fred perry won the most wimbledon men's single titles in the challenge round or the amateur era.
fred perry won the most wimbledon men's single titles in the challenge round or the amateur era.
who won the most wimbledon men's single titles in the challenge round or the amateur era?
fred perry
in the amateur era, william renshaw (1881–1886, 1889) holds the record for the most titles in the gentlemen's singles, winning wimbledon seven times. renshaw's wins, however, came within the challenge round format, and he won the event only twice after going through a complete draw. renshaw also holds the record for most consecutive titles with six from (1881 to 1886). the record for most consecutive and most wins post challenge round during the amateur era is fred perry with three (1934–1936).
list of wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions
these records include the amateur era only, dorothea lambert chambers (1903–1904, 1906, 1910–1911, 1913–1914) holds the record for most titles, with seven, and lottie dod (1891–1893) and suzanne lenglen (1919–1921) holds the record for most consecutive wins in the ladies' singles during the challenge round era, with three victories each. the record for most consecutive and most wins post challenge round during the amateur era is helen wills moody (1927–1930), with four straight wins, and moody holds the record for most victories in this era with eight (1927–1930, 1932–1933, 1935, 1938).
list of wimbledon ladies' singles champions