The last English woman to win the ladies singles final at Wimbledon was Ann Jones in 1969.
Fred Perry was the only Britisher who won the Wimbledon in 1936.
conchita martinez
Her first Wimbledon title was a doubles title with Chris Evert in 1976. Her first Wimbledon singles title came in 1978.
She still plays! She plays in the Ladies invitational.
Chris O'Neil in 1978, who was unseeded.
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.
Fred Perry
In Wimbledon "the open era", no englishman has won the title.
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.
Roger Federer won the title in 2006, 2007 and 2009, whilst Rafael Nadal won the title in 2008 and 2010. The last 5 individuals to win it are Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer (both as above), Lleyton Hewitt (2002), Goran Ivanisevic (2001) and Pete Sampras (who won his last title in 2000).
2008 Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal was unable to defend his title when a knee injury force him to withdraw from the tournament.