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Greatest Wimbledon Champions of the Open Era (Women)
Martina Navratilova Has the Most Wimbledon Titles of All Time: 9 (Getty)
The Championships at Wimbledon were first played in 1877 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where they are still held today. Seven years later, in 1884, women took to the lawn.
Through 1967, the matches were limited to contests between amateurs. The Open Era, which included professionals, began in 1968.
Here are the greatest women’s multiple champions in Wimbledon Open Era history.
For a look at every champion, click here, my source.
Updated July 7, 2012 with Serena Williams’ fifth win.
| PLAYER | OPEN ERA | AMATEUR ERA | ALL-TIME | YEARS |
| Martina Navratilova (USA) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 |
| Steffi Graf (GER) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 |
| Billie Jean King (USA) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975 |
| Venus Williams (USA) |
5 | 0 | 5 | 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
| Serena Williams (USA) |
5 | 0 | 5 | 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Chris Evert (USA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1974, 1976, 1981 |
| Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1971, 1980 |
| Margaret Court (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1963, 1965, 1970 |
