query: who has won the women 's single wimbledon tennis tournament in 2018

pos: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the second round by Alison Van Uytvanck. Muguruza's defeat marked the earliest exit of the defending champion at Wimbledon since Steffi Graf's first round defeat in 1994. Angelique Kerber won her third Grand Slam singles title, defeating Serena Williams in the rematch of the 2016 final, 6–3, 6–3. Kerber became the first German since Graf in 1996 to lift the trophy. Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki and Sloane Stephens were in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking at the start of the

pos: 2018 Wimbledon Championships 2018 Wimbledon Championships The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the Gentleman's Singles title and Angelique Kerber won the Ladies Singles title. The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of the Ladies’ Singles Championship event, the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass

pos: 2018 Wimbledon Championships the main draw using a protected ranking: The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament but withdrew with injuries, suspensions, or personal reasons: 2018 Wimbledon Championships The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the Gentleman's Singles title and Angelique Kerber won the Ladies Singles title. The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of

pos: Angelique Kerber career statistics advanced into finals by Kerber are in italics. Kerber's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10: Kerber's record against players who have been ranked world No. 11–20. Angelique Kerber career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of German professional tennis player, Angelique Kerber. To date, Kerber has won twelve WTA singles titles including three grand slam singles titles at the 2016 Australian Open, 2016 US Open and 2018 Wimbledon. She won at least two titles on each playing surface (hard, clay and grass). She was also the runner-up at the 2016 Wimbledon

neg: Ace (tennis) 1,477 in 1996. He also has the second most in a tournament with 213 when he won the 2001 Wimbledon title. Roger Federer hit 50 aces in the 2009 Wimbledon final, the record for a Grand Slam final. He is also third on the career list. Serena Williams holds the record for most aces in a tournament with 102 en route to winning the 2012 Wimbledon title. Karolína Plíšková has the most aces in a single season with 530 in 2016, which broke her own record of 517 in 2015. Ace (tennis) In tennis, an ace is a legal serve

neg: Wimbledon Pro Wimbledon Pro The Wimbledon World Lawn Tennis Professional Championships also known as the Wimbledon Pro, was a men's tennis tournament held in August 1967. The tournament was sponsored and broadcast by the BBC to mark the invention of colour television. It was the first tournament staged at Wimbledon that was open to male professional tennis players and it had a prize fund of US$45,000. The singles competition was an eight-man knockout event won by Rod Laver, who received £3,000, whilst the doubles was a four team knockout event won by Andrés Gimeno and Pancho Gonzales. During Wimbledon in 1966, Jack

neg: Jamie Murray career statistics Jamie Murray career statistics Jamie Murray is a professional tennis player who is the current British number one doubles player. He has reached ten grand slam finals in total: (4 Doubles, 6 Mixed), he has won the mixed doubles at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, 2017 Wimbledon Championships, 2017 US Open and 2018 US Open, and the men's doubles at the 2016 Australian Open and 2016 US Open, and has finished as runner-up in the men's doubles tournament at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2015 US Open and in mixed doubles at the 2008 US Open. Murray has been ranked as

neg: 2017 Wimbledon Championships 2017 Wimbledon Championships The 2017 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main draw matches commenced on 3 July 2017 and concluded on 16 July 2017. Roger Federer won the Gentlemen's Singles title for a record eighth time, surpassing Pete Sampras and William Renshaw, who both won the Gentlemen's Singles title seven times. Garbiñe Muguruza won the Ladies' Singles title. The 2017 tournament was the 131st edition of the championships, the 50th in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam

neg: Dan Evans (tennis) good and in the end I was the best.” Evans also has a single figure golf handicap and is still a capable squash player. Evans was a member of the British team that won the World Junior Tennis competition in the Czech Republic aged 14. Evans was guided by LTA Academy coaches Mark Taylor and Leighton Alfred, who both continued working with him sporadically over the years. In March, Evans won the junior title at Marcq-en-Baroeul, putting him at the top of the European under-16 rankings. The Lawn Tennis Association withdrew him from the Wimbledon junior tournament for being, in

neg: Andy Murray career statistics Andy Murray career statistics Andy Murray is a professional tennis player who is the current world No. 262 in the ATP rankings. He is the reigning Olympic champion, having won the men's singles tennis tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He has reached eleven grand slam finals in total: he won the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, 2013 Wimbledon Championships and the 2012 US Open, and finished as runner-up at the 2008 US Open, the 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016 Australian Opens, at Wimbledon in 2012 and the 2016 French Open. Murray made his professional tennis debut on the main tour

neg: Andy Murray career statistics Birmingham, before sitting out the quarter final in Belgrade against Serbia which fell just after Wimbledon. Andy Murray career statistics Andy Murray is a professional tennis player who is the current world No. 262 in the ATP rankings. He is the reigning Olympic champion, having won the men's singles tennis tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He has reached eleven grand slam finals in total: he won the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, 2013 Wimbledon Championships and the 2012 US Open, and finished as runner-up at the 2008 US Open, the 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016 Australian Opens, at Wimbledon in

neg: Ace (tennis) matches are included here. John Isner has the most aces in a tournament with 214 during the 2018 Wimbledon, and he has the most in a single match with 113 during his 11 hour encounter with Nicolas Mahut. He is also second on the career list. Ivo Karlović has the most career aces with 12,936. He also has the most in a best-of-three-set match with 45 at Halle in 2015. Two weeks later, during Wimbledon, he became the only player to hit at least 40 aces in three consecutive matches. Goran Ivanišević has the most in a single season with

