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The Ultimate Wimbledon Tennis Champion

June 19th, 2018 Jeremy Barnes Tennis Information

We have done some interesting research into which characteristics and statistics make up the Ultimate Wimbledon Tennis Player for the men’s game using all the player data for every champion from 1969 (start of the open era) to the most recent champion which was Novak Djokavic in 2018.

Table of Contents

1 Stats For The Ultimate Wimbledon Champion
2 Fun Stats
3 Records
4 Birth Country of Wimbledon Champions (1968-2017)
5 Age of Wimbledon Champions (1968-2017)
6 Which Hand the Champions Used (1968-2017)
7 Number of Hands Used for Backhands by Champion
8 Height of Winner
9 Eye Colour of Winner
10 Hair Colour of Winner
11 Total Wimbledon Titles Won
12 Wimbledon Champion Statistics (1968-2017)
- 12.1 About Your Author

Stats For The Ultimate Wimbledon Champion

This is a summary of the average or most common characteristics and statistics for Wimbledon champions:

Country	Age When Won	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	Handed	Backhand	Hair Color	Eye Color	Australian Open Titles	French Open Titles	Wimbledon Titles	US Open Titles	Win Rate (%)	Career Titles
USA	24.29	184.33	78.83	R	1	Brown	Blue	2.15	1.44	4.04	2.60	77.98	63.85

So what does this mean? Well it means that, according to the statistics, the Ultimate Wimbledon Champion for men is:

From the USA
24 years old
184 cm tall and 78 kg weight
Right-handed
Uses a one-handed backhand
Has brown hair and blue eyes
Has a 77.98% career win rate
Has won 63 career titles

Fun Stats

12% of winners were ginger compared to 2% of the general population
The US open has the highest correlation with Wimbledon winners with an average of 2.6 wins per winner
Only 2 winners were over 30
The golden age for winners was 22 (9 champions)
Blue eyed beauties fare the best in terms of eye colour (42%) compared to a worldwide average of 8%

Records

Age:
Youngest winner was Boris Becker at 17 (1985) –

Oldest winner was Roger Federer at 35 (2017)

Height:
Smallest winner was Rod Laver at 5ft 8in (1969) –

Tallest winner was Richard Krajicek 6ft 5in (1996)

Weight:
The lightest winner was Jimmy Connors 10st 10 –

The heaviest winner was Richard Krajicek 14st

Win Rate:
The highest career win rate for a winner was 82.8 – Novak Djokovic

The lowest career win rate for a winner was 62.1 – Pat Cash

Most Titles:
The one and only Roger Federer: 8 (and counting!)

Birth Country of Wimbledon Champions (1968-2017)

Age of Wimbledon Champions (1968-2017)

Which Hand the Champions Used (1968-2017)

Number of Hands Used for Backhands by Champion

Height of Winner

Eye Colour of Winner

Hair Colour of Winner

Total Wimbledon Titles Won

Wimbledon Champion Statistics (1968-2017)

