Agassi and Sharapova voted Wimbledon's sexiest champions on commercial website
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Andre Agassi and Maria Sharapova have been voted the sexiest Wimbledon champions from the last twenty years according to a survey conducted by the U.K. commercial website GetMeATicket. Agassi and received 77% of the votes as the sexiest champion amongst names such as Boris Becker and John McEnroe. Maria Sharapova racked up 68% of the votes. Agassi won the single's title at Wimbledon in 1992, Sharapova lifted the women's trophy in 2004. In the survey, 2,536 were cast between July 2 and 6. Results Full list of Wimbledon champions from the last
Andre Agassi and Maria Sharapova have been voted the sexiest Wimbledon champions from the last twenty years according to a survey conducted by the U.K. commercial website GetMeATicket.
Agassi and received 77% of the votes as the sexiest champion amongst names such as Boris Becker and John McEnroe. Maria Sharapova racked up 68% of the votes. Agassi won the single's title at Wimbledon in 1992, Sharapova lifted the women's trophy in 2004.
In the survey, 2,536 were cast between July 2 and 6.
Results
Full list of Wimbledon champions from the last 20 years and their percentage of votes for being the 'sexiest' in this survey:
Women:
Maria Sharapova 68%
Chris Evert 21%
Steffi Graf 15%
Maria Bueno 11%
Serena Williams 11%
Martina Hingis 10%
Venus Williams 8%
Martina Navratilova 7%
Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7%
Karen Susman 6%
Angela Mortimer 6%
Margaret Smith 6%
Lindsay Davenport 5%
Billie Jean King 4%
Amelie Mauresmo 4%
Virginia Wade 3%
Conchita Martinez 3%
Jana Novotna 2%
Ann Jones 1%
Margaret Court 1%Men
Andre Agassi 77%
Pat Cash 23%
Bjorn Borg 19%
Pete Sampras 14%
Roger Federer 14%
Boris Becker 8%
Goran Ivanisevic 8%
Jimmy Connors 7%
Stefan Edberg 7%
Arthur Ashe 6%
John McEnroe 6%
Rod Laver 6%
Lleyton Hewitt 5%
Roy Emerson 3%
John Newcombe 2%
Richard Krajicek 2%
Manuel Santana 2%
Michael Stich 2%
Stan Smith 1%
Jan Kodes 1%
The website's press release did not explain why the percentages add up to more than 100%.
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