GREAT NEWS : The 5 women to defend their Wimbledon titles in the Open Era: ft. Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova…

There have been 23 different women’s singles champions at Wimbledon since the start of the Open Era, but just five of these players have defended their title.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has successfully defended the women’s singles crown at the All England Club more times than any other player.

 

Marketa Voundrousova, who won her maiden Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2023, could join the list if she triumphs at the grass-court Major again this year.

Here are the five players to successfully defend the Wimbledon women’s singles title in the Open Era.

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King won her first two Wimbledon singles titles in 1966 and 1967, before adding her third in 1968 — the first year of the Open Era — by defeating Judy Tegart in the final.

The American claimed her fourth crown at the All England Club in 1972, when she downed defending champion Evonne Goolagong in the title matc

Martina Navratilova secured the first of her record total of nine Wimbledon singles titles — and her maiden Major — in 1978, with a victory against Chris Evert in the final. In 1979, she beat her great rival Evert again to defend her crown.