Fred Perry Fred Perry Frederick John "Fred" Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was a British tennis and table tennis player from England and former World No. 1 who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles titles. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was World Amateur number one tennis player during those three years. Prior to Andy Murray in 2013, Perry was the last British player to win the men's Wimbledon championship, in 1936, and the last British player to win a men's
2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Roger Federer successfully defended his title again, winning Wimbledon for a third consecutive year by defeating Andy Roddick in the final for the second year in a row, 6–2, 7–6, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships. This tournament was the first Grand Slam tournament in which future World No. 1 and Wimbledon champions Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic competed in the main draw. Both players were defeated in the third round: Djokovic was defeated by Sébastien Grosjean in four sets, while Murray was defeated by David Nalbandian