List of Wimbledon singles finalists during the open era

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 become open to professionals, and it joined the Open Era of tennis.[1]

Wimbledon Championships
(Open Era) Singles Finalists
Location
  • London
  •  United Kingdom
Created1968
(51 finals, including 2018)
Men's Most12: Roger Federer
Men's Most Consecutive7: Roger Federer
Women's Most12: Martina Navratilova
Women's Most Consecutive9: Martina Navratilova
Most MeetingsMen's (3 times):
Edberg vs. Becker (2–1)
Federer vs. Roddick (3–0)
Federer vs. Nadal (2–1)
Djokovic vs. Federer (3–0)
Women's (5 times):
Navratilova vs. Evert (5–0)
Official website

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 six finals appearances, winning five.[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

During the 52 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 40 men have reached the Wimbledon gentlemen's singles final.[2] The final has included men from 18 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]

  • * = Champion
Roger Federer has been a record twelve-time finalist with eight wins, four losses.
Pete Sampras was a seven-time finalist (all wins).
Boris Becker was a seven-time finalist (three wins, four losses).
Björn Borg was a six-time finalist (five wins, one loss).
Novak Djokovic has been a six-time finalist (five wins, one loss).
Jimmy Connors was a six-time finalist (two wins, four losses).
Player Nationality Finals Win-Loss Year(s)
Roger Federer   Switzerland 12 8–4 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008, 2009*, 2012*, 2014, 2015, 2017*, 2019
Pete Sampras  United States 7 7–0 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000*
Boris Becker  Germany 7 3–4 1985*, 1986*, 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1991, 1995
Björn Borg  Sweden 6 5–1 1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981
Novak Djokovic  Serbia 6 5–1 2011*, 2013, 2014*, 2015*, 2018*, 2019*
Jimmy Connors  United States 6 2–4 1974*, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982*, 1984
John McEnroe  United States 5 3–2 1980, 1981*, 1982, 1983*, 1984*
Rafael Nadal  Spain 5 2–3 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2010*, 2011
Goran Ivanišević  Croatia 4 1–3 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001*
John Newcombe  Australia 3 2–1 1969, 1970*, 1971*
Stefan Edberg  Sweden 3 2–1 1988*, 1989, 1990*
Andy Murray  United Kingdom 3 2–1 2012, 2013*, 2016*
Andy Roddick  United States 3 0–3 2004, 2005, 2009
Rod Laver  Australia 2 2–0 1968*, 1969*
Stan Smith  United States 2 1–1 1971, 1972*
Andre Agassi  United States 2 1–1 1992*, 1999
Ken Rosewall  Australia 2 0–2 1970, 1974
Ilie Năstase  Romania 2 0–2 1972, 1976
Ivan Lendl  Czechoslovakia 2 0–2 1986, 1987
Patrick Rafter  Australia 2 0–2 2000, 2001
Jan Kodeš  Czechoslovakia 1 1–0 1973*
Arthur Ashe  United States 1 1–0 1975*
Pat Cash  Australia 1 1–0 1987*
Michael Stich  Germany 1 1–0 1991*
Richard Krajicek  Netherlands 1 1–0 1996*
Lleyton Hewitt  Australia 1 1–0 2002*
Tony Roche  Australia 1 0–1 1968
Alex Metreveli  Soviet Union 1 0–1 1973
Roscoe Tanner  United States 1 0–1 1979
Chris Lewis  New Zealand 1 0–1 1983
Kevin Curren  United States 1 0–1 1985
Jim Courier  United States 1 0–1 1993
MaliVai Washington  United States 1 0–1 1996
Cédric Pioline  France 1 0–1 1997
David Nalbandian  Argentina 1 0–1 2002
Mark Philippoussis  Australia 1 0–1 2003
Tomáš Berdych  Czech Republic 1 0–1 2010
Milos Raonic  Canada 1 0–1 2016
Marin Čilić  Croatia 1 0–1 2017
Kevin Anderson  South Africa 1 0–1 2018

Most recent final

Year Nationality Winner Nationality Runner-up
2019  Serbia Novak Djokovic   Switzerland Roger Federer

Multiple-time opponents in the open era

Opponents Record Finals meetings
Most Wins Most Losses
Björn Borg Jimmy Connors 2–0 1977, 1978
Björn Borg vs. John McEnroe 1–1 1980 (Borg), 1981 (McEnroe)
Jimmy Connors vs. John McEnroe 1–1 1982 (Connors), 1984 (McEnroe)
Stefan Edberg Boris Becker 2–1 1988 (Edberg), 1989 (Becker), 1990 (Edberg)
Pete Sampras Goran Ivanišević 2–0 1994, 1998
Roger Federer Andy Roddick 3–0 2004, 2005, 2009
Roger Federer Rafael Nadal 2–1 2006 (Federer), 2007 (Federer), 2008 (Nadal)
Novak Djokovic Roger Federer 3–0 2014, 2015, 2019

