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Wimbledon 2023
Tennis history and preview of THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Wimbledon sees the 136th staging of the Championships, which began in 1877 with Great Britain's Spencer Gore defeating compatriot William Marshall 61 62 64 for the inaugural title. This is the 55th staging of the Championships in the Open Era, the first being in 1968 when Australia's Rod Laver defeated compatriot Tony Roche 63 64 62 in the final. 2023 Wimbledon is the 221st Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era. This is the 2nd edition of the Championships to feature a tiebreak to 10 points when the score reaches 6-6 in the final set. It is the 4th edition of the Championships to feature a final-set tiebreak - in 2019 and 2021, a tiebreak to 7 points was played when the score reached 12-12 in the final set. POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Total prize money for this year's men's singles event is £16,077,000, a 10.9% overall increase on 2022 prize money. ATP ranking points have been restored this year. Result ATP ranking points Prize money (GBP) Champion 2,000 2,350,000 Finalist 1,200 1,175,000 Semifinalist 720 600,000 Quarterfinalist 360 340,000 Round of 16 180 207,000 3rd Round 90 131,000 2nd Round 45 85,000 1st Round 10 55,000
DJOKOVIC BIDS FOR MORE GRAND SLAM HISTORY Four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic is bidding to win his 24th Grand Slam title and extend his all-time record for most Grand Slam men's singles titles, ahead of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Djokovic equalled Nadal at the top of the list by winning his 10th title at the Australian Open in January (defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final) and claimed sole ownership of the record by winning his 3rd title at Roland Garros in June (defeating Casper Ruud in the final). …. Most Grand Slam men's singles titles (all-time) Rank Player Grand Slam titles 1. Novak Djokovic 23 / 2. Rafael Nadal 22 / 3. Roger Federer 20 / 4. Pete Sampras 14 / 5. Roy Emerson 12
GRAND SLAM LEADERBOARD Djokovic is bidding to equal Margaret Court's record for most Grand Slam singles titles among men and women. He became the 3rd player to win 23 or more Grand Slam singles titles - after Court and Serena Williams - by winning the title at Roland Garros this year. Most Grand Slam singles titles (all-time) Rank Player Grand Slam titles 1. Margaret Court 24 / 2= Novak Djokovic Serena Williams 23 23 / 4= Steffi Graf Rafael Nadal 22 22 / 6. Roger Federer 20 / 7. Helen Wills Moody 19 / 8= Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 18 18 / 10. Pete Sampras 14 . Djokovic is bidding to win his 8th Wimbledon title and equal Federer's all-time record for most Wimbledon men's singles titles. If Andy Murray wins his 3rd Wimbledon title here this year, he will go joint-10th on the list. Most Wimbledon men's singles titles (all-time) Rank Player Wimbledon titles 1. Roger Federer 8 / 2= Novak Djokovic William Renshaw Pete Sampras 7 7 7 / 5= Bjorn Borg Laurie Doherty 5 5 / 7= Reggie Doherty Rod Laver Anthony Wilding 4 4 4 / 10= Wilfred Baddeley Boris Becker Arthur Gore John McEnroe John Newcombe Fred Perry Bill Tilden 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Djokovic is also bidding to become the 4th player in history to win 8 or more Wimbledon titles - after Martina Navratilova (9 women's singles titles), Federer and Helen Wills Moody (both 8). Most Wimbledon singles titles (all-time) Rank Player Wimbledon titles 1. Martina Navratilova 9 / 2. Roger Federer Helen Wills Moody 8 8 / 4= Novak Djokovic Steffi Graf Dorothea Douglass* William Renshaw Pete Sampras Serena Williams 7 7 7 7 7 7 / 10= Blanche Bingley* Billie Jean King* Suzanne Lenglen 6 6 6 *Also known as Dorothea Lambert
Chambers, Blanche Hillyard and Billie Jean Moffitt, respectively
Djokovic is bidding to become the first player in history to win 8 or more titles at 2 Grand Slam tournaments. In addition to his 7 titles here to date, he has also won 10 titles at the Australian Open (and 3 titles at both Roland Garros and the US Open). Players winning 8 or more singles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament (all-time) Player Grand Slam Titles won Years Rafael Nadal Roland Garros 14 2005-08, 2010-2014, 2017-20, 2022 / Margaret Court Australian Open* 11 1960-66, 1969-71, 1973 / Novak Djokovic Martina Navratilova Australian Open Wimbledon 10 9 2008, 2011-13, 2015-16, 2019-21, 2023 1978-79, 1982-87, 1990 / Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Novak Djokovic?? Roger Federer Helen Wills Moody US Championships Wimbledon Wimbledon Wimbledon 8 8?? 8 8 1915-18, 1920-22, 1926 2011, 2014-15, 2018-22**, 2023?? 2003-07, 2009, 2012, 2017 1927-30, 1932-33, 1935, 1938 *Known as Australian Championships before 1969. **No tournament at Wimbledon in 2020.
Most consecutive Wimbledon men's singles titles (Open Era) Player Consecutive titles won Years Bjorn Borg Novak Djokovic?? Roger Federer 5 5?? 5 1976-80 2018-23??* 2003-07 / Pete Sampras 4 1997-2000 Pete Sampras 3 1993-95 / Boris Becker Novak Djokovic Rod Laver John McEnroe John Newcombe 2 2 2 2 2 1985-86 2014-15 1969-70 1983-84 1971-72 *No tournament in 2020 Djokovic is also bidding to become the 4th man in the Open Era to record a streak of 5 or more titles at a Grand Slam tournament - after Borg, Federer (who also recorded a streak of 5 consecutive US Open titles), and Nadal (who won 5 consecutive titles at Roland Garros in 2010-14).
Most consecutive men's singles titles at a Grand Slam tournament (Open Era) Player Consecutive titles won Years & Grand Slam Bjorn Borg Novak Djokovic?? Roger Federer Roger Federer Rafael Nadal 5 5?? 5 5 5 1976-80 Wimbledon 2018-23 Wimbledon??* 2003-07 Wimbledon 2004-08 US Open 2010-14 Roland Garros Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Pete Sampras 4 4 4 2005-08 Roland Garros 2017-20 Roland Garros 1997-2000 Wimbledon Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Ivan Lendl John McEnroe Pete Sampras 3 3 3 3 3 2011-13 Australian Open 2019-21 Australian Open 1985-87 US Open 1979-81 US Open 1993-95 Wimbledon *No tournament in 2020 DJOKOVIC AIMS FOR THE GRAND SLAM Djokovic is bidding to become the 2nd man in history to win the first 3 Grand Slam tournaments of the season on 2 occasions - after Rod Laver, who won the opening 3 Grand Slam tournaments of the year in both 1962 and 1969, and went on to win the Grand Slam on both occasions. Don Budge is the only other player to have won the Grand Slam in men's singles.
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