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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Venus Williams (2008)
Venus Williams defended her Wimbedon title in 2008, beating sister Serena 7-5, 6-4 and claiming the championship without dropping a single set. Unlike some of their previous matches, the championship was marked by an extremely high level of play.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Venus Williams (2007)
Venus Williams had a world ranking of 31st heading into Wimbledon and was ranked 23rd at the tournament, but she didn't let a low seed prevent her from earning her fourth crown at the All England Club. Williams topped Marion Bartoli by a 6-4, 6-1 score. What made her win all the more fitting was that 2007 marked the first year that the men and women received equal prize money at Wimbledon, a cause for which Williams had been a staunch advocate.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Amelie Mauresmo (2006)
Despite an inauspicious start to her grass court season with a first-round loss at a Wimbledon warm-up, Amelie Mauresmo stormed through the field at the All England Club and rallied in the finals to beat Justine Henin in three sets. It marked her first title ever on grass. ";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Venus Williams (2005)
By reaching the finals at Wimbledon in 2005, Venus Williams extended a Williams sisters streak to six straight years the championship match at the All England Club featured at least one sister. Williams fought off a match point in the longest Wimbledon final in history, rallying to beat Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6(4), 9-7 and win her third Grand Slam title. At No. 14, she was, at the time, the lowest seed to win the women’s singles title at Wimbledon. ";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Maria Sharapova (2004)
Maria Sharapova became the third-youngest Wimbledon champion and first Russian to win the title when she hoisted the champion’s trophy in 2004. She captured the title by beating two-time defending champion Serena Williams in straight sets.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Serena Williams (2003)
The 2003 Wimbledon women's singles finals featured a Williams-Williams battle for the second straight year. Just like before, Serena Williams beat older sister Venus by a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 score.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Serena Williams (2002)
Serena Williams topped sister Venus in the finals of the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open in 2002, but teamed with her to win their second women’s doubles title at the All England Club that same year. Serena's Wimbledon victory was achieved in straight sets, as she knocked off Venus 7-6 (4), 6-3.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Venus Williams (2001)
The first time Justine Henin reached a Grand Slam final, Venus Williams was there to stand in her way. Williams successfully defended her Wimbledon title in 2001, beating Henin 6-1, 3-6, 6-0.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Venus Williams (2000)
Venus Williams won her first Grand Slam titles on the doubles circuit, taking the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Justin Gimelstob in 1998 and the French and U.S. Open women's doubles titles with sister Serena in 1999, but her first singles Slam came at the All England Club in 2000. She beat defending Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport in straight sets. She and Serena also won the doubles title at Wimbledon that year.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Lindsay Davenport (1999)
After capturing both the singles and women's doubles titles at Wimbledon in 1999, Lindsay Davenport was honored as the Women's Tennis Association's player of the year.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Jana Novotna (1998)
At Wimbledon in 1993, Jana Novotna had a 6-7, 6-1, 4-1, 40-15 lead against Steffi Graf, but her nerve failed, her unforced errors soared, and she ultimately lost the title and cried on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent. Novotna lost another three-setter in the 1997 finals before finally winning her first and only Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 1998. She beat Nathalie Tauziat in straight sets to claim the win.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Martina Hingis (1997)
By winning the Wimbledon title in 1997 at the age of 16 and 9 months, Martina Hingis became the youngest singles champion at the All England Club since 1887. Although she won five Grand Slam titles throughout her career, she never again hoisted the winner's trophy at Wimbledon.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Steffi Graf (1996)
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario was Steffi Graf's opponent again in the 1996 Wimbledon finals. Once again, Graf won the Wimbledon title. Her seven career singles titles at the All England Club rank her third behind Martina Navratilova and Helen Wills Moody for most of all time.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Steffi Graf (1995)
Wimbledon was one of three Slams Steffi Graf captured in 1995. Graf was pushed to three sets by Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario at both the French Open and Wimbledon but captured the titles in both cases.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Conchita Martinez (1994)
Conchita Martinez had runner-up finishes at the Australian Open and French Open, but her lone Grand Slam title came at Wimbledon in 1994. She toppled nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova in the finals.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Steffi Graf (1993)
