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Wimbledon: Classic Wimbledon: Ladies' Singles Finals

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Sue Barker looks back at the ten greatest ladies' singles finals, as chosen by experts.

Sue Barker looks back at the ten greatest ladies' singles finals, as chosen by a team of experts. Serena Williams, Steffi Graf and Virginia Wade are among the legends in action

What was the greatest Wimbledon ladies’ singles final of all time? Sue Barker takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane to mark what should have been this year’s ladies’ final day.

A team of BBC experts have reviewed the archives and chosen the best ten finals of the Open era to relive and enjoy. Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Virginia Wade and Ann Jones are among a host of Wimbledon legends in action, with drama, emotion and excitement aplenty.

With finals dating back to the 1960s, this is a rare opportunity to appreciate the generations of women’s tennis heroes who have battled it out for the right to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish on the hallowed Centre Court grass.

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