Where is Wimbledon held?

Wimbledon is held in London, United Kingdom.

Who won the most recent Wimbledon?

The 2026 Wimbledon was won by Jannik Sinner, who defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-4.

Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?

Roger Federer has won 8 Wimbledon titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).

When was the first Wimbledon played?

The first edition of Wimbledon was held in 1877.

What surface is Wimbledon played on?

Wimbledon is played on grass courts.

ATP Wimbledon 1968 Draw & Results

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Rod Laver won the 1968 Wimbledon, defeating Tony Roche 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played June 24–July 8 on grass courts in London, United Kingdom.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion

Rod Laver

def. Tony Roche , 6-3 6-4 6-2

Dates

Jun 24 — Jul 8

Location

London, United Kingdom

Results

Round of 128

Rod Laver 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2

Gene Scott

Stan Smith 6-4 6-3 6-0

Giuseppe Merlo

Marty Riessen 6-2 6-3 6-2

Jan Kodes

Brian Fairlie 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

Donald Dell

Mark Cox 7-9 8-6 6-3 6-4

Gordon Forbes

Herb Fitzgibbon 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-2

Nikola Pilic

Daniel Contet 3-6 7-5 7-5 7-9 6-2

Haroon Rahim

Alan Fox

BYE

Dennis Ralston 6-1 7-5 8-6

John Brown

Cliff Richey 6-2 8-6 7-5

Barry Phillips Moore

J. Mandarino 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4

Tony Palafox

Jan Leschly 6-3 4-6 8-6 6-1

Colin Stubs

TBD

Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-2 6-3

Eduardo Zuleta

Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2

Premjit Lall

Ove Bengtson 6-1 6-4 6-2

Warren Jacques

Jose Luis Arillla

BYE

John Newcombe 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3

Owen Davidson

John Alexander 5-7 9-7 6-3 9-7

Frew Mcmillan

David Lloyd 6-4 6-4 10-12 6-1

Pierre Darmon

Terry Ryan

BYE

Tom Okker 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2

Peter Curtis

Michael Sangster

BYE

Vladimir Korotkov 6-4 7-9 6-4 6-4

Stanley Matthews

Pierre Barthes 9-11 6-2 6-4 8-6

Luis Ayala

Roy Emerson 6-2 6-2 6-4

Ron Holmberg

Ion Tiriac 7-5 6-2 8-6

Richard Russell

TBD

Tony Roche 6-3 6-1 7-5

Ray Keldie

Jim Osborne 4-6 7-9 10-8 6-1 6-3

Michael Davies

Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-1 6-2

Patricio Cornejo

Clay Iles

BYE

Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 6-4

Abe Segal

Charlie Pasarell 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-3

Patrick Hombergen

Onny Parun 6-3 9-7 12-10

Paul Hutchins

Roger Taylor 6-4 6-2 6-3

Alan Mills

Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 6-2 10-12 6-4

Allan Stone

Bob Carmichael 6-8 4-6 6-4 6-2 7-5

Milan Holecek

Torben Ulrich 4-6 6-1 10-8 6-2

Thomas Lejus

Georges Goven 9-7 6-4 6-2

Pancho Castillo

Bob Hewitt 6-3 8-6 6-4

John Barrett

Thomaz Koch 6-3 6-2 11-13 6-0

Gaetano Di Maso

TBD

Clark Graebner 6-4 6-3 6-8 6-8 11-9

Roy Barth

Jorgen Ulrich 6-2 6-4 7-5

Koji Watanabe

Manuel Santana 6-0 6-4 6-2

Hans Joachim Ploetz

Graham Stilwell 3-6 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2

Sergei Likhachev

Fred Stolle 6-1 6-2 6-2

Jean Claude Barclay

Bob Howe 6-4 8-6 7-5

Gerald Battrick

Terry Addison 11-9 6-3 6-2

Robert Haillet

Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-1 6-4 6-3

Raul Peralta

Raymond Moore 6-1 6-2 9-7

Nicola Spear

Dick Crealy 6-3 6-4 6-2

Jan Kukal

Andres Gimeno 6-3 7-5 6-4

Istvan Gulyas

Bill Bowrey 6-3 6-1 7-5

Wieslaw Gasiorek

Tom Edlefsen 6-2 7-5 7-5

Jurgen Fassbender

Geoff Bluett 6-4 6-2 2-6 2-6 6-4

Nicola Pietrangeli

Cliff Drysdale 9-7 6-3 6-2

Robert Wilson

Graydon Garner 2-6 6-2 6-4 7-5

Lance Lumsden

Round of 64

Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 6-4

Stan Smith

Marty Riessen (w/o)

Brian Fairlie

Mark Cox 4-6 6-3 7-9 9-7 12-10

Herb Fitzgibbon

Daniel Contet (w/o)

