Wimbledon in numbers

19

– The number of Grand Slam titles in the women’s draw.

24

– Wimbledon titles won by the Williams sisters – seven for Serena, five for Venus and six each in the doubles.

41

– Combined number of times the men’s and women’s singles titles have been won by Americans in the Open era.

30

– Different countries have had at least one quarterfinalist in the ladies’ singles since Jo Durie last achieved that feat for Great Britain in 1984.

2006

– Hawk-Eye technology was introduced to aide line calls on Centre and No.1 Court.

140,000

– Expected number of servings of strawberries and cream during Wimbledon fortnight.

10

– Maximum amount of time in minutes that it takes to close the Centre Court roof.

4

– Occasions when play has been staged on Middle Sunday – 1991, 1997, 2004 and last year.

213

– Number of aces Goran Ivanisevic hit on his way to the men’s title in 2001. Yet John Isner and Nicolas Mahut served a combined 216 aces in the tournament’s longest-ever match in 2010.

31

– Age at which Arthur Ashe became the oldest male Champion in the Open era when he famously beat Jimmy Connors in 1975. No thirty-something has won the title since.

22.44

– The percentage of singles titles won by lefthanders - who make up just 10% of the world’s population!