Wimbledon Tennis 2017 Newspaper Book Coverage

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Date of PaperPagesEvent Covered (Daily Mirror unless stated)
5 July 1913Page 11Anthony Wilding (N.Z) defeats Maurice McLoughlin to win his fourth singles title
6 July 1914Page 4Dorothea Lambert Chambers wins her seventh singles title. Norman Brookes beats Anthony Wilding in the men’s final
6 July 1919BackSuzanne Lenglen (Fr) beats Dorothea Lambert Chambers in the ladies’ final
4 July 1920BackBill Tilden (US) wins the men’s singles. Suzanne Lenglen wins Triple Crown
4 July 1925Page 2Suzanne Lenglen wins the ladies singles for the sixth time
3 July 1926Page 8Jean Borotra (Fr) defeats Howard Kinsey to win his second singles title
3 July 1927Page 3Henri Cochet (Fr) and Helen Wills (USA) win the singles titles for the first time
7 July 1928Page 26Rene Lacoste (Fr) defeats Henri Cochet to win his second singles title
7 July 1929Pages 3 and backHenri Cochet (Fr) defeats Jean Borotra to win the men’s singles title for the second time
6 July 1930BackBill Tilden defeats Wilmer Allison to win the men’s title for a third time
7 July 1934Pages 1 and 26Fred Perry (GB) defeats Jack Crawford in the men’s singles final
9 July 1934Page 27Dorothy Round (GB) defeats Helen Jacobs in the ladies’ singles final
6 July 1935Page 26Fred Perry retains his singles title after defeating Gottfried von Cramm
4 Jul 1936Pages 14 and 26Fred Perry defeats Gottfried von Cramm to win his third successive singles title
4 July 1937Page 38Don Budge (USA) wins Triple Crown, and Dorothy Round wins her second title
2 July 1938Page 26Don Budge wins the singles title for a second time after defeating Bunny Austin
3 July 1938Page 34Helen Wills Moody (USA) wins Wimbledon singles number eight
9 July 1939Page 30Bobby Riggs (US) and Alice Marble (US) win the Triple Crown
7 July 1946Page 14 and backYvon Petra (Fr) and Pauline Betz (USA) win first post-war Wimbledon singles titles
4 July 1948BackLouise Brough (USA) wins the Triple Crown
2 July 1949Front and backTed Schroeder (USA) defeats Jaroslav Drobny in the men’s singles final
6 July 1952Front and 18Maureen Connolly (USA) wins the ladies singles, and Frank Sedgman (Australia) wins the Triple Crown
3 July 1954Front and 15Jaroslav Drobny defeats Ken Rosewall in the men’s singles final (first left hander to win Wimbledon since Norman Brookes won in 1914)
4 July 1954Front and 18Maureen Connolly defeats Louise Brough to win her third singles title in a row
2 July 1955Page 17Tony Trabert (USA) defeats Kurt Nielsen to win Wimbledon without dropping a set
7 July 1956Page 14Lew Hoad (Australia) defeats Ken Rosewall in the men’s singles final
6 July 1957FrontLew Hoad defeats Ashley Cooper to win Wimbledon for the second time
7 July 1957Page 23Althea Gibson (USA) defeats Darlene Hard to win the ladies singles title
6 July 1958Page 23Althea Gibson defeats Angela Mortimer for her second singles title
5 July 1959Page 23Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeats Darlene Hard in the ladies singles final
2 July 1960Page 19Neale Fraser beats fellow-Australian Rod Laver in first Wimbledon left-handed final
9 July 1961Front and 26Britain’s Angela Mortimer beats Christine Truman in the ladies final
7 July 1962Page 22Rod Laver (Aus) wins Wimbledon second year running on way to Grand Slam
6 July 1963Page 19Chuck McKinley (USA) defeats Fred Stolle to win Wimbledon without dropping a set
5 July 1964Page 38Maria Bueno defeats Margaret Smith to win her third singles title
3 July 1965FrontRoy Emerson (Aus) defeats Fred Stolle to win Wimbledon second year running
4 July 1965Page 34Margaret Smith (Aus) beats Maria Bueno to win her second singles title
9 July 1967Page 34Billie Jean King (USA) beats Ann Jones to win her second successive Wimbledon
6 July 1968Page 22Rod Laver beats Tony Roche for his third singles title
7 July 1968Page 38Billie Jean King defeats Judy Tegart to win her third successive singles title
5 July 1969Front and 22Ann Jones (GB) beats Billie Jean King in the ladies final
6 July 1969Page 35Rod Laver wins his fourth Wimbledon on way to his second Grand Slam
4 July 1970Page 22Margaret Court (Aus) defeats Billie Jean King in the singles final on way to the Grand Slam
3 July 1971Pages 26 & 27Evonne Goolagong (Aus) defeats Margaret Court in the ladies final
4 July 1971Page 39John Newcombe (Aus) defeats Stan Smith to win his third singles title
10 July 1972Pages 26, 27 and backStan Smith (USA) defeats Ilie Nastase in the men’s final
8 July 1973Pages 46 and backBillie Jean King defeats Chris Evert to win her fifth singles title. Jan Kodes (Czech) defeats Alex Metreveli in the men’s final
7 July 1974BackAmericans Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert win the Wimbledon singles titles
5 July 1975Pages 27 and backBillie Jean King defeats Evonne Cawley to win her sixth singles title
6 July 1975Pages 34 and backArthur Ashe (USA) wins the men’s singles final against Jimmy Connors
