Fred Perry — the last Briton to win Wimbledon, and one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century.
Fred Perry was born on 18 May 1909 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. He won eight Grand Slam titles — three Wimbledon titles, three US Championships, one French Open and one Australian Open — between 1933 and 1936. He was ranked world No. 1 from 1934 to 1936. Perry was one of the first global tennis superstars and also a world-class table tennis player, winning the 1929 World Table Tennis Championship. When he won Wimbledon in 1936, it was the start of a 77-year wait until Andy Murray finally won for Britain again in 2013. He died in 1995.
Wimbledon 1934
He also won the 1929 World Table Tennis Championship — one of the only people to be world champion in two completely different racket sports.
Did You Know?Career Honours
- Wimbledon 1934
- Wimbledon 1935
- Wimbledon 1936
- US Championships 3x
- French Open 1935
- Australian Open 1934