<Table> Wimbledon Gentlemen 's Singles Champions <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> London United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Venue </Th> <Td> AELTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> AELTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created </Th> <Td> 1877 ( established ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Editions </Th> <Td> Tournaments staged : ( 132 editions ) Open Era : 1968 ( 50 editions ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface </Th> <Td> Grass ( 1877 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prize money </Th> <Td> £ 2,200,000 ( 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Trophy </Th> <Td> Gentleman 's Singles Trophy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> wimbledon.com </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Most titles </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Amateur era </Th> <Td> 7 : William Renshaw ( challenge round ) 3 : Fred Perry ( regular ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Open era </Th> <Td> 8 : Roger Federer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Most consecutive titles </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Amateur era </Th> <Td> 6 : William Renshaw ( challenge round ) 3 : Fred Perry ( regular ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Open era </Th> <Td> 5 : Björn Borg 5 : Roger Federer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Current champion </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Novak Djokovic ( Fourth title ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who has won wimbledon singles the most times
Roger Federer