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 1998 Draw & Results

Completed

Jana Novotna won the 1998 Wimbledon, defeating Nathalie Tauziat 6-4 7-6 in the final. The Grand Slam was played June 22–July 6 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

Jana Novotna

def. Nathalie Tauziat , 6-4 7-6

Dates

Jun 22 — Jul 6

Location

Wimbledon, United Kingdom

Results

Round of 128

Jana Novotna #3 6-2 6-2

Sandra Kleinova #71

Tatiana Panova #69 4-6 7-5 6-4

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #78

Corina Morariu #37 4-6 6-1 6-2

Marion Maruska #97

Patricia Hy Boulais 4-6 6-2 6-3

Meike Babel #80

Irina Spirlea #9 7-5 6-3

Francesca Lubiani #117

Barbara Rittner #91 7-6 6-0

Amelie Cocheteux #83

Surina De Beer #158 6-4 6-4

Ines Gorrochategui #179

Shi-Ting Wang #70 7-6 7-5

Kristina Brandi #118

Venus Williams #6 6-3 6-3

Jana Nejedly #98

Barbara Schett #30 6-0 6-2

Pavlina Nola #106

Chanda Rubin #55 4-6 6-0 6-2

Ginger Helgeson #129

Tara Snyder #51 6-3 6-0

Lenka Nemeckova #88

Virginia Ruano Pascual #47 6-1 6-7 6-3

Andrea Glass #68

Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 2-6 6-1

Lilia Osterloh #126

Serena Williams #20 6-4 6-3

Laura Golarsa #77

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #46 6-4 6-7 6-3

Anna Smashnova #65

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 7-5 6-3

Lisa Raymond #19

Elena Makarova 6-4 6-2

Silvija Talaja #190

Elena Likhovtseva #24 7-6 6-2

Yuka Yoshida #85

Flora Perfetti #111 6-0 6-1

Denisa Chladkova #62

Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 6-0 7-5

Kveta Peschke #74

Karen Cross #134 6-3 6-4

Joanne Ward

Cara Black #108 6-2 6-4

Sonya Jeyaseelan #105

Patty Schnyder #12 3-6 6-4 6-3

Helena Sukova #102

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 5-7 6-2 6-0

Catalina Cristea #73

Magdalena Grzybowska #34 6-2 6-4

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie

Sylvia Plischke #66 6-4 6-7 6-3

Ai Sugiyama #17

Janet Lee #104 6-4 6-1

Lorna Woodroffe #149

Dominique Monami #14 6-1 6-3

Joannette Kruger #21

Anne Miller 7-6 6-2

Nathalie Dechy #57

Sabine Appelmans #25 6-3 6-3

Cristina Torrens Valero #86

Louise Latimer #252 6-4 6-1

Jana Kandarr #101

Nathalie Tauziat #15 2-6 6-1 6-3

Haruka Inoue #113

Iva Majoli #18 6-2 6-3

Karina Habsudova #59

Julie Halard-Decugis #40 6-2 6-4

Sung-Hee Park #103

Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-4 6-7 11-9

Olga Barabanschikova #63

Samantha Smith #94 6-3 4-6 6-2

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #53

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #89 6-3 6-2

Paola Suarez #93

Conchita Martínez #7 CH 6-1 6-0

Silvia Farina Elia #27

Kristie Boogert #82 3-6 6-2 6-1

Miho Saeki #58

Lindsay Davenport #2 6-2 6-2

Florencia Labat #50

Larisa Savchenko #100 6-1 5-7 6-3

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #48

Maria Vento-Kabchi #31 7-6 4-6 6-3

Sandra Cacic #56

Naoko Kijimuta #136 3-6 6-3 6-4

Karin Miller #115

Magui Serna #28 7-5 4-6 6-1

Radka Bobkova #125

Rita Grande #38 6-1 6-4

Fang Li #36

Naoko Sawamatsu #33 2-6 6-3 6-2

Barbara Paulus #29

Amanda Coetzer #8 6-2 6-2

Kerry-Anne Guse #76

Natasha Zvereva #22 7-5 6-4

Rachel Mcquillan #67

Nana Smith #99 6-3 1-6 6-2

Julie Pullin #173

Steffi Graf #75 7× CH 6-4 6-1

Gala Leon Garcia #49

Henrieta Nagyova #23 6-7 6-2 6-4

Amy Frazier #54

Miriam Oremans #60 2-6 6-3 6-2

Elena Pampoulova

Asa Carlsson #128 6-1 6-1

Adriana Rikl Gersi #64

Mariaan De Swardt 7-6 6-3

Barbara Schwartz #92

Elena Tatarkova #87 7-6 6-3

Mary Pierce #11

Monica Seles #5 6-3 6-4

María Sánchez Lorenzo #72

Alexandra Fusai #41 6-3 6-2

Katarina Studenikova #95

Yayuk Basuki #26 6-4 6-0

Samantha Reeves #110

Amélie Mauresmo #35 6-3 6-4

Miriam Schnitzer #182

Sandrine Testud #13 7-6 6-0

Rennae Stubbs #261