neg: Filippo Baldi appearance as a qualifier at the Rome Masters, losing to Nikoloz Basilashvili. Paired with Andrea Pellegrino, he won the double title in the 2018 Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila. His first singles title on the ATP Challenger Tour was at the 2018 Wolffkran Open. Filippo Baldi Filippo Baldi (born 10 January 1996) is an Italian tennis who was single semifinalist at the 2013 Australian Open Junior and single quarterfinalist at the 2014 Wimbledon Junior in the Singles competition. With Gianluigi Quinzi he won the 2012 Junior Davis Cup defeating the Australian team: it was the first time ever for an

neg: Tom Brown (tennis) his era. As Private First Class Brown won the singles title of the prestigious Pacific Coast Championships in October 1945, the second oldest tennis tournament in the U.S. Brown won it four times, twice in singles, twice in doubles. Then, fresh out of the Army after WWII, he reached the 1946 Wimbledon semifinals, in which he led that year's eventual champion, France's Yvon Petra, by two sets before losing. In demand as a doubles partner amongst the world's best, both men and women, Brown, with Jack Kramer, won the 1946 Wimbledon mens doubles against Australia's Geoff Brown and Dinny Pails.

neg: 1878 Men's Tennis tour italics were events that were staged only once that season" "No events" "No events" Important tournament in bold Source: The Concise History of Tennis, 6th edition, 2016 1878 Men's Tennis tour The 1878 Men's tennis tour was composed of the second annual pre-open era tour. It now incorporated 6 tournaments staged in Great Britain and Ireland the Wimbledon championships was won by Patrick Francis Hadow defeating the challenger and defending champion Spencer Gore. Notes 1: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that

neg: 2008 Wimbledon Championships 2008 Wimbledon Championships The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2008. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Spanish player Rafael Nadal won the first Wimbledon title of his career; the first Grand Slam tournament he had won other than the French Open. Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final in what many regard as the

neg: 2008 Wimbledon Championships or personal reasons. 2008 Wimbledon Championships The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2008. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Spanish player Rafael Nadal won the first Wimbledon title of his career; the first Grand Slam tournament he had won other than the French Open. Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final in what many

neg: 2018 Wimbledon Championships courts and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation. Roger Federer and Garbiñe Muguruza were both unsuccessful in defending their 2017 titles. Federer lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Kevin Anderson, while Muguruza lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck. The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was the 132nd edition of the tournament and was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The tournament was run by the International

neg: England England and Scotland. The biennial golf competition, the Ryder Cup, is named after English businessman Samuel Ryder who sponsored the event and donated the trophy. Nick Faldo is the most successful Ryder Cup player ever, having won the most points (25) of any player on either the European or US teams. Tennis was created in Birmingham in the late 19th century, and the Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered the most prestigious. Wimbledon is a tournament that has a major place in the British cultural calendar. Fred Perry was the last Englishman to

neg: Chuck McKinley and concentrate on tennis. In 1960 McKinley enrolled at Trinity University where he joined Frank Froehling, another leading American player, under the tutelage of coach Clarence Mabry, who also coached John Newcombe and other professionals. This gave Trinity arguably the best collegiate men's tennis team in Athe U.S. However, during this period Trinity never won the NCAA championship because the NCAA scheduled the championship tournament opposite Wimbledon, and both McKinley and Froehling chose to participate in Wimbledon rather than the collegiate tournament. McKinley’s decision to play Wimbledon was justified when in 1961, as a college sophomore, he reached the Wimbledon

neg: John C. S. Rendall John C. S. Rendall John Charles Shuttleworth Rendall (1882 – 1965) was a British professional tennis player of the 1920s. He won the Bristol Cup in France in 1921 (beating A. Page in final), 1922 (beating Joseph Negro in final) and 1923 (beating Joseph Negro in final). The Bristol Cup was the top professional tournament in the early 1920s. Before turning professional in 1921, Rendall had been an amateur tennis player. He lost in the third round of Wimbledon men's singles in 1907 to Karl Behr . He lost in the second round of Wimbledon men's singles in 1912 to

neg: Charlotte Cooper (tennis) Wimbledon title. She won the singles title at the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships in 1895 and 1898 , a prestigious tournament at the time . At the 1900 Summer Olympics, where women participated for the first time, Cooper Sterry won the tennis singles event. On 11 July 1900 she defeated Hélène Prévost in the final in straight sets and became the first female Olympic tennis champion as well as the first individual female Olympic champion. With Reginald Doherty, she won the mixed doubles title after a straight-sets victory in the final against Hélène Prévost and Harold Mahony. In 1901 she

neg: Turbo Tennis Turbo Tennis Turbo extra Tennis is a shortened form of tennis in which players play in a fast knockout tournament which consists of five matches of 30 minutes each, taking place over the course of a single afternoon. The idea was launched in London by former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash, American world number nine James Blake and English Entrepreneur Andi White. The first tournament took place on 15 September 2007 at the O2 Arena in London. It featured six players. The winner received prize money of £50,000. The first tournament at the O2 arena was won by Andy Murray, defeating

neg: 2009 Wimbledon Championships 2009 Wimbledon Championships The 2009 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 123rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22nd June to 5th July 2009. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Rafael Nadal did not defend his title as he withdrew from the tournament due to knee tendonitis. Roger Federer won his 6th Wimbledon title defeating rival Andy Roddick in the final in five sets. Federer's victory marked his fifteenth Grand Slam

