Rod Laver won the first open era Wimbledon. :)
May Sutton became the 1st American woman to win the womens singles championship at Wimbledon in 1905.
Maud Watson won the first Ladies' Singles Championship in 1884.
Arthur Ash
Arthur Ashe
The final of the men's singles at Wimbledon is always on the afternoon of the first Sunday in July, with the first week of the tournament beginning towards the end of June.
Althea Gibson who won the Ladies Singles in 1957. The first black man was Arthur Ashe in 1975.
Evonne Goolagong is the first Aboriginal (Indigenous Australian) woman player who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1971 and 1980.
Arthur Ashe is an African American and the first and only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon. He is also the only black man to win the singles title at the US Open and the Australian Open.
Well, Obviously Wimbledon is held in Wimbledon, London, England. It was the first championship ever to be held.
Althea Gibson, in 1957. She was also the first black woman to win the U.S. Open.
1888
The first Wimbledon Championship was played in 1877. The only event held was the Gentleman's Singles. W. Spencer Gore defeated William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.