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Also Known As All-England Championships
Notable Honorees Novak Djokovic • Rafael Nadal • Roger Federer • Serena Williams • Carlos Alcaraz • Andre Agassi • Andy Murray • Alice Marble • Billie Jean King • Martina Navratilova • Martina Hingis • Amélie Mauresmo • John McEnroe • Maria Sharapova • Chris Evert • Boris Becker • Bobby Riggs • Rod Laver • Leander Paes • Jaroslav Drobny • Laurie Doherty • Reggie Doherty • Peter Fleming • Ernest Renshaw • William Renshaw • Pete Sampras • Jimmy Connors • Althea Gibson • Maria Bueno • Lleyton Hewitt • Bill Tilden • Suzanne Lenglen • Margaret Court • Arthur Ashe • Helen Wills • Ken Rosewall • Venus Williams • Steffi Graf • Don Budge • Jack Kramer • Maureen Connolly • Björn Borg • Henri Cochet • Kitty Godfree • René Lacoste • H. Ellsworth Vines, Jr. • Jacques Brugnon • Lew Hoad • Jean Borotra • Dorothea Lambert Chambers

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May Sutton and Dorothea Douglass at Wimbledon
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Arthur Ashe holding up his trophy after winning the singles title at Wimbledon, 1975.
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