Year	Champion	Country	Age When Won	DOB	Height (cm)	Height	Handed	Backhand	Weight (kg)	Weight (lb)	Weight (St)	Hair Colour	Eye colour	Australian Open Titles	French Open Titles	Wimbledon Titles	US Open Titles	Win Rate	Career Titles
1968	Rod Laver	AUS	29	09/08/1938	173	5 ft. 8 in.	L	1	68	150	10 St 10	Strawberry Blonde	Blue	3	2	4	2	79.8	74
1969	Rod Laver	AUS	30	09/08/1938	173	5 ft. 8 in.	L	1	68	150	10 St 10	Strawberry Blonde	Blue	3	2	4	2	79.8	74
1970	John Newcombe	AUS	26	23/05/1944	183	6 ft. 0 in.	R	1	80	176	12 St 8	Brown	Blue	2	0	3	2	75.9	68
1971	John Newcombe	AUS	27	23/05/1944	183	6 ft. 0 in.	R	1	80	176	12 St 8	Brown	Blue	2	0	3	2	75.9	68
1972	Stan Smith	USA	26	14/03/1946	193	6 ft. 4 in.	R	1	84	185	13 St 3	Strawberry Blonde	Blue	0	0	1	1	71.2	37
1973	Jan Kode	TCH	27	01/03/1946	175	5 ft. 9 in.	R	1	81	179	12 St 11	Brown	Blue	0	2	1	0	70	11
1974	Jimmy Connors	USA	21	02/09/1952	177	5 ft. 10 in.	L	2	68	150	10 St 10	Black	Green	1	0	2	5	81.8	109
1975	Arthur Ashe	USA	32	10/07/1943	188	6 ft. 2 in.	R	1	73	161	11 St 7	Black	Brown	1	0	1	1	75.2	33
1976	Björn Borg	SWE	20	06/06/1956	180	5 ft. 11 in.	R	2	72	159	11 St 5	Blonde	Blue	0	6	5	0	82.7	64
1977	Björn Borg	SWE	21	06/06/1956	180	5 ft. 11 in.	R	2	72	159	11 St 5	Blonde	Blue	0	6	5	0	82.7	64
1978	Björn Borg	SWE	22	06/06/1956	180	5 ft. 11 in.	R	2	72	159	11 St 5	Blonde	Blue	0	6	5	0	82.7	64
1979	Björn Borg	SWE	23	06/06/1956	180	5 ft. 11 in.	R	2	72	159	11 St 5	Blonde	Blue	0	6	5	0	82.7	64
1980	Björn Borg	SWE	24	06/06/1956	180	5 ft. 11 in.	R	2	72	159	11 St 5	Blonde	Blue	0	6	5	0	82.7	64
1981	John McEnroe	USA	22	16/02/1959	180	5 ft. 11 in.	L	1	75	165	11 St 11	Brown	Blue	0	0	3	4	81.6	77
1982	Jimmy Connors	USA	29	02/09/1952	177	5 ft. 10 in.	L	2	68	150	10 St 10	Black	Green	1	0	2	5	81.8	109
1983	John McEnroe	USA	24	16/02/1959	180	5 ft. 11 in.	L	1	75	165	11 St 11	Brown	Blue	0	0	3	4	81.6	77
1984	John McEnroe	USA	25	16/02/1959	180	5 ft. 11 in.	L	1	75	165	11 St 11	Brown	Blue	0	0	3	4	81.6	77
1985	Boris Becker	FRG	17	22/11/1967	190	6 ft. 3 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Strawberry Blonde	Blue	2	0	3	1	76.9	49
1986	Boris Becker	FRG	18	22/11/1967	190	6 ft. 3 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Strawberry Blonde	Blue	2	0	3	1	76.9	49
1987	Pat Cash	AUS	22	27/05/1965	183	6 ft. 0 in.	R	1	84	185	13 St 3	Brown	Blue	0	0	1	0	62.1	6
1988	Stefan Edberg	SWE	22	19/01/1966	188	6 ft. 2 in.	R	1	77	170	12 St 2	Blonde	Blue	2	0	2	2	74.7	41
1989	Boris Becker	FRG	21	22/11/1967	190	6 ft. 3 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Strawberry Blonde	Blue	2	0	3	1	76.9	49
1990	Stefan Edberg	SWE	24	19/01/1966	188	6 ft. 2 in.	R	1	77	170	12 St 2	Blonde	Blue	2	0	2	2	74.7	41
1991	Michael Stich	GER	22	18/10/1968	193	6 ft. 4 in.	R	1	80	176	12 St 8	Black	Brown	0	0	1	0	68.6	18
1992	Andre Agassi	USA	22	29/04/1970	180	5 ft. 11 in.	R	2	80	176	12 St 8	Brown	Brown	4	1	1	2	76.1	68
1993	Pete Sampras	USA	21	12/08/1971	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	77	170	12 St 2	Black	Hazel	2	0	7	5	77.4	64
