Lawn Tennis – Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles champions

Lawn Tennis – Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles champions

The Wimbledon Championships is an annual British tennis tournament created in 1877.

Wimbledon is played on outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in the Wimbledon suburb of London, United Kingdom.

The Gentlemen’s Singles was the first event contested in 1877.

The Wimbledon Championship is played in the first two weeks of July (as of July 2017, prior to this it was last week in June and 1st week in July).

Wimbledon is chronologically the third of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis season since 1987.

The event was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I and again from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II.

Since 1877 to 1967 is regarded as the Amateur era and since 1968 till today is the Open era of Wimbledon.

In the Amateur Era, William Renshaw (1881–1886, 1889) holds the record for the most titles in the Gentlemen’s Singles, winning Wimbledon seven times.

In the Open Era, since the inclusion of professional tennis players in 1968, Roger Federer (2003–2007, 2009, 2012, 2017) holds the record for the most Gentlemen’s Singles titles with eight.

Björn Borg (1976–1980) and Roger Federer (2003–2007) share the record for most consecutive victories with five.

This event was won without losing a single set in the entire tournament during the Open Era twice, in 1976 by Björn Borg and in 2017 by Roger Federer.

Roger Federer is the only player in history, in both the Amateur and Open Era, to reach the Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles Final twelve times.

