Pete Sampras defeated Cédric Pioline in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fourth Wimbledon title and tenth major overall.
Defending champion Guillermo Vilas defeated John Sadri in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1979 Australian Open.
Defending champion Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1982 Australian Open. Kriek saved a match point en route to the title, against Paul McNamee in the semifinals. The format of this year's tournament was best of 5 sets in the first two rounds, best of 3 sets in rounds 3 and 4, then best of 5 sets for the rest of the tournament.
Petr Korda was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Sergi Bruguera.
Paul Hanley and Nathan Healey won in the final 7–6 (12–10), 6–2 against Irakli Labadze and Attila Sávolt.
Tim Henman was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Guillermo Cañas.
Todd Martin was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Peter Doohan and Laurie Warder were the defending champions, but only Warder competed that year with Tim Pawsat.
Wesley Moodie was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Roger Federer.
Rick Leach and Jim Pugh were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Grant Connell and Glenn Michibata.
Pieter Aldrich and Danie Visser won the title, defeating Connell and Michibata 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, in the final.
Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee were the defending champions, but McNamara did not compete. McNamee played with Brian Gottfried but lost in the quarterfinals to Anders Järryd and Hans Simonsson.
The men's doubles tournament at the 1988 Australian Open was held from 11 through 24 January 1988 on the outdoor hard courts at the Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia. Rick Leach and Jim Pugh won the title, defeating Jeremy Bates and Peter Lundgren in the final.
Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions. Eltingh chose not to participate. Haarhuis teamed up with Jared Palmer, but they lost in the first round to Andrea Gaudenzi and Diego Nargiso.
Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee defeated the defending champions Peter Fleming and John McEnroe in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships.
Olivier Delaître and Tim Henman were the defending champions, but lost in second round to tournament runners-up Paul Haarhuis and Sandon Stolle.
Peter Fleming and John McEnroe were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee.
Nick Kyrgios was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Karsten Braasch and Jim Grabb.
Martin Davis and Tim Pawsat were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Davis retired from professional tennis during this season.
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated Tim Pütz and Michael Venus in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2022 Cincinnati Masters.
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