5 youngest Women's singles Wimbledon champions

#3 Maria Sharapova

Sharapova lifting the Wimbledon Championships 2004 trophy

Russian superstar Maria Sharapova rose to prominence in 2004 when she upset defending champion Serena Williams to take home the Wimbledon trophy. She is the first and only Russian woman to have won a Wimbledon Singles' trophy. Maria is one of 10 women to have completed a Career Slam. She won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon 2004 aged just 17 years, 75 days.

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#2 Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis

Swiss tennis legend Martina Hingis was a tennis prodigy who shattered many tennis records in the late 1990's. At Wimbledon 1996, she won the Doubles title and became the youngest ever Wimbledon Champion across all formats of the game. She is one of few women to have been ranked World number 1 in both Singles and Doubles. She became the youngest player to be ranked World number 1 by the WTA. She achieved this in March 31st 1997 at the age of just 16. Her first Wimbledon Singles' title came in 1997 at the age of 16 years 278 days.