List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions

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Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles Champions
Official website
Location London
United Kingdom
Venue AELTC
Created 1877
Surface Grass (1877–present)
Trophy Gentleman's Singles Trophy
Most Amateur
Era titles
7: William Renshaw
(challenge round)
3: Fred Perry
(regular)
Most Open
Era titles
8: Roger Federer
Most consecutive
titles Amateur Era
6: William Renshaw
(challenge round)
3: Fred Perry
(regular)
Most consecutive
titles Open Era
5: Björn Borg
5: Roger Federer

The Championships, Wimbledon is an annual British tennis tournament created in 1877 and played on outdoor grass courts[a][b][1] at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in the Wimbledon suburb of London, United Kingdom.[2] The Gentlemen's Singles was the first event contested in 1877.[3]

History

The Wimbledon Championships are 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) and has been chronologically the third of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis season since 1987.[2] 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.[4] It was also cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

The Gentlemen's Singles' rules have undergone several changes since the first edition. From 1878 until 1921, the event started with a knockout phase, the All Comers' Singles, whose winner then faced the defending champion in a challenge round. The All Comers' winner was automatically awarded the title six times (1879, 1887, 1891, 1895, 1907, 1908) in the absence of the previous year's champion. The challenge round system was abolished with the 1922 edition.[6] Since the first championships, all matches have been played at the best-of-five sets. Between 1877 and 1883, the winner of the next game at five games – all took the set in every match except the All Comers' final, and the challenge round, which were won with six games and a two games advantage. All sets were decided in this advantage format from 1884 to 1970.[6] The lingering death best of 12 points tie-break was introduced in 1971 for the first four sets, played at eight games all until 1978 and at six games all since 1979.[6][7][8]

Since 1949, the Gentlemen's Singles champion has received a miniature replica of the event's trophy, a silver-gilt cup created in 1887 with the engraved inscription: "The All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Champion of the World".[9] New singles champions are traditionally elected honorary members of the AELTC by the club's committee.[c][10] In 2014, the Gentlemen's Singles winner received prize money of £1,760,000,[11]

In the Amateur Era, William Renshaw (1881–1886, 1889) holds the record for most titles in the Gentlemen's Singles, with seven victories. Renshaw's wins, however, came within the challenge round format, and he won the event only twice after going through a complete draw. Renshaw also holds the record for most consecutive titles with six from (1881 to 1886). The record for most consecutive and most wins post challenge round during the Amateur Era is Fred Perry (1934–1936).[12]

In the Open Era, since the inclusion of professional tennis players in 1968, Pete Sampras (1993–1995, 1997–2000) and Roger Federer (2003–2007, 2009, 2012) co-hold the record for most victories with seven. Björn Borg (1976–1980) and Roger Federer (2003–2007) co-hold the record for most consecutive victories with five.[12]

This event was won without losing a single set in the entire tournament during the Open Era once, in 1976 by Björn Borg.

Roger Federer is the only player in history, in both Amateur and Open Era, who reached the Wimbledon Finals most number of times - He has won on 7 occasions and lost on 3 occasions making the total number of finals to 10. No other player has done this before.

Champions

Regular competition
All Comers' winner, Challenge round winner ‡
Defending champion, Challenge round winner †
All Comers' winner, no Challenge round ◊

Amateur era

File:William Renshaw.jpg
William Renshaw won the championship a record seven times
File:Messrs. R.F. and H.L. Doherty Doubles Champion of England (1897-1901) by Elliot and Fry.jpg
Reginald Doherty won Wimbledon four times and his brother Lawrence won five times
Fred Perry won three consecutive championships and was the last British player to win the men's Wimbledon championship (1936) until Andy Murray's win in 2013
Year[d] Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final[12]
1877  BRI[e] 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence Doherty ‡  BRI Arthur Gore 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1903  BRI Lawrence Doherty †  BRI Frank Riseley 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
1904  BRI Lawrence Doherty †  BRI Frank Riseley 6–1, 7–5, 8–6
1905  BRI Lawrence Doherty †  AUS Norman Brookes 8–6, 6–2, 6–4
1906  BRI Lawrence 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 Josiah 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 (due to World War I)
1916
1917
1918
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 †  RSA 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 23x15px 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 (due to World War II)
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
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[j] 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 23x15px 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

Open era

Björn Borg won five of the six finals he reached.
A man, with a modern racket in his right hand and a tennis ball in his left hand, prepares to serve
American Pete Sampras won seven titles from 1993 to 1995 and 1997 to 2000.
File:Roger Federer at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships 08.jpg
Roger Federer won seven Wimbledon championships of the ten finals he has reached.
Year[d] Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final[12]
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  ROU 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  ROU 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 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  GER 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)
2020 No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[5]

Statistics

Multiple champions

Title defended in the challenge round
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
 Björn Borg (SWE) 5 0 5 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
 Lawrence Doherty (BRI) 0 5 5 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
 Reginald Doherty (BRI) 0 4 4 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900
 Rod Laver (AUS) 2 2 4 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969
 Anthony Wilding (NZL) 0 4 4 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913
 Wilfred Baddeley (BRI) 0 3 3 1891, 1892, 1895
 Boris Becker (GER) 3 0 3 1985, 1986, 1989
 Arthur Gore (BRI) 0 3 3 1901, 1908, 1909
 John McEnroe (USA) 3 0 3 1981, 1983, 1984
 John Newcombe (AUS) 2 1 3 1967, 1970, 1971
 Fred Perry (GBR) 0 3 3 1934, 1935, 1936
 Bill Tilden (USA) 0 3 3 1920, 1921, 1930
 Jean Borotra (FRA) 0 2 2 1924, 1926
 Norman Brookes (AUS) 0 2 2 1907, 1914
 Don Budge (USA) 0 2 2 1937, 1938
 Henri Cochet (FRA) 0 2 2 1927, 1929
 Jimmy Connors (USA) 2 0 2 1974, 1982
 Stefan Edberg (SWE) 2 0 2 1988, 1990
 Roy Emerson (AUS) 0 2 2 1964, 1965
 John Hartley (BRI) 0 2 2 1879, 1880
 Lew Hoad (AUS) 0 2 2 1956, 1957
 René Lacoste (FRA) 0 2 2 1925, 1928
 Andy Murray (GBR) 2 0 2 2013, 2016
 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 0 2 2008, 2010
 Gerald Patterson (AUS) 0 2 2 1919, 1922
 Joshua Pim (BRI) 0 2 2 1893, 1894

Champions by country

A golden trophy, in the shape of a loving-cup, next to a silver plate
The Gentlemen's Singles trophy (left), and the Ladies' Singles plate (right)
Former country ¤
Country Amateur Era Open Era All-time First title Last title
 United Kingdom (UK)[e][k] 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)[l] 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) ¤[m] 0 1 1 1973 1973
 Egypt (EGY) 1 0 1 1954 1954
 Netherlands (NED) 0 1 1 1996 1996

See also

Notes

References

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