The Championships, Wimbledon

With Wimbledon Championships ( in the short form and Wimbledon ) is called the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. From the end of June in Wimbledon, a suburb of London, every year for two weeks, the Lawn Tennis Championship Course. It is the third so-called Grand Slam tournament of the year and the only one that is still played on grass. The courts at Wimbledon are colloquially referred to as "holy grass ". The tournament is one of the largest and most traditional sports events of our time.

History

The first Lawn Tennis Championships began on July 9, 1877 on a site at the Worple Road in Wimbledon and were discharged from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. The occasion was a bill for £ 10 for a lawn roller that had to be renewed. So the idea of ​​holding a tournament and to claim admission by the spectators arose.

First, for men only allowed 1884 competitions for women's singles and men's doubles were introduced. Women's doubles and mixed doubles in 1913 included in the tournament program. 1922 new tennis complex at Church Road was inaugurated. The system, designed for 14,000 spectators stadium became the " Mecca of tennis ." In 1937 the Championships were first televised.

Tradition

To date, Wimbledon has preserved a special, old-fashioned character and nobility, which lifts the tournament from all others. Only here is the old rule that 90 percent of the shirt must be white, even application. The audience traditionally takes strawberries with cream for yourself and stand the not infrequent breaks and forcing rain with equanimity. But tradition is that the first Sunday of the tournament, so play a day of rest. The opening match will take place at the " Centre Court " and is the defending champion in the men's singles reserved.

After having George V in 1907 had been a guest for the first time a member of the British Royal Family at Wimbledon, where in 1922 a royal box, the members of the royal family, politicians, athletes and other celebrities has been charged (English royal box) decorated with 74 seats, are reserved. As President of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on is usually sufficient, the Duke of Kent to the winners of the Wimbledon trophies. Even Queen Elizabeth II has the awards ceremony at Wimbledon already been made, for example, in 1957 or 1962. Between 1969 and 2001, this task was undertaken in the female winners of the wife of the Duke of Kent, Katharine, Duchess of Kent, who has subsequently retired from public life. Up to a rule change in 2003 was expected by the players at the presentation ceremony, before the members of the royal family with a curtsey (ladies) or a bow (men) polite to express their respect.

Presence

Today tournaments are held each singles and doubles of men and women. In addition, a "mixed ", mixed doubles and junior tournaments take place. The most important matches are at the " Centre Court " and " Court No.. 1 " discharged. The " Court No.. 2 " is also due to numerous crashes Favorites " called The Graveyard " (cemetery). In the early rounds also many smaller places are recorded. Current title holder (2013 ) is the Scot Andy Murray, winning the final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic.

Record winner

Record winner at Church Road is the Czech-born, later U.S. citizen and current dual citizen Martina Navratilova with nine individual victories 1978-1990. In men the American Pete Sampras retired in 2000, the same through his seventh victory with William Renshaw, the the tournament in the 1880s dominated. 2012 Roger Federer was able to catch up with his seventh title win for Sampras and Renshaw.

The longest series in a row in the women Martina Navratilova keep with six titles (1982 to 1987), and among men with William Renshaw also six titles ( 1881-1886 ). Hugh Doherty won five times in a row ( 1902-1906 ), as Bjorn Borg (1976 to 1980). On July 8, 2007 Roger Federer his fifth triumph succeeded in a row. Pete Sampras won between 1997 and 2000 four times in a row.

According to Fred Perry who emerged in the years 1934, 1935 and 1936 as the winner of the men's competition, it lasted 77 years, until 2013 with the Scot Andy Murray again a British player won the men's singles at Wimbledon.

Winners from the German-speaking

Nine German could at Wimbledon win a Final: Cecily Aussem (1931 ), Gottfried von Cramm and Hilde Krahwinkel (1933 Mixed ), Claudia Kohde - Kilsch (1987 doubles), Anna -Lena Grönefeld (2009 Mixed ) and Steffi Graf (1988 (single and double ), 1989, 1991-1993, 1995, 1996 ), Boris Becker ( 1985, 1986, 1989), Michael Stich (1991 and double 1992) and Philipp Petzschner (2010 double with Austrian Jurgen Melzer ). 1931 and 1991, there was in each case to a German final. Cecily Aussem won in 1931 against Hilde Sperling Krahwinkel - the women's singles, Michael Stich decided in 1991 against Boris Becker the Lord competition for themselves.

On the Swiss side, alongside the seven wins Roger Federer (2003-2007, 2009, 2012) of the final victory of Martina Hingis in 1997 in women's singles and the Heinz Günthardt 1985 men's doubles ( with Hungarian Balázs Taróczy ) to book.

