List of Wimbledon singles finalists during the Open Era explained

See main article: The Championships, Wimbledon. Wimbledon is a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Wimbledon, England, United Kingdom at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in the area of SW19.[1] Since 1968, this tournament has been open to professionals, and it joined the Open Era of tennis.[1]

The men who have reached the final at least five times during the open era are Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.[2] Connors reached the final six times between 1974 and 1984 but won only two titles.[2] Borg reached six consecutive finals between 1976 and 1981 and won all but the last final.[2] McEnroe reached five consecutive finals from 1980 through 1984, and won three titles.[2] Becker won three titles out of seven finals between 1985 and 1995.[2] Sampras never lost a final, and he took seven titles between 1993 and 2000.[2] Federer has appeared in a record twelve finals overall, winning a record eight; he also reached a record seven consecutive finals from 2003 through 2009 .[2] Nadal has appeared in five finals from 2006 through 2011, failing to reach the 2009 final. Of the five finals, he won two.[2] Since 2011, Djokovic has made ten finals appearances, winning seven.[2]

The women who have reached the final at least five times during the open era are Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams. King appeared in all finals from 1968 through 1975, except in 1971 and 1974. She won once in her first three finals (1968), before she took the victory in her last three finals.[3] Goolagong Cawley reached five finals between 1971 and 1980 but won only her first and last finals.[3] Evert reached ten finals out of 13 years between 1973 and 1985 but won only three titles.[3] Navratilova won nine of her 12 finals between 1978 and 1994.[3] Graf reached nine finals between 1987 and 1999, which she won seven times.[3] Since 2000, Venus Williams has won the final five times in nine attempts.[3] Her sister Serena Williams has appeared in eleven finals since 2002, in which she won seven titles.[3]

Gentlemen

See also: List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions. During the 55 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 43 men have reached the Wimbledon gentlemen's singles final with 22 champions.[2] The final has included men from 19 different nationalities.[2] The most represented nations are the United States and Australia with Sweden, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Serbia represented to a lesser extent.[2]

PlayerNationalityFinalsWin-LossYear(s)
Switzerland128–42003
Serbia107–32011
United States77–01993
Germany73–41985
Sweden65–11976
United States62–41974
United States53–21980, 1981*, 1982, 1983*, 1984*
Spain52–32006, 2007, 2008*, 2010*, 2011
Croatia41–31992, 1994, 1998, 2001*
Australia32–11969, 1970*, 1971*
Sweden32–11988
United Kingdom32–12012, 2013*, 2016*
United States30–32004, 2005, 2009
Australia22–01968
Spain22–02023
United States21–11971, 1972*
United States21–11992
Australia20–21970, 1974
Romania20–21972, 1976
20–21986, 1987
Australia20–22000, 2001
11–01973
United States11–01975
Australia11–01987
Germany11–01991
Netherlands11–01996
Australia11–02002
Australia10–11968
10–11973
United States10–11979
New Zealand10–11983
United States10–11985
United States10–11993
United States10–11996
France10–11997
Argentina10–12002
Australia10–12003
Czech Republic10–12010
Canada10–12016
Croatia10–12017
South Africa10–12018
Italy10–12021
Australia10–12022

Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era

OpponentsRecordclass=unsortableFinals meetings
Jimmy Connors2–01977, 1978
Björn Borg John McEnroe1–11980 (Borg), 1981 (McEnroe)
Jimmy Connors John McEnroe1–11982 (Connors), 1984 (McEnroe)
Boris Becker2–11988 (Edberg), 1989 (Becker), 1990 (Edberg)
Goran Ivanišević2–01994, 1998
Andy Roddick3–02004, 2005, 2009
Roger Federer Rafael Nadal2–12006 (Federer), 2007 (Federer), 2008 (Nadal)
Roger Federer3–02014, 2015, 2019
Novak Djokovic2–02023, 2024

