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Wimbledon greats

Wednesday 9 June 2010 16:08, UK

  1. Image: In 1988 Steffi Graf takes over from where Martina Navratilova left off...
  2. Image: ...going on to claim seven Wimbledon titles...
  3. Image: ...her last title coming with a straight-sets win over Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in 1996
  4. Image: Wimbledon's 1978 tournament witnessed a young Navratilova...
  5. Image: ...win her first Grand Slam singles title, beating Chris Evert in the final
  6. Image: One of the greatest tennis players of all-time goes on to win nine Wimbledon titles
  7. Image: William (left) and brother Ernest Renshaw dominated the men's championship in the late 19th century
  8. Image: New Zealander Tony Wilding won four consecutive titles before being killed in action fighting in WW1
  9. Image: Three-times winner and the last Englishman to win - Fred Perry
  10. Image: Australian Rod Laver lifts a sixth Wimbledon title in 1969
  11. Image: In 1975 Billie-Jean King defeats Chris Evert in the semi-finals (2-6 6-2 6-3)...
  12. Image: ...and goes on to lift her sixth Wimbledon title then vows never to return.
  13. Image: Tennis legend Bjorn Borg takes victory in 1980...
  14. Image: ...to complete a fifth consecutive Wimbledon title.
  15. Image: In 1985 Boris Becker becomes the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon singles title.
  16. Image: Pete Sampras picks up his first Wimbledon title in 1993.
  17. Image: In 2003 an emotional Roger Federer beats Mark Philippoussis in the final...
  18. Image: ...to claim his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon.
  19. Image: Federer's five-year dominance at SW19 was eventually ended after a five-set epic against Rafael Nadal.
  20. Image: The 2008 final has been labelled by many as 'the best match ever'.
  21. Image: But, with Nadal absent the following year, Federer clinched a record 15th Grand Slam with an extraordinary 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14 victory over Andy Roddick.