![]() Multiple winner from the 1950's Maureen Connolly was 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in), and more recently Chris Evert Lloyd in 1981 and the 2019 winner Simona Halep were only 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in). The shortest at 1.64 m (5 ft 4.5) was Billie Jean King from the 1960s and 70s, and May Sutton from 19. The tallest female was 1999 winner Lindsay Davenport at 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in), and not far behind her Maria Sharapova at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in). ![]() The 1939 winner Bobby Riggs was 1.70m tall (5 ft 7 in), and we estimate Manuel Santana from 1966 to also be about that height. The shortest male winner was Henri Cochet from 19 who was 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in). The 2012 Wimbledon Championships Mens Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Mens Singles tournament at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.It pitted six-time champion Roger Federer and Andy Murray against each other in a Grand Slam final for the third time. In the last 30 years, only the winners Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt were below six foot. Andy Murray laughs with his French coach Amelie Mauresmo during a session. ![]() Both players are atop the world rankings on their respective tours. The tallest male winners at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) were Yvon Petra in 1946 and Richard Krajicek in 1996. When Wimbledon 2006 commences Monday at the All England Club, three-time defending champion Roger Federer and Amelie Mauresmo will be on hand as the top seeds. There is obviously a lot of variation, though the trend lines show the gradual increase over time, which is more pronounced for the women. Here is a graph of all the height data for the male and female Wimbledon champions (data from 1881-2016, shown in the table below), which shows the differences in player height over time. Graph of Wimbledon Winners and Their Height The data for 2010's include all players up to and including the 2016 winner. For the females, it has increased from 170cm (5 ft 7 in) in the 1960s up to a peak of 181cm (5 ft 11.5 in) in the 2000s. The average male champion in the 1960s was 178cm (5 ft 10 in), and in the 2010s up until 2016 it is 188cm (6 ft 2 in). The graph below shows a clear trend of the champion players getting taller. Tennis stars Roger Federer and Amelie Mauresmo were named the top seeds for the historic Wimbledon tournament, which begins June 26. Mauresmo was a strong and rangy athlete, but her backhand versatility gave her game added dimensions, and threw off the rhythm of opponents who were used to facing straightforward two-handed power.We have data for most of the winners since 1960, and grouping them by decade helps to even out the data. While she would never repeat Noah’s feat on the terre battue, her backhand was instrumental in her title runs on Australian Open hard courts and Wimbledon grass. ![]() ![]() Mauresmo was hooked on tennis at age 4, when she watched Yannick Noah use his own one-hander to break down the seemingly unbreakable Mats Wilander in the 1983 Roland Garros final. The Frenchwoman could come over the ball for topspin, cut under it for backspin and touch, and, when pressed, could rip through it for a flat passing-shot winner that left her opponent wondering what just happened. But Mauresmo’s belongs in the conversation as well. Maria Sharapova, who won the 2004 title at age 17, is seeded fourth. Among the trio, only Henine-Hardene has reached the Wimbledon final - she was runner-up in 2001. Open winner Kim Clijsters and French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne are seeded 1-2-3 on the women's side. Behind the scene stills of Marketa Vondrousova and husband Stepan Simek's Wimbledon celebration ft. Australian Open champion Amelie Mauresmo, U.S. When we think of the great one-handed women’s backhands of this century, we usually start by raving about Justine Henin’s, and then saving a thought for Ash Barty’s and Carla Suarez Navarro’s. 2006: Amlie Mauresmo: Justine Henin: 2007. ![]()
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