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 84 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008, 2009*, 2012*, 2014, 2015, 2017*, 2019
Pete Sampras  United States 7 70 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000*
Boris Becker  Germany 7 34 1985*, 1986*, 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1991, 1995
Björn Borg  Sweden 6 51 1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981
Novak Djokovic  Serbia 6 51 2011*, 2013, 2014*, 2015*, 2018*, 2019*
Jimmy Connors  United States 6 24 1974*, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982*, 1984
John McEnroe  United States 5 32 1980, 1981*, 1982, 1983*, 1984*
Rafael Nadal  Spain 5 23 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2010*, 2011
Goran Ivanišević  Croatia 4 13 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001*
John Newcombe  Australia 3 21 1969, 1970*, 1971*
Stefan Edberg  Sweden 3 21 1988*, 1989, 1990*
Andy Murray  United Kingdom 3 21 2012, 2013*, 2016*
Andy Roddick  United States 3 03 2004, 2005, 2009
Rod Laver  Australia 2 20 1968*, 1969*
Stan Smith  United States 2 11 1971, 1972*
Andre Agassi  United States 2 11 1992*, 1999
Ken Rosewall  Australia 2 02 1970, 1974
Ilie Năstase  Romania 2 02 1972, 1976
Ivan Lendl  Czechoslovakia 2 02 1986, 1987
Patrick Rafter  Australia 2 02 2000, 2001
Jan Kodeš  Czechoslovakia 1 10 1973*
Arthur Ashe  United States 1 10 1975*
Pat Cash  Australia 1 10 1987*
Michael Stich  Germany 1 10 1991*
Richard Krajicek  Netherlands 1 10 1996*
Lleyton Hewitt  Australia 1 10 2002*
Tony Roche  Australia 1 01 1968
Alex Metreveli  Soviet Union 1 01 1973
Roscoe Tanner  United States 1 01 1979
Chris Lewis  New Zealand 1 01 1983
Kevin Curren  United States 1 01 1985
Jim Courier  United States 1 01 1993
MaliVai Washington  United States 1 01 1996
Cédric Pioline  France 1 01 1997
David Nalbandian  Argentina 1 01 2002
Mark Philippoussis  Australia 1 01 2003
Tomáš Berdych  Czech Republic 1 01 2010
Milos Raonic  Canada 1 01 2016
Marin Čilić  Croatia 1 01 2017
Kevin Anderson  South Africa 1 01 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 20 1977, 1978
Björn Borg vs. John McEnroe 11 1980 (Borg), 1981 (McEnroe)
Jimmy Connors vs. John McEnroe 11 1982 (Connors), 1984 (McEnroe)
Stefan Edberg Boris Becker 21 1988 (Edberg), 1989 (Becker), 1990 (Edberg)
Pete Sampras Goran Ivanišević 20 1994, 1998
Roger Federer Andy Roddick 30 2004, 2005, 2009
Roger Federer Rafael Nadal 21 2006 (Federer), 2007 (Federer), 2008 (Nadal)
Novak Djokovic Roger Federer 30 2014, 2015, 2019

Most consecutive finals in the open era

Country Player Number Years Results
Won Lost
  SwitzerlandRoger Federer720030961
 SwedenBjörn Borg619768151
 United StatesJohn McEnroe519808432
 GermanyBoris Becker419889113
 United StatesPete Sampras41997200040
 AustraliaJohn Newcombe319697121
 SwedenStefan Edberg319889021
 United StatesPete Sampras319939530
 SpainRafael Nadal320060812
 SerbiaNovak Djokovic320131521
 AustraliaRod Laver219686920
 United StatesStan Smith219717211
 United StatesJimmy Connors219747511
 United StatesJimmy Connors219777802
 GermanyBoris Becker219858620
 CzechoslovakiaIvan Lendl219868702
 AustraliaPatrick Rafter220000102
 United StatesAndy Roddick220040502
 SpainRafael Nadal220101111
 United KingdomAndy Murray220121311
  SwitzerlandRoger Federer220141502
 SerbiaNovak Djokovic220181920