Seda Noorlander #112 6-3 6-1

Olga Lugina #114

Lori Mcneil #127 2-6 6-4 6-4

Els Callens #122

Jennifer Capriati #151 6-4 3-6 6-4

Nicole Pratt #81

Round of 64

Jana Novotna #3 6-3 4-6 6-1

Tatiana Panova #69

Corina Morariu #37 7-5 6-0

Patricia Hy Boulais

Irina Spirlea #9 6-4 6-4

Barbara Rittner #91

Surina De Beer #158 6-2 4-6 6-3

Shi-Ting Wang #70

Venus Williams #6 6-1 6-2

Barbara Schett #30

Chanda Rubin #55 3-6 7-5 11-9

Tara Snyder #51

Virginia Ruano Pascual #47 6-2 6-4

Kimberly Po Messerli

Serena Williams #20 6-3 6-0

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #46

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 7-6 6-4

Elena Makarova

Elena Likhovtseva #24 6-4 6-0

Flora Perfetti #111

Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 6-2 7-5

Karen Cross #134

Cara Black #108 6-7 7-5 6-3

Patty Schnyder #12

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

Magdalena Grzybowska #34

Sylvia Plischke #66 6-2 6-0

Janet Lee #104

Dominique Monami #14 6-1 6-1

Anne Miller

Sabine Appelmans #25 6-1 6-4

Louise Latimer #252

Nathalie Tauziat #15 6-0 6-1

Iva Majoli #18

Julie Halard-Decugis #40 6-4 7-6

Alexia Dechaume Balleret

Samantha Smith #94 6-1 6-3

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #89

Conchita Martínez #7 CH 7-5 7-5

Kristie Boogert #82

Lindsay Davenport #2 6-1 7-5

Larisa Savchenko #100

Maria Vento-Kabchi #31 6-0 7-5

Naoko Kijimuta #136

Magui Serna #28 6-4 6-1

Rita Grande #38

Naoko Sawamatsu #33 3-6 6-3 6-2

Amanda Coetzer #8

Natasha Zvereva #22 6-1 6-3

Nana Smith #99

Steffi Graf #75 7× CH 6-0 6-4

Henrieta Nagyova #23

Miriam Oremans #60 6-2 6-3

Asa Carlsson #128

Mariaan De Swardt 6-4 7-6

Elena Tatarkova #87

Monica Seles #5 6-1 6-1

Alexandra Fusai #41

Yayuk Basuki #26 6-3 6-4

Amélie Mauresmo #35

Sandrine Testud #13 6-3 6-1

Seda Noorlander #112

Lori Mcneil #127 4-6 6-4 6-2

Jennifer Capriati #151

Round of 32

Jana Novotna #3 6-3 6-1

Corina Morariu #37

Irina Spirlea #9 6-4 6-4

Surina De Beer #158

Venus Williams #6 6-3 6-4

Chanda Rubin #55

Virginia Ruano Pascual #47 7-5 4-1 (ret.)

Serena Williams #20

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 6-2 6-1

Elena Likhovtseva #24

Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 6-4 6-0

Cara Black #108

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 7-5 6-2

Sylvia Plischke #66

Dominique Monami #14 6-1 6-2

Sabine Appelmans #25

Nathalie Tauziat #15 7-6 3-6 6-4

Julie Halard-Decugis #40

Samantha Smith #94 2-6 6-3 7-5

Conchita Martínez #7 CH

Lindsay Davenport #2 6-3 1-6 6-2

Maria Vento-Kabchi #31

Magui Serna #28 6-3 5-7 6-0

Naoko Sawamatsu #33

Natasha Zvereva #22 6-4 7-5

Steffi Graf #75 7× CH

Miriam Oremans #60 6-4 7-5

Mariaan De Swardt

Monica Seles #5 6-2 6-3

Yayuk Basuki #26

Sandrine Testud #13 6-3 7-6

Lori Mcneil #127

Round of 16

Jana Novotna #3 6-2 6-3

Irina Spirlea #9

Venus Williams #6 6-3 6-1

Virginia Ruano Pascual #47

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 6-3 6-2

Tamarine Tanasugarn #42

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 3-6 6-3 6-2

Dominique Monami #14

Nathalie Tauziat #15 6-3 6-1

Samantha Smith #94

Lindsay Davenport #2 6-1 6-0

Magui Serna #28

Natasha Zvereva #22 6-4 6-2

Miriam Oremans #60

Monica Seles #5 6-3 6-2

Sandrine Testud #13

Quarterfinals

Jana Novotna #3 7-5 7-6

Venus Williams #6

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 6-3 3-6 6-3

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4

Nathalie Tauziat #15 6-3 6-3

Lindsay Davenport #2

Natasha Zvereva #22 7-6 6-2

Monica Seles #5

Semifinals

Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-4

Martina Hingis #1 DEF

Nathalie Tauziat #15 1-6 7-6 6-3

Natasha Zvereva #22

Final

Jana Novotna #2 6-4 7-6

Nathalie Tauziat #10

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.