Wimbledon championship started in 1877. When were the centenary championships held ?

The tournament, which takes place in late June and early July and is one of four annual 'Grand Slam' tennis competitions the others being the Australian, French, and the US Opens, is the only one still played on natural grass.

The first Wimbledon championship was contested in 1877 on one of the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club's croquet lawns since 1882 All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.  In 1884, Wimbledon introduced a women's championship, and the national men's doubles tournament was relocated from Oxford. In 1913, mixed doubles and women's doubles were introduced.

In 1968, professional players were allowed to compete in the Wimbledon Championships, which were previously only open to amateurs; Rod Laver of Australia and Billie Jean King of the United States won the singles competitions that year.

In addition to men's and women's singles and doubles, mixed doubles, and junior boys and girls' events, the current championships include junior boys and girls' events. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is a museum dedicated to the sport's history.

Suzanne Lenglen of France was the first woman to win three Wimbledon singles and doubles titles in a single year in 1920, and Don Budge of the United States was the first man to win three Wimbledon singles and doubles titles in a single year in 1937. In 1938, he duplicated the feat and added the remaining three Grand Slam titles to his collection.