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 1996 Draw & Results

Completed

Steffi Graf won the 1996 Wimbledon, defeating Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-3 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played June 24–July 8 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. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario , 6-3 7-5

Dates

Jun 24 — Jul 8

Location

Wimbledon, United Kingdom

Results

Round of 128

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 6× 6-4 6-1

Ludmila Richterova #75

Natalia Baudone #122 0-6 6-1 6-1

Janette Husarova #89

Nicole Arendt #102 6-3 6-2

Henrieta Nagyova #78

Claudia Porwik #108 2-6 7-5 6-4

Clare Wood #183

Martina Hingis #18 6-2 6-2

Jana Nejedly #113

Rachel Viollet #204 6-2 2-6 6-1

Megan Miller #266

Linda Wild #33 6-1 6-4

Rennae Stubbs #84

Alexandra Fusai #64 7-5 7-6

Sandra Dopfer #96

Jana Novotna #6 6-4 6-0

Veronika Martinek #123

Laurence Courtois #48 4-6 6-2 6-2

Andrea Glass #103

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-7 7-5 8-6

Yayuk Basuki #26

Karin Kschwendt #53 4-6 6-3 6-3

Asa Carlsson #47

Patricia Hy Boulais 7-6 6-4

Mariaan De Swardt

Natasha Zvereva #21 6-3 6-1

Francesca Lubiani #83

Nathalie Tauziat #22 6-2 3-6 6-1

Petra Kamstra #76

Magdalena Maleeva #11 6-2 6-1

Barbara Rittner #58

Kimiko Date #13 6-0 6-3

Kyoko Nagatsuka #98

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #126 6-4 6-1

Catalina Cristea #226

Kristie Boogert #51 5-7 6-4 6-2

Virginia Ruano Pascual #115

Kerry-Anne Guse #166 6-3 6-0

Nicole Bradtke #54

Conchita Martínez #2 CH 6-0 6-0

Silvia Farina Elia #42

Lisa Raymond #34 6-2 3-6 6-2

Angeles Montolio #118

Lori Mcneil #50 6-7 6-4 6-4

Laura Golarsa #174

Kimberly Po Messerli 6-4 6-3

Amelie Cocheteux #170

Mary Pierce #14 6-3 6-2

Patty Schnyder #87

Claire Taylor #340 6-3 6-2

Joanne Ward

Natalia Medvedeva #119 5-7 7-5 6-4

Corina Morariu #105

Rika Hiraki #110 7-5 6-4

Christina Singer #82

Elena Likhovtseva #30 7-6 6-3

Els Callens #121

Katrina Adams #92 7-6 6-1

Angelica Gavaldon #88

Larisa Savchenko #67 6-3 6-3

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel

Lindsay Davenport #9 6-4 6-1

Melanie Schnell #100

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-3 6-4

Adriana Serra Zanetti #128

Miriam Oremans #36 7-6 6-3

Rita Grande #57

Naoko Sawamatsu #32 7-6 6-2

Naoko Kijimuta #60

Flora Perfetti #111 4-6 6-2 11-9

María Sánchez Lorenzo #79

Sabine Appelmans #28 6-3 6-4

Nana Smith #99

Aleksandra Olsza #132 6-4 6-4

Magdalena Grzybowska #80

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #10 6-0 6-3

Joannette Kruger #62

Jolene Watanabe #106 6-3 6-3

Radka Bobkova #95

Judith Wiesner #24 6-0 7-5

Karina Habsudova #20

Mercedes Paz #179 6-4 6-4

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer

Gigi Fernandez #69 2-6 6-3 6-4

Tatjana Jecmenica #72

Gloria Pizzichini #49 6-0 6-2

Katarzyna Nowak #143

Amy Frazier #23 6-3 6-1

Dally Randriantefy #90

Sung-Hee Park #73 6-2 6-2

Radomira Zrubakova #101

Ines Gorrochategui #77 6-4 7-6

Anna Smashnova #127

Irina Spirlea #16 3-6 6-1 6-2

Samantha Smith #224

Meredith Mcgrath #27 6-2 7-5

Mana Endo #45

Amanda Coetzer #15 6-1 6-1

Elena Pampoulova

Nancy Feber #93 6-1 6-1

Alexia Dechaume Balleret

Anne Miller 6-2 6-2

Paola Suarez #74

Katarina Studenikova #59 6-2 6-4

Elena Makarova

Monica Seles #1 6-1 6-2

Ann Grossman #66

Dominique Monami #41 6-3 6-3

Maureen Drake #172

Yone Kamio #56 6-2 6-3

Nathalie Dechy #94

Mary Joe Fernandez #8 6-0 6-0

Jana Kandarr #97

Sandrine Testud #35 6-1 6-3

Sandra Cacic #63

Florencia Labat #61 6-1 2-6 7-5

Tami Whitlinger Jones

Barbara Schett #52 4-6 6-2 6-3

Petra Begerow #55

Ai Sugiyama #29 7-5 6-4

Anne Kremer #154

Helena Sukova #25 6-3 6-3

Kristin Godridge #120

Anke Huber #5 6-1 6-1

Gala Leon Garcia #65

Pam Shriver #157 6-4 6-4

