5 oldest Wimbledon singles champions

4. Arthur Ashe – 31

Coming to the men’s circuit, Arthur Ashe was 31 years and 11 months when he rushed to win the Big W title in 1975. He was the first black player to get selected for the US Davis Cup Team and also the only the only one from the black community to have won the three Majors slams – Australian, US and Wimbledon. His life had always been peppered with disturbing health issues and it is believed that Ashe, contracted HIV following a blood transfusion during a heart bypass surgery.

In 1975, he became the oldest man to lift the trophy of Wimbledon, defeating Jimmy Connors in 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4. However, Roger Federer can break Ashe’s record if he wins the title this year.