There have been 23 different women’s singles champions at Wimbledon since the start of the Open Era, but just five of these players have defended their title.
Steffi Graf overcame six-time defending champion Navratilova in the 1988 Wimbledon final to win the grass-court Major for the first time. She defeated the same opponent in the 1989 title match to defend her crown.
The German collected three straight Wimbledon titles in 1991, 1992 and 1993, beating Gabriela Sabatini, Monica Seles and Jana Novotna in the respective finals.
Graf prevailed at Wimbledon for the sixth time in 1995, with a victory against Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the championship match. She then saw off the Spaniard again in the 1996 final for her seventh and last Wimbledon title.
