It is the oldest turnament and it takes place in Wimbledon, suburb of London at the All England Club since 1877. That is why it is called like that.
Wimbledon
There is no Us open Wimbledon
grand slams: wimbledon us openaustralian open french open
1. French Open 2. Australian Open 3. Wimbledon 4. U.S Open
One difference is Wimbledon is played on grass, the French Open on clay.
It doesn't have a name. There is a thing called the grand slam which is winning Wimbledon, French open, Australian open and the US open in a single year.
There are four Grand Slams each year. The Australian Open, Roland Garros (French Open), Wimbledon and the US Open.
wimbledon
Australian French US (The Championships) Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal of Spain won the men's singles French Open and Wimbledon in 2008.
In Wimbledon "the open era", no englishman has won the title.
Somebody flicks the open switch