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Fun Facts About The Championships
- The Championships is one of the oldest sporting events in the world, it was first held in 1877.
- The first match was played on the ground situated near Worple Road.
- The tournament was played at the All England Law Tennis and Croquet Club.
- The first tournament had only one event which was the gentlemen's singles. From 1877 to 1922, Wimbledon title defenders only had to participate in the finals.
- There are 6,000 staff members that make the Championships run smoothly.
- An approximate of 61,700 pounds of strawberries and more than 10,000 liters of fresh cream are consumed during the tournament.
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Fun Facts about Women's Championship
- The shortest person to play Wimbledon was Cynthia Gem Hoahing at 4'9". She beat Gussy Moran who was a whopping 6 foot.
- The dress code calls for players to wear predominantly white and women are not allowed to wear tops that show too much cleaveg on court.
- Maria Sharapova is t...
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Laver The Great
Rod Laver is the only player to have won twice the four Grand Slam titles in one year.
In 1959, Laver was the runner-up in the singles and the doubles and he also won the mixed doubles. He won the single titles in the four years in a row that he could play. He won in 1961 a...
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Men and Women with The Most Titles
Men's:
- William Renshaw - 7 singles, 5 doubles
- Laurence Doherty - 5 singles, 7 doubles
- Reginald Doherty - 4 singles, 7 doubles
- John McEnroe - 3 singles, 5 doubles
- Roger Federer
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The Youngest Players
The youngest female player ever to win Wimbledon was Charlotte Dod, aged 15. She won the singles crown for a total of five times 1887-88 and 1891 and 93.
While for the youngest boy to win Wimbledon, it took about a century for it to happen. In 1985,
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Other Fun Wimbledon Facts
- The longest match in competitive tennis history lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes over a span of three days. This match was between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, but Isner triumphed the set, 70-68.
- The Isner-Mahut match required 183 games, including 138 in the final set. There is a p...
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