Wimbledon women’s singles champions in Open Era: From Billie Jean King in 1968 to Marketa Vondrousova in 2023
Marketa Vondrousova will be women’s singles defending champion at the 137th edition of Wimbledon which is set to be held from July 1 to 14 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
Vondrousova won her maiden Wimbledon title last year with a straight-sets victory over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur. She became the first unseeded woman to win the tournament in the Open Era.
Since the beginning of the Open Era (1968), 24 different women have lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish.
USA’s Martina Navratilova holds the record for most Wimbledon titles (9) won by a woman followed by Steffi Graf (7) and Serena Williams (7).
Here’s the complete list of women’s singles winners at Wimbledon (since 1968):
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SCORE |
| 2023 | Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) | Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2022 | Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) | Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2021 | Ashleigh Barty (Australia) | Karolína Plíšková (Czech Republic) | 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3 |
| 2020 | No competition due to COVID-19 | No competition due to COVID-19 | No competition due to COVID-19 |
| 2019 | Simona Halep (Romania) | Serena Williams (USA) | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2018 | Angelique Kerber (Germany) | Serena Williams (USA) | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2017 | Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) | Venus Williams (USA) | 7–5, 6–0 |
| 2016 | Serena Williams (USA) | Angelique Kerber (Germany) | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2015 | Serena Williams (USA) | Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2014 | Petra Kvitová (Czech Republic) | Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2013 | Marion Bartoli (France) | Sabine Lisicki (Germany) | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2012 | Serena Williams (USA) | Agnieszka Radwańska (Poland) | 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 2011 | Petra Kvitová (Czech Republic) | Maria Sharapova (Russia) | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2010 | Serena Williams (USA) | Vera Zvonareva (Russia) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2009 | Serena Williams (USA) | Venus Williams (USA) | 7–6(3), 6–2 |
| 2008 | Venus Williams (USA) | Serena Williams (USA) | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2007 | Venus Williams (USA) | Marion Bartoli (France) | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2006 | Amélie Mauresmo (France) | Justine Henin (Belgium) | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Venus Williams (USA) | Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 4–6, 7–6(4), 9–7 |
| 2004 | Maria Sharapova (Russia) | Serena Williams (USA) | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2003 | Serena Williams (USA) | Venus Williams (USA) | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2002 | Serena Williams (USA) | Venus Williams (USA) | 7–6(4), 6–3 |
| 2001 | Venus Williams (USA) | Justine Henin (Belgium) | 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 2000 | Venus Williams (USA) | Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 6–3, 7–6(3) |
| 1999 | Lindsay Davenport (USA) | Steffi Graf (Germany) | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1998 | Jana Novotná (Czech Republic) | Nathalie Tauziat (France) | 6–4, 7–6(2) |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis (Switzerland) | Jana Novotná (Czech Republic) | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1996 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1995 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) | 4–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1994 | Conchita Martínez (Spain) | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1993 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Jana Novotná (Czech Republic) | 7–6(6), 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1992 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1991 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) | 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 |
| 1990 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Zina Garrison (USA) | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1989 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 6–2, 6–7(1), 6–1 |
| 1988 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1987 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Steffi Graf (Germany) | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Hana Mandlíková (Czechoslovakia) | 7–6(1), 6–3 |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Chris Evert (USA) | 6–3, 6–7(4), 7–6(3), 6–4 |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Chris Evert (USA) | 7–6(5), 6–2 |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Andrea Jaeger (USA) | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Chris Evert (USA) | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Chris Evert (USA) | Hana Mandlíková (Czechoslovakia) | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1980 | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | Chris Evert (USA) | 6–1, 7–6(4) |
| 1979 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Chris Evert (USA) | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Chris Evert (USA) | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1977 | Virginia Wade (Great Britain) | Betty Stöve (Netherlands) | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1976 | Chris Evert (USA) | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 |
| 1975 | Billie Jean King (USA) | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1974 | Chris Evert (USA) | Olga Morozova (Soviet Union) | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Billie Jean King (USA) | Chris Evert (USA) | 6–0, 7–5 |
| 1972 | Billie Jean King (USA) | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1971 | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | Margaret Court (Australia) | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1970 | Margaret Court (Australia) | Billie Jean King (USA) | 14–12, 11–9 |
| 1969 | Ann Jones (Great Britain) | Billie Jean King (USA) | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1968 | Billie Jean King (USA) | Judy Tegart (Australia) | 9–7, 7–5 |