The first British man to win Wimbledon was Spencer Gore in 1877.
The last British man to win Wimbledon was Fred Perry in 1934, 1936 & 1937.
Fred Perry was the only Britisher who won the Wimbledon in 1936.
Her first Wimbledon title was a doubles title with Chris Evert in 1976. Her first Wimbledon singles title came in 1978.
Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon semis in 2009.
A total of 12 British men have won Wimbledon 34 times, the first being Spencer Gore in 1877 and the last being Fred Perry in 1936. William Renshaw, a British man, has won a total of 7 times (1881-86, 1889), equalled by Pete Sampras, an American (1993-95, 1997-2000).
In Wimbledon "the open era", no englishman has won the title.
Fred Perry
2008 Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal was unable to defend his title when a knee injury force him to withdraw from the tournament.
As of May 2011, Fred Perry is the last British male to win the Wimbledon Singles Championship, his last of three Wimbledon crowns was in 1936, when he beat the German ace, Gottfried von Cramm 6-1,6-1,6-0.
Well, Bill Tilden was 37 at his last Wimbledon title in 1930: he finally went professional from there and won his last "major" pro title at Wembley at 45 years old! So there's a good starter ;)
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Venus Williams of the US won the last 2 Wimbledon ladies' singles titles.
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