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Roger Federer with 2009 Wimbledon trophy - Source: Reuters
tvnz.co.nz breaks down the key numbers heading into the
world's top grasscourt tennis tournament.
134
The number of years since the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club held its first Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon. In 1877 the only event held was the Gentlemen's singles. Spencer Gore won the title from a field of 22.
About 200 people paid one shilling to see Gore beat William Marshall in the final. Compare that to the 15,000 who are expected to turn out to this year's men's final, each shelling out 2,247 pounds ($NZ4513.14) for a seat.
7
The highest number of men's singles titles won by one player. The record is shared by Britian's William Renshaw, who won them between 1881-1889 (six of them consecutively from 1881-86), and American 'Pistol' Pete Sampras, who was dominant on the grass-court throughout the 90s.
Roger Federer will have an opportunity to join them with a win at this year's Championships. He and Bjorn Borg also share the record for the most consecutive titles in the Open era with five in a row.
9
The highest number of ladies' singles titles won by one player. It is held by Czech-American great Martina Navratilova and if you include the titles she won there in doubles and mixed doubles she has 20 Wimbledon titles to her name.
665
The number of minutes it took American John Isner to overcome France's Nicolas Mahut in 'the endless match' at the 2010 Championships. It is the longest match in tennis history both in time and the number of games and was played over three days.
Both players easily eclipsed the previous record for total aces in a match with Isner setting the new record with a whopping 113.
31,360
During the 2010 tournament 31,360 kilograms of strawberries were consumed as part of the traditional Wimbledon fare of strawberries and cream.
1,100,000
The amount, in pounds, that the winners of each of the singles events will receive at this year's tournament. A bit of an improvement from the first time prize money was awarded in 1968 when the gentlemen's winner received 2000 pounds and the
75
The number of years that have passed since a local has won Britain's most prestigious men's tournament. While the United Kingdom has produced the most gentleman winners with 35, none have triumphed at the All England Club (or any Grand slam for that matter) since Fred Perry won the last of his three titles in 1936. In fact, the last time a Brit even made a final there was in 1938 when Bunny Austin was beaten.
However the British have not been without their hopes with Tim Henman reaching four semi-finals without progressing further. This year's local hope will be Scotsman Andy Murray who has been beaten at the same stage the last two years.
The ladies' drought is slightly shorter with the last local woman champion coming when Virginia Wade won the title in 1977.
6
The number of tournaments that haven't been disrupted by rain. Almost as certain as a British failure at Wimbledon is the chance of play being stopped by wet weather at some stage during the fortnight.
However since 2009 rain delays haven't been too much of an issue in the latter stages with a retractable roof now installed on the centre court.
51
The percentage of the UK population who watched coverage of the 2010 Championships. Andy Murray's semi-final loss to Rafael Nadal was the most watched with a peak audience of 5.6 million and an average audience of 5.6 million. The men's final had a peak audience of 5.6 million peaking at 6.8 million. However the women's final only attracted an average audience of 2.3 million.
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