neg: Rafael Nadal record nine Grand Slam tournament finals. From 2006 to 2008, they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final, and also met in the title match of the 2009 Australian Open, the 2011 French Open and the 2017 Australian Open. Nadal won six of the nine, losing the first two Wimbledon finals. Four of these matches were five-set matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 and 2017 Australian Open), and the 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts. Nadal is the only player who has competed and won against Federer in the

neg: Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament (OLY) during her career. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open (AUS), the French Open (FRA), Wimbledon (WIM), and the US Open (USA). This article is a compilation of the performance timelines that are included in the numerous Wikipedia articles covering individual tennis players, such as Helen Wills Moody, Billie Jean King,

neg: Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977) Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977) This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament (OLY) during her career. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open (AUS), the French Open (FRA), Wimbledon (WIM), and the US Open (USA). This article is a compilation of the performance timelines that are included in the numerous Wikipedia articles covering individual tennis players, such as Helen Wills Moody, Billie Jean

neg: Donald Stewart (tennis) Donald Stewart (tennis) Donald Stewart (1859–1885) was a British tennis player in the early years of Wimbledon who was ranked World No 6 in 1883 and 1884. He won four career singles titles. He played his first tournament at the Sussex Championships in April 1882 on indoor hard courts where he reached the final. He lost in the first round of Wimbledon 1882 to Richard Richardson. At Wimbledon 1883 Stewart beat Harry Grove, Claude Farrer, Herbert Wilberforce and William Taylor and then lost in the all comer's final to Ernest Renshaw (despite taking the first set 6-0). He won his

neg: 1878 Wimbledon Championship 1878 Wimbledon Championship The 1878 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 15 July until 20 July. It was the 2nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1878. There were 34 competitors, excluding Spencer Gore who as champion was not required to participate until the best of the challengers had won the All comers' final. The winner of the All Comers' final was Frank Hadow, a planter from Ceylon who was on leave

neg: 1880 Men's Tennis tour 1880 Men's Tennis tour The 1880 Men's tennis tour was the 4th amateur tennis tour held that year. It now incorporated 19 tournaments staged in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1880 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley against Herbert Lawford, in the Challenge Round. Notes 1: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), in some tournaments not all.* Indicates

neg: 1971 Wimbledon Championships 1971 Wimbledon Championships The 1971 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1971. It was the 85th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1971. John Newcombe and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles. The total prize money for the 1971 championships was £37,790. The winner of the men's title earned £3,750 while the women's singles champion earned £1,800. John Newcombe

neg: 1974 Wimbledon Championships 1974 Wimbledon Championships The 1974 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1974. It was the 88th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1974. Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert won the singles titles. The total prize money for 1974 championships was £97,100. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000. Jimmy Connors defeated

neg: 1976 Wimbledon Championships 1976 Wimbledon Championships The 1976 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1976. It was the 90th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1976. Björn Borg and Chris Evert won the singles title. The total prize money for 1976 championships was £157,740. The winner of the men's title earned £12,500 while the women's singles champion earned £10,000. Björn Borg defeated

neg: 1975 Wimbledon Championships 1975 Wimbledon Championships The 1975 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1975. It was the 89th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1975. Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles. The total prize money for 1975 championships was £114,875. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000. Arthur Ashe

neg: Stanley Matthews (tennis) ended his tournament in the fourth round. At Beaulieu the same year he was knocked out in straight sets in the first round by Peter Pokorney. In June, at Wimbledon, Matthews was knocked out in straight sets in the first round by Scott Eugene. At 1966's Border Championships, Pat Cramer knocked Matthews out in the first round. At Wimbledon, his first-round match with Ismail El Shafei went to four sets, but the Egyptian won the final set 7–5. In 1973 Matthews quit playing tennis and tried his hand in the business world, selling air bubbles to cover tennis courts; however,

neg: Jason Marshall (tennis) in Wimbledon qualifying for the men's doubles and won a total of five ATP Challenger titles in doubles. As a singles player, he had a win over Marcos Baghdatis in the qualifying draw of the 2005 Ho Chi Minh City Open and won an ITF tournament in Tijuana the same year. Marshall was the head coach of women's tennis at Georgia State University between 2014 and 2018. Jason Marshall (tennis) Jason Marshall (born June 20, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Born in Dallas, Marshall attended J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas. After an

neg: Luke Bambridge top seeding in the event. Bambridge won four ITF doubles tournaments with different partners in Great Britain, Israel, and Greece. Seven more ITF doubles tournament wins by Bambridge in 2014, five with Liam Broady as his partner. Bambridge received a wildcard into the 2015 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles event, partnering Liam Broady where he made his grand slam debut. 2015 was also the year in which Bambridge won his first singles ITF tournament at the Qatar F4 Futures. "Current through the 2018 Stockholm Open. Luke Bambridge Luke Bambridge (born 21 January 1995) is a British tennis player. Bambridge has a

neg: 1878 Men's Tennis tour 1878 Men's Tennis tour The 1878 Men's tennis tour was composed of the second annual pre-open era tour. It now incorporated 6 tournaments staged in Great Britain and Ireland the Wimbledon championships was won by Patrick Francis Hadow defeating the challenger and defending champion Spencer Gore. Notes 1: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), in some tournaments not all.* Indicates challenger Notes 2:"Tournaments in

neg: Astrid Suurbeek and lost in straight sets, 1–6, 3–6. Australia won the final 3–0. In the same year, she reached the women's singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open which she lost to eventual champion Billie Jean King. Suurbeek played in the ladies' singles competition at Wimbledon in 1967, 1968 and 1969 but did not make it past the second round. In 1980, she was voted Female Player of the Year by the USA Tennis Florida Adult Competitive Tennis Council. In 1983 she won the USTA National Indoor Women`s 35 Championships in St. Louis and was ranked first in the USTA women`s 35s.

