List of Wimbledon ladies' doubles champions

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Wimbledon Ladies’ Doubles Champions
LocationLondon
United Kingdom
VenueAELTC
Governing bodyAELTC / LTA
Created1913
SurfaceGrass
Prize money£ 600,000 (2023)
Websitewimbledon.com
Most titles
Amateur eraElizabeth Ryan
Open era7: Martina Navratilova
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era5: Suzanne Lenglen
Elizabeth Ryan
Open era4: Martina Navratilova
Current champion
Kateřina Siniaková
Taylor Townsend

The champions and runners-up of the Wimbledon Championships Ladies' Doubles tournament, first introduced to the championship in 1913. From 1915 to 1918, and from 1940 to 1945, no competition was held due to the two World Wars.

Finalists

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Amateur Era

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Suzanne Lenglen won six women's doubles titles in the 1920s partnering Elizabeth Ryan.
Maria Bueno played in six women's doubles finals and won five of them.
Ai Sugiyama competed in five women's doubles finals between 2000 and 2007.
Year Champions Runners-up Score[1]
1913 United Kingdom Dora Boothby
United Kingdom Winifred McNair
United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers
United Kingdom Charlotte Sterry
4–6, 2–4 retired
1914 United Kingdom Agnes Morton
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United Kingdom Edith Hannam
United Kingdom Ethel Larcombe
6–1, 6–3
1915 No competition (due to World War I)
1916
1917
1918
1919 France Suzanne Lenglen
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers
United Kingdom Ethel Larcombe
4–6, 7–5, 6–3
1920 France Suzanne Lenglen
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers
United Kingdom Ethel Larcombe
6–4, 6–0
1921 France Suzanne Lenglen
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United Kingdom Winifred Beamish
South Africa Irene Peacock
6–1, 6–2
1922 France Suzanne Lenglen
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United Kingdom Kitty McKane
United Kingdom Margaret Stocks
6–0, 6–4
1923 France Suzanne Lenglen
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United Kingdom Joan Austin
United Kingdom Evelyn Colyer
6–3, 6–1
1924 United States Hazel Wightman
United States Helen Wills
United Kingdom Phyllis Covell
United Kingdom Kitty McKane
6–4, 6–4
1925 France Suzanne Lenglen
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United Kingdom Kathleen Bridge
United Kingdom Mary McIlquham
6–2, 6–2
1926 United States Mary Browne
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United Kingdom Kitty Godfree
United Kingdom Evelyn Colyer
6–1, 6–1
1927 United States Elizabeth Ryan
United States Helen Wills
South Africa Bobbie Heine
South Africa Irene Peacock
6–3, 6–2
1928 United Kingdom Peggy Saunders
United Kingdom Phoebe Watson
United Kingdom Eileen Bennett
United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
6–2, 6–3
1929 United Kingdom Peggy Michell
United Kingdom Phoebe Watson
United Kingdom Phyllis Covell
United Kingdom Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
6–4, 8–6
1930 United States Helen Wills Moody
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United States Edith Cross
United States Sarah Palfrey
6–2, 9–7
1931 United Kingdom Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
United Kingdom Phyllis Mudford
France Doris Metaxa
Belgium Josane Sigart
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1932 France Doris Metaxa
Belgium Josane Sigart
United States Helen Jacobs
United States Elizabeth Ryan
6–4, 6–3
1933 France Simonne Mathieu
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United Kingdom Freda James
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
6–2, 9–11, 6–4
1934 France Simonne Mathieu
United States Elizabeth Ryan
United States Dorothy Andrus
France Sylvie Henrotin
6–3, 6–3
1935 United Kingdom Freda James
United Kingdom Kay Stammers
France Simonne Mathieu
Germany Hilde Sperling
6–1, 6–4
1936 United Kingdom Freda James
United Kingdom Kay Stammers
United States Sarah Fabyan
United States Helen Jacobs
6–2, 6–1
1937 France Simonne Mathieu
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
United States Phyllis King
United States Elsie Pittman
6–3, 6–3
1938 United States Sarah Fabyan
United States Alice Marble
France Simonne Mathieu
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
6–2, 6–3
1939 United States Sarah Fabyan
United States Alice Marble
United States Helen Jacobs
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
6–1, 6–0
1940 No competition (due to World War II)
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret Osborne
United States Pauline Betz
United States Doris Hart
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1947 United States Doris Hart
United States Patricia Canning Todd
United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret Osborne
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
1948 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
United States Doris Hart
United States Patricia Todd
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1949 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
United States Gussie Moran
United States Patricia Todd
8–6, 7–5
1950 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
6–4, 5–7, 6–1
1951 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
6–3, 13–11
1952 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
United States Louise Brough
United States Maureen Connolly
8–6, 6–3
1953 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
United States Maureen Connolly
United States Julie Sampson
6–0, 6–0
1954 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
4–6, 9–7, 6–3
1955 United Kingdom Angela Mortimer
United Kingdom Anne Shilcock
United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer
United Kingdom Patricia Ward
7–5, 6–1
1956 United Kingdom Angela Buxton
United States Althea Gibson
Australia Fay Muller
Australia Daphne Seeney
6–1, 8–6
1957 United States Althea Gibson
United States Darlene Hard
Australia Mary Hawton
Australia Thelma Long
6–1, 6–2
1958 Brazil Maria Bueno
United States Althea Gibson
United States Margaret duPont
United States Margaret Varner
6–3, 7–5
1959 United States Jeanne Arth
United States Darlene Hard
United States Beverly Fleitz
United Kingdom Christine Truman
2–6, 6–2, 6–3
1960 Brazil Maria Bueno
United States Darlene Hard
South Africa Sandra Reynolds
South Africa Renée Schuurman
6–4, 6–0
1961 United States Karen Hantze
United States Billie Jean Moffitt
Australia Jan Lehane
Australia Margaret Smith
6–3, 6–4
1962 United States Karen Hantze
United States Billie Jean Moffitt
South Africa Sandra Reynolds
South Africa Renée Schuurman
5–7, 6–3, 7–5
1963 Brazil Maria Bueno
United States Darlene Hard
Australia Robyn Ebbern
Australia Margaret Smith
8–6, 9–7
1964 Australia Margaret Smith
Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey
United States Billie Jean Moffitt
United States Karen Susman
7–5, 6–2
1965 Brazil Maria Bueno
United States Billie Jean Moffitt
France Françoise Dürr
France Janine Lieffrig
6–2, 7–5
1966 Brazil Maria Bueno
United States Nancy Richey
Australia Margaret Smith
Australia Judy Tegart
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1967 United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
Brazil Maria Bueno
United States Nancy Richey
9–11, 6–4, 6–2

