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,
2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles eight times, surpassing Pete Sampras and William Renshaw, who had each won it seven times. Federer also became only the second man in the Open era, after Björn Borg in 1976, to win Wimbledon without losing a set. This was Federer's 70th appearance at a Grand Slam, tying the record for male players and a record-breaking 11th men's singles final at the same Grand Slam tournament. In addition, by virtue of his third-round win over Mischa Zverev, Federer won his 317th Grand Slam singles match, surpassing Serena Williams' record of 316 match wins and giving him the all-time record for