neg: 2015 Wimbledon Championships achieved her second non-calendar year Grand Slam after winning the 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open and 2015 French Open. With this win, Williams also became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam singles title in the Open Era at 33 years and 289 days old by 26 days, beating Martina Navratilova, who won the 1990 Wimbledon Championships at 33 years and 263 days old. The 2015 Wimbledon Championships was the 129th edition of the tournament and was held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis

neg: Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977) used infrequently in these tables. "Notes:" "Notes:" "Notes:" "Notes:" "Notes:" Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977) This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament (OLY) during her career. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open (AUS), the French Open (FRA), Wimbledon (WIM), and the US Open (USA). This article is a compilation of the performance timelines that are included in the numerous Wikipedia articles covering

neg: 1896 Wimbledon Championships 1896 Wimbledon Championships The 1896 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 13 July until 21 July. It was the 20th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1896. The number of entries for the men's singles competition was 31, the highest since 1881. Harold Mahony and Charlotte Cooper won the singles titles. The All England Plate was introduced for players who had lost in the first or second round of the singles. Harold Mahony defeated

neg: Richard Krajicek Richard Krajicek Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (, born 6 December 1971) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the only Dutch player to have done so. In the quarterfinals of that tournament, he defeated Pete Sampras in straight sets. This was Sampras' only singles defeat at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2000. Since 2004, Krajicek has been the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. He is also the author of various sports books. Krajicek reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in March 1999.

neg: Frank Wilde his success at Wimbledon in 1939 he didn't reappear at the tournament until 1946. Wilde was part of the England team that won a bronze medal in the men's team event at the 1929 World Table Tennis Championships. The team included Fred Perry. Frank Wilde Frank Herbert David Wilde (1 March 1911 – 6 February 1982) was a British tennis and table tennis player who played in the Davis Cup. He reached the final of the Wimbledon Championships on three occasions, twice in the men's doubles and once in mixed doubles. Wilde was born in Wimbledon, London on 1 March

neg: Manchester Open Grand Prix Tennis Tour known throughout the 1980s as the Greater Manchester Grass Court Tennis Championships. In 1990 it became an ATP Tour event as part of the ATP International Series until 1994. In 1995 the tournament was moved to Nottingham and continued as an ATP World Series event. The current Manchester Trophy is part of the ATP Challenger Tour; throughout its history the event has been won by a number of Wimbledon champions such as Pete Sampras, who won his first grass court title there. The tournament ended in 2009. Manchester Open The Manchester Open previously known as the

neg: Robert Lindstedt clay at their second tournament together. Lindstedt scored his first win over the Bryan brothers with Nestor before they stopped playing together. Lindstedt and Łukasz Kubot of Poland won the 2014 Australian Open together after failing to win a match before the Grand Slam. "Current through the 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters". Robert Lindstedt Robert Lindstedt (born 19 March 1977) is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist. His biggest title has been the 2014 Australian Open with partner Łukasz Kubot. He is also a three-time Wimbledon finalist with former partner Horia Tecău.

neg: 2006 Wimbledon Championships 2006 Wimbledon Championships The 2006 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 120th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 2006. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Roger Federer won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, defeating Rafael Nadal in what was to be the first of three consecutive Wimbledon finals played between the pair. Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, losing in the third round against

neg: 2000 Wimbledon Championships 2000 Wimbledon Championships The 2000 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 114th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 2000. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Pete Sampras won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, defeating Pat Rafter in the final. It was also his last Wimbledon title. Lindsay Davenport was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated by Venus Williams in the women's final. It was the

neg: Jack Sock Jack Sock Jack Sock (born September 24, 1992) is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 2 in the world in doubles, and regularly partnered with Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil until July 2016. Together they won the 2014 Wimbledon Grand Slam championship, a victory that helped vault them into the Top 10 of the ATP doubles rankings. Additionally, he won the 2011 US Open mixed doubles title with fellow U.S. player Melanie Oudin as well as the 2018 Wimbledon and 2018 US Open men's doubles titles with Mike Bryan. Following his US Open win, Sock reached

neg: 2018 Wimbledon Championships matches were played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon. Qualifying matches were played, from Monday 25 June to Thursday 28 June 2018, at the Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton. The Tennis sub-committee met to decide wild card entries on 19 June. Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament. The Wimbledon total prize money for 2018 had increased to £34,000,000, up by 7.6% on 2017. The winners of the men's and women's singles titles will earn £2.25m. Prize money for the men’s and women’s doubles and wheelchair players were

neg: Björn Borg lost to the Italian Adriano Panatta, who remains the only player to defeat Borg at this tournament. Panatta did it twice: in the fourth round in 1973, and in the 1976 quarterfinals. Borg won Wimbledon in 1976 without losing a set, defeating the favored Ilie Năstase in the final. Borg became the youngest male Wimbledon champion of the modern era at 20 years and 1 month (a record subsequently broken by Boris Becker, who won Wimbledon aged 17 in 1985). It would be the last time Borg played Wimbledon as an underdog. Năstase later exclaimed, "We're playing tennis, he's [Borg]

neg: Laura Robson her favourite shot is her forehand down the line. Source: WTA Tennis Laura Robson Laura Robson (born 21 January 1994) is a British tennis player. She debuted on the ITF Junior Tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the girls' singles tournament at the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her first tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit in November 2008. In singles tennis, Robson was the first British woman since Samantha Smith at Wimbledon in 1998

neg: 2000 Wimbledon Championships Salerni, 7–6, 6–3 2000 Wimbledon Championships The 2000 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 114th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 2000. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Pete Sampras won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, defeating Pat Rafter in the final. It was also his last Wimbledon title. Lindsay Davenport was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated by Venus Williams in the women's final.

