Women's tennis: 5 oldest Wimbledon Singles Champions

#1 Charlotte Cooper Sterry

Charlotte Sterry

One of the few women who used to serve overhead in those days, British woman Charlotte Cooper Sterry displayed elegance at the net with her volleying skills at a time when it was a rarity in women's tennis.

Charlotte was a 5-time Wimbledon Singles Champion and the first ever Woman Gold medalist at the Olympic Games. She achieved this when she won the 1900 Olympic Games Women's Singles Gold.

She won the Wimbledon Singles titles in the years 1895, 1896, 1898, 1901 and 1908. After her 4th triumph, she took a break from tennis. The comeback mom of two entered the 1908 Wimbledon Championships and to the surprise of many won the title at the age of 37 years and 282 days.