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

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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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