The 2026 Wimbledon Championships are officially underway, and Reuters has pulled together a fascinating collection of facts and figures that tell the story of tennis’s most storied event.
1 — Only one woman in the Open Era has won a Wimbledon singles final with a “double bagel” — a 6-0, 6-0 shutout. That distinction belongs to Iga Swiatek, who achieved the feat against Amanda Anisimova in 2025.
5 — Both Roger Federer and Bjorn Borg share the record for the most consecutive men’s singles titles at Wimbledon, each winning five in a row.
7 — Serena Williams has claimed seven Wimbledon women’s singles titles in the Open Era. She returns to the tournament’s women’s singles draw this year for the first time since 2022, having been awarded a wildcard into the main draw.
8 — During the tournament, the grass at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is maintained at a precise height of eight millimetres.
8 — Roger Federer also holds the all-time record for the most men’s singles titles at Wimbledon, with eight championships to his name.
9 — Martina Navratilova holds the Open Era record for women’s singles titles at Wimbledon, having won nine times.
9 — In a remarkable stretch of variety at the top of the women’s game, the last nine Wimbledon ladies’ singles titles have been won by nine different players.
11 — The longest match in Wimbledon history lasted 11 hours and five minutes, with John Isner defeating Nicolas Mahut in 2010. That record is now considered virtually unbreakable after Wimbledon introduced a final-set tie-break in 2019, later updated to a 10-point tie-break at 6-6 in 2022.
15 — Lottie Dod became the youngest women’s singles champion in Wimbledon history when she won the title at just 15 years old back in 1887.
17 — Boris Becker holds the equivalent record on the men’s side, having won Wimbledon at the age of 17 in 1985.
20% — Prize money at Wimbledon received its largest single-year increase in 2026, jumping 20% to a total purse of £64.2 million (approximately $84.85 million). Both the men’s and women’s singles champions will each take home £3.6 million.
23 — Since the Open Era began in 1968, 23 different men have won the Wimbledon singles title.
26 — On the women’s side, 26 different players have claimed the singles crown during the Open Era.
37 — Charlotte Cooper Sterry is the oldest women’s singles champion in tournament history, winning her title at age 37 in 1908.
41 — Arthur Gore is the oldest men’s singles champion ever at Wimbledon, having taken the title at 41 years old in 1909.
125 — Croatia’s Goran Ivanisevic holds the record as the lowest-ranked singles champion in Wimbledon history. He was ranked 125th in the world when he won the men’s title in 2001. On the women’s side, Marketa Vondrousova claimed that distinction in 2023, winning the championship while ranked 42nd in the world.
129 mph — The fastest serve ever recorded in the women’s competition at Wimbledon was struck by Venus Williams in 2008, clocking in at 129 miles per hour.
153 mph — The outright fastest serve in Wimbledon history was recorded last year by Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who topped the previous record of 148 mph set by American Taylor Dent in 2010.
2,000,000 — Tournament organizers say up to two million strawberries are eaten across the Wimbledon venues during the two-week event.
