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Wimbledon Men's Singles

Until 1922 the tournament was held on a Challenge Round basis with the winner playing the defending champion for the title
Year Winner Nationality Runner-Up Nationality Score
1877 Spencer Gore Great Britain William Marshall Great Britain 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
1878 Frank Hadow Great Britain Spencer Gore Great Britain 7-5, 6-1, 9-7
1879 John Hartley Great Britain Vere St Leger Goold Great Britain 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
1880 John Hartley Great Britain Herbert Lawford Great Britain 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
1881 William Renshaw Great Britain John Hartley Great Britain 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
1882 William Renshaw Great Britain Ernest Renshaw Great Britain 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
1883 William Renshaw Great Britain Ernest Renshaw Great Britain 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
1884 William Renshaw Great Britain Herbert Lawford Great Britain 6-0, 6-4, 9-7
1885 William Renshaw Great Britain Herbert Lawford Great Britain 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
1886 William Renshaw Great Britain Herbert Lawford Great Britain 6-0, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
1887 Herbert Lawford Great Britain Ernest Renshaw Great Britain 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1888 Ernest Renshaw Great Britain Herbert Lawford Great Britain 6-3, 7-5, 6-0
1889 William Renshaw Great Britain Ernest Renshaw Great Britain 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
1890 Willoughby Hamilton Great Britain William Renshaw Great Britain 6-8, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
1891 Wilfred Baddeley Great Britain Joshua Pim Great Britain 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, 6-0
1892 Wilfred Baddeley Great Britain Joshua Pim Great Britain 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
1893 Joshua Pim Great Britain Wilfred Baddeley Great Britain 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
1894 Joshua Pim Great Britain Wilfred Baddeley Great Britain 10-8, 6-2, 8-6
1895 Wilfred Baddeley Great Britain Wilberforce Eaves Great Britain 4-6, 2-6, 8-6, 6-2, 6-3
1896 Harold Mahoney Great Britain Wilfred Baddeley Great Britain 6-2, 6-8, 5-7, 8-6, 6-3
1897 Reginald Doherty Great Britain Harold Mahoney Great Britain 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
1898 Reginald Doherty Great Britain Lawrence Doherty Great Britain 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1