neg: 1884 Wimbledon Championships 1884 Wimbledon Championships The 1884 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 5 July until 19 July. It was the 8th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1884. The men's doubles (previously hosted by the Oxford University Club) and women's singles (originally planned by the London Athletic Club) were added to the Wimbledon championships, but these were not started until after the men's singles competition had been completed. The first prize for the women was

neg: Barry Davies with the BBC had finally been severed. However, he reappeared on the BBC in June 2010 for what was his 25th Wimbledon tennis tournament and he has continued to cover every subsequent Wimbledon up to and including 2018. He did not have any involvement with the BBC's 2010 World Cup coverage, but in September 2010, the BBC announced that he would be going to that year's Commonwealth Games in India to commentate on the hockey tournament. Davies commentated on the Wimbledon championships for the BBC in 2011, including the Ladies' Singles Final on the "3D" coverage. In an interview during

neg: Radford University sports for men and women. The Radford men's basketball team won the Big South Conference tournament in 1998, 2009, and 2018. Radford also won the Big South Conference Men's Tennis Championship in 2007, 2008, and 2009 as well as the Big South Softball Championship in 2009. The Radford Baseball Team has won the Big South Conference Championship in 2015, and 2017. In 2015, they defeated the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina with a walk-off single by Hunter Higgerson. The team finished with a final record of 45–16. The team was selected to compete in the Nashville Regional where they went 2–2,

neg: 2014 Wimbledon Championships had previously won their maiden – and, prior to 2014, only – Wimbledon titles in 2011. The 2014 Wimbledon Championships was the 128th edition of the tournament and was held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2014 ATP World Tour and the 2014 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys

neg: Laura Robson Laura Robson Laura Robson (born 21 January 1994) is a British tennis player. She debuted on the ITF Junior Tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the girls' singles tournament at the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her first tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit in November 2008. In singles tennis, Robson was the first British woman since Samantha Smith at Wimbledon in 1998 to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament, doing so

neg: 1889 Wimbledon Championships 1889 Wimbledon Championships The 1889 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 1 July until 13 July. It was the 13th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1889. William Renshaw won his seventh singles title, which as late as 1977 was thought to be a feat unlikely to ever be surpassed. However, in 2000 Pete Sampras equaled this total, and in 2012 Roger Federer also won a seventh title. Ultimately the record was broken by

neg: 2017 Wimbledon Championships Doubles Qualifiers Lucky Losers Ladies' Doubles Qualifiers Lucky Losers The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking: The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons. 2017 Wimbledon Championships The 2017 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main draw matches commenced on 3 July 2017 and concluded on 16 July 2017. Roger Federer won the Gentlemen's Singles title for a record eighth time, surpassing Pete

neg: 2012 Serena Williams tennis season Radwańska took advantage of a sloppy Williams, coming back and winning the set. In the final and deciding set, Williams took the final five games to take the match. It was Williams' fifth Wimbledon singles title, tying her with sister Venus; this is also her 14th Slam singles title and her first since 2010 Wimbledon. She also recorded 102 aces in the entire tournament, the most of any men and women. After the win she moved to number 4 in rankings. After she won the Wimbledon singles title, former world no. 1 John McEnroe described Williams as the greatest female

neg: Billy Knight (tennis) Billy Knight (tennis) William Arthur Knight (born 12 November 1935) is a former tennis player from Great Britain who competed on the amateur tour in the 1950s and 1960s. Before focusing on tennis Knight also played table tennis and won the English singles title in 1951. As a tennis junior he won both the 1953 Wimbledon and 1954 Australian Championships Boys' Singles tournaments. Knight's best slam performance was reaching the quarter-finals of the 1959 French Championships. He won the mixed doubles at the same tournament, partnering Yola Ramírez. He won the singles title at the German Championships in Hamburg in

neg: 2006 Rafael Nadal tennis season second round before coming back to win in five sets. In the third round, Nadal defeated world No. 20 Andre Agassi in straight sets in Agassi's last career match at Wimbledon. Nadal also won his next three matches in straight sets, which set up his first Wimbledon final, which was against Federer, who had won this tournament the three previous years. Nadal was the first Spanish man since Manuel Santana in 1966, to reach the Wimbledon final, but Federer won the match in four sets to win his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title. During the lead up to the US Open,

neg: 2018 Novak Djokovic tennis season fourth Wimbledon title and 13th overall Grand Slam title. This was his first title of the season, which catapulted him from 21st back into the 10th spot in the rankings. He also became the lowest ranked male player to win a Wimbledon title since Goran Ivanišević won it in 2001 as a wildcard. Djokovic started his US Open series campaign with straightforward wins against Mirza Bašić and Peter Polansky in Toronto, but fell in the third round to Stefanos Tsitsipas. Next for Djokovic was the Cincinnati Masters, the only Masters 1000 tournament he hadn't won. After beating Steve Johnson in

neg: Katie Boulter a wildcard into the Wimbledon main draw, where she won her first round match over Veronica Cepede Royg. She lost to Naomi Osaka in the second round in straight sets. Katie Boulter Katie Boulter (born 1 August 1996 in Leicester) is a British tennis player. Boulter, who hails from Woodhouse Eaves, has won five singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 15 October 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 96. On 15 October 2018, she peaked at No. 458 in the doubles rankings. Boulter was ranked the No. 10 junior tennis player

