Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?

In 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club organised a tennis tournament to raise funds for repairing a pony roller needed to maintain the lawns. The inaugural Wimbledon Championship saw 22 men compete, with Spencer Gore defeating William Marshall 6–1, 6–2, and 6–4 in the final. 

William Renshaw was the first player to dominate Wimbledon, winning the title seven times between 1881 and 1889, including a record six consecutive times from 1881 to 1886. 

At the turn of the 20th century and up to the beginning of World War I, three players won most of the titles, with Arthur Gore claiming three, Laurence Doherty winning five on the trot, and Anthony Wilding securing four consecutive trophies. 

A Few years before the start of World War II, Fred Perry of Great Britain recorded three consecutive Wimbledon victories, on two occasions defeating Gottfried von Cramm of Germany. 

From the mid-1950s to 1970s, Australian tennis players rose to prominence at Wimbledon, with Lew Hoad winning twice, Rod Laver four times, Roy Emerson twice, and John Newcombe on three occasions. 

Bjorn Borg was the first player in the modern era of tennis to win the Wimbledon trophy five successive times from 1976 to 1980 before the emergence of John McEnroe and Boris Becker, who would win three titles each during the 1980s. 

The Centre Court at Wimbledon belonged to Pete Sampras during the 1990s as the American won seven titles from 1993 to 2000, including four in a row from 1997 to 2000. 

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Pat Rafter in five sets 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 in the 2001 final, becoming the only wild card entry to win a Major and the first unseeded player since Boris Becker in 1985 to win Wimbledon. 

During the same tournament, Roger Federer, when only 19 years old, defeated four-time defending champion Pete Sampras in the fourth round, a sign of things to come.

The Swiss Maestro won his first of five consecutive Wimbledon Championships two years later, defeating Mark Philippoussis 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) in the 2003 final.

Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal twice each from 2004 to 2007 before losing to his rival in the epic 2008 final 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7; however, he bounced back the following year to defeat Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14 in another epic final. 

In 2013. Andy Murray ended Britain's 77-year wait for a male winner at Wimbledon when he defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6–4, 7–5, 6–4; however, Djokovic will dominate the tournament for years to come. 

From 2011 to 2022, Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon seven times before Carloz Alcaraz dethroned the Serb by winning back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024. 

Below is the list of the most successful tennis players who have won Wimbledon. 

Notable tennis players who failed to win Wimbledon include: