The Wimbledon Championships have been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 1877, making it the oldest tennis tournament in the world. Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek claimed the 2025 men’s and women’s singles titles respectively, adding their names to a list of champions that spans nearly 150 years. Roger Federer holds the men’s record with eight titles, while Martina Navratilova leads the women’s with nine.

Wimbledon Singles Winners List by Year(Men & Women)

Every men’s and women’s singles champion since the tournament’s inception is listed below. The Championships were not held during World War I (1915 to 1918), World War II (1940 to 1945) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020).

Most Wimbledon Men’s Singles Titles in the Open Era

Roger Federer holds the all-time record with eight Wimbledon men’s singles titles. The table below covers every player who has won two or more championships since 1877.

Most Wimbledon Women’s Singles Titles in the Open Era

Martina Navratilova holds the all-time record with nine Wimbledon women’s singles titles, including six consecutive wins from 1982 to 1987. The table below covers every player who has won two or more championships since 1884.

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Australian Wimbledon Winners: A Proud History on the Grass

Australia has produced more Wimbledon men’s singles champions than any country outside Great Britain and the United States, with 13 titles across the men’s draw and six across the women’s. The nation’s golden era came between 1956 and 1971, when Australian men claimed 13 of 16 available titles. Rod Laver, Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong Cawley remain among the most celebrated names in the tournament’s history.

• Rod Laver (4 titles: 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969): The only player in history to complete the calendar Grand Slam twice (1962 and 1969). Laver won two titles before the Open Era and two after, cementing his status as one of the greatest grass-court players of all time.
• Margaret Court (3 titles: 1963, 1965, 1970): Holds the all-time record for Grand Slam singles titles with 24, including three Wimbledon crowns. Court won 11 major titles across the Open and Amateur Eras combined.
• John Newcombe (3 titles: 1967, 1970, 1971): A serve-and-volley specialist who dominated the late 1960s and early 1970s. Newcombe also won six Wimbledon doubles titles alongside Tony Roche.
• Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2 titles: 1971, 1980): The first Indigenous Australian to win Wimbledon at just 19 years old. Her 1980 triumph as a mother remains one of the most beloved moments in the tournament’s history.
• Lew Hoad (2 titles: 1956, 1957): Won back-to-back titles and came within one match of completing the calendar Grand Slam in 1956. Hoad’s power game was ahead of its time.
• Norman Brookes (2 titles: 1907, 1914): The first non-British player to win the men’s singles at Wimbledon, paving the way for over a century of Australian success on grass.
• Gerald Patterson (2 titles: 1919, 1922): Won the first post-World War I championship and returned three years later for a second title.
• Pat Cash (1 title: 1987): Famous for climbing through the stands to celebrate with his family after defeating Ivan Lendl in the final. Cash remains one of the most popular champions in Wimbledon history.
• Lleyton Hewitt (1 title: 2002): The last Australian man to win Wimbledon, defeating David Nalbandian in the final at just 21 years old. Hewitt’s fighting spirit and competitive fire defined an era of Australian tennis.
• Ashleigh Barty (1 title: 2021): Became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles since Goolagong Cawley in 1980, ending a 41-year wait. Barty retired less than a year later as the world No.1.
• Other Australian men’s champions: Roy Emerson (1964, 1965), Neale Fraser (1960), Ashley Cooper (1958) and Frank Sedgman (1952) all contributed to Australia’s dominance during the mid-20th century.

Australia has won 19 Wimbledon singles titles across the men’s and women’s draws, with Rod Laver’s four crowns leading the way.