The 2021 Wimbledon Championships is an arranged Grand Slam tennis competition that is booked to happen at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep are the shielding singles champions from when the competition was last held in 2019.
Following the retraction of the 2020 competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the primary competition is because of start on Monday 28 June 2021 and finish on Sunday 11 July 2021. The 2021 Championships will be the 134th version, the 127th organizing of the Ladies’ Singles Championship event,[1] the 53rd in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam competition of the year. It is to be had on grass courts and is impact of the ATP Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Circuit and the Uniqlo Tour. The competition is coordinated by the All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.
2021 Wimbledon Championships Facts
Date 28 June–11 July
Edition 134th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Prize money £35,016,000
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
2019 Champions
Men’s Singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women’s Singles
Romania Simona Halep
Men’s Doubles
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal / Colombia Robert Farah
Women’s Doubles
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Mixed Doubles
Croatia Ivan Dodig / Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
Events
Wimbledon comprises of five headliners, four junior occasions and seven greeting occasions.
Main events
The five headliners, and the quantity of players (or groups, on account of pairs) are:
- Gentlemen’s Singles (128)
- Ladies’ Singles (128)
- Gentlemen’s Doubles (64)
- Ladies’ Doubles (64)
- Mixed Doubles (48)
Junior events
The four junior occasions and the quantity of players or groups are:
- Boys’ Singles (64)
- Girls’ Singles (64)
- Boys’ Doubles (32)
- Girls’ Doubles (32)
No mixed doubles event is held at this level
Invitation events
The 7 invitational events and the number of pairs are:
- Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin)
- Ladies’ Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin)
- Senior Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin)
- Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Singles
- Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles
- Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles (4 pairs)
- Ladies’ Wheelchair Doubles (4 pairs)
Records
| Record | Era | Player(s) | Count | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner of most Gentlemen’s Singles titles | Before 1968: | William Renshaw | 7 | 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889 |
| Open Era: | Roger Federer | 8 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 | |
| Winner of most consecutive Gentlemen’s Singles titles | Before 1968: | William Renshaw | 6 | 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886 |
| Open Era: | Björn Borg Roger Federer |
5 | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
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| Winner of most Gentlemen’s Doubles titles | Before 1968: | Reginald Doherty Laurence Doherty |
8 | 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905 |
| Open Era: | Todd Woodbridge | 9 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 (with Mark Woodforde), 2002, 2003, 2004 (with Jonas Björkman) | |
| Winner of most consecutive Gentlemen’s Doubles titles | Before 1968: | Reginald Doherty Laurence Doherty |
5 | 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 |
| Open Era: | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
5 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 | |
| Winner of most Mixed Doubles titles – Gentlemen | Before 1968: | Ken Fletcher Vic Seixas |
4 | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968 (with Margaret Court) 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 (3 with Doris Hart, 1 with Shirley Fry Irvin) |
| Open Era: | Owen Davidson Leander Paes |
4 | 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974 (with Billie Jean King) 1999 (with Lisa Raymond), 2003 (with Martina Navratilova), 2010 (with Cara Black), 2015 (with Martina Hingis) |
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| Winner of most Championships (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – Gentlemen | Before 1968: | Laurence Doherty | 13 | 1897–1906 (5 singles, 8 doubles) |
| Open Era: | Todd Woodbridge | 10 | 1993–2004 (9 doubles, 1 mixed) |
| Record | Era | Player(s) | Count | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner of most Ladies’ Singles titles | Before 1968: | Helen Wills | 8 | 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938 |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova | 9 | 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 | |
| Winner of most consecutive Ladies’ Singles titles | Before 1968: | Suzanne Lenglen | 5 | 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 | |
| Winner of most Ladies’ Doubles titles | Before 1968: | Elizabeth Ryan | 12 | 1914 (with Agatha Morton), 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925 (with Suzanne Lenglen), 1926 (with Mary Browne), 1927, 1930 (with Helen Wills), 1933, 1934 (with Simonne Mathieu) |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova | 7 | 1976 (with Chris Evert), 1979 (with Billie Jean King), 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 (with Pam Shriver) | |
| Winner of most consecutive Ladies’ Doubles titles | Before 1968: | Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan |
5 | 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova Pam ShriverNatasha Zvereva |
4 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
1991 (with Larisa Neiland), 1992, 1993, 1994 (with Gigi Fernández) |