Open Era

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Year Champions Runners-up Score[1]
1968 United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Ann Jones
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
1969 Australia Margaret Court
Australia Judy Tegart
United States Patti Hogan
United States Peggy Michel
9–7, 6–2
1970 United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6–2, 6–3
1971 United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 6–2
1972 United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Judy Dalton
France Françoise Dürr
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1973 United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–1, 4–6, 7–5
1974 Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Peggy Michel
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Karen Krantzcke
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1975 United States Ann Kiyomura
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
7–5, 1–6, 7–5
1976 United States Chris Evert
United States Martina Navrátilová
United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–1, 3–6, 7–5
1977 Australia Helen Gourlay
United States JoAnne Russell
United States Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–3
1978 Australia Kerry Reid
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
Romania Virginia Ruzici
4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3
1979 United States Billie Jean King
United States Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Wendy Turnbull
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1980 United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1981 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
1982 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
6–4, 6–1
1983 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 6–2
1984 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
6–3, 6–4
1985 United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1986 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–1, 6–3
1987 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Betsy Nagelsen
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
7–5, 7–5
1988 West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 1–6, 12–10
1989 Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 6–2
1990 Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6–3, 6–4
1991 Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Puerto Rico Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1992 United States Gigi Fernández
Commonwealth of Independent States Natasha Zvereva
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
6–4, 6–1
1993 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
1994 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–1
1995 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
1996 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Helena Suková
United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
5–7, 7–5, 6–1
1997 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
7–6(7–4), 6–4
1998 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 3–6, 8–6
1999 United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Corina Morariu
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
6–4, 6–4
2000 United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
France Julie Halard-Decugis
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–2
2001 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–3
2002 United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–2, 7–5
2003 Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
2004 Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
South Africa Liezel Huber
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2005 Zimbabwe Cara Black
South Africa Liezel Huber
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
France Amélie Mauresmo
6–2, 6–1
2006 China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
2007 Zimbabwe Cara Black
South Africa Liezel Huber
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
2008 United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
6–2, 6–2
2009 United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
Australia Samantha Stosur
Australia Rennae Stubbs
7–6(7–4), 6–4
2010 United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Russia Vera Zvonareva
7–6(8–6), 6–2
2011 Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Germany Sabine Lisicki
Australia Samantha Stosur
6–3, 6–1
2012 United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
7–5, 6–4
2013 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua
7–6(7–1), 6–1
2014 Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic
6–1, 6–3
2015 Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–5
2016 United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
Hungary Tímea Babos
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
6–3, 6–4
2017 Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Romania Monica Niculescu
6–0, 6–0
2018 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
United States Nicole Melichar
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
6–4, 4–6, 6–0
2019 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
China Yifan Xu
6–2, 6–4
2020 No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
2021 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Belgium Elise Mertens
Russia Veronika Kudermetova
Russia Elena Vesnina
3–6, 7–5, 9–7
2022 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Belgium Elise Mertens
China Shuai Zhang
6–2, 6–4
2023 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Belgium Elise Mertens
Australia Storm Hunter
7–5, 6–4
2024 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
United States Taylor Townsend
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1)

See also

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Wimbledon other competitions

Grand Slam women's doubles

References

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  1. ^ a b "Draws Archive, Ladies' Doubles - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM". www.wimbledon.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-15.
  2. ^ Fuller, Russell (1 April 2020). "Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus – where does that leave tennis in 2020?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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