It has been ten years since an American woman has won Wimbledon.
Coco Gauff reached uncharted territory making her 2026 Wimbledon semifinals debut. Historically, grass has been her most challenging surface and she arrived at the All England Club on a four-match losing streak on grass.
Ultimately, losing to Karolina Muchova in the semifinal match during a third-set tiebreak (6-2, 1-6, 7-6). Coco Gauff had the deepest run out of all the American women in the tournament.
Last year, Amanda Anisimova reached the 2025 Wimbledon final, where she lost to Iga Swiatek 6-0, 6-0. This marked the first time an American woman had reached a singles final at the tournament since Serena Williams in 2019.
Over the past decade, it has become more rare to see an American woman reach the Wimbledon final. However, there was a time when American woman consistently dominated the championship.
When was the last time an American woman won Wimbledon?
The last American woman to win Wimbledon was Serena Williams back in 2016, defeating Angelique Kerber in straight-sets to secure the victory.
The victory tied Steffi Graf for the most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era with 22 at the time. It also marked her seventh Wimbledon title (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, and 2016).
Few nations have had as much success at Wimbledon as the United States.
Serena Williams won seven singles titles on the grass courts at the All England Club while her sister Venus Williams, added five more. Together they claimed 12 Wimbledon singles titles between 2000 and 2016, creating one of the tournaments most memorable eras.
Before the Williams sisters, Martina Navratilova won nine titles, Billie Jean King has won six, Chris Evert won three helping to establish the United States as a dominant force on grass.
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