Righties and Lefties
Men- Right-handers have won a total of 102 championship matches, while left-handers have won 24.
- The longest win streak by right-handers - 22 years, 1985-2006, by 11 men.
- The longest win streak by left-handers - 11 years, 1974-1984, by four men.
- The most championships won by a right-hander - 7, a distinction held by three men: Richard D. Sears, 1881-87; William A. Larned, 1901-02, 1907-11; and William T. Tilden, 1920-25, 1929.
- The most championships won by a left-hander - 5, by Jimmy Connors, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982-83.
Women- Right-handers have won a total of 113 championship matches while left-handers have won 7.
- The longest win streak by right-handers - 75 years, 1908-1982, by 24 women.
- The longest win streak by left-handers - 2 years, 1983-84 and 1986-87 by Martina Navratilova, and 1991-92 by Monica Seles.
- The most championships won by a right-hander - 8, Molla B.Mallory, 1915-18, 1920-22, 1926.
- The most championships won by a left-hander - 4, Martina Navratilova, 1983-83, 1986-87.
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