Where is Wimbledon held?

Wimbledon is held in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.

Who won the most recent Wimbledon?

The 2026 Wimbledon was won by Linda Noskova, who defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-3.

Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?

Martina Navratilova has won 9 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. The first women's singles edition was held in 1884.

What surface is Wimbledon played on?

Wimbledon is played on grass courts.

WTA Wimbledon 1988 Draw & Results

Completed

Steffi Graf won the 1988 Wimbledon, defeating Martina Navratilova 5-7 6-2 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played June 20–July 4 on grass courts in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.

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

Full tournament history →

Champion

Steffi Graf

def. Martina Navratilova , 5-7 6-2 6-1

Dates

Jun 20 — Jul 4

Location

Wimbledon, United Kingdom

Results

Round of 128

Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-0

Hu Na

Karine Quentrec #168 7-6 6-1

Julie Halard-Decugis #55

Terry Phelps #71 7-5 6-7 6-0

Wendy Turnbull #51

Sarah Loosemore #193 6-7 6-3 6-4

Mareen Louie Harper

Mary Joe Fernandez #12 6-3 6-2

Nicole Jagerman #104

Leila Meskhi #33 6-4 4-6 9-7

Sandy Collins

Iwona Kuczynska 5-7 6-1 6-3

Betsy Nagelsen #100

Louise Field #163 7-5 6-3

Eva Pfaff #74

Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-4 6-3

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #6

Nathalie Herreman #69 6-2 6-2

Sharon Walsh Pete

Robin White #53 3-6 6-3 6-3

Clare Wood #154

Laura Golarsa #89 6-3 5-7 6-3

Judith Wiesner #28

Anne Minter #26 6-3 6-0

Andrea Holikova #113

Manon Bollegraf #97 6-1 6-4

Barbara Romano

Hana Mandlikova #10 6-3 7-5

Laura Garrone #70

Ann Henricksson #72 6-3 6-2

Beth Herr #142

Pam Shriver #4 6-2 4-6 8-6

Dianne Van Rensburg

Svetlana Cherneva 4-6 6-4 6-3

Jill Hetherington #83

Stephanie Rehe #24 6-3 5-7 6-4

Catherine Suire #122

Lisa Oneill 7-5 6-4

Claudia Porwik #75

Katerina Maleeva #15 6-1 6-0

Anne Meredith #314

Isabel Cueto #30 7-6 6-2

Lisa Gould

Belinda Cordwell 6-4 6-3

Elise Burgin #112

Silke Meier #78 2-6 6-3 9-7

Monique Javer #94

Zina Garrison #13 6-3 6-1

Wendy White #56

Dianne Fromholtz #27 6-7 6-3 6-0

Federica Bonsignori #64

Elizabeth Minter #110 7-5 6-4

Amy Frazier #121

Gigi Fernandez #47 2-6 6-4 8-6

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #46

Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-2 6-2

Carling Bassett Seguso

Radomira Zrubakova #49 6-3 7-6

Heather Ludloff #88

Catherine Tanvier #92 6-3 6-1

Patricia Medrado #103

Melissa Gurney #82 6-4 7-5

Amanda Grunfeld #331

Martina Navratilova #2 DEF · 8× 6-1 6-2

Sabrina Goles #45

Elly Hakami #43 6-4 6-4

Kathy Horvath #38

Karen Schimper #98 6-3 6-2

Karen Hunter

Gretchen Magers #59 7-6 3-6 7-5

Helen Kelesi #23

Larisa Savchenko #19 6-2 6-2

Jenny Byrne #134

Masako Yanagi #99 6-4 6-1

Barbara Gerken

Julie Salmon 6-4 6-4

Liz Smylie #101

Adriana Villagran Reami 6-3 6-3

Linda Ferrando #77

Rosalyn Fairbank #50 6-2 6-3

Mary Lou Piatek

Jo Durie #62 6-4 6-2

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer

Lori Mcneil #11 6-3 7-5

Nicole Bradtke #31

Susan Sloane Lundy 6-3 6-1

Teresa Edgar

Natasha Zvereva #8 6-2 6-3

Ronni Reis #130

Patty Fendick #25 6-2 6-3

Camille Benjamin #80

Elna Reinach #37 7-6 6-4

Catarina Lindqvist Ryan

Christiane Jolissaint 6-7 6-4 6-3

Lise Gregory

Chris Evert #3 3× CH 6-1 6-2

Alexia Dechaume Balleret

Christina Singer #93 6-4 6-0

Sandra Wasserman #95

Akiko Kijimuta #84 4-6 6-0 6-2

Gisele Miro

Kaoru Okamoto #162 6-3 6-4

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21

Katrina Adams #123 6-3 6-2

Valda Lake

Nathalie Tauziat #32 6-2 6-4

Ann Devries #85

Sylvia Hanika #14 6-1 6-2

Halle Cioffi #41

Hester Witvoet 6-2 6-2

Michelle Jaggard Lai

Helena Sukova #7 7-5 1-6 6-2

Isabelle Demongeot #42

Jana Novotna #34 6-3 7-5

Tine Scheuer Larsen

Etsuko Inoue #44 5-7 7-5 6-2

Wiltrud Probst #65

Sara Gomer #66 7-6 6-4

Penny Barg

Barbara Potter #18 6-3 7-6

Laura Lapi #125

Natalia Egorova #102 6-3 3-6 6-3

Eva Krapl #124

Jo Anne Faull 7-6 6-3

Maria Lindstrom

Iva Budarova #127 7-6 6-3

Shaun Stafford #188

Round of 64

Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-0

Karine Quentrec #168

Terry Phelps #71 6-1 6-1

Sarah Loosemore #193

Mary Joe Fernandez #12 6-1 7-5

Leila Meskhi #33

Iwona Kuczynska 7-5 6-4

Louise Field #163

Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-4 3-6 8-6

