Wimbledon: Typical Winner According to 140+ Years of Data 5w502b

With the 2024 Wimbledon in full swing, Sportshandle has analyzed 250+ Wimbledon champions going all the way back to the tournament’s inception in 1877 to find out what are the typical traits of a Wimbledon champion – from average age, height, place of birth to first name initials and birthdays.  1j1842

Winners from Gentlemen’s singles and Ladies’ singles main events were collected and subsequently analyzed. Furthermore, the analysis was carried out for both historical winners tracing back to the 19th century as well as only the Open Era winners. 

The results of the analysis as well as interactive searchable data tables can be found below. 

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Male Champions j6a5k

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The average age of male Wimbledon champions since the tournament’s inception in 1877 is 25.639 years old, while the median age is 25. When looking only at the Open Era winners (since 1968), the average age of male champions at the time of their victory is 25.072, while the median age is 24. 

Countries 11uy

Since 1877, the most Wimbledon champions were born in:  

1. USA - 19 champions - 28.8% of male winners were born in the United States
2. Australia - 12 champions - 18.2% of male winners were born in Australia
3. United Kingdom - 10 champions - 15.2% of male winners were born in the United Kingdom

When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Wimbledon champions were born in: 

1. USA - 5 champions - 22.7% of male winners were born in the United States
2. Australia - 4 champions - 18.2% of male winners were born in Australia
3. - 3 champions - 13.6% of male winners were born in

Cities 1i5s60

Since 1877, 2 cities have produced 3 individual Wimbledon champions: Melbourne (Australia) and Wimbledon (UK) - Reginald Doherty, Laurence Doherty and Spencer Gore were all born in Wimbledon, while Ashley Cooper, Neal Fraser and Pat Cash were born in Melbourne.

First Name Initials 4r5e27

Since 1877, the most common first name initials of male Wimbledon champions are:

1. ”J” - 10 champions - 15.2% of male winners had a name starting with “J”
2. “R” - 8 champions - 12.1% of male winners had a name starting with “R”
3. “A” - 7 champions - 10.6% of male winners had a name starting with “A”

When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common first name initials of male Wimbledon champions are:

“R” & “J” - 4 champions had a name starting with “R” (18.2%) and 4 with “J” (18.2%)

Play 523p2i

Since 1877, most male Wimbledon champions were using right-handed play (55 players, 87.3%). When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), most Wimbledon male champions were also using right-handed play (17 players, 77.3%). 

Birth Months 4337f

Since 1877, the most common birth months of Wimbledon winners are: January & May - 9 male Wimbledon champions were born in January (13.6%), 9 in May (13.6%) When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common birth month of the male Wimbledon winners is May - 5 winners (22.7%) were born in May.

Days of Birth 1l3173

Since 1877, the most common days of birth of Wimbledon winners are: 

• Tuesday - 14 champions - 21.2% of male winners were born on Tuesday
• Wednesday & Friday - 11 champions each - 16.7% of male winners were born on Wednesday and 16.7% on Friday

When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common weekday of birth of the Wimbledon winners is Tuesday - 5 of the male winners were born on Tuesday (22.7%). 

Astrological Signs 6m6f1a

Since 1877, the most common star signs of the Wimbledon winners are: 

• Capricorn - 8 champions- 12.1% of male winners were a Capricorn
• Taurus & Sagittarius- 7 champions - 10.6% of male winners were a Tarus and 10.6% a Sagittarius 

When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common star signs of the Wimbledon winners are: 

• Gemini - 5 champions- 22.7% of male winners were a Gemini
• Taurus, Sagittarius & Leo - 3 champions each (13.6% each)

Height 4w1h

Since 1877, the average height of male Wimbledon winners is 6 feet and 0.22 inches (=183.43 cm). When looking at the Open Era (since 1968), the average height of a male Wimbledon champion is 6 feet 0.76 inches (=184.818 cm).

Rackets and Dress Code 4v6g1u

Due to the lack of photographs in color prior to 1965, only the outfits of Open Era winners were analyzed. 

It is a known fact that Wimbledon finalists are obliged to wear white, which was found to be accurate by our analysis, since 100% of the Wimbledon male winners wore white at the time of their victory. Having said that, throughout the years, many of the players incorporated different colors on their white outfits - mostly by having a pattern with or by having edges of their clothing differ. 

When looking at those who had an additional color on their clothing during their Wimbledon victory in the Open Era (36 out of 55 winners, 65.45%), black was the most popular additional color, appearing 17 times (30.91%), followed by blue, which appeared 11 times (20%).  

A notable outfit that incorporated colors was for example the 1974 outfit worn by Jimmy Connors - even though he wore white shorts and shirt, on top of his shirt was a cream vest with black and red lines near its edges. 

Another notable mention are the outfits worn by Björn Borg during his 1976-1980 winning run - while mainly white, his shirts were always striped and they had a black collar; Borg also wore multi-colored headbands. 

While most of the male champions did not wear a hat during the final (36 champions, 65.5%), 17 champions wore a headband (30.9%). 

Nike turned out to be the most common brand worn by the male Wimbledon champions, appearing no less than 20 times during their victorious match. 

The most popular racket brands that secured the Wimbledon win for male singles champions are: 

1. Wilson - 21 champions, 38.2% of players
2. Head - 11 champions, 20% of players
3. Donnay - 6 champions, 10.9% of players

Female Champions 6b3d5x

Age 42176v

The average age of female champions since the inception of women’s singles event at Wimbledon in 1884 is 25.19, while the median age is 25. When looking only at the Open Era winners, the average age of female champions at the time of their victory is 25.236, while the median age is 26. 

