The Australian Open is the first major of the year. It is held in January, and is then followed in May by the French Open, Wimbledon in June and finally by the US Open in August.
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Roger Federer first won the Wimbledon Championships in 2003, defeating Australian Mark Philippoussis in the final.
Evonne Goolagong is the first Aboriginal (Indigenous Australian) woman player who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1971 and 1980.
Wimbledon prize money comes from several sources. The first source includes ticket and merchandise sales. Major television stations pay Wimbledon for the right to broadcast the tournament. A small amount of money also comes from advertisements on the court and within published material.
Spencer Gore won the first Wimbledon title in 1877.
Spencer Gore won the first Wimbledon title in 1877.
Australian tennis player Rod Laver is the only person to complete the single season Grand Slam twice. He did it in 1962 and 1969. He was also the first player to earn over 1 million dollars (1971).
The Grand Slams originated, individually, as follows, in chronological order: * Wimbledon - 1877 * US - 1881 * French - 1891 (French players only) * Australian - 1905The term "Grand Slam" was first coined in 1938, when Don Budge won all four events.
Her first Wimbledon title was a doubles title with Chris Evert in 1976. Her first Wimbledon singles title came in 1978.
Rod Laver won the first open era Wimbledon.
Spencer Gore was the first winner of Wimbledon in 1877.
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.