Nathalie Herreman #69

Robin White #53 6-4 6-2

Laura Golarsa #89

Anne Minter #26 6-2 6-2

Manon Bollegraf #97

Hana Mandlikova #10 6-4 6-2

Ann Henricksson #72

Pam Shriver #4 6-3 6-4

Svetlana Cherneva

Stephanie Rehe #24 4-6 6-1 6-4

Lisa Oneill

Katerina Maleeva #15 6-0 6-4

Isabel Cueto #30

Belinda Cordwell 6-1 5-7 6-4

Silke Meier #78

Zina Garrison #13 6-4 6-3

Dianne Fromholtz #27

Elizabeth Minter #110 6-3 3-6 6-3

Gigi Fernandez #47

Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-4 6-3

Radomira Zrubakova #49

Catherine Tanvier #92 6-3 6-3

Melissa Gurney #82

Martina Navratilova #2 DEF · 8× 6-2 6-1

Elly Hakami #43

Karen Schimper #98 6-4 7-6

Gretchen Magers #59

Larisa Savchenko #19 7-6 6-3

Masako Yanagi #99

Julie Salmon 6-7 6-1 6-2

Adriana Villagran Reami

Rosalyn Fairbank #50 6-2 1-6 7-5

Jo Durie #62

Lori Mcneil #11 6-7 6-4 6-4

Susan Sloane Lundy

Natasha Zvereva #8 6-3 6-3

Patty Fendick #25

Elna Reinach #37 6-1 6-4

Christiane Jolissaint

Chris Evert #3 3× CH 6-4 3-6 6-3

Christina Singer #93

Akiko Kijimuta #84 7-5 6-3

Kaoru Okamoto #162

Katrina Adams #123 2-6 6-4 6-4

Nathalie Tauziat #32

Sylvia Hanika #14 6-1 6-3

Hester Witvoet

Helena Sukova #7 6-2 6-2

Jana Novotna #34

Etsuko Inoue #44 6-4 6-2

Sara Gomer #66

Barbara Potter #18 2-6 6-4 9-7

Natalia Egorova #102

Jo Anne Faull 5-7 6-1 6-4

Iva Budarova #127

Round of 32

Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-1

Terry Phelps #71

Mary Joe Fernandez #12 6-4 6-1

Iwona Kuczynska

Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-4 3-6 9-7

Robin White #53

Anne Minter #26 6-4 6-3

Hana Mandlikova #10

Pam Shriver #4 7-6 7-6

Stephanie Rehe #24

Katerina Maleeva #15 6-0 6-0

Belinda Cordwell

Zina Garrison #13 7-6 6-0

Elizabeth Minter #110

Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-2 6-3

Catherine Tanvier #92

Martina Navratilova #2 DEF · 8× 6-0 6-4

Karen Schimper #98

Larisa Savchenko #19 6-1 6-2

Julie Salmon

Rosalyn Fairbank #50 7-6 6-4

Lori Mcneil #11

Natasha Zvereva #8 6-2 7-6

Elna Reinach #37

Chris Evert #3 3× CH 6-4 6-0

Akiko Kijimuta #84

Katrina Adams #123 6-3 6-3

Sylvia Hanika #14

Helena Sukova #7 6-7 6-3 6-2

Etsuko Inoue #44

Barbara Potter #18 4-6 6-3 6-4

Jo Anne Faull

Round of 16

Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-2

Mary Joe Fernandez #12

Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-3 5-7 6-4

Anne Minter #26

Pam Shriver #4 6-2 6-2

Katerina Maleeva #15

Zina Garrison #13 6-1 3-6 6-2

Gabriela Sabatini #5

Martina Navratilova #2 DEF · 8× 6-4 6-2

Larisa Savchenko #19

Rosalyn Fairbank #50 6-2 6-4

Natasha Zvereva #8

Chris Evert #3 3× CH 5-7 6-3 6-0

Katrina Adams #123

Helena Sukova #7 7-6 6-4

Barbara Potter #18

Quarterfinals

Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-1

Pascale Paradis Mangon

Pam Shriver #4 6-4 6-4

Zina Garrison #13

Martina Navratilova #2 DEF · 8× 4-6 6-4 7-5

Rosalyn Fairbank #50

Chris Evert #3 3× CH 6-3 7-6

Helena Sukova #7

Semifinals

Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-2

Pam Shriver #4

Martina Navratilova #2 DEF · 8× 6-1 4-6 7-5

Chris Evert #3 3× CH

Final

Steffi Graf #1 5-7 6-2 6-1

Martina Navratilova #2 DEF · 8×

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Wimbledon.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

Martina Navratilova 9 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

Martina Navratilova 12 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

Martina Navratilova 120 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

Venus Williams 24 appearances

View the full Wimbledon record book →

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
Linda Noskova #12	6-2 5-7 6-3	Karolina Muchova #9	H2H	Match data	2026	Grass
Iga Swiatek #4	6-0 6-0	Amanda Anisimova #12	H2H	Match data	2025	Grass
Barbora Krejcikova #32	6-2 2-6 6-4	Jasmine Paolini #7	H2H	Match data	2024	Grass
Marketa Vondrousova #42	6-4 6-4	Ons Jabeur #6	H2H	Match data	2023	Grass
Elena Rybakina #23	3-6 6-2 6-2	Ons Jabeur #2	H2H	Match data	2022	Grass

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Wimbledon held?: Wimbledon is held in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.
Who won the most recent Wimbledon?: The 2026 Wimbledon was won by Linda Noskova, who defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-3.
Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?: Martina Navratilova has won 9 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. The first women's singles edition was held in 1884.
What surface is Wimbledon played on?: Wimbledon is played on grass courts.