Fred Perry
Fred Perry was the only Britisher who won the Wimbledon in 1936.
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.
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).
Arthur Ashe
Anthony Wilding won Wimbledon Men's Singles title four years in a row, 1910-1913.
The last man to reach the final was Bunny Austin in 1938.
Fred Perry
Rod Laver won the first open era Wimbledon. :)
Pete Sampras has won 7 Wimbledon singles titles.
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.
Althea Gibson who won the Ladies Singles in 1957. The first black man was Arthur Ashe in 1975.