The Kings and queens of Wimbledon: Images - 16
On June 20, 125 years of tennis history will come alive. On the grass courts of SW 19 the usual tag of men and women will pave way for the more royal 'gentlemen' and 'ladies.' And so will the flashy outfits give away to the more nonindulgent white. Strawberries and cream would be fetched as talk would shift from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal and from the William sisters to Andy Murray. In the lead up to one of the most traditional contests in the history of sport, MSN India takes a look at the players who made the hallowed portals of Wimbledon their own.
Fred Perry
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1934, 1935, 1936
Mixed Doubles Champion 1935, 1936
Rod Laver
Tennis great Rod Laver, who suffered a stroke earlier this summer during the taping of a television program, smiles during a press conference after being released August 27 from UCLA Medical Center in Westwood.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969
Doubles Champion 1959
Mixed Doubles Champion 1959, 1960
John Newcombe
Australian captain John Newcombe signals to fans that there are still two matches left in Davis Cup final tie after the Spanish pair of Alex Corretja and Joan Balcells defeated Australia's Mark Woodforde and Sandon Stolle in the doubles match in Barcelona December 9, 2000.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1967, 1970, 1971
Doubles Champion 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974
Bjorn Borg
Swedish tennis star Bjorn Borg in action during his first training at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Monaco on April 16, 1991.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
John McEnroe
John McEnroe of the United States raises his arms after beating Sweden's Stefan Edberg in the Japanese Grand Prix Tennis Tournament in Tokyo April 17, 1988.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1981, 1983, 1984
Doubles Champion 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992
Boris Becker
Boris becker of Germany (C) holds his trophy above his head as he poses with his family (From left to Right his mother Elvira, younger sister, Sabine and his Father Karl-Heinz) after defeating South African born Kevin Curren to become the youngest winner of the men's Wimbledon tennis championships, July 7, 1985 in London.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1985, 1986, 1989
Peter Sampras
Number one seed Pete Sampras of the US kisses the Challenge Cup after winning the Wimbledon Men's Final July 4.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Roger Federer
Top seed Roger Federer of Switzerland holds the trophy after defeating second seed Andy Roddick of the U.S. in their men's singles final match on Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 4, 2004.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Rafael Nadal
Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men's singles final at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships in London.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 2008, 2010
Suzanne Lenglen
Spectators watch a match on the Suzanne Lenglen court during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 23, 2011. The centre court is named after the French legend who never lost a game at the All England Club.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925
Doubles Champion 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925
Mixed Doubles Champion 1920, 1922, 1925
Chris Evert
Former tennis great Chris Evert looks on as she is honored at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, August 16, 2010.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1974, 1976, 1981
Doubles Champion 1976
Billie Jean King
The United States team captain Billie Jean King waves to the crowd after her team's victory over Spain during their Fed Cup finals match November 25, 2000 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975
Doubles Champion 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979
Mixed Doubles Champion 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova of the USA holds aloft the Wimbledon women's singles plate after beating Chris Lloyd also of the USA in the final 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in London July 6, 1985.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
Doubles Champion 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
Mixed Doubles Champion 1985, 1993, 1995, 2003
Steffi Graf
Germany's Steffi Graf holds the Venus Rosewater Dish, after defeating Spain's Arantxa-Sanchez - Vicario to win the Ladies Singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships July 6.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
Doubles Champion 1988
Venus Williams
Venus Williams of the US is all smiles as she poses for photographers with the trophy after defeating Lindsay Davenport in the final, July 8.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008
Doubles Champion 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009
Serena Williams
Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts after defeating Venus Williams of the U.S. in their Ladies' Singles finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 4, 2009.
Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010
Doubles Champion 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009
Mixed Doubles Champion 1998
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