Wimbledon Gentlemen 's Singles Champions Location London United Kingdom Venue AELTC Governing body AELTC Created 1877 (established) Editions Tournaments staged: (131 editions) Open Era: 1968 (50 editions) Surface Grass (1877 -- Present) Prize money £ 2,200,000 (2017) Trophy Wimbledon Cup Website wimbledon.com Most titles Amateur era 7: William Renshaw (challenge round) 3: Fred Perry (regular) Open era 8: Roger Federer Most consecutive titles Amateur era 6: William Renshaw (challenge round) 3: Fred Perry (regular) Open era 5: Björn Borg Roger Federer Current champion Roger Federer (Eighth title)
who has won the most wimbledon singles titles
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