The 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)
Boris Becker was first to win the Wimbledon as unseeded player in 1985.
The 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.
Boris Becker.
Evonne Goolagong is the first Aboriginal (Indigenous Australian) woman player who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1971 and 1980.
Maria Sharapova was the winner of Wimbledon Women's Singles in 2004. She defeated Serena Williams in the final. This was Maria Sharapova's first Wimbledon Singles title.
Maria Sharapova won the Wimbledon Women's Singles in 2004. She defeated Serena Williams in the final. This was Maria Sharapova's first Wimbledon Singles title.
Her first Wimbledon title was a doubles title with Chris Evert in 1976. Her first Wimbledon singles title came in 1978.
Althea Gibson won the Wimbledon Women's singles final in 1957 and 1958 and the doubles title in 1956-58.
Bjorn Borg of Sweden won 5 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles.
Rod Laver won the first open era Wimbledon. :)
Althea Gibson. Althea won the ladies singles championship in 1957.
The first American male to win the Wimbledon singles title was Bill Tilden in 1920.