Alan Fox

Dennis Ralston 6-3 3-6 7-9 6-3 13-11

Cliff Richey

J. Mandarino 11-9 10-8 6-3

Jan Leschly

TBD

Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-2 9-7

Ismail El Shafei

Ove Bengtson 6-0 5-7 6-4 6-3 12-10

Jose Luis Arillla

John Newcombe 6-1 6-4 6-3

John Alexander

David Lloyd 6-4 3-6 0-6 6-3 7-5

Terry Ryan

Tom Okker 6-3 6-0 7-5

Michael Sangster

Vladimir Korotkov 2-6 7-5 4-6 7-5 7-5

Pierre Barthes

Roy Emerson 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-0

Ion Tiriac

Alejandro Olmedo

BYE

Tony Roche 6-4 6-0 6-2

Jim Osborne

Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-2 6-3

Clay Iles

Ken Rosewall 7-9 6-1 6-8 6-2 6-3

Charlie Pasarell

Onny Parun 2-6 3-6 14-12 6-4 6-4

Roger Taylor

Earl Butch Buchholz 11-13 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-2

Bob Carmichael

Torben Ulrich 6-3 6-3 8-6

Georges Goven

Bob Hewitt 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 12-10

Thomaz Koch

Lew Hoad

BYE

Clark Graebner 6-2 6-0 6-4

Jorgen Ulrich

Manuel Santana 5-7 10-8 6-0 6-4

Graham Stilwell

Fred Stolle 6-1 6-1 6-1

Bob Howe

Terry Addison 4-6 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-3

Nicholas Kalogeropoulos

Raymond Moore 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4

Dick Crealy

Andres Gimeno 6-2 4-6 9-7 6-3

Bill Bowrey

Tom Edlefsen 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-2

Geoff Bluett

Cliff Drysdale 6-2 7-5 8-6

Graydon Garner

Round of 32

Rod Laver 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3

Marty Riessen

Mark Cox 6-3 6-4 6-4

Daniel Contet

Dennis Ralston 6-2 6-4 6-2

J. Mandarino

Alex Metreveli

BYE

Arthur Ashe 11-9 6-4 6-1

Ove Bengtson

John Newcombe 7-5 6-0 6-1

David Lloyd

Tom Okker 8-10 6-2 6-1 6-2

Vladimir Korotkov

Roy Emerson 7-5 6-1 6-1

Alejandro Olmedo

Tony Roche 6-4 6-1 6-3

Ray Ruffels

Ken Rosewall 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2

Onny Parun

Earl Butch Buchholz 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-1

Torben Ulrich

Bob Hewitt 6-3 9-11 1-6 6-3 6-3

Lew Hoad

Clark Graebner 9-7 6-2 6-1

Manuel Santana

Fred Stolle 6-3 8-6 6-2

Terry Addison

Raymond Moore 4-6 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-2

Andres Gimeno

Tom Edlefsen 9-7 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-4

Cliff Drysdale

Round of 16

Rod Laver 9-7 5-7 6-2 6-0

Mark Cox

Dennis Ralston 6-3 7-5 6-2

Alex Metreveli

Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-3

John Newcombe

Tom Okker 6-3 9-11 7-5 7-5

Roy Emerson

Tony Roche 9-7 6-3 6-2

Ken Rosewall

Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2

Bob Hewitt

Clark Graebner 6-1 7-5 7-5

Fred Stolle

Raymond Moore 6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-4

Tom Edlefsen

Quarterfinals

Rod Laver 4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2

Dennis Ralston

Arthur Ashe 7-9 9-7 9-7 6-2

Tom Okker

Tony Roche 3-6 7-5 6-4 6-4

Earl Butch Buchholz

Clark Graebner 6-2 6-0 9-7

Raymond Moore

Semifinals

Rod Laver 7-5 6-2 6-4

Arthur Ashe

Tony Roche 9-7 8-10 6-4 8-6

Clark Graebner

Final

Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 6-2

Tony Roche

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Wimbledon.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

Roger Federer 8 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

Roger Federer 12 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

Novak Djokovic 108 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

Roger Federer 22 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Wimbledon finals
Winner	Score	Runner-up	H2H	Match Data	Season	Surface
Jannik Sinner #1	6-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-4	Alexander Zverev #3	H2H	Match data	2026	Grass
Jannik Sinner #2	4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4	Carlos Alcaraz #1	H2H	Match data	2025	Grass
Carlos Alcaraz #3	6-2 6-2 7-6(4)	Novak Djokovic #2	H2H	Match data	2024	Grass
Carlos Alcaraz #1	1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4	Novak Djokovic #2	H2H	Match data	2023	Grass
Novak Djokovic #3	4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3)	Nick Kyrgios #40	H2H	Match data	2022	Grass

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Wimbledon held?: Wimbledon is held in London, United Kingdom.
Who won the most recent Wimbledon?: The 2026 Wimbledon was won by Jannik Sinner, who defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-4.
Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?: Roger Federer has won 8 Wimbledon titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Wimbledon played?: The first edition of Wimbledon was held in 1877.
What surface is Wimbledon played on?: Wimbledon is played on grass courts.