1994	Pete Sampras	USA	22	12/08/1971	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	77	170	12 St 2	Black	Hazel	2	0	7	5	77.4	64
1995	Pete Sampras	USA	23	12/08/1971	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	77	170	12 St 2	Black	Brown	2	0	7	5	77.4	64
1996	Richard Krajicek	NED	25	06/03/1971	196	6 ft. 5 in.	R	1	89	196	14 St 0	Black	Green	0	0	1	0	65.2	17
1997	Pete Sampras	USA	25	12/08/1971	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	77	170	12 St 2	Black	Hazel	2	0	7	5	77.4	64
1998	Pete Sampras	USA	26	12/08/1971	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	77	170	12 St 2	Black	Hazel	2	0	7	5	77.4	64
1999	Pete Sampras	USA	27	12/08/1971	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	77	170	12 St 2	Black	Hazel	2	0	7	5	77.4	64
2000	Pete Sampras	USA	28	12/08/1971	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	77	170	12 St 2	Black	Hazel	2	0	7	5	77.4	64
2001	Goran Ivanievic	CRO	29	13/09/1971	193	6 ft. 4 in.	L	2	82	181	12 St 13	Black	Black	0	0	1	0	64.3	22
2002	Lleyton Hewitt	AUS	21	24/02/1981	180	5 ft. 11 in.	R	2	77	170	12 St 2	Blonde	Blue	0	0	1	1	70.16	30
2003	Roger Federer	SUI	21	08/08/1981	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Brown	Brown	6	1	8	5	82.06	98
2004	Roger Federer	SUI	22	08/08/1981	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Brown	Brown	6	1	8	5	82.06	98
2005	Roger Federer	SUI	23	08/08/1981	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Brown	Brown	6	1	8	5	82.06	98
2006	Roger Federer	SUI	24	08/08/1981	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Brown	Brown	6	1	8	5	82.06	98
2007	Roger Federer	SUI	25	08/08/1981	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Brown	Brown	6	1	8	5	82.06	98
2008	Rafael Nadal	ESP	22	03/06/1986	185	6 ft. 1 in.	L	2	85	187	13 St 5	Brown	Brown	1	11	2	3	82.84	79
2009	Roger Federer	SUI	27	08/08/1981	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Brown	Brown	6	1	8	5	82.06	98
2010	Rafael Nadal	ESP	24	03/06/1986	185	6 ft. 1 in.	L	2	85	187	13 St 5	Brown	Brown	1	11	2	3	82.84	79
2011	Novak Djokovic	SRB	24	22/05/1987	188	6 ft. 2 in.	R	2	80	176	12 St 8	Black	Hazel	6	1	3	2	82.3	68
2012	Roger Federer	SUI	30	08/08/1981	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Brown	Brown	6	1	8	5	82.06	98
2013	Andy Murray	GBR	26	15/05/1987	191	6 ft. 3 in.	R	2	84	185	13 St 3	Brown	Hazel	0	0	2	1	78.07	45
2014	Novak Djokovic	SRB	27	22/05/1987	188	6 ft. 2 in.	R	2	80	176	12 St 8	Black	Hazel	6	1	3	2	82.3	68
2015	Novak Djokovic	SRB	28	22/05/1987	188	6 ft. 2 in.	R	2	80	176	12 St 8	Black	Hazel	6	1	3	2	82.3	68
2016	Andy Murray	GBR	29	15/05/1987	191	6 ft. 3 in.	R	2	84	185	13 St 3	Brown	Hazel	0	0	2	1	78.07	45
2017	Roger Federer	SUI	35	08/08/1981	185	6 ft. 1 in.	R	1	85	187	13 St 5	Brown	Brown	6	1	8	5	82.06	98

About Your Author

Jeremy Barnes

I’ve played tennis since I was 5 years old. I played on my high school team and one year in college before I tore my ACL. It’s been about 3 years now since my injury, and I’ve been able to come back and play in some tournaments. Find out more about me here.

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