History at Wimbledon
The Lawn Tennis Championships
at Wimbledon have developed from the garden party atmosphere of the first meeting
in 1877, witnessed by a few hundred spectators, to a highly professional tournament
attracting an attendance of nearly 500,000 and through the press, radio and television
a following of millions throughout the world
History of The Championships
Part I: 1877-1945
History of The Championships Part II: 1877-1945
Records
& Statistics
Roll of Honour, 1877-2004
Records & Statistics
Attendance Figures, 1999-2004
Wimbledon Surplus, 1877-2003
Prize Money,
1968-2004 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
The museum offers a glimpse of
how the original medieval real tennis, has now become a multi-million dollar professional
sport, played all over the world. Open all year round, the Museum includes memorabilia
from many famous players and includes views of Centre Court and a state of the
art Audio/Visual Theatre showing highlights of great players in action
Wimbledon
Lawn Tennis Museum
Kenneth Ritchie Library Great Wimbledon Champions
Gentlemen's Champions Ladies' Champions
Bjorn Borg
Rod Laver
John
Newcombe
John McEnroe
Pete Sampras Margaret Court
Steffi Graf
Billie Jean King
Suzanne Lenglen
Martina Navratilova | 