Most consecutive finals in the open era

Country Player Number Years Results
Won Lost
  SwitzerlandRoger Federer72003–0961
 SwedenBjörn Borg61976–8151
 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
 CzechoslovakiaIvan Lendl21986–8702
 AustraliaPatrick Rafter22000–0102
 United StatesAndy Roddick22004–0502
 SpainRafael Nadal22010–1111
 United KingdomAndy Murray22012–1311
  SwitzerlandRoger Federer22014–1502
 SerbiaNovak Djokovic22018–1920

Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

Ladies

During the 52 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 36 women have reached the Wimbledon ladies' singles final.[3] The final has included women from 16 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]

  • * = Champion
Martina Navratilova was a twelve-time finalist (nine wins, three losses).
Serena Williams is an eleven-time finalist.
Chris Evert was a ten-time finalist (seven losses, three wins).
Steffi Graf was a nine-time finalist (seven wins, two losses).
Venus Williams has been a nine-time finalist (five wins, four losses).
Player Nationality Finals Win-Loss Year(s)
Martina Navratilova  United States[B] 12 9–3 1978*, 1979*, 1982*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 1994
Serena Williams  United States 11 7–4 2002*, 2003*, 2004, 2008, 2009*, 2010*, 2012*, 2015*, 2016*, 2018, 2019
Chris Evert  United States 10 3–7 1973, 1974*, 1976*, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981*, 1982, 1984, 1985
Steffi Graf  Germany 9 7–2 1987, 1988*, 1989*, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1995*, 1996*, 1999
Venus Williams  United States 9 5–4 2000*, 2001*, 2002, 2003, 2005*, 2007*, 2008*, 2009, 2017
Billie Jean King  United States 6 4–2 1968*, 1969, 1970, 1972*, 1973*, 1975*
Evonne Goolagong Cawley  Australia 5 2–3 1971*, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1980*
Jana Novotná  Czech Republic 3 1–2 1993, 1997, 1998*
Lindsay Davenport  United States 3 1–2 1999*, 2000, 2005
Petra Kvitová  Czech Republic 2 2–0 2011*, 2014*
Margaret Court  Australia 2 1–1 1970*, 1971
Maria Sharapova  Russia 2 1–1 2004*, 2011
Marion Bartoli  France 2 1–1 2007, 2013*
Garbiñe Muguruza  Spain 2 1–1 2015, 2017*
Angelique Kerber  Germany 2 1–1 2016, 2018*
Hana Mandlíková  Czechoslovakia 2 0–2 1981, 1986
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  Spain 2 0–2 1995, 1996
Justine Henin  Belgium 2 0–2 2001, 2006
Ann Haydon-Jones  United Kingdom 1 1–0 1969*
Virginia Wade  United Kingdom 1 1–0 1977*
Conchita Martínez  Spain 1 1–0 1994*
Martina Hingis   Switzerland 1 1–0 1997*
Amélie Mauresmo  France 1 1–0 2006*
Simona Halep  Romania 1 1–0 2019*
Judy Tegart Dalton  Australia 1 0–1 1968
Olga Morozova  Soviet Union 1 0–1 1974
Betty Stöve  Netherlands 1 0–1 1977
Andrea Jaeger  United States 1 0–1 1983
Zina Garrison  United States 1 0–1 1990
Gabriela Sabatini  Argentina 1 0–1 1991
Monica Seles  Serbia and Montenegro[C] 1 0–1 1992
Nathalie Tauziat  France 1 0–1 1998
Vera Zvonareva  Russia 1 0–1 2010
Agnieszka Radwańska  Poland 1 0–1 2012
Sabine Lisicki  Germany 1 0–1 2013
Eugenie Bouchard  Canada 1 0–1 2014

Most recent final

Year Nationality Winner Nationality Runner-up
2019  Romania Simona Halep  United States Serena Williams

Multiple-time opponents in the open era

Opponents Record Finals meetings
Most Wins Most Losses
Billie Jean King Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2–0 1972, 1975
Evonne Goolagong Cawley vs. Chris Evert 1–1 1976 (Evert), 1980 (Cawley)
Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 5–0 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985
Steffi Graf Martina Navratilova 2–1 1987 (Navratilova), 1988 (Graf), 1989 (Graf)
Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2–0 1995, 1996
Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport 2–0 2000, 2005
Serena Williams Venus Williams 3–1 2002 (Serena), 2003 (Serena), 2008 (Venus), 2009 (Serena)
Serena Williams vs. Angelique Kerber 1–1 2016 (Williams), 2018 (Kerber)

Most consecutive finals in the open era

Country Player Number Years Results
Won Lost
 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

Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

See also

Notes

References

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