Spanish tennis players who have won Wimbledon

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Spain has not had a tournament at Wimbledon commensurate with the potential of its players for many years. However, despite this, only four of them, two men and two women, have managed to lift the champion’s trophy at the All England Club throughout history. Manolo Santana, Conchita Martínez, Rafael Nadal and Garbiñe Muguruza have been responsible. Until the current edition, for putting Spain on the winners’ list at the London Grand Slam.

Manolo Santana

Talking about the Spanish winners at Wimbledon. The first one was Manolo Santana. Thanks to his title in 1966, when the Open Era had not yet begun. Following his victories at Roland Garros in 1961 and 1964, as well as the US Open in 1965, the Madrid-born tennis player secured his fourth Grand Slam title by winning the championship match against American player Dennis Ralston. Now, at 83 years old, he currently holds the position of honorary president of the Mutua Madrid Open.

Conchita Martínez

After Manolo Santana’s victory, there were many years of drought until Conchita Martínez won the first women’s title.

Notably, she beat the favorite player Martina Navratilova in the 1994 final, achieving a historic milestone for Spanish tennis. This was particularly impressive given that the surface had traditionally not been favorable for Spanish players, with titles seeming to be vetoed for those who did not master the serve and volley formula.

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal, the best Spanish tennis player in history, is also the Spanish player who has won the most titles on the grass.

He is the only national representative with two Wimbledon trophies to his name. Moreover, the first of them was won against the king of grass, Roger Federer. It was an epic match that allowed Rafa to fulfill his dream in 2008. Two years later, in the 2010 edition, Nadal won again. At the All England Club against the Czech Tomas Berdych.

Garbiñe Muguruza

The last Spanish triumph at Wimbledon came at the hands of Garbiñe Muguruza. The Venezuelan-born tennis player won the champion’s trophy in the 2017 edition, after having played in the final two years earlier. On that occasion, Muguruza beat American Venus Williams in two sets, completing a Spanish record at Wimbledon in search of a sixth Wimbledon title.

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