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Gentlemen - Spencer Gore in 1877
Ladies - Maud Watson in 1884
both were British but the competition was only open to brits, possibly just English
The first Open era winners were Rod Laver and Billie Jean King in 1968
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∙ 13y agoThe first of only 2 players ever to win the men's singles whilst unseeded was Boris Becker in 1985. At this time, there were only 16 seeded players, as opposed to the 32 of the modern era, which meant that his ranking of 20 was not good enough for a seeding.
(The other player to do so was Goran Ivanisevic, who was a wildcard entry into the tournament in 2001)
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∙ 8y agoThe first unseeded player to win Wimbledon was Boris Becker. He was from West Germany, and won the tournament at the age of 17 in 1985.
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∙ 12y agoBoris Becker was first to win the Wimbledon as unseeded player in 1985.
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∙ 15y agoBoris Becker.
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∙ 14y agoSpencer Gore in 1877.
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∙ 14y agoBoris Becker
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