Wimbledon Championships

Year	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score in the final
1877	BRI	Spencer Gore	BRI	William Marshall	6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1878	BRI	Frank Hadow	BRI	Spencer Gore	7–5, 6–1, 9–7
1879	BRI	John Hartley	BRI	Vere St. Leger Goold	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1880	BRI	John Hartley	BRI	Herbert Lawford	6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1881	BRI	William Renshaw	BRI	John Hartley	6–0, 6–1, 6–1
1882	BRI	William Renshaw	BRI	Ernest Renshaw	6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1883	BRI	William Renshaw	BRI	Ernest Renshaw	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1884	BRI	William Renshaw	BRI	Herbert Lawford	6–0, 6–4, 9–7
1885	BRI	William Renshaw	BRI	Herbert Lawford	7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1886	BRI	William Renshaw	BRI	Herbert Lawford	6–0, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1887	BRI	Herbert Lawford	BRI	Ernest Renshaw	1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1888	BRI	Ernest Renshaw	BRI	Herbert Lawford	6–3, 7–5, 6–0
1889	BRI	William Renshaw	BRI	Ernest Renshaw	6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
1890	BRI	Willoughby Hamilton	BRI	William Renshaw	6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
1891	BRI	Wilfred Baddeley	BRI	Joshua Pim	6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0
1892	BRI	Wilfred Baddeley	BRI	Joshua Pim	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1893	BRI	Joshua Pim	BRI	Wilfred Baddeley	3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1894	BRI	Joshua Pim	BRI	Wilfred Baddeley	10–8, 6–2, 8–6
1895	BRI	Wilfred Baddeley	BRI	Wilberforce Eaves	4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3
1896	BRI	Harold Mahony	BRI	Wilfred Baddeley	6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3
1897	BRI	Reginald Doherty	BRI	Harold Mahony	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1898	BRI	Reginald Doherty	BRI	Laurence Doherty	6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1
1899	BRI	Reginald Doherty	BRI	Arthur Gore	1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1900	BRI	Reginald Doherty	BRI	Sydney Smith	6–8, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1901	BRI	Arthur Gore	BRI	Reginald Doherty	4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1902	BRI	Laurence Doherty	BRI	Arthur Gore	6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1903	BRI	Laurence Doherty	BRI	Frank Riseley	7–5, 6–3, 6–0
1904	BRI	Laurence Doherty	BRI	Frank Riseley	6–1, 7–5, 8–6
1905	BRI	Laurence Doherty	AUS	Norman Brookes	8–6, 6–2, 6–4
1906	BRI	Laurence Doherty	BRI	Frank Riseley	6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1907	AUS	Norman Brookes	BRI	Arthur Gore	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1908	BRI	Arthur Gore	BRI	Herbert Roper Barrett	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–4
1909	BRI	Arthur Gore	BRI	Major Ritchie	6–8, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1910	NZL	Anthony Wilding	BRI	Arthur Gore	6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1911	NZL	Anthony Wilding	BRI	Herbert Roper Barrett	6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, retired[f]
1912	NZL	Anthony Wilding	BRI	Arthur Gore	6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1913	NZL	Anthony Wilding	USA	Maurice McLoughlin	8–6, 6–3, 10–8
1914	AUS	Norman Brookes	NZL	Anthony Wilding	6–4, 6–4, 7–5
1915	No competition (World War I)
1916	No competition (World War I)
1917	No competition (World War I)
1918	No competition (World War I)
1919	AUS	Gerald Patterson	AUS	Norman Brookes	6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1920	USA	Bill Tilden	AUS	Gerald Patterson	2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1921	USA	Bill Tilden	SAF	Brian Norton	4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5
1922	AUS	Gerald Patterson	BRI	Randolph Lycett	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1923	USA	Bill Johnston	USA	Francis Hunter	6–0, 6–3, 6–1
1924	FRA	Jean Borotra	FRA	René Lacoste	6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1925	FRA	René Lacoste	FRA	Jean Borotra	6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6
1926	FRA	Jean Borotra	USA	Howard Kinsey	8–6, 6–1, 6–3
1927	FRA	Henri Cochet	FRA	Jean Borotra	4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1928	FRA	René Lacoste	FRA	Henri Cochet	6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1929	FRA	Henri Cochet	FRA	Jean Borotra	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1930	USA	Bill Tilden	USA	Wilmer Allison	6–3, 9–7, 6–4
1931	USA	Sidney Wood	USA	Frank Shields	Walkover[h]
1932	USA	Ellsworth Vines	GBR	Bunny Austin	6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1933	AUS	Jack Crawford	USA	Ellsworth Vines	4–6, 11–9, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1934	GBR	Fred Perry	AUS	Jack Crawford	6–3, 6–0, 7–5
1935	GBR	Fred Perry	GER	Gottfried von Cramm	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1936	GBR	Fred Perry	GER	Gottfried von Cramm	6–1, 6–1, 6–0
1937	USA	Don Budge	GER	Gottfried von Cramm	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1938	USA	Don Budge	GBR	Bunny Austin	6–1, 6–0, 6–3
1939	USA	Bobby Riggs	USA	Elwood Cooke	2–6, 8–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1940	No competition (World War II)
1941	No competition (World War II)
1942	No competition (World War II)
1943	No competition (World War II)
1944	No competition (World War II)
1945	No competition (World War II)
1946	FRA	Yvon Petra	AUS	Geoff Brown	6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4
1947	USA	Jack Kramer	USA	Tom Brown	6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1948	USA	Bob Falkenburg	AUS	John Bromwich	7–5, 0–6, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1949	USA	Ted Schroeder	TCH	Jaroslav Drobný	3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1950	USA	Budge Patty	AUS	Frank Sedgman	6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3
1951	USA	Dick Savitt	AUS	Ken McGregor	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1952	AUS	Frank Sedgman	EGY	Jaroslav Drobný	4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1953	USA	Vic Seixas	DEN	Kurt Nielsen	9–7, 6–3, 6–4
1954	EGY	Jaroslav Drobný	AUS	Ken Rosewall	13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7
1955	USA	Tony Trabert	DEN	Kurt Nielsen	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1956	AUS	Lew Hoad	AUS	Ken Rosewall	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1957	AUS	Lew Hoad	AUS	Ashley Cooper	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1958	AUS	Ashley Cooper	AUS	Neale Fraser	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11
1959	USA	Alex Olmedo	AUS	Rod Laver	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1960	AUS	Neale Fraser	AUS	Rod Laver	6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5
1961	AUS	Rod Laver	USA	Chuck McKinley	6–3, 6–1, 6–4
1962	AUS	Rod Laver	AUS	Martin Mulligan	6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1963	USA	Chuck McKinley	AUS	Fred Stolle	9–7, 6–1, 6–4
1964	AUS	Roy Emerson	AUS	Fred Stolle	6–4, 12–10, 4–6, 6–3
1965	AUS	Roy Emerson	AUS	Fred Stolle	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1966	ESP	Manuel Santana	USA	Dennis Ralston	6–4, 11–9, 6–4
1967	AUS	John Newcombe	FRG	Wilhelm Bungert	6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1968	AUS	Rod Laver	AUS	Tony Roche	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1969	AUS	Rod Laver	AUS	John Newcombe	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1970	AUS	John Newcombe	AUS	Ken Rosewall	5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1971	AUS	John Newcombe	USA	Stan Smith	6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1972	USA	Stan Smith	ROM	Ilie Năstase	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1973	TCH	Jan Kodeš	URS	Alex Metreveli	6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3
1974	USA	Jimmy Connors	AUS	Ken Rosewall	6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1975	USA	Arthur Ashe	USA	Jimmy Connors	6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
1976	SWE	Björn Borg	ROM	Ilie Năstase	6–4, 6–2, 9–7
1977	SWE	Björn Borg	USA	Jimmy Connors	3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
1978	SWE	Björn Borg	USA	Jimmy Connors	6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1979	SWE	Björn Borg	USA	Roscoe Tanner	6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1980	SWE	Björn Borg	USA	John McEnroe	1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6
1981	USA	John McEnroe	SWE	Björn Borg	4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1982	USA	Jimmy Connors	USA	John McEnroe	3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
1983	USA	John McEnroe	NZL	Chris Lewis	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1984	USA	John McEnroe	USA	Jimmy Connors	6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1985	FRG	Boris Becker	USA[n]	Kevin Curren	6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4
1986	FRG	Boris Becker	TCH	Ivan Lendl	6–4, 6–3, 7–5
1987	AUS	Pat Cash	TCH	Ivan Lendl	7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5
1988	SWE	Stefan Edberg	FRG	Boris Becker	4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2
1989	FRG	Boris Becker	SWE	Stefan Edberg	6–0, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
1990	SWE	Stefan Edberg	FRG	Boris Becker	6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
1991	GER	Michael Stich	GER	Boris Becker	6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1992	USA	Andre Agassi	CRO	Goran Ivanišević	6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1993	USA	Pete Sampras	USA	Jim Courier	7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–3
1994	USA	Pete Sampras	CRO	Goran Ivanišević	7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 6–0
1995	USA	Pete Sampras	GER	Boris Becker	6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1996	NED	Richard Krajicek	USA	MaliVai Washington	6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1997	USA	Pete Sampras	FRA	Cédric Pioline	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1998	USA	Pete Sampras	CRO	Goran Ivanišević	6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1999	USA	Pete Sampras	USA	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–4, 7–5
2000	USA	Pete Sampras	AUS	Patrick Rafter	6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–2
2001	CRO	Goran Ivanišević	AUS	Patrick Rafter	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7
2002	AUS	Lleyton Hewitt	ARG	David Nalbandian	6–1, 6–3, 6–2
2003	SUI	Roger Federer	AUS	Mark Philippoussis	7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2004	SUI	Roger Federer	USA	Andy Roddick	4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2005	SUI	Roger Federer	USA	Andy Roddick	6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
2006	SUI	Roger Federer	ESP	Rafael Nadal	6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
2007	SUI	Roger Federer	ESP	Rafael Nadal	7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
2008	ESP	Rafael Nadal	SUI	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
2009	SUI	Roger Federer	USA	Andy Roddick	5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14
2010	ESP	Rafael Nadal	CZE	Tomáš Berdych	6–3, 7–5, 6–4
2011	SRB	Novak Djokovic	ESP	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
2012	SUI	Roger Federer	GBR	Andy Murray	4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
2013	GBR	Andy Murray	SRB	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 7–5, 6–4
2014	SRB	Novak Djokovic	SUI	Roger Federer	6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
2015	SRB	Novak Djokovic	SUI	Roger Federer	7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
2016	GBR	Andy Murray	CAN	Milos Raonic	6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
2017	SUI	Roger Federer	CRO	Marin Čilić	6–3, 6–1, 6–4
2018	SRB	Novak Djokovic	RSA	Kevin Anderson	6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2019	SRB	Novak Djokovic	SUI	Roger Federer	7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 13–12(7–3)

