bo
ris B
ecke
r (G
ER)
4Iv
an L
endl
(TC
H)
16-
4 6-
3 7-
512
2G
.H. G
rime
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
87Pa
t Cas
h (A
US)
11Iv
an L
endl
(TC
H)
27-
6 (7
-5) 6
-2
7-5
165
S.J.
Win
yard
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
88St
efan
Edb
erg (
SWE)
3Bo
ris B
ecke
r (G
ER)
64-
6 7-
6 (7
-2)
6-4
6-2
170
G.C
.W.
Arm
stron
gH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
Year
Ch
am
pio
nS
eed
ed
Ru
nn
er-
up
Seed
ed
Sco
reM
ins
Um
pir
eTro
phy P
rese
nte
rP
rese
nta
tio
n
Lo
cati
on
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1989
Boris
Bec
ker (
GER
)3
Stef
an E
dber
g (S
WE)
26-
0 7-
6 (7
-1)
6-4
132
J.D. P
arry
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
90St
efan
Edb
erg (
SWE)
3Bo
ris B
ecke
r (G
ER)
26-
2 6-
2 3-
6 3-
6 6-
417
8J.J
. Sha
lesH
.R.H
. Duk
e of K
ent
Cen
tre C
ourt
on C
ourt
1991
Mich
ael S
tich
(GER
)6
Boris
Bec
ker (
GER
)2
6-4
7-6
(7-4
) 6-
415
3J.D
. Bry
son
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
92A
ndre
Aga
ssi (
USA
)12
Gor
an Iv
anise
vic (C
RO)
86-
7 (8
-10)
6-4
6-
4 1-
6 6-
417
0J.G
. Fra
me
H.R
.H. D
uke o
f Ken
tC
entre
Cou
rt on
Cou
rt19
93Pe
te S
ampr
as (U
SA)
1Jim
Cou
rier (
USA
)3
7-6
(7-3
) 7–6
(8
-6) 3
-6 6
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