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Wimbledon 2026 Winners: Jannik Sinner and Linda Nosková Crowned Champions
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The 2026 Wimbledon Championships wrapped up on 12 July with two fresh storylines on the world’s most famous grass courts. Jannik Sinner retained his men’s singles crown with a hard-fought four-set win over Alexander Zverev, while 21-year-old Linda Nosková produced the run of her career to beat fellow Czech Karolína Muchová and claim her first Grand Slam title.
Men’s Singles: Jannik Sinner Defends His Title
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–4 in the men’s singles final to win back-to-back Wimbledon titles. Sinner dropped the opening set in a tight tie-break before recovering to level the match, then pulled away in the third and fourth sets to seal his second Wimbledon crown and fifth Grand Slam title overall. The win continues Sinner’s dominant run on grass and cements his position at the top of men’s tennis heading into the second half of the season.
Women’s Singles: Linda Nosková Wins Her First Grand Slam
Linda Nosková defeated Karolína Muchová 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 in an all-Czech women’s singles final to win her maiden Grand Slam title. At 21 years and 236 days old, Nosková became the youngest Wimbledon women’s champion since Petra Kvitová in 2011. After dropping the second set, Nosková regrouped to close out the third against her more experienced compatriot, capping a breakout fortnight by lifting the Venus Rosewater Dish.
Wimbledon 2026 Doubles Champions
Men’s Doubles
Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten defended their title, beating Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) in straight sets. Patten became the first British player in the Open Era to win the men’s doubles title twice.
Women’s Doubles
Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic won the women’s doubles 6–3, 7–5 against Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani. It was Guo’s first Grand Slam title and Mladenovic’s tenth women’s doubles major, making her the first Frenchwoman to win the Wimbledon doubles crown since 1937.
Mixed Doubles
Marcelo Arévalo and Jeļena Ostapenko won the mixed doubles title 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 over Marc Polmans and Storm Hunter. Arévalo became the first player from El Salvador to win a Wimbledon title, while Ostapenko became just the seventh woman in 60 years to win majors in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Wimbledon 2026 Prize Money
The 2026 Championships offered a total prize pot of £64.2 million, a 20% year-on-year increase and the largest single jump in the tournament’s history. Singles champions Sinner and Nosková each earned a record £3.6 million, with runners-up Zverev and Muchová collecting £1.8 million apiece. The winning doubles pairs took home £760,000 per team, while the mixed doubles champions shared £148,000.
Full List of Wimbledon 2026 Champions
Men’s Singles
Sinner d. Zverev
6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–4
Women’s Singles
Nosková d. Muchová
6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Men’s Doubles
Heliövaara/Patten d. Arévalo/Pavić
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Women’s Doubles
Guo/Mladenovic d. Dabrowski/Stefani
6–3, 7–5
Mixed Doubles
Arévalo/Ostapenko d. Polmans/Hunter
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Wimbledon 2026?
Jannik Sinner won the men’s singles title and Linda Nosková won the women’s singles title at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships.
Did Jannik Sinner win back-to-back Wimbledon titles?
Yes. Sinner beat Alexander Zverev in the 2026 final to successfully defend the title he won the previous year, giving him two Wimbledon titles and five Grand Slam titles overall.
Is this Linda Nosková’s first Grand Slam title?
Yes, the 2026 Wimbledon Championships marked Linda Nosková’s first Grand Slam singles title, won at age 21 against fellow Czech player Karolína Muchová.
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