neg: Olga Morozova Olga Morozova Olga Vasilyevna Morozova () (born 22 February 1949) is a retired female tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. She was the runner up in singles at the 1974 French Open and 1974 Wimbledon Championships. Morozova won the Wimbledon junior's singles title in 1965 at the age of 16. Morozova was the first Russian tennis player to reach the singles final of a major tournament when she was the runner-up at the 1972 Italian Open. Perhaps the peak of her career occurred in 1974 when she was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon and the French Open,

neg: Vladimir Petrović (tennis) Vladimir Petrović (tennis) Vladimir Petrović (born 11 May 1929) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and later emigrated to the United States. Petrović, a three-time national champion, played Davis Cup tennis for Yugoslavia. He also competed several times at both the French Championships and Wimbledon. Although he held a law degree from the University of Zagreb, he chose not to practise law as he would have been required to join the Communist Party. His most noted performance in a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round of the 1951 Wimbledon Championships. He won five set

neg: Iga Świątek Iga Świątek Iga Świątek (; born 31 May 2001) is a Polish tennis player. She has won seven ITF career singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 174 in September of 2018. As a junior, she won the 2018 Junior Wimbledon title. She was also the 2018 French Open Girls' Doubles champion with Caty McNally, and won the Junior Fed Cup with Poland in 2016. At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, she won gold medal in girls' doubles with Kaja Juvan. Iga Świątek was born to 1988 Olympic rower Tomasz Świątek who competed

neg: Leander Paes Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes ( ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian professional tennis player who is considered to be one of the best doubles and mixed doubles players of all time, having achieved a career Grand Slam in each discipline. He has won eight doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. He holds a career Grand Slam in men's doubles and mixed doubles, and achieved the rare men's doubles/mixed doubles double at the 1999 Wimbledon tournament. His mixed doubles Wimbledon title in 2010 made him the second man (after Rod Laver) to win Wimbledon titles in

neg: 1883 Wimbledon Championship 4–6, 6–3 Ernest Renshaw defeated Donald Stewart, 0–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 1883 Wimbledon Championship The 1883 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 7 July until 16 July. It was the 7th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1883. William Renshaw won for the third year running, and so won the original Field championship cup outright. The players changed ends at the end of each set, or (if the umpire so ruled) at the end

neg: 1883 Wimbledon Championship 1883 Wimbledon Championship The 1883 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 7 July until 16 July. It was the 7th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1883. William Renshaw won for the third year running, and so won the original Field championship cup outright. The players changed ends at the end of each set, or (if the umpire so ruled) at the end of each game. William Renshaw defeated Ernest Renshaw, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3,

neg: 1921 Wimbledon Championships 1921 Wimbledon Championships The 1921 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 20 June until 2 July. It was the 41st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1921. It was the last Wimbledon Championships held at the original Worple Road location and it was also the last time the challenge round system was used at Wimbledon. From 1922 onward the reigning champion would no longer play a single match, the Challenge Round, against

neg: South of Ireland Open Tennis Championship of the pre-open era mens tennis tour from 1878 to 1967. Into the Open Era it did not survive as a tour tournament on the lucrative Grand Prix tennis circuit but did remain a fixture on the International Tennis Federation circuit for a short while until the mid-1990's. The tournament was downgraded again to regional status and continues to operate within the annual tennis tournament circuit of Tennis Ireland. The championships were staged in June 2018 which was the 141st edition of this tournament it was won by James Halas. Notes: Challenge Round: The Final round of a tournament, in

neg: Marise Kruger 1978 Kruger was a member of the San Francisco Golden Gaters which played in the World Team Tennis (WTT) league in the United States. Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the quarterfinal at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships, in which she lost to second-seeded and eventual champion Martina Navratilova. Marise Kruger Marise Kruger (born 17 July 1958) is a former South African female tennis player who was active in the second half of the 1970s. Kruger started playing tennis when she was five. She reached the girl's final at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships, won the junior

neg: Bill Tilden international tennis in the first half of the 1920s, and during his 18-year amateur period of 1912–29, won 138 of 192 tournaments. He owns a number of all-time tennis achievements including a career match winning record and a career winning percentage at the U.S. National Championships. At the 1929 U.S. National Championships Tilden became the first player to reach 10 finals at a single Grand Slam event. His ten finals at a grand slam tournament remained a record until 2017, when Roger Federer reached his eleventh Wimbledon final. Tilden, who was frequently at odds with the rigid United States Lawn

neg: 1877 Wimbledon Championship 1877 Wimbledon Championship The 1877 Wimbledon Championship was a men's tennis tournament held at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club (AEC & LTC) in Wimbledon, London. It was the world's first official lawn tennis tournament, and was later recognised as the first Grand Slam tournament or "Major". The AEC & LTC had been founded in July 1868, as the All England Croquet Club; lawn tennis was introduced in February 1875 to compensate for the waning interest in croquet. In June 1877 the club decided to organise a tennis tournament to pay for the repair of its pony roller,

neg: John C. S. Rendall James Cecil Parke. Rendall was a Major in the Indian Army . John C. S. Rendall John Charles Shuttleworth Rendall (1882 – 1965) was a British professional tennis player of the 1920s. He won the Bristol Cup in France in 1921 (beating A. Page in final), 1922 (beating Joseph Negro in final) and 1923 (beating Joseph Negro in final). The Bristol Cup was the top professional tournament in the early 1920s. Before turning professional in 1921, Rendall had been an amateur tennis player. He lost in the third round of Wimbledon men's singles in 1907 to Karl Behr . He

