The past 25 Wimbledon singles champions

Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st Grand Slam event, cruising in the final against Garbiñe Muguruza in straight sets.

Djokovic took home his third Wimbledon title, topping Roger Federer in the finals for a second time.

It was a repeat of the 2011 singles winners. Kvitova defeated Canadian Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets.

Djokovic returned to the finals for the second straight year and prevented Roger Federer from winning his eighth Wimbledon.

Bartoli reached her second Wimbledon finals and came out on top this time with a straight-set victory over Sabine Lisicki.

Murray returned to the finals and tallied a win for England by beating Novak Djokovic.

Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles championship, with a three-set win.

Federer matched Pete Sampras' seven Wimbledon titles, beating Brit Andy Murray.

Kvitova cruised to beat former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets.

Djokovic won over two-time champ Rafael Nadal in four sets.

Williams won her fourth Wimbledon singles title, but it was the first time she defeated someone other than her sister in the title match.

Nadal won his second title in three years, beating Tomas Berdych in straight sets.

After losing to her sister in 2008, Serena defeated sister Venus to win his third Wimbledon singles championship. 

Federer beat Andy Roddick in the finals for the third time, winning his sixth Wimbledon.

Williams made it back-to-back wins, earning her fifth Wimbledon singles championship.

Nadal finally earned his first win, beating Roger Federer after losing to the Swiss star the previous two years.

Williams returned to glory, winning her fourth Wimbledon singles title.

Federer won his fifth straight title with a five-set win vs. Rafael Nadal.

For the first time since 1999, there were no Williams in the Wimbledon singles finals. Mauresmo won over Justine Henin in three sets.

Federer beat Rafael Nadal in what would be the first of three consecutive Wimbledon title matches between the rivals.

The Williams sisters returned to claim Wimbledon, with Venus beating 1999 winner Lindsay Davenport in the finals.

Federer won his third consecutive championship, defeating Andy Roddick for the second time in the finals.

Sharapova paused the Williams sisters' run by defeating Serena Williams in the finals.

Federer earned a repeat title by defeating American Andy Roddick.

Serena won her second consecutive Wimbledon, making it four in a row for the Williams sisters.

Federer won his first of five consecutive Wimbledons.

The Williams run had its third year, but this time it was younger sister Serena. She beat sister Venus in straight sets.

Hewitt defeated Argentine David Nalbandian in an uneventful straight-set win.

Williams managed a Wimbledon repeat, beating Belgian Justine Henin in three sets.

After falling short in the finals three times, Ivanisevic finally claimed the Wimbledon Cup.

Williams arrived with her first Wimbledon win, beating defending champion Lindsay Davenport.

Sampras garnered a seventh and final Wimbledon singles championship, giving him seven wins in eight years.

Davenport did the impossible, defeating Steffi Graf in the finals in two sets to claim Wimbledon.

Sampras defeated the re-emerging Andre Agassi in straight sets for his sixth title.

After falling short in the finals twice, Novotna finally claimed Wimbledon in 1998.

Sampras won his fifth Wimbledon, defeating Goran Ivanisevic in five sets.

In what looked like the beginning of a spectacular career, Hingis beat Jana Novotna in three sets to win Wimbledon.

After a year off, it was business as usual for Sampras in 1997. He won his fourth Wimbledon singles title.

1996 was Graf's seventh and last Wimbledon singles championship, capping off her career as arguably the greatest women's tennis player ever.

Krajicek won the championship in straight sets for the Netherlands.

Graf got back on track, winning her sixth Wimbledon.

Sampras made his title a three-peat, beating Boris Becker in four sets.

Martinez disrupted Steff Graf's title run, beating Martina Navratilova in three sets for her first and only Wimbledon singles championship.

Sampras won his second consecutive title, winning a hard-fought five-set showdown vs. Goran Ivanisevic.

Graf won her fifth Wimbledon singles title and third straight by defeating Jana Novotna.

Sampras won his first of seven Wimbledon singles championships by defeating fellow American Jim Courier.

Graf repeated at Wimbledon, tallying her fourth singles win overall.

Agassi burst on to the scene to win his first and only Wimbledon. Little did we know at the time that the 1992 singles winners would eventually get married in 2001.

Graf won her third Wimbledon in four years, beating Argentine Gabriela Sabatini.

Stich defeated Boris Becker for his first and only singles Wimbledon win, clinching a singles sweep for the Germans.