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Memory Lawn July 11, 2022

A fitting end: Through the years at the Wimbledon champions' dinner

All dressed up and one place to go: the annual Wimbledon champions' ball is one of Wimbledon's most special traditions.

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Michael Stich and Stefanie Graf swept the singles titles for Germany at the 1991 Championships.

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The first Spanish woman to win Wimbledon in singles, Conchita Martinez joined American Pete Sampras as attendees at the 1994 ball.

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Already former Wimbledon winners, Graf and Sampras were back at the ball again in 1995.

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04 /28
It was a family affair at the 2002 celebration: in this candid shot, Venus Williams takes a photo of champion Serena and their mother Oracene Price with the trophy.

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Serena and men's champion Lleyton Hewitt pose with their trophies and flags.

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Kim Clijsters accompanied Hewitt and his team to the 2002 champions' ball.

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07 /28
Serena repeated as champion in 2003 and posed with first-time champion Roger Federer.

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After winning Wimbledon at 17 in 2004, Maria Sharapova celebrated in a champagne-colored dress.

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British legend Virginia Wade was also among the guests of honor in 2004.

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10 /28
2005 champion Venus Williams showed off this look at that year's dinner party.

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Amélie Mauresmo and Federer chat behind the scenes of the 2006 dinner before making their debut.

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Venus and Federer were again side-by-side with the winners' trophies at the 2007 event.

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Jelena Jankovic and Jamie Murray, surprise winners in mixed doubles at the 2007 Championships, arrive at the champions' dinner.

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After winning her last Wimbledon singles crown to date in 2008, Venus went for a different look: completing her outfit with this detailed blazer.

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First-time Grand Slam winner Petra Kvitova wore a bright blue number to the 2011 champions' ball, posing here with men's winner Novak Djokovic.

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In 2012, Serena wore this gold dress to the Wimbledon champions' ball - perfectly complimenting her and Federer's trophies.

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After attending at the beaten finalist in 2007, Marion Bartoli returned to the champions' dinner in 2013 holding the Venus Rosewater Dish.

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Kristina Mladenovic attended the 2013 winners' ball after capturing her first Grand Slam title, alongside Daniel Nestor in mixed doubles.

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Shortly before announcing her return to competitive tennis in 2013, Marina Hingis partnered Lindsay Davenport to win a third straight title in the legends' doubles event.

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Returning to the champions' ball in 2014, Kvitova went for basic black and white, with lace and gold accents.

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Serena and Djokovic got the party started early in 2015 with an impromptu dance number.

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A closer look at the blush pink dress that Serena wore to the 2015 dinner.

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From beading to bright pink, Serena stunned in this dress at the 2016 champions' ball.

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Martinez returned to the 2017 champions' dinner - as the coach of that year's women's winner, Garbiñe Muguruza.

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Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova arrive on the purple carpet as the 2017 women's doubles winners.

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Angelique Kerber was the woman in red at the 2018 winners' ball after capturing her third Slam title.

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And first-time Wimbledon champion Simona Halep went for a classic look in this black, v-neck dress in 2019.

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After a two-year hiatus, the dinner returned in 2022 where Elena Rybakina was honored as the ladies' singles champion.

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