The ladies' Wimbledon final changed from Friday to Saturday in 1982. This adjustment was made to allow for better scheduling and to enhance the visibility and prestige of the women's event. Since then, both the men's and women's singles finals have been held on the weekend.
1982
The ladies singles Wimbledon champion in 1998 is Jana Novotná.
The finals start at 9:00am est on saturday, ladies final, and sunday, mens final/
it was venus Williams
Maria Sharapova
1884
Steffi Graf won the ladies' Wimbledon singles title 7 times.
Martina Hingis
Laura Robson
Petra Kvitova
Venus Williams
Venus Williams (USA)