Most consecutive finals in the Open Era

CountryPlayerNumberYearsResults
WonLost
SwitzerlandRoger Federer72003–0961
SwedenBjörn Borg61976–8151
SerbiaNovak Djokovic62018–2442
United StatesJohn McEnroe51980–8432
GermanyBoris Becker41988–9113
United StatesPete Sampras41997–200040
AustraliaJohn Newcombe31969–7121
SwedenStefan Edberg31988–9021
United StatesPete Sampras31993–9530
SpainRafael Nadal32006–0812
SerbiaNovak Djokovic32013–1521
AustraliaRod Laver21968–6920
United StatesStan Smith21971–7211
United StatesJimmy Connors21974–7511
United StatesJimmy Connors21977–7802
GermanyBoris Becker21985–8620
Ivan Lendl21986–8702
AustraliaPatrick Rafter22000–0102
United StatesAndy Roddick22004–0502
SpainRafael Nadal22010–1111
United KingdomAndy Murray22012–1311
SwitzerlandRoger Federer22014–1502
SpainCarlos Alcaraz22023–2420
Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

Ladies

See also: List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions. During the 54 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 39 women have reached the Wimbledon ladies' singles final.[3] The final has included women from 17 different nationalities.[3] The United States is the most represented by a large margin, with Australia, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic, Spain, and France represented to a lesser extent.[3]

PlayerNationalityFinalsWin-LossYear(s)
United States129–31978
United States117–42002
United States103–71973, 1974*, 1976*, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981*, 1982, 1984, 1985
Germany97–21987, 1988*, 1989*, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1995*, 1996*, 1999
United States95–42000
United States64–21968
Australia52–31971
Czech Republic31–21993, 1997, 1998*
United States31–21999
Czech Republic22–02011
Australia21–11970
21–12004
France21–12007, 2013*
Spain21–12015, 2017*
Germany21–12016, 2018*
20–21981, 1986
Spain20–21995, 1996
Belgium20–22001, 2006
Tunisia20–22022, 2023
United Kingdom11–01969
United Kingdom11–01977
Spain11–01994
Switzerland11–01997
France11–02006
Romania11–02019
Australia11–02021
Kazakhstan11–02022
Czech Republic11–02023
Australia10–11968
10–11974
Netherlands10–11977
United States10–11983
United States10–11990
Argentina10–11991
10–11992
France10–11998
10–12010
Poland10–12012
Germany10–12013
Canada10–12014
Czech Republic10–12021

Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era

OpponentsRecordclass=unsortableFinals meetings
Evonne Goolagong Cawley2–01972, 1975
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Chris Evert1–11976 (Evert), 1980 (Cawley)
Chris Evert5–01978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985
Martina Navratilova2–11987 (Navratilova), 1988 (Graf), 1989 (Graf)
Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario2–01995, 1996
Lindsay Davenport2–02000, 2005
Venus Williams3–12002 (Serena), 2003 (Serena), 2008 (Venus), 2009 (Serena)
Serena Williams Angelique Kerber1–12016 (Williams), 2018 (Kerber)

Most consecutive finals in the Open Era

CountryPlayerNumberYearsResults
WonLost
United StatesMartina Navratilova91982–9072
United StatesChris Evert51978–8214
United StatesVenus Williams42000–0322
United StatesBillie Jean King31968–7012
GermanySteffi Graf31987–8921
GermanySteffi Graf31991–9330
United StatesSerena Williams32002–0421
United StatesVenus Williams32007–0921
United StatesSerena Williams32008–1021
AustraliaMargaret Court21970–7111
AustraliaEvonne Goolagong Cawley21971–7211
United StatesBillie Jean King21972–7320
United StatesChris Evert21973–7411
AustraliaEvonne Goolagong Cawley21975–7602
United StatesMartina Navratilova21978–7920
United StatesChris Evert21984–8502
GermanySteffi Graf21995–9620
SpainArantxa Sánchez Vicario21995–9602
Czech RepublicJana Novotná21997–9811
United StatesLindsay Davenport21999–200011
United StatesSerena Williams22015–1620
United StatesSerena Williams22018–1902
TunisiaOns Jabeur22022–2302
Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

See also

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Event Guide – History, History of The Championships. AELTC. The Championships, Wimbledon. 2010-02-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100315051424/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/history.html. 2010-03-15.
  2. Web site: Gentlemen's Singles . 2023-07-25 . Wimbledon . .
  3. Web site: Ladies' Singles . 2023-07-25 . Wimbledon . .
  4. News: Martina Navratilova gets passport on rebound . . 12 March 2008 . 10 December 2009 . London . Tim . Reid.
  5. News: Monica Seles inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame . Reuters. 10 December 2009 . Gene . Cherry . 2009-07-11.

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