1936 Wimbledon Championships 1936 Wimbledon Championships The 1936 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1936. It was the 56th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1936. Fred Perry and Helen Jacobs won the singles titles. Fred Perry defeated Gottfried von Cramm, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 Helen Jacobs defeated Hilde Sperling, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 Pat Hughes / Raymond Tuckey defeated Charles Hare / Frank Wilde, 6–4, 3–6, 7–9, 6–1,
1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná, in a rematch of the previous year's final. Novotná defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–4, 7–6 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. This was Novotná's first win in a Wimbledon final on her third attempt. This would be the last time a Czech player would win Wimbledon (or win a Grand Slam title) until Petra Kvitová won in 2011. The 1998 final was the first time in the Open Era since the 1980