Wimbledon is quiet suburb of London. But it is known world-wide for one thing-tennis. The Championships take place every year at the end of June.
The first Championships was in 1877. The prize was a cup worth 25. The rackets were the shape of snow shoes.
1884 - The First Women's Championships. The winner was Maud Watson, the daughter of a clergyman. But the first woman superstar was Suzanne Lenglen of France (Wibledon champion six times between 1918 and 1925). Lenglen moved like a ballerina.
For ninety-one years the Wibledon Championship was open only to amateurs. In 1968 it became the first international championship to abolish the difference between amateur and professional players. The Championship became 'open'.
Other championships ofter more prize money than Wimbledon. But the aim of every professional tennis player is to become Wimbledon Champion.
The extraordinary Björn Borg achieved this aim five times in succession between 1976 and 1980.
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