List of Wimbledon ladies’ champions
By Josh Sanchez
While we prepare for the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, it is appropriate to take a look back on previous champions to see how we got to where we are today.
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After some early dominance in the Open era from the United States competitors, we were treated to some dominance from Germany’s Steffi Graf in the late 80’s throughout the mid 90’s. It was an impressive run for Graf, who won seven titles in a nine-year span. Prior to Graf, Martina Navratilova of the U.S. also won seven in nine years.
After Graf stepped aside, there were three different champions in three years before the Williams sisters became the biggest story in tennis.
Now, here we are in 2014, with a wide open field.
Who will be the next Wimbledon champion to join the list? We will have to just tune in over the course of the next two weeks and find out.
Below is the list of Wimbledon ladies’ champions in the Open era.
| Year | Country | Champion | Country | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  | Billie Jean King |  | Judy Tegart Dalton | |
| 1969 |  | Ann Haydon Jones | | Billie Jean King | |
| 1970 | | Margaret Court | | Billie Jean King | |
| 1971 | | Evonne Goolagong | | Margaret Court | |
| 1972 | | Billie Jean King | | Evonne Goolagong | |
| 1973 | | Billie Jean King | | Chris Evert | |
| 1974 | | Chris Evert |  | Olga Morozova | |
| 1975 | | Billie Jean King | | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | |
| 1976 | | Chris Evert | | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | |
| 1977 | | Virginia Wade |  | Betty Stöve | |
| 1978 | | Martina Navratilova | | Chris Evert | |
| 1979 | | Martina Navratilova | | Chris Evert-Lloyd | |
| 1980 | | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | | Chris Evert-Lloyd | |
| 1981 | | Chris Evert-Lloyd |  | Hana Mandlíková | |
| 1982 | | Martina Navratilova | | Chris Evert-Lloyd | |
| 1983 | | Martina Navratilova | | Andrea Jaeger | |
| 1984 | | Martina Navratilova | | Chris Evert-Lloyd | |
| 1985 | | Martina Navratilova | | Chris Evert-Lloyd | |
| 1986 | | Martina Navratilova | | Hana Mandlíková | |
| 1987 | | Martina Navratilova |  | Steffi Graf | |
| 1988 | | Steffi Graf | | Martina Navratilova | |
| 1989 | | Steffi Graf | | Martina Navratilova | |
| 1990 | | Martina Navratilova | | Zina Garrison | |
| 1991 | | Steffi Graf |  | Gabriela Sabatini | |
| 1992 | | Steffi Graf |  | Monica Seles | |
| 1993 | | Steffi Graf |  | Jana Novotná | |
| 1994 |  | Conchita Martinez | | Martina Navratilova | |
| 1995 | | Steffi Graf | | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
| 1996 | | Steffi Graf | | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
| 1997 |  | Martina Hingis | | Jana Novotná | |
| 1998 | | Jana Novotná |  | Nathalie Tauziat | |
| 1999 | | Lindsay Davenport | | Steffi Graf | |
| 2000 | | Venus Williams | | Lindsay Davenport | |
| 2001 | | Venus Williams |  | Justine Henin | |
| 2002 | | Serena Williams | | Venus Williams | |
| 2003 | | Serena Williams | | Venus Williams | |
| 2004 |  | Maria Sharapova | | Serena Williams | |
| 2005 | | Venus Williams | | Lindsay Davenport | |
| 2006 | | Amélie Mauresmo | | Justine Henin | |
| 2007 | | Venus Williams | | Marion Bartoli | |
| 2008 | | Venus Williams | | Serena Williams | |
| 2009 | | Serena Williams | | Venus Williams | |
| 2010 | | Serena Williams | | Vera Zvonareva | |
| 2011 | | Petra Kvitová | | Maria Sharapova | |
| 2012 | USA | Serena Williams |  POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | |
| 2013 | FRA | Marion Bartoli | GER | Sabine Lisicki |