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| Winner of most Mixed Doubles titles – ladies | Before 1968: | Elizabeth Ryan | 7 | 1919, 1921, 1923 (with Randolph Lycett), 1927 (with Frank Hunter), 1928 (with Patrick Spence), 1930 (with Jack Crawford), 1932 (with Enrique Maier) |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 1985 (with Paul McNamee), 1993 (with Mark Woodforde), 1995 (with Jonathan Stark), 2003 (with Leander Paes) | |
| Winner of most Championships (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – ladies | Before 1968: | Elizabeth Ryan | 19 | 1914–34 (12 doubles, 7 mixed) |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova | 20 | 1976–2003 (9 singles, 7 doubles, 4 mixed) | |
| Combined: | Billie Jean King | 20 | 1961–79 (6 singles, 10 doubles, 4 mixed) |
Miscellaneous
| Record | Player(s) | Count | Winning years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match wins (men) singles | Roger Federer | 101 | 2001–2019 (open era) | |
| Match wins (women) singles | Martina Navratilova | 120 | 1973–2004 (open era) | |
| Career match winning performance (men) singles | Björn Borg | 92.72% (51–4) | 1973–1981 (open era) | |
| Career match winning performance (women) singles | Steffi Graf | 90.36% (75–8) | 1984–1999 (open era) | |
| Won title without losing a set (men) singles | Frank Hadow Don Budge Tony Trabert Chuck McKinley Björn Borg Roger Federer |
18–0
21–0 20–0 |
1878 1938 1955 1963 1976 2017 |
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| Most games won in a final | Andy Roddick | 39 | 2009 | |
| Most matches played (men) | Jean Borotra | 223 | 1922–39, 1948–64 | |
| Most consecutive Wimbledons played (men) | Arthur Gore | 30 | 1888–1922 | |
| Most matches played (women) | Martina Navratilova | 326 | ||
| Most consecutive Wimbledons played (women) | Virginia Wade | 26 | 1960–1985 | |
| Loser of most singles finals (men or women) | Blanche Bingley Hillyard Chris Evert |
7 | 1885, 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1901 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985 |
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| Lowest-ranked winner (men or women) | Goran Ivanišević | 125th | 2001 | |
| Wildcard winner (men or women) | Goran Ivanišević | 2001 | ||
| Lowest-ranked winner (women) | Venus Williams | 31st (23rd seed) |
2007 | |
| Youngest winner (men) | Boris Becker | 17 years 227 days |
1985 | |
| Youngest winner (Ladies’ Singles) | Lottie Dod | 15 years 285 days |
1887 | |
| Youngest winner (Ladies’ Doubles) | Martina Hingis | 15 years 282 days |
1996 | |
| Oldest winner (men) | Arthur Gore | 41 years 182 days |
1909 | |
| Longest men’s final by time | Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal |
4hrs 48mins | 2008 | |
| Longest men’s final by time | Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer |
4hrs 57mins | 2019 | |
| Longest men’s match by time | John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut |
11hrs 5mins | 2010 | |
| Longest men’s final by games | Roger Federer vs Andy Roddick |
77 games | 2009 | |
| Longest men’s match by games | John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut |
183 games | 2010 | |
| Longest women’s final by time | Lindsay Davenport vs Venus Williams |
2hrs 45mins | 2005 | |
| Longest women’s match by time | Chanda Rubin vs Patricia Hy-Boulais |
3hrs 45mins | 1995 | |
| Longest women’s final by games | Margaret Court vs Billie-Jean King |
46 games | 1970 | |
| Set won without losing a point (golden set) | Yaroslava Shvedova (3rd round vs S Errani, 1st set) |
15 mins | 2012 | |
2019 Wimbledon Championships
The 2019 Wimbledon Championships is a Grand Slam tennis competition that is booked to occur at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The fundamental competition is because of start on Monday 1 July 2019 and complete on Sunday 14 July 2019.
Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber are the protecting heroes in the singles rivalries.
It will be the main release of the competition to include a standard tie break in the last set when the score in the set is 12 diversions all. The champ is the player who achieves at least seven and leads by two points.
In the Women’s Singles, there will be 16 qualifiers from 128 contestants, an expansion from 12 qualifiers from 96 participants. Copies qualifying will be wiped out subsequently. The change brings the capability for the Women’s Singles into line with that for the Men’s Singles, which remains unchanged.[2]
There is a retractable rooftop over No. 1 Court just because. Like the bigger Center Court, No. 1 Court might get a climate evidence competition counteracting a downpour delay.
Wimbledon Tennis Facts
| Founded | 1877; 142 years ago |
|---|---|
| Editions | 133 (2019) |
| Location | London UK |
| Venue | The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Surface | Grass outdoors |
| Prize money | £34,000,000 (2018) |
Men’s |
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| Draw | 128S (128Q) / 64D (16Q) |
| Current champions | Novak Djokovic (singles) Mike Bryan / Jack Sock (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | Roger Federer (8) |
| Most doubles titles | Todd Woodbridge (9) |
Women’s |
|
| Draw | 128S (96Q) / 64D (16Q) |
| Current champions | Angelique Kerber (singles) Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | Martina Navratilova (9) |
| Most doubles titles | Elizabeth Ryan (12) |
Mixed doubles |
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| Draw | 48 |
| Current champions | Nicole Melichar / Alexander Peya |
| Most titles (male) | Ken Fletcher (4) Vic Seixas (4) Owen Davidson (4) Leander Paes (4) |
| Most titles (female) | Elizabeth Ryan |
2019 Wimbledon Championships
| Date | 1–14 July |
|---|---|
| Edition | 133rd |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Prize money | £ 38,000,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
2018 Champions
Men’s Singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women’s Singles
Germany Angelique Kerber
Men’s Doubles
United States Mike Bryan / United States Jack Sock
Women’s Doubles
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Mixed Doubles
Austria Alexander Peya / United States Nicole Melichar