Who won Wimbledon 5 times in a row?

Björn Borg
Björn Borg
Björn Rune Borg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbjœːɳ ˈbɔrj] ( listen); born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player.
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, in full Björn Rune Borg, (born June 6, 1956, Stockholm, Sweden), Swedish tennis player who was one of the finest competitors of the modern era. He was the first man to win the Wimbledon singles championship five successive times (1976–80) since Laurie Doherty (1902–06).
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Who has won Wimbledon the most times in a row?

Pete Sampras

1 and never lost in the finals of Wimbledon. His high reputation made him one of the most lethal tennis players of all-time. He won the title three times in a row and then again four times straight. With this record, he bagged seven titles at the All England Club.
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Who won Wimbledon 5 times?

Björn Borg (1976–1980) and Roger Federer (2003–2007) share the record for most consecutive victories with five.
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Who has won Wimbledon 7 times?

Pete Sampras is the second most successful male Wimbledon champion in the Open era, with a tally of seven wins and Novak Djokovic is next on the list with six titles, ahead of Bjorn Borg.
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Who won Wimbledon 6 times?

In the Open Era, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, Martina Navratilova (1978–1979, 1982–1987, 1990) holds the record for most victories with nine. Navratilova holds the record for most consecutive victories with six (1982–1987).
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Who is the youngest man to win Wimbledon?

Boris Becker, in full Boris Franz Becker, (born November 22, 1967, Leimen, near Heidelberg, West Germany [now in Germany]), German tennis player who, on July 7, 1985, at age 17, became the youngest champion in the history of the men's singles at Wimbledon.
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How many times did Pete Sampras win Wimbledon?

Sampras during his career won seven Wimbledon singles championships (1993–95, 1997–2000), five U.S. Open titles (1990, 1993, 1995–96, 2002), and two Australian Open championships (1994, 1997), but a win at the French Open eluded him.
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Who won Wimbledon the most female?

Since then, a variety of professional female tennis players have won Wimbledon titles. As of 2021, the player with the most wins was Martina Navratilova with nine titles. Steffi Graf and Serena Williams both tied for second in the ranking with seven wins each.
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Who is the best tennis player of all time?

Federer, Nadal, Djokovic: 10 greatest male tennis players of all...
  1. Novak Djokovic.
  2. Rafael Nadal. ...
  3. Roger Federer. ...
  4. Rod Laver. ...
  5. Pete Sampras. ...
  6. Bjon Borg. ...
  7. Ivan Lendl. ...
  8. Jimmy Connors. ...
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How many times did Bjorn Borg win Wimbledon?

He won a record eight Wimbledon titles, and he was the first player to claim 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles. Federer, who started playing tennis at age eight, became Switzerland's junior champion when he was 14.
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Who has won the most singles titles at Wimbledon?

While winning one title here at the All England Club itself is considered one of the finest feat in the career of player, Roger Federer leads the list having won eight titles at the Grand Slam event.
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Who has won all 4 Grand Slams in the same year?

Only five players in history have won all four Grand Slams in the same year, and the last to do it was Steffi Graf in 1988. The only men to achieve the feat are Don Budge (in 1938) and Rod Laver (in 1962 and 1969). The pressure on Djokovic at the US Open when he tries to complete the set for the year will be immense.
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Who has won all 4 Grand Slams?

Combining the Grand Slam and the non-calendar-year Grand Slam, only eight singles players on 11 occasions achieved the feat of being the reigning champion of all four majors, three men (Don Budge, Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic) and five women (Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Serena ...
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Who has the most career titles in tennis?

Roger Federer

Rodger Federer tops the list of ATP tour singles titles of the modern era with 103 ATP titles. He is also the record holder for most singles titles at 24. According to ATP, he is the number 30 ranked tennis player in the world with 1665 points. He also has a record 6 ATP finals.
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Who is the youngest female winner of Wimbledon?

Memorable Items from Martina Hingis' Career

This was worn by Martina Hingis at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, where she beat Jana Novotna to become the youngest singles champion at Wimbledon since Lottie Dod in 1887.
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Which player is the youngest Grand Slam winner in history?

As well as being the youngest Grand Slam singles champion since Lottie Dod won Wimbledon in 1887, Hingis is the youngest Grand Slam champion in history (singles and doubles) after partnering Helena Sukova to the doubles title at Wimbledon in 1996 at the age of 15 years and nine months, pipping Dod, who was 15 and 285 ...
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Did Andre Agassi beat Roger Federer?

The defending champion Andre Agassi was one of the favorites at the Miami Masters in 2002, playing well and beating the young Swiss Roger Federer 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in two hours and 21 minutes to lift the fifth Miami Open title.
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Is Pete Sampras better than Federer?

Yes, says Andre Agassi. Mumbai: Former world No. 1 tennis player and eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi said Roger Federer was the greatest player of all time because of his skill over all surfaces.
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