Steffi Graf won her third straight Wimbledon title in 1993, beating Jana Novotna 7-6, 1-6, 6-4. The set she dropped in the finals was the only one Graf lost throughout the tournament, and she lost just eight games in the first four rounds.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Steffi Graf (1992)
Monica Seles extended her dominance on the hard courts and clay courts in 1992, winning the Australian, French and U.S. Opens, but Steffi Graf proved she was still the top grass court player. Graf faced down challenger Seles in the Wimbledon finals that year, rolling to a 6-2, 6-1 win.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Steffi Graf (1991)
Her Wimbledon title was the only Grand Slam Steffi Graf won in 1991. Rival Monica Seles, who did not play at Wimbledon, won each of the other Slams that year.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Martina Navratilova (1990)
After falling to Steffi Graf in the Wimbledon finals in 1988 and 1989, Martina Navratilova earned her final Wimbledon title in 1990, defeating Zina Garrison-Jackson. It was her record ninth Wimbledon singles title.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Steffi Graf (1989)
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario beat Steffi Graf in their 1989 French Open showdown, but Graf exacted her revenge at Wimbledon, topping the Spaniard in the quarterfinals. Graf went on to defend her Wimbledon title in a three-set finals battle with Martina Navratilova";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Steffi Graf (1988)
Steffi Graf's first Wimbledon title, in 1988, wasn't her most impressive feat of the year, but it contributed to it. She captured the \"Golden Slam\" by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Martina Navratilova (1987)
In addition to winning three Wimbledon singles titles from 1985-1987, Martina Navratilova also reached the finals of all 11 Grand Slam women's singles events held during that time. When she hoisted the champion's trophy in 1987 after beating Steffi Graf, it marked Navratilova's record sixth straight Wimbledon title.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Martina Navratilova (1986)
Martina Navratilova beat Hana Mandlikova in straight sets, 7-6 (1), 6-3, in the 1986 Wimbledon finals. Navratilova didn't lose a single set throughout the tournament.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Martina Navratilova (1985)
With her win at Wimbledon in 1985, Martina Navratilova earned her fifth straight Grand Slam singles title. She extended that streak to a record-equaling sixth straight at the U.S. Open.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Martina Navratilova (1984)
From 1982 through 1984, Martina Navratilova lost just six matches. She also won three Wimbledon titles during that time, with the last of the stretch coming against Chris Evert. Navratilova had little trouble dispatching her, winning in straight sets, 7-6 (5), 6-2.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Martina Navratilova (1983)
A Wimbledon title in 1983 was just one of Martina Navratilova's impressive accomplishments that year. With the exception of a loss in the fourth round of the French Open, Navratilova was undefeated in 1983, compiling an 86-1 singles record and winning third Grand Slam singles titles.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Martina Navratilova (1982)
Martina Navratilova won both the singles and women's doubles titles at Wimbledon in 1982. Her singles title once again came at the expense of Chris Evert.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Chris Evert (1981)
A runner-up in 1978 and 1979 to Martina Navratilova and in 1980 against Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Chris Evert finally won her third and final Wimbledon title in 1981, defeating Hana Mandlikova.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1980)
Evonne Goolagong Cawley's second Wimbledon title, won in 1980, was also her last Grand Slam win. A 29-year-old mother at the time, few expected she would be able to capture the title, but she beat Tracy Austin in the semifinals and Chris Evert in the finals for the championship.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Martina Navratilova (1979)
The championship match at Wimbledon in 1979 featured a repeat of the previous year's title match, as Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert faced off. This time around the match wasn't nearly as close, with Navratilova defending her title with a 6-4, 6-4 win.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Martina Navratilova (1978)
Martina Navratilova won the first of her 18 Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon in 1978. She defeated Chris Evert in three sets. Winning the championship also had the added benefit of bumping her ranking up to No. 1, the first time in her career she held that top spot. ";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Virginia Wade (1977)
Although Virginia Wade captured the U.S. Open title in 1968 and won the Australian Open in 1972, it was her Wimbledon victory in the tournament's Centenary year for which she is most famous. The British went wild when the Englishwoman won at the All England Club, and when she received her trophy from Queen Elizabeth II, the fans serenaded her with \"For She's a Jolly Good Fellow!\"";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Chris Evert (1976)
Chris Evert's 1976 Wimbledon win against Evonne Goolagong Cawley was evocative of their intense rivalry. Evert escaped with a 6-3, 4-6, 8-6 win then and won 21 of their 33 career meetings.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Billie Jean King (1975)
