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Looking at who has won the most Wimbledon championships overall, it is a tie between Billie Jean King back in the 60s and 70s, and Martina Navratilova in the 80s and 90s, both of them winning 20 times overall (counting singles and doubles tournaments separately). In the womens singles, Martina Navratilova is clearly ahead, with nine total wins a fact that has been put down to her serve and volley style, which is rare among female players but works very well on Wimbledons grass courts. In the mens singles, it is a tie between William Renshaw, who played at Wimbledon in the 19th century, and Pete Sampras in the 90s, with both of them winning seven times. Many believe this is not exactly a fair comparison, as Renshaw was the winner of a much smaller tournament. Also, last years winner was allowed to skip out the earlier rounds at that time, meaning that they had an advantage over their opponents no longer the case today. On balance, it would appear to be Sampras who deserves his place alongside Navratilova as the most successful Wimbledon players ever. At the moment, of course, Roger Federer is on a winning streak. Generally considered the best tennis player in the world today, with the potential to be one of the greatest of all time, the Swiss master has won every year since 2002 a feat only matched in recent decades by Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg. Its hard to make predictions in tennis, but Federer could even beat out Sampras winning streak of seven, seeing as he is already over halfway there. |
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