Jul 4, 2011

Top 10 Best Wimbledon Champions of All Time

William Renshaw

William Renshaw was born in Warwickshire in England. This British monumental tennis player retains the report of winning highest number of Wimbledon trophies together with Pete Sampras. He grew to become champion in Wimbledon grand slam tournament for 7 days. He won Wimbledon tournament from 1881 to 1886 for successive six times and that is nonetheless a file of greatest consecutive championship victory.

Pete Sampras

This US tennis legend is perceived as as amongst the best tennis players of all time. He's at this time the highest Grand Slam winner for men’s tennis. In his occupation he has won 14 Grand Slam tournaments from which he won 7 titles in Wimbledon developed him the greatest variety of trophy winners during this Grand Slam jointly with William Renshaw. He was no one tennis ranking for consecutively 6 years. He has started off to play tennis in the age of 17; he took two many years to win his very first Grand Slam title in US Open in 1990 defeating Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe. His quantity of vocation title is 64. In his 15 year-long job, he had earned a fantastic volume of $43,280,489 as prize bucks.

Lawrence Doherty

Lawrence Doherty has won Wimbledon titles for 5 days in his occupation. He also won 7 doubles titles with this Grand Slam tournament. He is also the Gold medalist of both equally men’s singles and men’s doubles in 1900 Olympic games.

Björn Borg

Björn Borg the Swedish great tennis player is ideal well-known for his effectiveness in both French Open and Wimbledon. His six titles in French Open is still a file. He has won five titles in Wimbledon can be one of the best efficiency by him. In his job, he participated in 27 Grand Slam tournaments and from which he won 11 Grand Slam tournaments. With his 11 grand slam titles, he grew to become the second highest Grand Slam winner while in the men’s tennis. He was associated with the Worldwide Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.

Roger Federer

This Swiss tennis player is taken into consideration as one of the greatest tennis gamers. Federer attained with the number 1 with the ATP ranking in 2004 and still stays there which designed him 3rd longest earth no. 1 player in the tennis background. His top performance happens to be looked at within the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament. He has won 8 grand slam tournaments which includes Australian Open twice, U.S. Open twice times and Wimbledon for 4 days. He started out taking part in tennis when he was just 8 many years old. He entered while in the global tennis in 1999 staying integrated in the Swiss Davis Cup group. He won 40 profession titles in his occupation. His job Prize Moolah is $25,146,458 right up until now.

Martina Navratilova

Navratilova is maybe the greatest female tennis players of all time. She was the former earth no. 1 tennis player within the women’s Singles WTA ranking. She has won 18 Grand Slam titles in her profession that's 2nd greatest Grand Slam being successful in tennis history. In Doubles, she is additionally a legendary figure as she won 31 Women’s Doubles and ten Mixed Doubles in her golden profession. Navratilova will be the greatest player inside Wimbledon background. She holds the file of highest Wimbledon winner with her 9 Wimbledon titles and 6 of which can be consecutive.

Helen Wills

Helen Wills won 19 Grand Slams in her career. She was the ruler of your court within the 1920s and 1930s. She has won 8 Wimbledon championship in her occupation, she is definitely the 2nd greatest Wimbledon grand slam holder immediately after Navratilova’s nine Wimbledon titles. She also won two gold medals inside 1924 Paris Olympic. She played for 17 calendar year and she won 31 Grand Slams titles such as singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. In 1959, she grew to become a member in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Dorothea Katherine Douglass Lambert Chambers

This British tennis player won Wimbledon championship for 7 instances that is 3rd best Wimbledon successes. She had won gold medal while in the women’s singles in 1908 Olympic Games. In 1981 Dorothea Douglass became a member in the Global Tennis Hall of Fame.

Steffi Graf

Stefanie Maria Graf biggest gamers in the tennis background. She won 22 Grand Slam titles in her occupation. She is definitely the only player within the tennis record who could won Golden Grand Slam means that she won each of the four Grand Slams in a very year. She has won 7 Wimbledon titles in her job. She happens to be the no. 1 from the ranking for a lot of weeks. She won a gold medal in Seoul Olympic in 1988. She became a member of Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004.

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King had won Grand Slam for 12 situations. She won 14 Grand Slam women’s doubles tournaments and 11 blended doubles tournaments in her career. Her effectiveness in Wimbledon deserves her for being deemed like a legend. She won 6 Single’s Grand Slam titles in Wimbledon. She was fairly famed for her tough hitting and velocity which aided her to win around quite a few terrific players of her time. She would be the first tennis player with the heritage to be selected since the Sports Illustrated Sportsman on the Year in 1972. She is also a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
 
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