1899 Reginald Doherty Great Britain Arthur Gore Great Britain 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
1900 Reginald Doherty Great Britain Sidney Smith Great Britain 6-8, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
1901 Arthur W. Gore Great Britain Reginald Doherty Great Britain 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
1902 Laurence Doherty Great Britain Arthur Gore Great Britain 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
1903 Laurence Doherty Great Britain Frank Riseley Great Britain 7-5, 6-3, 6-0
1904 Laurence Doherty Great Britain Frank Riseley Great Britain 6-1, 7-5, 8-6
1905 Laurence Doherty Great Britain Norman Brookes Australia 8-6, 6-2, 6-4
1906 Laurence Doherty Great Britain Frank Riseley Great Britain 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
1907 Norman Brookes Australia Arthur Gore Great Britain 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
1908 Arthur W. Gore Great Britain H. Roper Barrett Great Britain 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4
1909 Arthur W. Gore Great Britain Josiah Ritchie Great Britain 6-8, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
1910 Tony Wilding New Zealand Arthur Gore Great Britain 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
1911 Tony Wilding New Zealand H. Roper Barrett Great Britain 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, ret.
1912 Tony Wilding New Zealand Arthur Gore Great Britain 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
1913 Tony Wilding New Zealand Maurice McLoughlin USA 8-6, 6-3, 10-8
1914 Norman Brookes Australia Tony Wilding New Zealand 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
1919 Gerald Patterson Australia Norman Brookes Australia 6-3, 7-5, 6-2
1920 Bill Tilden USA Gerald Patterson Australia 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
1921 Bill Tilden USA Brian Norton Great Britain 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, 7-5
1922* Gerald Patterson Australia Randolph Lycett Australia 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1923 William Johnstone USA Frank Hunter USA 6-0, 6-3, 6-1
1924 Jean Borotta France Rene Lacoste France 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
1925 Rene Lacoste France Jean Borotra France 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6
1926 Jean Borotra France Howard Kinsey USA 8-6, 6-1, 6-3
1927 Henri Cochet France Jean Borotra France 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
1928 Rene Lacoste France Henri Cochet France 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
1929 Henri Couchet France Jean Borotra France 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1930 Bill Tilden USA Wilmer Allison Jr USA 6-3, 9-7, 6-4
1931 Sidney Wood USA Francis Shields USA walk over
1932 Ellsworth Vines USA Henry Austin Great Britain 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
1933 Jack Crawford Australia Ellsworth Vines USA 4-6, 11-9, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
1934 Fred Perry Great Britain Jack Crawford Australia 6-3, 6-0, 7-5
1935 Fred Perry Great Britain Gottfried Von Cramm German 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
1936 Fred Perry Great Britain Gottfried Von Cramm German 6-1, 6-1, 6-0
1937 Donald Budge USA Gottfried Von Cramm German 6-3, 6-4, 6-2?
1938 Donald Budge USA Henry Austin Great Britain 6-1, 6-0, 6-3?
1939 Bobby Riggs USA Elwood Cooke USA 2-6, 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
1946 Yvon Petra France Geoff Brown Australia 6-2, 6-4, 7-9, 5-7, 6-4
1947 Jack Kramer USA Tom Brown USA 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
1948 Bob Falkenburg USA John Bromwich Australia 7-5, 0-6, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
1949 Ted Schroeder USA Jaroslav Drobny Czechoslovakia 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
1950 Budge Patty USA Frank Sedgman Australia 6-1, 8-10, 6-2, 6-3
1951 Dick Savitt USA Ken McGregor Australia 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1952 Frank Sedgman Australia Jaroslave Drobny Czechoslovakia 4-6,6-2, 6-3, 6-2
1953 Vic Seixas USA Kurt Nielson Denmark 9-7, 6-3, 6-4
1954 Jaroslav Drobney Czechoslovakia Ken Rosewall Australia 13-11, 4-6, 6-2, 9-7
1955 Tony Trabert USA Kurt Nielson Denmark 6-3, 7-5, 6-1
1956 Lew Hoad Australia Ken Rosewall Australia 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
1957 Lew Hoad Australia Ashley Cooper Australia 6-2, 6-1, 6-2
1958 Ashley Cooper Australia Neale Fraser Australia 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 13-11
1959 Alex Olmedo USA Rod Laver Australia 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1960 Neale Fraser Australia Rod Laver Australia 6-4, 3-6, 9-7, 7-5
1961 Rod Laver Australia Chuck McKinley USA 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
1962 Rod Laver Australia Marty Mulligan Australia 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
1963 Chuck McKinley USA Fred Stolle Australia 9-7, 6-1, 6-4
1964 Roy Emerson Australia Fred Stolle Australia 6-4, 12-10, 4-6, 6-3
1965 Roy Emerson Australia Fred Stolle Australia 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
1966 Manuel Santana Spain Dennis Ralston USA 6-4, 11-9, 6-4
1967 John Newcombe Australia Wilhelm Bungert Germany 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
1968 Rod Laver Australia Tony Roche Australia 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1969 Rod Laver Australia John Newcombe Australia 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