Countries 11uy

Since 1884, most Wimbledon champions were born in:  

1. USA - 16 champions- 31.4% of female winners were born in the United States
2. United Kingdom - 14 champions - 27.5% female winners were born in the United Kingdom 
3. Czech Republic- 4 champions - 7.9% of female winners were born in Czechia

When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Wimbledon champions are from:

1. USA - 5 champions - 20.8% of female winners were born in the United States
2. Czech Republic - 4 champions - 16.7% of female winners were born in Czechia

Cities 1i5s60

Since 1884, 3 cities have produced 2 individual female Wimbledon champions: Ealing (UK), San Diego (USA) & Plymouth (UK). Charlotte Cooper Sterry and Dorothea Lambert Chambers were born in Ealing, Maureen Connolly and Karen Susman were born in San Diego while May Sutton and Angela Mortimer were born in Plymouth. 

First Name Initials 4r5e27

Since 1884, the most common first name initials of the Wimbledon champions are:

1. ”M” - 12 champions- 23.5% of female winners had a name starting with “M”
2. “A” - 7 champions- 13.7% of female winners had a name starting with “A”
3. “S” - 5 champions - 9.8% of female winners had a name starting with “S”

When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common first name initials of the Wimbledon champions are:

1. “M” - 6 champions each - 25% of female winners had a name starting with “M”
2. ”A” - 4 champions - 16.7% of female winners had a name starting with “A”
3. ”S” - 3 champions - 12.5% of female winners had a name starting with “S”

Play 523p2i

Since 1884, most Wimbledon female champions were using right-handed play (42 players, 82.4%). When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Wimbledon female champions were also using right-handed play (19 players, 79.2%). 

Days of Birth 1l3173

Since 1884, the most Wimbledon champions were born on:

1. Thursday - 12 champions- 23.5% of female winners were born on Thursday
2. Tuesday - 11 champions - 21.6% of female winners were born on Tuesday
3. Monday - 8 champions - 15.7% of female winners were born on Monday

When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Wimbledon female champions were born on:

1. Tuesday - 7 champions- 29.2% of female winners were born on Tuesday
2. Thursday - 5 champions- 20.8% of female winners were born on Thursday
3. Monday - 4 champions - 16.7% of female winners were born on Monday

Months of Birth 1y1f38

Since 1884, the most common birth months of the female Wimbledon champions are:

• September & June - 9 champions each - 17.6% of the champions were born in June and 17.6% in September
• October - 8 champions - 15.7% of the champions were born in October
• July - 5 champions - 9.8% of the champions were born in July

When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Wimbledon female champions were born in:

• October & June - 5 champions each - 20.8% of female winners were born in June and 20.8% in October
• July - 4 champions - 16.7% of female winners were born in July

Astrological Signs 6m6f1a

Since 1884, the most common star signs of the Wimbledon female winners are: 

• Libra - 14 champions - 27.5% of female winners were a Libra
• Gemini & Cancer - 7 champions - 13.7% of female winners were a Gemini, 13.7% of the players were a Cancer 

When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common star signs of the Wimbledon winners are: 

• Libra - 8 champions - 33.3% of female winners were a Libra
• Cancer & Gemini - 4 champions - 16.7% of female winners were a Cancer, 16.7% were a Gemini

Height 4w1h

The average height of the female champions since 1884 is 5 feet 8 inches (=172.771 cm). When looking at the Open Era female champions (since 1968), their average height is 5 feet 8.82 inches (=174.875 cm).

Rackets and Dress Code 4v6g1u

Due to the lack of photographs in color prior to 1965, only the outfits of Open Era winners were analyzed. 

It is a known fact that Wimbledon finalists are obliged to wear white, which was found to be accurate by our analysis, since 100% of the Wimbledon female winners wore white at the time of their victory. Having said that, throughout the years, many of the players incorporated different colors on their white outfits - mostly by having a pattern with or by having edges of their clothing differ. When looking at those who had an additional color on their clothing in the Open Era (32 out of 55 winners, 58.18%), the most popular additional colors were blue and red, appearing 7 times each (12.73%). 

While most of the female champions did not wear a hat during the final (30 champions, 54.5%), 16 champions wore a headband (29.1%), and 8 of them wore visor hats (14.5%). 

Some notable outfits worn by the female champions that incorporated colors are Billie Jean King’s 1975 button-up dress with a blue flower pattern, Martina Navrátilová’s 1978 button-up dress with a distinct wide blue collar or Serena Williams’ 2012 white dress paired up with purple shorts and a matching purple headband. 

Nike and Adidas turned out to be the most common brands worn by the female Wimbledon champions, appearing no less than 11 and 10 times, respectively.

The most popular racket brands that secured the Wimbledon win for female singles champions are: 

1. Wilson - 26 champions, 27.3% of players
2. Yonex - 12 champions, 21.8% of players
3. Dunlop - 9 champions, 16.4% of players

Methodology 4j42b

• Span of analysis: 1877 - 2023
• Winners from gentlemen’s singles and ladies’ singles main events at Wimbledon were collected from the official Wimbledon website and its Wikipedia pages
• The analysis was carried out for both historical winners tracing back to the 19th century as well as only the Open Era winners (since 1968) up until 2023- men’s singles event started in 1877, women’s singles event started in 1884
• It has to be kept in mind that certain years are excluded from the analysis since the tournament/events were not being held (due to wars / covid-19 pandemic)
• Apart from the dress code data, rackets and the metric of “age at the time of the champion’s victory”, champions who won Wimbledon multiple times / in multiple disciplines were counted only once in the analysis (for example, Novak Djokovic won the men’s singles event in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022, but he was counted only once in each of the categories of the analysis) 
• The main source of the dress code analysis were videos of the Wimbledon tournament on YouTube as well as Google Images
• In limited instances where a given metric was not available for a winner, that player was omitted from the analysis in that specific category and is not part of the % result