An Austrian tennis player still never reached a singles final at Wimbledon, but: In addition to his success in 2010 in a double, the first Wimbledon victory of an Austrian general, Jurgen Melzer, 2011 was also in mixed success (along with the Czech Iveta Benešová ).

Wimbledon (London) Laurence Doherty Cilly Aussem Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions List of Wimbledon gentlemen's doubles champions List of Wimbledon ladies' doubles champions List of Wimbledon mixed doubles champions 1877 Wimbledon Championship 1878 Wimbledon Championship 1879 Wimbledon Championship 1880 Wimbledon Championship 1881 Wimbledon Championship 1882 Wimbledon Championship 1883 Wimbledon Championship 1884 Wimbledon Championships 1885 Wimbledon Championships 1886 Wimbledon Championships 1887 Wimbledon Championships 1888 Wimbledon Championships 1889 Wimbledon Championships 1890 Wimbledon Championships 1891 Wimbledon Championships 1892 Wimbledon Championships 1893 Wimbledon Championships 1894 Wimbledon Championships 1895 Wimbledon Championships 1896 Wimbledon Championships 1897 Wimbledon Championships 1898 Wimbledon Championships 1899 Wimbledon Championships 1900 Wimbledon Championships 1901 Wimbledon Championships 1902 Wimbledon Championships 1903 Wimbledon Championships 1904 Wimbledon Championships 1905 Wimbledon Championships 1906 Wimbledon Championships 1907 Wimbledon Championships 1908 Wimbledon Championships 1909 Wimbledon Championships 1910 Wimbledon Championships 1911 Wimbledon Championships 1912 Wimbledon Championships 1913 Wimbledon Championships 1914 Wimbledon Championships 1919 Wimbledon Championships 1920 Wimbledon Championships 1921 Wimbledon Championships 1922 Wimbledon Championships 1923 Wimbledon Championships 1924 Wimbledon Championships 1925 Wimbledon Championships 1926 Wimbledon Championships 1927 Wimbledon Championships 1928 Wimbledon Championships 1929 Wimbledon Championships 1930 Wimbledon Championships 1931 Wimbledon Championships 1932 Wimbledon Championships 1933 Wimbledon Championships 1934 Wimbledon Championships 1935 Wimbledon Championships 1936 Wimbledon Championships 1937 Wimbledon Championships 1938 Wimbledon Championships 1939 Wimbledon Championships 1946 Wimbledon Championships 1947 Wimbledon Championships 1948 Wimbledon Championships 1949 Wimbledon Championships 1950 Wimbledon Championships 1951 Wimbledon Championships 1952 Wimbledon Championships 1953 Wimbledon Championships 1954 Wimbledon Championships 1955 Wimbledon Championships 1956 Wimbledon Championships 1957 Wimbledon Championships 1958 Wimbledon Championships 1959 Wimbledon Championships 1960 Wimbledon Championships 1961 Wimbledon Championships 1962 Wimbledon Championships 1963 Wimbledon Championships 1964 Wimbledon Championships 1965 Wimbledon Championships 1966 Wimbledon Championships 1967 Wimbledon Championships 1968 Wimbledon Championships 1969 Wimbledon Championships 1970 Wimbledon Championships 1971 Wimbledon Championships 1972 Wimbledon Championships 1973 Wimbledon Championships 1974 Wimbledon Championships 1975 Wimbledon Championships 1976 Wimbledon Championships 1977 Wimbledon Championships 1978 Wimbledon Championships 1979 Wimbledon Championships 1980 Wimbledon Championships 1981 Wimbledon Championships 1982 Wimbledon Championships 1983 Wimbledon Championships 1984 Wimbledon Championships 1985 Wimbledon Championships 1986 Wimbledon Championships 1987 Wimbledon Championships 1988 Wimbledon Championships 1989 Wimbledon Championships 1990 Wimbledon Championships 1991 Wimbledon Championships 1992 Wimbledon Championships 1993 Wimbledon Championships 1994 Wimbledon Championships 1995 Wimbledon Championships 1996 Wimbledon Championships 1997 Wimbledon Championships 1998 Wimbledon Championships 1999 Wimbledon Championships 2000 Wimbledon Championships 2001 Wimbledon Championships 2002 Wimbledon Championships 2003 Wimbledon Championships 2004 Wimbledon Championships 2005 Wimbledon Championships 2006 Wimbledon Championships Australian Open French Open
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