neg: Andrei Pavel coaching Tamira Paszek, a world top-50 tennis player and dual Wimbledon quarter-finalist. Andrei Pavel Andrei Pavel (born 27 January 1974) is a Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. He is currently coaching the world no. 1 tennis player, Simona Halep, along with Darren Cahill. Andrei began playing tennis at age eight, and moved to Germany at age sixteen. Pavel has turned professional in 1995. He has won three singles titles, including the ATP Masters Series tournament in Montreal/Toronto in 2001. He has also won seven doubles titles, the latest title being the Open Seat Barcelona, in 2007. Pavel

neg: Sofya Zhuk Sofya Zhuk Sofya Andreyevna Zhuk (; born 1 December 1999) is a Russian tennis player, who won the 2015 Wimbledon Junior Girls' title. Zhuk trains at the Justine Henin Academy in Belgium and her coach is Olivier Jeunehomme. Her best win to date has been an ITF $60,000 tournament in Turkey, where she beat the home favourite Ipek Soylu in the final. When she won her first tournament at Shymkent, she became only the 17th 14 year old in ITF history to win an open tournament at that age, joining a group which includes former World No. 1s Justine Henin

neg: 1880 Men's Tennis tour challenger Notes 2:"Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season" "No events" "No events" Note: Important tournaments in bold Source: The Concise History of Tennis 1880 Men's Tennis tour The 1880 Men's tennis tour was the 4th amateur tennis tour held that year. It now incorporated 19 tournaments staged in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1880 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley against Herbert Lawford, in the Challenge Round. Notes 1: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous

neg: Women's tennis Women's tennis Women's tennis is one of the most popular sports for women. It is one of the few sports where women command fame and popularity that equals men's sporting counterparts. Women's Tennis Association is the main organisation which runs female tennis. Women's tennis is present from the first Olympic Games in 1900 in Paris and 1908 in London, but the women's doubles only appeared in 1920 at the Antwerp Games. One of the fhe first superstars of women's tennis is Suzanne Lenglen, who after six titles won at Wimbledon and the Internationaux de France leaves the amateur tennis to

neg: Robert Powell (tennis) Gore in straight sets. In 1909 he won the All England Plate at Wimbledon, a competition and prize introduced for players who had lost in the first or second round of the singles. In July 1908 Powell won the singles and doubles title of the Scottish Championships. He participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he captained Canada's tennis delegation and placed joint-ninth in the singles tournament and, alongside compatriot James Foulkes, joint-seventh in the doubles competition. At the 1910 Wimbledon Championships he reached the All-Comers final of the men's doubles competition partnering Kenneth Powell. They lost in

neg: Herbert Lawford Herbert Lawford Herbert Fortescue Lawford (15 May 1851 – 20 April 1925) was a former co-World No. 1 tennis player from Scotland who won the Men's Singles championship at Wimbledon in 1887, and was runner-up a record 5 times (shared with Arthur Gore). In the 1887 final, the native of Bayswater defeated Ernest Renshaw (also of Great Britain) in five sets: 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4. He reached the finals of Wimbledon in 1880, 1884–86, and 1888. Lawford won the first major men's doubles tennis tournament, the Oxford University Men’s Doubles Championship, in 1879 partnering Lestocq Robert Erskine. This event

neg: Peter Doohan Peter Doohan Peter Doohan (2 May 1961 – 21 July 2017) was an Australian tennis player who won three consecutive Australian Hard Court Championships singles titles (1984, 1985, 1986) which remains an open era record for that tournament. He won a further two singles titles at the South Australian Open in 1984 and San Louis Potisi tournament in Italy in 1988. He also won five doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of World No. 43 in August 1987. At the 1987 Wimbledon Championships, he unexpectedly defeated two-time defending champion

neg: The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Since the Australian Open shifted to hardcourt in 1988, Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass. The tournament traditionally took place over two weeks in late June

neg: 1968 Wimbledon Championships 1968 Wimbledon Championships The 1968 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1968. It was the 82nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1968. This tournament started the Open Era for Wimbledon, as it became the second Grand Slam tournament to offer prize money and allow professionals to compete after the 1968 French Open. Singles champions

neg: Dorothy Round Dorothy Round Dorothy Edith Round Little ("née" Round; 13 July 1908 – 12 November 1982) was a British tennis player who was active in the 1930s. She won the singles title at Wimbledon in 1934 and 1937, and the Australian Championships in 1935. Dorothy Round was born on 13 July 1908 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, the youngest of four children. She attended the Dudley Girls High School and entered her first junior tournament when she was 16. At the following tournament, the Worcestershire championships, she won her first junior title. Round entered her first Wimbledon Championships in 1928, after coming

neg: Claire Liu Claire Liu Claire Liu ( ; ; born May 25, 2000) is an American tennis player. In 2017, she was the World No. 1 in the junior rankings after winning the Junior Wimbledon title, and finishing runner-up at the Junior French Open. Liu also won a junior grand slam doubles title at Wimbledon with Usue Arconada in 2016. On the pro circuit, Liu has won three ITF singles titles and reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 181. Liu won the Junior Wimbledon doubles tournament in 2016 with fellow American Usue Arconada, defeating Mariam Bolkvadze and Caty McNally in

neg: Women's tennis noted evolution in this field since the 1990s. Women's tennis Women's tennis is one of the most popular sports for women. It is one of the few sports where women command fame and popularity that equals men's sporting counterparts. Women's Tennis Association is the main organisation which runs female tennis. Women's tennis is present from the first Olympic Games in 1900 in Paris and 1908 in London, but the women's doubles only appeared in 1920 at the Antwerp Games. One of the fhe first superstars of women's tennis is Suzanne Lenglen, who after six titles won at Wimbledon and the

