Borris Becker was 17 years and 8 months old when he won Wimbledon, making his the youngest person to ever do so.
Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren in the finals of the 1985 Wimbledon Men's Singles to become, at 17 years old, the youngest man to ever win the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon. Boris Becker defeated Kevin curren in the finals of the 1985 Wimbledon Men's Singles to become the youngest player to win at the age of 17 years and 227 days on 7th July,1985
The youngest man to win Wimbledon was Boris Becker in 1985 when he was 17.
Boris Becker at the age of 17 in 1985.
Boris Becker in 1985 By Ponnappa Pasura
Boris Becker in 1985 By Ponnappa Pasura
The youngest men's singles champion at Wimbledon was Boris Becker. Becker was only 17 when he won the 1985 title, breaking a record held by Wilfred Baddeley since 1881.
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
(Men): Boris Becker from Germany was the youngest Wimbledon champion. He won the cup at the age of 17 in 1985. (Ladies' Singles): English tennis player Lottie Dod was the youngest winner in this catagory. She won the cup in her 15 in 1887. (Ladies' Doubles): Martina Hingis from Switzerland at the age of 15 in 1996.
Boris Becker, beating Kevin Curren 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-4
Boris Becker 1985 Pete Sampras 1995, 1999 Leyton Hewitt 2002 Rafael Nadal 2008
The winner of Wimbledon in 1985 was Boris Becker. The women's winner was Martina Navratilova.
The youngest Wimbledon male champion is Boris Becker, who was 17 years and 227 days old when he beat Kevin Curren in 1985. The youngest Wimbledon female champion is Lottie Dod, who was just 15 years and 285 days old when she won the title back in 1887.