Who are the Wimbledon record-holders?

ByKatharine Sharpe

BBC Sport senior journalist

As the Wimbledon finals draw closer, some players could be in line for their first-ever titles, while one player has the chance to enter the record books.

The current men's and women's singles champions both earned their only Wimbledon titles to date in last year's tournament.

Italy's Jannick Sinner is aiming to defend his 2025 crown, but current women's singles champion Iga Swiatek was a shock third-round elimination this year, so will not be able to add to her tally.

However, both players have some way to go before they can challenge the record-holders in their respective fields - so who has had the most success at Wimbledon since the Open era began in 1968?

Roger Federer holds both the record for most men's singles titles (eight) and joint-record with Bjorn Borg for most consecutive titles (five).

The only active player who is close to equalling or breaking his record of total titles is Novak Djokovic, who with seven could draw level is he wins this year's tournament.

Djokovic has already broken Federer's record this year for most matches won at Wimbledon.

Carlos Alcaraz, who has missed two consecutive Wimbledon championships due to injury, is the next closest players with two titles - which Sinner could equal this year if he retains his title.

The only players with more than two Wimbledon men's singles titles are:

Martina Navratilova holds the Wimbledon record for both most women's singles titles (nine) and most consecutive titles (six).

Both records are unlikely to be challenged any time soon, as despite Serena Williams making a return to professional tennis this year, she exited in the first round and would have to win the tournament a further two times to draw level.

Other than her sister Venus, who has five women's singles titles, no other active players have won the tournament more than once.

The only players that have done so are:

Australia's Todd Woodbridge has won the most doubles titles at Wimbledon, with nine.

Six of those came when partnered with fellow Australian Mark Woodforde, making them the most prolific doubles pair in the tournament's Open era.

John Newcombe and Tony Roche are the next closest players to the record, having won four titles while partnered together in the Open era, as well as one in the Amatur era pre-1968.

The players with the best men's doubles record at Wimbledon are therefore:

Navratilova is once again a Wimbledon record-holder, with seven Open era women's doubles titles to her name.

Billie Jean King won 10 women's doubles titles in her career, including one while partnered with Navratilova - but four of those came in the tournament's Amateur era.

However, the tournament's most successful pairing are Venus and Serena Williams, with a women's partnership record of six Wimbledon titles - a record which they could still extend in future competitions, after nearly making a comeback partnership this year before withdrawing through injury.

Finally, Navratilova completes her sweep of Wimbledon records when it comes to mixed doubles titles, sharing the record of four with Leander Paes.

The most successful women's doubles players are:

Wheelchair tennis has only been played at Wimbledon since 2005 for men's doubles, and 2009 for women's doubles, and 2016 for both sets of singles.

Sweden's Stefan Olsson's two consecutive titles means he is the only player to have won the men's singles more than once.

British pair Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid share the record for most men's doubles titles at six each, always partnered together - making them the most prolific wheelchair doubles team in Wimbledon history.

Both men also have one singles title each.

In the women's singles, Dutch player Diede de Groot dominates as the only player to have one more than once, winning six titles.

Only one player who is not from the Netherlands has ever won a women's wheelchair tennis singles title at Wimbledon - China's Wang Ziying in 2025.

Dutch players also dominate the titles in women's doubles, with six players winning at least one title since 2009.

However, Britain's Jordanne Whiley holds the individual record at five titles.

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