Wimbledon through the years - in pictures
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A view of the outside courts and centre court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London. All photos: Getty Images -
Fans queue to enter Wimbledon on day one of The Championships, the world's oldest tennis tournament, in 2021. -
The UK's Andy Murray, a Wimbledon champion, serves to his opponent under the closed retractable roof of Centre Court in 2021. -
Fans stream past court 18 during The Championships in 2019. -
Spectators applaud and take photographs as Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates his record eighth Wimbledon men's singles title on the balcony of Centre Court in 2017. -
Serena Williams leaves court with the Venus Rosewater Dish after her victory in the final of the Ladies' Singles in 2015. She has won the title seven times. -
Strawberries - the traditional food of Wimbledon spectators - are carried around the grounds in 2013. -
Fans cheer as Scotland's Andy Murray poses with the men's singles trophy in 2013, ending the UK's 77-year wait for a home-grown winner. -
Andy Murray and his brother Jamie compete in the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wimbledon. -
Roger Federer poses for a portrait at Wimbledon in 2007. -
Tennis racquets and equipment from a bygone age displayed at the All England Lawn Tennis Club Museum at Wimbledon. -
Devoted fans often create large queues for a limited amount of tickets sold on the day. These fans are queuing for tickets in their sleeping bags in 1986. -
Germany's Boris Becker celebrates after his defeat of Kevin Curren in the Men's Singles Final in 1985. -
Chair umpire Jenny Higgs and the tournament umpires show off a new official uniform before the start of The Championships in 1981. -
Sweden's five-time singles champion Bjorn Borg is surrounded by young fans in 1973. -
A view of No.1 court in 1970. It was replaced with a new No.1 court in the 1990s, with a retractable roof added in time for the 2019 tournament. -
A view of the courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club during The Championships in 1966. -
British tennis player D W Butler in action on Centre Court in 1946, during the first Championships at Wimbledon since the Second World War. -
Fred Perry, the Englishman who won the men's singles title three times during the sport's amateur era, leaps over the net after defeating Australia's Jack Crawford in the 1934 final. -
Diana Waring, 11, is lifted up for a view of the Junior Tennis Championships of Great Britain at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in 1930. -
Suzanne Lenglen of France and Lili de Alvarez of Spain at The Championships in 1926. -
Anthony Wilding of New Zealand and Henry Roper Barrett of Britain competing in the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1910. -
Wilfred Baddeley and Joshua Pim in action during the men's final at Wimbledon in 1891. -
The first international tennis match takes place at Wimbledon, in 1883. The match, between the twins William and Ernest Renshaw of England, and Clarence M Clark and JS Clark of the USA, was won by the Renshaws.
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