KEY DATES FOR WIMBLEDON 2015

Qualifying begins: 22 June

The Draw: 26 June

Pre-event Press Conferences: 27 & 28 June

Order of Play: 28 June

Championships begin: 29 June

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History
Highlights from the history of The All England Club and The Championships. READ MORE

1870s

  • 1877: The first Championships

1880s

  • 1884: The first Ladies’ Championships
  • 1887: Lottie Dodd
  • 1889: William Renshaw

1890s

  • 1897: The Doherty Brothers

1900s

  • 1905: May Sutton
  • 1908: The Olympics at Wimbledon

1920s

  • 1920: Clean sweep for Lenglen
  • 1922: Challenge Round abolished
    Wimbledon moves to Church Road
  • 1924: No.1 Court opened
  • 1925: Suzanne Lenglen
  • 1926: The King plays at Wimbledon
  • 1927: Henri Cochet v Jean Borotra

1930s

  • 1931: Sydney Wood
  • 1933: Jack Crawford v Ellsworth Vines
  • 1935: Helen Wills Moody v Jacobs
  • 1936: Fred Perry’s third title
  • 1937: The first television coverage
    Dorothy Round wins Singles, Doubles and Mixed
    Donald Budge v Gottfried Von Cramm
  • 1938: Bunny Austin
    Donald Budge
    Helen Wills Moody’s Eighth
Purchase Towels

1940s

  • 1940: Centre Court bombed
  • 1949: Gussie Moran
    Ted Schroeder

1950s

  • 1953: Maureen Connolly v Doris Hart
    Jaroslav Drobny v Budge Patty
  • 1954: Maureen Connolly
  • 1956: Lew Hoad v Ken Rosewall
  • 1957: The Queen’s visit
    Althea Gibson
  • 1958: Ashley Cooper v Neale Fraser

1960s

  • 1961: Angela Mortimer v Christine Tr
    uman
  • 1964: Dorothy Cavis-Brown
    Margaret Court v Maria Bueno
  • 1968: The first Open Wimbledon
  • 1969: Pancho Gonzalez v Charlie Pasarell

1970s

  • 1970: Margaret Court v Billie Jean King
    John Newcombe v Ken Rosewall
  • 1971: Evonne Goolagong v Margaret Court
    Ken Rosewall
  • 1972: Stan Smith v Ilie Nastase
  • 1973: The Strike
  • 1974: Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert
  • 1975: Arthur Ashe wins Wimbledon
  • 1976: Bjorn Borg v Ilie Nastase
    The rise of Chris Evert
  • 1977: Virginia Wade
    The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
    Bjorn Borg v Vitas Gerulaitis
    Bjorn Borg v Jimmy Connors
    John McEnroe v Jimmy Connors
  • 1978: Chris Evert v Martina Navratilova
  • 1979: Billie Jean King wins 20th title

1980s

  • 1980: Billie Jean King v Martina Navratilova
    Bjorn Borg v John McEnroe
  • 1981: Bjorn Borg v John McEnroe
    You cannot be serious
  • 1982: John McEnroe v Jimmy Connors
  • 1984: Celebrating Fred Perry’s 50th
  • 1985: A curious fashion statement
    Lighting strikes Centre Court
    Boris Becker
  • 1987: Pat Cash
    Chris Evert v Martina Navratilova
    Jimmy Connors v Mikael Perfors
  • 1988: Chris Evert v Martina Navratilova
    Steffi Graf wins maiden title

1990s

  • 1990: A record for Navratilova
    Boris Becker v Stefan Edberg
  • 1991: Steffi Graf v Gabriela Sabatini
    Middle Sunday
  • 1992: Andre Agassi v Goran Ivanisevic
    John McEnroe v Michael Stich
  • 1993: The Long Term Plan
    Steffi Graf v Jana Novotna
  • 1994: Steffi Graf v Lori McNeil
    Conchita Martinez v Martina Navratilova
  • 1995: Tim Henman and the ball girl
    Arantxa Sanchez Vicario v Steffi Graf
    Jeff Tarango’s tantrum
  • 1996: The streaker
    Sir Cliff Richard
  • 1997: Middle Sunday
    Tim Henman v Paul Haarhuis
    Martina Hingis
    The new No.1 Court
  • 1998: Martina Hingis v Jelena Dokic
  • 1999: Steffi Graf v Venus Williams
    Pete Sampras v Andre Agassi

2000s

  • 2000: Venus Williams v Lindsay Davenport
    Pat Rafter v Andre Agassi
    Pete Sampras wins seventh title
  • 2001: Tim Henman v Goran Ivanisevic
    Pete Sampras v Roger Federer
    Goran Ivanisevic v Pat Rafter
  • 2002: Pete Sampras v George Bastl
  • 2003: Lleyton Hewitt v Ivo Karlovic
    Martina Navratilova wins again
  • 2004: Maria Sharapova
    Wimbledon the movie
    Todd Woodbridge
  • 2005: Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie
    Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport
  • 2006: Agassi’s last match
  • 2007: Hawk-Eye
    Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal
    Jamie Murray
    Equal prize money
  • 2008: Serena Williams v Venus Williams
    Laura Robson
    Andy Murray v Richard Gasquet
    Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer
  • 2009: The unveiling of the Centre Court roof
    Dinara Safina v Amelie Mauresmo
    Andy Murray v Stan Wawrinka
    Serena Williams v Elena Dementieva
    The 16-14 five-set final

2010s

  • 2010: The Royal occasion
    John Isner v Nicolas Mahut
  • 2011: Petra Kvitova
    Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal
  • 2012: Roger Federer v Andy Murray

    Serena Williams
    The British fairytale
    The golden set
    The Olympics at Wimbledon
  • 2013: Andy Murray
    Marion Bartoli
    Nadal and Federer lose early
    Bob and Mike Bryan
  • 2014: A repeat of 2011