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On June 20, 125 years of tennis history will come alive. On the grass courts of SW 19 the usual tag of men and women will pave way for the more royal 'gentlemen' and 'ladies.' And so will the flashy outfit s give away to the more nonindulgent white. Strawberries and cream would be fetched as talk would shift from Roger Feder er to Raf ael Nadal and from the William sist ers to Andy Murray. In the lead up to one of the most traditional contests in the history of sport, CHIEFS WORLD tak es a look at the players who made the hallowed portals of Wimbledon their own

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On June 20, 125 years of tennis history will come alive. On the

grass courts of SW 19 the usual tag of men and women will pave

way for the more royal 'gentlemen' and 'ladies.' And so will the

flashy outfits give away to the more nonindulgent white.

Strawberries and cream would be fetched as talk would shift

from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal and from the William sistersto Andy Murray. In the lead up to one of the most traditional

contests in the history of sport, CHIEFSWORLD takes a look at

the players who made the hallowed portals of Wimbledon their

own

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A Robin perches on the statue of Fred Perry, the last Briton to win the

Wimbledon men's title, at the All England Club June 18. The bird has become a

favourite among staff preparing for next week's Wimbledon tournament, who

have nicknamed the pair, "the Batman and Robin".

Fred PerryWimbledon record

Singles Champion 1934, 1935, 1936

Mixed Doubles Champion 1935, 1936

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Tennis great Rod Laver, who suffered a stroke earlier this summer during the taping of a

television program, smiles during a press conference after being released August 27 from

UCLA Medical Center in Westwood.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969

Doubles Champion 1959

Mixed Doubles Champion 1959, 1960

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Australian captain John Newcombe signals to fans that there are still two matches left in

Davis Cup final tie after the Spanish pair of Alex Corretja and Joan Balcells defeated

Australia's Mark Woodforde and Sandon Stolle in the doubles match in Barcelona

December 9, 2000.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1967, 1970, 1971

Doubles Champion 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974

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Swedish tennis star Bjorn Borg in action during his first training at the Monte Carlo

Country Club in Monaco on April 16, 1991.Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

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John McEnroe of the United States raises his arms after beating Sweden's Stefan

Edberg in the Japanese Grand Prix Tennis Tournament in Tokyo April 17, 1988.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1981, 1983, 1984

Doubles Champion 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992

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Boris becker of Germany (C) holds his trophy above his head as he poses with his

family (From left to Right his mother Elvira, younger sister, Sabine and his Father

Karl-Heinz) after defeating South African born Kevin Curren to become the youngest

winner of the men's Wimbledon tennis championships, July 7, 1985 in London.Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1985, 1986, 1989

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Number one seed Pete Sampras of the US kisses the Challenge Cup after winning theWimbledon Men's Final July 4.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

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Top seed Roger Federer of Switzerland holds the trophy after defeating second seed

Andy Roddick of the U.S. in their men's singles final match on Centre Court at the

Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 4, 2004.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

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Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the

men's singles final at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships in London.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 2008, 2010

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Spectators watch a match on the Suzanne Lenglen court during the French Open tennis

tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 23, 2011. The centre court is

named after the French legend who never lost a game at the All England Club.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925Doubles Champion 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925

Mixed Doubles Champion 1920, 1922, 1925

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Former tennis great Chris Evert looks on as she is honored at the Rogers Cup tennis

tournament in Montreal, August 16, 2010.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1974, 1976, 1981

Doubles Champion 1976

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The United States team captain Billie Jean King waves to the crowd after her team's

victory over Spain during their Fed Cup finals match November 25, 2000 at the Mandalay

Bay Event Center in Las Vegas.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975

Doubles Champion 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979

Mixed Doubles Champion 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974

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Martina Navratilova of the USA holds aloft the Wimbledon women's singles plate after

beating Chris Lloyd also of the USA in the final 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in London July 6, 1985.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990

Doubles Champion 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986

Mixed Doubles Champion 1985, 1993, 1995, 2003

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Germany's Steffi Graf holds the Venus Rosewater Dish, after defeating Spain's Arantxa-

Sanchez - Vicario to win the Ladies Singles final at the Wimbledon tennis

championships July 6.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996

Doubles Champion 1988

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Venus Williams of the US is all smiles as she poses for photographers with the trophy

after defeating Lindsay Davenport in the final, July 8.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008

Doubles Champion 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009

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Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts after defeating Venus Williams of the U.S. in their

Ladies' Singles finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July

4, 2009.

Wimbledon record

Singles Champion 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010Doubles Champion 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009

Mixed Doubles Champion 1998

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Finaly,The 125th WimbledonChampionships 2011 games

will starts from 20th June to

3th July

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Wimbledon Championship 2011

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wibledon, London,

England, and United Kingdom will be hosting the 2011 Wimbledon

Championships. These Championships will be started from June 20

to July 3, 2011, and this will be the 125th Edition of Championships,

Wimbledon.This is the Third Grand Slam of the Year 2011 besides

2011 WTA Tour, 2011 ATP World Tour.