10 Amazing Facts You Don't know About Wimbledon Opens.

From the inspirational Jamacian tennis revelation to Serena Williams victory silencing the haters and Novak Djokovic pulling another trophy out of Legendary Roger Federer's cabinet... 2015 Wimbledon Opens has been a great tonic to the eyes of tennis lovers all over the world.

       
Here are 10+ Amazing facts you probably might not know about the Wimbledon tennis championship.
                     
                              

1.The Wimbledon Championships, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is widely considered the most prestigious (138years old)

2.The First Wimbledon Finals was played on the 9th of July, 1877.

3.Spencer Gore (pix below) won the inaugural Wimbledon Championship out of 22players that participated.

4.About 200 spectators paid one shilling each to watch the first Wimbledon Finals.

5.In 1884, wimbledon Ladies Singles was first introduced. And Maud Watson became the first female to win a Wimbledon open.

6.Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam event played on grass courts.
(At one time, all the Majors, except the French Open, were played on grass.)
The US Open abandoned grass in 1975 and the Australian Open in 1988.

7. In 1947, ball boys were introduced to the game. Now they are popularly known as BBG "ball boys and girls"

8. Before 2003 edition, players usually bowed to members of the Royal Family seated in the Royal Box upon entering or leaving Centre Court. The act that was discontinued by the His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent.
Now, players are required to bow or curtsy only if HRH The Prince of Wales , or Her Majesty The Queen is present.
Wimbledon trophies for Men and Women Singles.

9. In 2009, wimbledon championships, marked the first time that rain did not stop play for a lengthy time in the centre court. As a result of the newly constructed retractable roof.

10. In 2010, Wimbledon Opens produced the longest tennis match in world history between two unlikely heros American John Isner and Frenchman Nicholas Mahut. In a game that lasted for 11hours and 5minutes played over 3days and consisted 183games.
John Isner eventually won the match by 70-68 scoreline.

 Spencer Gore winner 1877.

11. The total prize money awarded in 2015 was £26,750,000 up 7%
from the £25,000,000 in 2014.

£1,880,000 each for the 2015 Gentlemen's and Ladies' Singles winners.

£340,000 each pair for the 2015 Gentlemen's and
Ladies' Doubles winners,

and £100,000 per pair for the Mixed Doubles winners.

Records:
Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and William Renshaw each holds the most Men singles titles of 7 each.

While Martina Navratilova holds the record for most women wimbledon titles of 9.


Congratulations to Wimbledon Opens 2015 winners Novak Djokovic and Serena Willams.

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