Wimbledon’s Wildest Records: Most Titles, Fastest Serve, Longest Match Ever

Roger Federer holds the men’s record at Wimbledon with 8 singles titles

Federer and Borg won 41 matches in a row. Navratilova’s 47-match streak still stands as the women’s record. The full story of Wimbledon dominance.

11 hours, 5 minutes, 3 days. Isner beat Mahut 70-68 in the 5th at Wimbledon 2010. The match that forced rule changes...

The All England Club’s iconic grass courts have produced moments you’ll never forget, from total dominance to matches that just wouldn’t end. Here are Wimbledon’s most mind-blowing records.

Record attendance

Wimbledon 2025 drew its biggest crowd ever, with 548,770 fans coming through the gates over the two weeks. That broke the previous marks set in 2022 with 515,164 spectators and 2023 with 532,651.

Unbeaten runs for the ages

Roger Federer and Bjorn Borg both ripped off 41 straight Wimbledon wins, each taking five titles in a row. 

Federer kicked off his streak in 2003 by beating Mark Philippoussis in straight sets to win his first Grand Slam. Borg started his in 1976 with a straight-sets final win over Ilie Nastase, the first of his five Wimbledon crowns.

I will never get over this Roger Federer drop shot 🤯🎾 pic.twitter.com/gvovWRjbJM

— NBS Tennis (@NBSTennis) June 22, 2026

Martina Navratilova owns the women’s record by a mile. From 1982 to 1988 she won 47 matches in a row at SW19, landing six consecutive titles. Her run finally ended with a final loss in 1988.

Ace barrage

John Isner set the Wimbledon record for aces in one match with 113 against Nicolas Mahut in their legendary 2010 first-round clash.

Service meltdown

In 1952, Portugal’s Maria de Amorim famously double-faulted 16 times in a row during a second-round loss to Britain’s Susan Partridge at Wimbledon.

Wimbledon’s title kings and queens

Roger Federer leads the men with 8 Wimbledon singles crowns. On the women’s side, Martina Navratilova tops the list with 9 singles titles between 1978 and 1990. 

🎾🗓️ #OnThisDay in 1990: Martina Navratilova wins her record 9th Wimbledon singles title - beating Zina Garrison 6-4, 6-1.

A truly incredible athlete.@Martina | @Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/70lccmjrT6

— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) July 7, 2020

For total titles across singles, doubles and mixed doubles, Navratilova and Billie Jean King are tied at the top. Each won 20 Wimbledon championships at the All England Club.

The marathon that broke Wimbledon

Tennis history was made in 2010 when John Isner faced Nicolas Mahut in round one of men’s singles. Their match still stands as the longest ever played.

Isner finally won 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68. The battle lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes across three days on Court 18.

Wimbledon’s speed kings

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard fired the fastest men’s serve in Wimbledon history at 153 mph, 246 km/h. He unleashed it in his 2024 first-round match against Taylor Fritz.

On the women’s side, Venus Williams still holds the record. She blasted a 129 mph, 208 km/h serve during the 2008 Championships, the same year she won the title.

🚨 Crazy Fact : The Fastest serve ever in Wimbledon ended up as a point lost.

Mpetshi Perricard hit The Fastest Wimbledon serve ever (153.0 mph) but still lost the point 🤯 pic.twitter.com/kKGAHNCpw6

— SK (@Djoko_UTD) April 5, 2026