3 July 1976Page 26Chris Evert defeats Evonne Cawley to win the ladies final for the second time
4 July 1976Pages 34 & 35Bjorn Borg (Sweden) defeats Ilie Nastase for his first singles title
2 July 1977Pages 30 & 31Britain’s Virginia Wade defeats Betty Stove in the ladies final
9 July 1978Pages 38 & 39Bjorn Borg defeats Jimmy Connors in the final for second year running
7 July 1979Pages 26 & 27Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd in the final for the second successive year
6 July 1980Pages 42 & 43Bjorn Borg defeats John McEnroe to win the men’s title for the fifth successive year
4 July 1981Pages 30Chris Evert Lloyd defeats Hana Mandlikova to win her third singles title
5 July 1981Pages 43 and backJohn McEnroe defeats Bjorn Borg for his first men’s singles title
5 July 1982Back pageJimmy Connors defeats John McEnroe in the men’s final
9 July 1984Front, 27 and backJohn McEnroe defeats Jimmy Connors to win his third singles title
7 July 1985Page 43Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd to win her sixth singles title
8 July 1985Back pageBoris Becker (Germany), age 17, defeats Kevin Curren to become the youngest ever men’s champion
7 July 1986Back pageBoris Becker defeats Ivan Lendl in the men’s final
6 July 1987Pages 26 & 27Pat Cash (Aus) defeats Ivan Lendl in the men’s final
10 July 1989Pages 30, 31 and backBoris Becker and Steffi Graf win the singles titles for Germany
8 July 1990Page 41Martina Navratilova defeats Zina Garrison to win her ninth singles title
6 July 1992Pages 30 & 31Andre Agassi (USA) defeats Goran Ivanisevic in the men’s final
4 July 1993Pages 56 & 57Steffi Graf defeats Jana Novotna to win her third successive singles title
10 July 1995Pages 34,35 and backPete Sampras (USA) defeats Boris Becker to win for the third year running
7 July 1996Page 79Steffi Graf defeats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario to win her seventh singles title
6 July 1997Pages 78 & 79Martina Hingis (Swi) defeats Jana Novotna in the ladies final
5 July 1999Pages 46 & 47Lindsay Davenport (USA) defeats Steffi Graf in the women’s final. Pete Sampras defeats Andre Agassi to win a record sixth singles title
10 July 2000Pages 46 & 47Pete Sampras defeats Pat Rafter to win for a seventh time. Venus Williams (USA) defeats Lindsay Davenport to win the women’s title
10 July 2001Pages 54 & 55Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) defeats Pat Rafter in the men’s final
7 July 2002Pages 78 & 79Serena Williams (USA) beats her sister Venus in the ladies final
7 July 2003Pages 54 & 55Roger Federer (Swi) wins his first singles title after defeating Mark Philippoussis
5 July 2004Pages 52 & 53Roger Federer wins his second title after defeating Andy Roddick
4 July 2005Pages 54 & 55Roger Federer wins for the third year running after defeating Andy Roddick again
10 July 2006Pages 56 & 57Roger Federer defeats Rafael Nadal to win for the fourth consecutive year. Amelie Mauresmo (Fra) wins the women’s title against Justine Henin.
9 July 2007Pages 56 & 57Roger Federer defeats Rafael Nadal to win his fifth men’s singles title in a row. Britain’s Jamie Murray wins the mixed doubles title with Jelena Jankovic of Serbia
6 Jul 2008Pages 70 & 71Venus Williams wins her fifth singles title after defeating her sister Serena in the final
7 Jul 2008Pages 60 & 61Rafael Nadal (Spain) wins his first singles title after defeating Roger Federer in a 5 set classic
5 Jul 2009Pages 62 & 63Serena Williams wins her third singles title after defeating her sister Venus in the final
6 Jul 2009Pages 62 & 63Roger Federer wins his sixth singles title after defeating Andy Roddick in 5 sets
4 July 2010Pages 62 & 63Serena Williams wins her fourth singles title after defeating Vera Zvonareva
5 July 2010Pages 62 & 63Rafael Nadal wins his second singles title after defeating Tomas Berdych
4 July 2011Pages 60 & 61Novak Djokovic wins the men’s singles after defeating Rafael Nadal
8 July 2012Pages 68 & 69Serena Williams wins her fifth singles title after defeating Agnieszka Radwanska
9 July 2012Pages 62 & 63Roger Federer wins his seventh singles title after defeating Andy Murray
7 July 2013Page 69Marion Bartoli (Fra) defeats Sabine Lisicki to win the women’s singles
8 July 2013Pages 1, 2, 3, 62, 63 and backAndy Murray defeats Novak Djokovic in straight sets to become Wimbledon champion
6 July 2014Page 55Petra Kvitova (Czech) defeats Eugenie Bouchard in the women’s final
7 July 2014Pages 62 & 63Novak Djokovic defeats Roger Federer in the men’s singles final
13 July 2015Pages 62 & 63Novak Djokovic defeats Roger Federer in the men’s singles final
10 July 2016Pages 68 & 69Serena Williams wins her seventh singles title after defeating Angelique Kerber
11 July 2016Pages 54, 55 and backAndy Murray defeats Milos Raonic in straight sets to win his second singles title
16 July 2017Page 67Garbine Muguruza (Spain) defeats Venus Williams in the women’s final
17 July 2017Pages 54, 55 and backRoger Federer wins his eighth singles title after defeating Marin Cilic