Immediately after winning her sixth Wimbledon title in 1975 by trouncing Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6-0, 6-1, Billie Jean King temporarily retired. Referring to her championship win as a \"near perfect match,\" she told reporters she was \"never coming back. That retirement was short-lived, but she never won another title at Wimbledon. Throughout her career, she amassed a 96-15 singles record at the All England Club.";
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When Chris Evert won her first Wimbledon title in 1974, her then-fiancée Jimmy Connors won the title on the men's side. The championships were dubbed the \"Love Match.\"";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Billie Jean King (1973)
She needed eight match points against Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the 1973 Wimbledon semifinals, but Billie Jean King emerged victorious to set up a finals showdown against Chris Evert. King didn't have nearly as much trouble against her, losing just nine points en route to blanking Evert 6-0 in the first set and winning the second set 7-5. 1973 was also the year King beat Bobby Riggs in the famous Battle of the Sexes match.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Billie Jean King (1972)
Billie Jean King got off to a slow start in 1972, but she picked up her game in the late spring and continued a winning streak well through August. That included a victory at the All England Club, where she topped Evonne Goolagong Cawley in straight sets. King lost just one set the entire tournament.";
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One year after playing in her first Wimbledon, Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the title in 1971. That championship, along with the French Open title she earned earlier that year, propelled her to celebrity status in her native Australia. ";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Margaret Smith Court (1970)
Australia's Margaret Smith Court became the first woman in the Open Era to earn a calendar-year Grand Slam when she claimed all four major titles in 1970. That year marked the last of her three Wimbledon championships (she also won in 1963 and 1965) and the 19th of her 24 Grand Slam wins.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Ann Haydon-Jones (1969)
Not only was Ann Haydon-Jones an accomplished table tennis player, but she also was an eight-time Grand Slam champion (winning three singles, three women's doubles and two mixed doubles championship). A former Wimbledon girls' singles champion (winning in 1956), she added her lone women's singles title in 1969 with a three-set victory over Billie Jean King. Haydon-Jones became the first left-handed female to win at Wimbledon.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Billie Jean King (1968)
In 1968, for the third year in a row, Billie Jean King captured the Wimbledon women's singles championship. One of the best female tennis players in history, King earned a total of 39 Grand Slam titles (12 singles, 16 women's doubles and 11 mixed doubles). A record 20 of those championships were at Wimbledon (six singles, 10 women's doubles and four mixed doubles).";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Suzanne Lenglen (1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925)
Six of Suzanne Lenglen’s 12 Grand Slam titles came on the grass courts of Wimbledon. In addition to her on-court performances, “La Divine” (as she was nicknamed by her fellow French) was noticed for her tennis outfit, which shockingly revealed bare forearms and was cut above the calf, and her tendency to sip brandy between sets.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Helen Wills Moody (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938)
With the exception of two defaults (due to an emergency appendectomy) in 1926, American player Helen Wills Moody reached the finals of each Grand Slam singles event she played during her career. Moody won 31 Slam titles (singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles), including eight singles titles at Wimbledon (1927-1930, 1932-1933, 1935 and 1938). Dubbed “Little Miss Poker Face” because of her lack of expression on the court, Moody won five Wimbledon titles (1927-1930, 1932) during a 158-match winning streak. She did not lose a single set during that time.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Althea Gibson (1957, 1958)
Often referred to as \"the Jackie Robinson of tennis,\" Althea Gibson broke the color barrier in tennis in 1950. Her first singles title at Wimbledon came in 1957, one year after she teamed with Angela Buxton to win the women's doubles title at the All England Club. At Wimbledon, Buxton was the first Jewish champion, and Gibson was the first champion of African descent. In 1958, after winning Wimbledon for the second consecutive time, Gibson was also named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for the second straight time.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Maria Bueno (1959, 1960, 1964)
Maria Bueno's first title at Wimbledon was in 1958 in women's doubles with Althea Gibson. The following year, the Brazilian won her first singles title at the All England Club. By taking the U.S. Championships singles title too, she became the first non-American to capture the major titles in England and the U.S. in the same year. Three of Bueno's seven Grand Slam titles came at Wimbledon. She also hoisted the champion's trophy in 1960 and 1964.";
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spt_Wimbledon_pastchampions_women[i-1].body = "Karen Susman (1962)
American Karen Susman's lone Grand Slam singles title came at Wimbledon in 1962. She also won two of her three women's doubles Slams with Billie Jean King at Wimbledon in 1961 and 1962.";
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