5 oldest Wimbledon singles champions

3. Virginia Wade – 32

Virginia Wade, in the year 1977, captured the Women’s Singles Title, defeating Dutch woman Betty Stove in a gruelling three-set final and had dribbled past Chris Evert in another three-set semi-final to clinch the victory. Wade, is the only British woman to have won four titles at all four Grand Slams. She was the last British player to have tasted success in a Grand Slam Singles when she won the Big W in 1977 until Andy Murray ended the period of drought for British tennis by winning the US Open in 2012.

She famously said that “Tennis is a fine balance between determination and tiredness.” and her love for the sport had fuelled her passion for long before she retired, she had made an all-time record of appearing 26 times in Wimbledon.