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Wimbledon Top 10: Oldest champions. In the latest daily top 10, Wimbledon.com looks at some of the oldest champions. 1. Arthur Gore was 41 when he won the 1909 title, making him the oldest ever champion in the gentlemen's singles. That was the Briton's third title, after tournament victories in 1901 and 1908.
Virginia Wade was the last British tennis player to win Wimbledon, winning the Ladies Singles title in the tournamentâs centenary year. Throughout her long and successful career she won three Grand Slam singles titles and four Grand Slam doubles titles but winning Wimbledon in 1977 was the pinnacle of her career.