1970 John Newcombe Australia Ken Rosewall USA 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
1971 John Newcombe Australia Stan Smith USA 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
1972 Stan Smith USA Ilie Nastase Romania 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
1973 Jan Kodes Czechoslovakia Alex Metreveli USSR 6-1, 9-8, 6-3
1974 Jimmy Connors USA Ken Rosewall Australia 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
1975 Arthur Ashe USA Jimmy Connors USA 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
1976 Bjorn Borg Sweden Ilie Nastase Romania 6-4, 6-2, 9-7
1977 Bjorn Borg Sweden Jimmy Connors USA 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
1978 Bjorn Borg Sweden Jimmy Connors USA 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
1979 Bjorn Borg Sweden Roscoe Tanner USA 6-7, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
1980 Bjorn Borg Sweden John McEnroe USA 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6
1981 John McEnroe USA Bjorn Borg Sweden 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-4
1982 Jimmy Connors USA John McEnroe USA 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
1983 John McEnroe USA Chris Lewis New Zealand 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
1984 John McEnroe USA Jimmy Connore USA 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
1985 Boris Becker Germany Kevin Curren South Africa 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
1986 Boris Becker Germany Ivan Lendl Czechoslovakia 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
1987 Pat Cash Australia Ivan Lendl Czechoslovakia 7-6, 6-2, 7-5
1988 Stefan Edberg Sweden Boris Becker Germany 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2
1989 Boris Becker Germany Stefan Edberg Sweden 6-0, 7-6, 6-4
1990 Stefan Edberg Sweden Boris Becker Germany 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4
1991 Michael Stich Germany Boris Becker Germany 6-4, 7-6, 6-4
1992 Andre Agassi USA Goran Ivenisevic Croatia 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
1993 Pete Sampras USA Jim Courier USA 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
1994 Pete Sampras USA Goran Ivenisevic Croatia 7-6, 7-6, 6-0
1995 Pete Sampras USA Boris Becker Germany 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
1996 Richard Krajicek Holland Malivai Washington USA 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
1997 Pete Sampras USA Cedric Pioline France 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1998 Pete Sampras USA Goran Ivenisevic Croatia 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
1999 Pete Sampras USA Andre Agassi USA 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
2000 Pete Sampras USA Patrick Rafter Australia 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2
2001 Goran Ivanisevic Croatia Patrick Rafter Australia 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7
2002 Lleyton Hewitt Australia David Nalbandian Argentina 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
2003 Roger Federer Switzerland Mark Philippousis Australia 7-6, 6-2, 7-6
2004 Roger Federer Switzerland Andy Roddick USA 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4
2005 Roger Federer Switzerland Andy Roddick USA 6-2, 7-6, 6-4
2006 Roger Federer Switzerland Raphael Nadar Spain 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 
 Most wins by country:
35 Great Britain 14 William Renshaw 7, Laurence Doherty 5,  Reginald Doherty 4, Fred Perry 3, Wilfred Baddeley 3, Arthur Gore 3, John Hartley 2, Joshua Pim 2, Spencer Gore 1, Frank Hadow 1, Herbert Lawford 1, Ernest Renshaw 1, Willoughby Hamilton 1, Harold Mahoney 1.
33 USA 21 Pete Sampras 7, Bill Tilden 3, John McEnroe 3, Donald Budge 2, Jimmy Connors 2, William Johnstone 1, Ellsworth Vines 1, Bobby Riggs 1, Jack Kramer 1, Bob Falkenburg 1, Ted Schroeder 1, Budge Patty 1, Dick Savitt 1, Vic Seixas 1, Tony Trabert 1, Alex Olmedo 1, Chuck McKinley 1, Stan Smith 1, Arthur Ashe 1, Andre Agassi 1
21 Australia 12 Rod Laver 4, John Newcombe 3, Norman Brookes 2, Lew Hoad 2, Roy Emerson 2, Gerald Patterson 2, Jack Crawford 1, Frank Sedgman 1, Ashley Cooper 1, Neale Fraser 1, Pat Cash 1, Lleyton Hewitt 1
7 Sweden 2 Bjorn Borg 5, Stefan Edberg 2
7 France 4 Jean Borotta 2, Rene Lacoste 2, Henri Cochet 2, Yvon Petra 1
4 New Zealand 1 Tony Wilding 4
4 Germany 2 Boris Becker 3, Michael Stich 1
4 Switzerland 1 Roger Federer 4
2 Czechoslovakia 2 Jaroslav Drobney 1, Jan Kodes 1
1 Spain 1 Manuel Santana 1
1 Holland 1 Richard Krajicek 1
1 Croatia 1 Goran Ivenisevic 1 
Most individual championship wins
7 Pete Sampras USA - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
7 William Renshaw Great Britain - 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889
5 Laurence Doherty Great Britain - 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
5 Bjorn Borg Sweden - 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
4 Reginald Doherty Great Britain - 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900
4 Tony Wilding New Zealand - 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913
4 Rod Laver Australia - 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969
4 Roger Federer Switzerland - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 
How matches won
In three straight sets 56
In four sets 33
In five sets 29
Retirements 1
Walk Overs 1 
Most games in a final
58 1954 Jaroslav Drobney beat Ken Rosewall 13-11, 4-6, 6-2, 9-7
57