Best of Wimbledon

Here are the most impressive stats of Wimbledon triumphs that still holds, over the years.

Best of Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic has won Wimbledon 2014. But there are many triumphs that still hold. Here are the most impressive stats from Wimbledon over the years









Pete Sampras and Roger Federer have seven Wimbledon titles, highest in the Open Era
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Djokovic’s coach Boris Becker is the youngest Wimbledon singles winner at the age of 17





Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer hold the title for the most singles Grand-Slam victories in a row, which is five Wimbledon titles between 1976-1980. Federer equalled his feat by winning 5 between 2003-2007




The 2008 final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer is the longest final ever. Nadal won this match which lasted 4 hours and 48 minutes

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Martina Navratilova reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, and won a record nine times






Steffi Graf is the first and only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Calendar Year Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year






John Isner of the US defeated French player Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 (7-9), 7–6 (7-3), 70–68 in the longest ever tennis match (11 hours, 5 minutes) at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships





Serena Williams has a record number of aces in a women’s singles match (24) and in a tournament (102), both occurring at Wimbledon 2012
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