neg: Claire Liu Kerber. Liu was the only player in the tournament to win a set against Kerber. Claire Liu Claire Liu ( ; ; born May 25, 2000) is an American tennis player. In 2017, she was the World No. 1 in the junior rankings after winning the Junior Wimbledon title, and finishing runner-up at the Junior French Open. Liu also won a junior grand slam doubles title at Wimbledon with Usue Arconada in 2016. On the pro circuit, Liu has won three ITF singles titles and reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 181. Liu won the Junior Wimbledon doubles

neg: Fred Perry Fred Perry Frederick John "Fred" Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was a British tennis and table tennis player from England and former World No. 1 who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles titles. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was World Amateur number one tennis player during those three years. Prior to Andy Murray in 2013, Perry was the last British player to win the men's Wimbledon championship, in 1936, and the last British player to win a men's

neg: Lucky loser lucky loser to win a WTA title (though no tournament sources have been found to back up the WTA claim). Olga Danilović won a WTA event as a lucky loser in Moscow in 2018, where some sources have claimed she is the first women to win a main tour WTA singles title as a lucky loser. Three men's doubles teams have won a tournament as lucky losers. Lucky losers who have reached the finals of a tennis tournament and lost include Andreas Haider-Maurer, who reached the final in 2010 Vienna before losing to top-seeded Jürgen Melzer, and Marcel Granollers who

neg: University of Virginia tennis). The rabid fanbase has supporters all over the country, including a particularly dedicated contingent from New York City. In the 21st century alone, UVA has won twelve NCAA team national championships. The men's teams have won recent NCAA titles in baseball (2015); soccer (2014 and 2009); lacrosse (2011, 2006, and 2003); and tennis (2017, 2016, 2015, and 2013). UVA women have won recent NCAA titles in lacrosse (2004) and rowing (2012 and 2010). Under Tony Bennett the Cavaliers have experienced a basketball renaissance, winning the ACC Tournament in 2014 (over Duke) and 2018 (over North Carolina) and outright regular

neg: 1937 Wimbledon Championships 1937 Wimbledon Championships The 1937 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1937. It was the 57th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1937. Don Budge and Dorothy Round won the singles title. This edition marked the first time that the Wimbledon Championships were televised by the BBC. Only matches taking place on Centre Court were transmitted by the BBC for half an hour each

neg: 2013 Wimbledon Championships players (five men and seven women) finished their 2013 Wimbledon campaign on that day. Events from "Black Wednesday" were highly commented, inter alia by the Association of Tennis Professionals and players and a statement from tournament Chief Executive Officer has been released. Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event. The Wimbledon total prize money for 2013 has been increased by forty percent to £22,560,000 (around $34m). The winners of the men's and women's singles titles earned £1.6m, up £450,000 from last year. In the 2013 season, the

neg: 1981 Wimbledon Championships 1981 Wimbledon Championships The 1981 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England. The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July. It was the 95th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1981. This tournament is considered the 4th best Wimbledon tournaments of all time. Even though the 1980 Wimbledon match between Borg and McEnroe was a great one, the one in 1981 was much more significant because it was a rematch. Had Borg

neg: Dominic Inglot Open in their second tournament together. A week later, they went out of Wimbledon in the second round. In September, Inglot won his second title of the year with Henri Kontinen at the St. Petersburg Open. "Updated through 2018 Paris Masters." Notes Dominic Inglot Dominic Inglot ( ; born 6 March 1986) is a British professional tennis player and a Davis Cup champion. A doubles specialist; he has made the final of twenty ATP World Tour events, winning ten, including the Citi Open and Swiss Indoors partnering Treat Huey, and has also made the final of eight ATP Challenger Tour

neg: South of Ireland Open Tennis Championship first notable tournament in Great Britain and Ireland to feature a woman's competition seven years before the Wimbledon Championships followed suit. In 1881 the reigning Wimbledon Champion William Renshaw and his twin brother Ernest Renshaw entered the doubles competition. Between 1884 and 1885 no women's event were staged. The 1885 and 1886 editions were won by future Wimbledon Champion Willoughby Hamilton. Between 1911 and 1912 the championships were won by Irishman Frank Cosbie. With the advent of World War One the championships were still held from 1914 and 1919. Post war the championships were won again by Irish Lawn Tennis

neg: 2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament 2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The 2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 14 February through 20 February 2005. First-seeded Roger Federer won the singles title. The singles draw was led by World No. 1, reigning Wimbledon, US Open and Tennis Masters Cup champion,

neg: Sport in the Netherlands 1981. Also noticeable is Richard Krajicek, who won Wimbledon in 1996, and the Paul Haarhuis/Jacco Eltingh doubles team, which won five Grand Slam titles and two world championships. Esther Vergeer is a four-time Paralympics tennis champion. Netherlands is home to several tennis tournaments, including The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, one of the best visited indoor tournaments in the world. The Royal Dutch Athletics Association came into existence on April 28, 1901 and is, with 108,934 members (in 2005), the 13th largest sports federation. Most successful competitor was Fanny Blankers-Koen, who won four gold medals at the 1948

neg: 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles day later to Agassi, who in addition to his run to the Wimbledon Final, had recently won the 1999 French Open. This tournament is also notable as being the last Grand Slam in which former World No. 1 Boris Becker would compete and the first Wimbledon appearances for future champions Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer. Pete Sampras (Champion) 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Pete Sampras successfully defended his title, defeating Andre Agassi in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. With this win, his sixth at Wimbledon, Sampras broke