As the oldest tournament in the world, Wimbledon has a history littered with interesting records and facts. Take a look at 19 of our favourite:
Fact #1
Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. It was first played at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club in 1877.
Fact #2
Wimbledon was televised for the first time on June 1937 by BBC.
Fact #3
2013 was the first year that American audiences were able to watch every single Wimbledon match on ESPN. The coverage has previously been shown by NBC who only selected specific games to broadcast. To mark the occasion, the Championship Trophies were displayed in America marking it the first time they had ever left the Wimbledon grounds.
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Fact #4
It is estimate that over 1 billion people tuned in to watch the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.
Fact #5
53,000 balls are used during the Wimbledon Championships each year.
Fact #6
Slazenger and the Wimbledon Championships hold the record for the longest sporting goods partnership in history. Slazenger has been supplying the tournament will tennis balls since 1902.
Fact #7
All Wimbledon courts are composed of 100% rye grass.
Fact #8
The Wimbledon grounds remain pigeon-free thanks to Rufus the Harris hawk. Rufus is specially trained to fly across the courts each morning to disparage pigeons from entering the grounds.
Fact #9
The famous Centre Court is traditionally only used for the Wimbledon Championships. However, it was used during the London 2012 Olympics.
Fact #10
Centre Court has capacity for 14,979 people.
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Fact #11
250 ball boys and girls are employed every year for the Wimbledon Championships. They are elected from schools in London and are required to complete written and fitness tests.
Fact #12
The all-white dress code is a relatively new addition to Wimbledon. A predominately white dress code was first introduced in 1963. In 1995, it was changed to “almost entirely in white”. Finally, in 2014, entrants were required to dress in all white.
Fact #13
Goran Ivanisevic holds the record for most aces with 212 at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships. Ivanisevic scored 37 of those in the final alone. His opponent in the final, Andre Agassi had managed just 37 during the whole tournament.
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Fact #14
American Taylor Dent holds the record for the fastest serve at a Wimbledon Championships with a 148mph serve in 2010. Venus Williams holds the record for fastest serve by a woman at 129mph.
Fact #15
Martina Hingis was the youngest (man or woman) Wimbledon champion ever. At just 15 years and 282 days, she won the women’s double title with her partner Helena Sukova in 1996.
Fact #16
In 2017, Roger Federer became the oldest man to win a Wimbledon singles title in the modern Era at 35 years and 11 months. However, the oldest man to ever win a Wimbledon singles title is Arthur Gore who won in 1909 at 41 years and 182 days.
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Fact #17
790 players will compete in the
2018 Wimbledon Championships.
Fact #18
The women’s and men’s singles winners of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships will each receive £2,250,000.
Fact #19
Winners of Wimbledon receive a 3/4 scale replica of their trophy with the real trophy being handed back following the ceremony.
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