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List about wimbledon turns 140: the curiosities of the oldest tennis tournament The most prestigious on Grass and one of the most important in the world. A Grand Slam within reach of a privileged few. In this list about wimbledon turns 140: the curiosities of the oldest tennis tournament you can find: 14. In 1971 a tie-break system was introduced 13. The chair judges of the Tournament 12. 'The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club' 11. Slazenger 10. Sampras 9. The first Wimbledon Championship was held in 1877 8. Steffi Graf 7. The youngest player 6. Martina Navratilova 5. Arthur Ashe 4. Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert 3. Record of 41 consecutive matches won at Wimbledon 2. The Swedish Borg won Wimbledon 5 consecutive years 1. The longest game in history 15. In 1977, the Tournament celebrated its 100th Anniversary Although the 100 disputed Championships were fulfilled in 1986, due to the 2 World Wars. 14. In 1971 a tie-break system was introduced It was implemented from 8 equal games; until in 1979, the current tiebreaker system was started after matching in 6 games. 13. The chair judges of the Tournament Normally they run 2 matches a day, not necessarily in the same court. 12. 'The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club' It is located on Church Road, Wimbledon (previously, it was located on Worple Road). It has only 375 active members, including the 'honorary partners', who are the champions in Singles of the past. However, John McEnroe, was an exception, because in 1981, after winning the tournament, he could not access such an honor for his bad behavior. Only two years later it was accepted. 11. Slazenger It has been the official Tournament ball since 1902 10. Sampras He also obtained it in 7 opportunities, but not consecutive, 1993 to 1995 and 1997 to 2000; like Renshaw who won it between 1881 to 1886 and 1889. 9. The first Wimbledon Championship was held in 1877 His winner was Spencer Gore and 22 spectators attended the final. The tournament had 200 spectators in total who paid 1 shilling each. 8. Steffi Graf In 1987, she became the first woman of the open era to reach the final (lost to Martina Navratilova), without losing a single game throughout the year. He had 7 titles and 45 wins. 7. The youngest player Jennifer Capriati, with 14 years and 89 days 6. Martina Navratilova He obtained the title in 9 opportunities between the years 1978 and 1990 5. Arthur Ashe He was the first black man to win the men's single championship in 1975 4. Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert A couple of boyfriends obtained the titles of singles, ladies and gentlemen in 1974 3. Record of 41 consecutive matches won at Wimbledon Bjorn Borg between 1975 and 1981 2. The Swedish Borg won Wimbledon 5 consecutive years The British Renshaw obtained it 6 years from 1881 to 1886 and Martina Navratilova equaled this record of consecutive ones obtaining it between the years 1982 and 1987. 1. The longest game in history Two days needed the American John Isner and the French Nicolas Mahut to complete his match of the first round of singles of the tournament of 2010. With 11 hours, 5 minutes and 23 seconds and 183 games that were played between June 22 and 24 , became the longest party in history, which incidentally won Isner. The previous record had two American players (Gonzalez and Pasarell), in 1969, who played a first round match that lasted 5 hours and 12 minutes The images you can find in this video are property of 20 minutos