Wimbledon Multiple Champions

Player	Open Era	Amateur Era	All-time	Years
Roger Federer (SUI)	8	0	8	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017
William Renshaw (BRI)	0	7	7	1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889
Pete Sampras (USA)	7	0	7	1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Novak Djokovic (SRB)	5	0	5	2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
Laurence Doherty (BRI)	0	5	5	1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
Björn Borg (SWE)	5	0	5	1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Reginald Doherty (BRI)	0	4	4	1897, 1898, 1899, 1900
Anthony Wilding (NZL)	0	4	4	1910, 1911, 1912, 1913
Rod Laver (AUS)	2	2	4	1961, 1962, 1968, 1969
Wilfred Baddeley (BRI)	0	3	3	1891, 1892, 1895
Arthur Gore (BRI)	0	3	3	1901, 1908, 1909
Bill Tilden (USA)	0	3	3	1920, 1921, 1930
Fred Perry (GBR)	0	3	3	1934, 1935, 1936
John Newcombe (AUS)	2	1	3	1967, 1970, 1971
John McEnroe (USA)	3	0	3	1981, 1983, 1984
Boris Becker (GER)	3	0	3	1985, 1986, 1989
John Hartley (BRI)	0	2	2	1879, 1880
Joshua Pim (BRI)	0	2	2	1893, 1894
Norman Brookes (AUS)	0	2	2	1907, 1914
Gerald Patterson (AUS)	0	2	2	1919, 1922
Jean Borotra (FRA)	0	2	2	1924, 1926
René Lacoste (FRA)	0	2	2	1925, 1928
Henri Cochet (FRA)	0	2	2	1927, 1929
Don Budge (USA)	0	2	2	1937, 1938
Lew Hoad (AUS)	0	2	2	1956, 1957
Roy Emerson (AUS)	0	2	2	1964, 1965
Jimmy Connors (USA)	2	0	2	1974, 1982
Stefan Edberg (SWE)	2	0	2	1988, 1990
Rafael Nadal (ESP)	2	0	2	2008, 2010
Andy Murray (GBR)	2	0	2	2013, 2016

Wimbledon Championships by Country

Country	Amateur Era	Open Era	All-time	First title	Last title
United Kingdom (UK)	35	2	37	1877	2016
United States (USA)	18	15	33	1920	2000
Australia (AUS)	15	6	21	1907	2002
Switzerland (SUI)	0	8	8	2003	2017
France (FRA)	7	0	7	1924	1946
Sweden (SWE)	0	7	7	1976	1990
Serbia (SRB)	0	5	5	2011	2019
Germany (GER)	0	4	4	1985	1991
New Zealand (NZL)	4	0	4	1910	1913
Spain (ESP)	1	2	3	1966	2010
Croatia (CRO)	0	1	1	2001	2001
Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	1	1	1973	1973
Egypt (EGY)	1	0	1	1954	1954
Netherlands (NED)	0	1	1	1996	1996