Uniquely, Wimbledon still maintains its detailed marital records of any woman who has reached the semifinals in any draw, though it is now framed in its annual Wimbledon Compendium not as a social registry but as “a reference list” to clarify “their resultant name changes.”

This year’s compendium has also made more significant changes to the presentation of the names of women’s champions, referring to married winners with their own names instead of those of their husbands. No longer is it unclear, for example, that 1929 victor, “Miss H.N. Wills,” is the same woman as the next year’s champion, “Mrs. F.S. Moody.” Now 1929’s Helen Wills is followed by 1930’s Helen Wills Moody.

Those changes are not yet reflected on the champions boards inside the clubhouse and in public areas.

Some of this year’s changes were nimble reactions to the marathon semifinals that derailed the end of last year’s tournament.

Kevin Anderson and John Isner took 6 hours 36 minutes to finish a match that lasted until 26-24 in the fifth set. That match delayed the next semifinal between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, which also went five sets, and was finished, weirdly, under a closed roof the next day despite bright skies above.

In October, Wimbledon added a tiebreaker at 12-12 in the deciding set. Tournament organizers also have removed the rule that a match must resume under the same conditions in which it was postponed.

Besides changes in the use of courtesy titles, equality is seemingly ascendant at Wimbledon. The new retractable roof over Wimbledon’s second largest stadium could allow for greater parity in the number of men’s and women’s matches scheduled for the two main courts.