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 93 1978*, 1979*, 1982*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 1994
Serena Williams  United States 11 74 2002*, 2003*, 2004, 2008, 2009*, 2010*, 2012*, 2015*, 2016*, 2018, 2019
Chris Evert  United States 10 37 1973, 1974*, 1976*, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981*, 1982, 1984, 1985
Steffi Graf  Germany 9 72 1987, 1988*, 1989*, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1995*, 1996*, 1999
Venus Williams  United States 9 54 2000*, 2001*, 2002, 2003, 2005*, 2007*, 2008*, 2009, 2017
Billie Jean King  United States 6 42 1968*, 1969, 1970, 1972*, 1973*, 1975*
Evonne Goolagong Cawley  Australia 5 23 1971*, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1980*
Jana Novotná  Czech Republic 3 12 1993, 1997, 1998*
Lindsay Davenport  United States 3 12 1999*, 2000, 2005
Petra Kvitová  Czech Republic 2 20 2011*, 2014*
Margaret Court  Australia 2 11 1970*, 1971
Maria Sharapova  Russia 2 11 2004*, 2011
Marion Bartoli  France 2 11 2007, 2013*
Garbiñe Muguruza  Spain 2 11 2015, 2017*
Angelique Kerber  Germany 2 11 2016, 2018*
Hana Mandlíková  Czechoslovakia 2 02 1981, 1986
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  Spain 2 02 1995, 1996
Justine Henin  Belgium 2 02 2001, 2006
Ann Haydon-Jones  United Kingdom 1 10 1969*
Virginia Wade  United Kingdom 1 10 1977*
Conchita Martínez  Spain 1 10 1994*
Martina Hingis   Switzerland 1 10 1997*
Amélie Mauresmo  France 1 10 2006*
Simona Halep  Romania 1 10 2019*
Judy Tegart Dalton  Australia 1 01 1968
Olga Morozova  Soviet Union 1 01 1974
Betty Stöve  Netherlands 1 01 1977
Andrea Jaeger  United States 1 01 1983
Zina Garrison  United States 1 01 1990
Gabriela Sabatini  Argentina 1 01 1991
Monica Seles  Serbia and Montenegro[C] 1 01 1992
Nathalie Tauziat  France 1 01 1998
Vera Zvonareva  Russia 1 01 2010
Agnieszka Radwańska  Poland 1 01 2012
Sabine Lisicki  Germany 1 01 2013
Eugenie Bouchard  Canada 1 01 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 20 1972, 1975
Evonne Goolagong Cawley vs. Chris Evert 11 1976 (Evert), 1980 (Cawley)
Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 50 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985
Steffi Graf Martina Navratilova 21 1987 (Navratilova), 1988 (Graf), 1989 (Graf)
Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 20 1995, 1996
Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport 20 2000, 2005
Serena Williams Venus Williams 31 2002 (Serena), 2003 (Serena), 2008 (Venus), 2009 (Serena)
Serena Williams vs. Angelique Kerber 11 2016 (Williams), 2018 (Kerber)

Most consecutive finals in the open era

Country Player Number Years Results
Won Lost
 United StatesMartina Navratilova919829072
 United StatesChris Evert519788214
 United StatesVenus Williams420000322
 United StatesBillie Jean King319687012
 GermanySteffi Graf319878921
 GermanySteffi Graf319919330
 United StatesSerena Williams320020421
 United StatesVenus Williams320070921
 United StatesSerena Williams320081021
 AustraliaMargaret Court219707111
 AustraliaEvonne Goolagong Cawley219717211
 United StatesBillie Jean King219727320
 United StatesChris Evert219737411
 AustraliaEvonne Goolagong Cawley219757602
 United StatesMartina Navratilova219787920
 United StatesChris Evert219848502
 GermanySteffi Graf219959620
 SpainArantxa Sánchez Vicario219959602
 Czech RepublicJana Novotná219979811
 United StatesLindsay Davenport21999200011
 United StatesSerena Williams220151620
 United StatesSerena Williams220181902

Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

See also

Notes

References

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