Annabel Ellwood #133

Round of 64

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 6× 7-5 6-3

Natalia Baudone #122

Nicole Arendt #102 2-6 6-2 6-3

Claudia Porwik #108

Martina Hingis #18 6-1 6-1

Rachel Viollet #204

Linda Wild #33 6-4 6-2

Alexandra Fusai #64

Jana Novotna #6 7-6 6-3

Laurence Courtois #48

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-2 6-0

Karin Kschwendt #53

Patricia Hy Boulais 6-2 6-4

Natasha Zvereva #21

Nathalie Tauziat #22 7-6 3-6 9-7

Magdalena Maleeva #11

Kimiko Date #13 6-7 6-3 6-3

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #126

Kristie Boogert #51 4-6 6-3 6-1

Kerry-Anne Guse #166

Conchita Martínez #2 CH 7-5 7-5

Lisa Raymond #34

Lori Mcneil #50 4-6 6-0 6-3

Kimberly Po Messerli

Mary Pierce #14 6-4 6-2

Claire Taylor #340

Natalia Medvedeva #119 6-3 6-2

Rika Hiraki #110

Elena Likhovtseva #30 6-4 6-3

Katrina Adams #92

Larisa Savchenko #67 6-3 6-2

Lindsay Davenport #9

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 7-5 6-3

Miriam Oremans #36

Naoko Sawamatsu #32 6-4 6-0

Flora Perfetti #111

Sabine Appelmans #28 6-3 6-1

Aleksandra Olsza #132

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #10 6-3 6-0

Jolene Watanabe #106

Judith Wiesner #24 6-2 6-3

Mercedes Paz #179

Gigi Fernandez #69 6-2 6-1

Gloria Pizzichini #49

Amy Frazier #23 6-4 6-1

Sung-Hee Park #73

Ines Gorrochategui #77 6-3 2-6 6-4

Irina Spirlea #16

Meredith Mcgrath #27 7-6 2-6 6-3

Amanda Coetzer #15

Nancy Feber #93 6-1 6-2

Anne Miller

Katarina Studenikova #59 7-5 5-7 6-4

Monica Seles #1

Dominique Monami #41 6-0 6-0

Yone Kamio #56

Mary Joe Fernandez #8 6-4 6-4

Sandrine Testud #35

Florencia Labat #61 6-2 2-6 6-2

Barbara Schett #52

Ai Sugiyama #29 6-4 6-1

Helena Sukova #25

Anke Huber #5 6-2 6-1

Pam Shriver #157

Round of 32

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 6× 6-2 6-1

Nicole Arendt #102

Martina Hingis #18 6-3 2-6 6-1

Linda Wild #33

Jana Novotna #6 6-3 6-1

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie

Patricia Hy Boulais 6-3 3-6 6-4

Nathalie Tauziat #22

Kimiko Date #13 2-6 6-4 6-2

Kristie Boogert #51

Conchita Martínez #2 CH 7-5 7-6

Lori Mcneil #50

Mary Pierce #14 6-4 6-1

Natalia Medvedeva #119

Elena Likhovtseva #30 6-3 4-6 6-0

Larisa Savchenko #67

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-4 6-1

Naoko Sawamatsu #32

Sabine Appelmans #28 7-5 3-6 12-10

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #10

Judith Wiesner #24 6-2 7-5

Gigi Fernandez #69

Amy Frazier #23 6-0 6-3

Ines Gorrochategui #77

Meredith Mcgrath #27 7-5 6-7 6-2

Nancy Feber #93

Katarina Studenikova #59 6-3 6-2

Dominique Monami #41

Mary Joe Fernandez #8 6-2 6-0

Florencia Labat #61

Ai Sugiyama #29 7-6 6-1

Anke Huber #5

Round of 16

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 6× 6-1 6-4

Martina Hingis #18

Jana Novotna #6 6-3 6-1

Patricia Hy Boulais

Kimiko Date #13 5-7 7-6 6-3

Conchita Martínez #2 CH

Mary Pierce #14 6-2 6-3

Elena Likhovtseva #30

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 3-6 6-2 6-1

Sabine Appelmans #28

Judith Wiesner #24 6-4 6-4

Amy Frazier #23

Meredith Mcgrath #27 6-4 6-0

Katarina Studenikova #59

Mary Joe Fernandez #8 6-4 1-6 6-3

Ai Sugiyama #29

Quarterfinals

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 6× 6-3 6-2

Jana Novotna #6

Kimiko Date #13 3-6 6-3 6-1

Mary Pierce #14

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-4 6-0

Judith Wiesner #24

Meredith Mcgrath #27 6-3 6-1

Mary Joe Fernandez #8

Semifinals

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 6× 6-2 2-6 6-3

Kimiko Date #13

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-2 6-1

Meredith Mcgrath #27

Final

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 6× 6-3 7-5

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3

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.