| Wimbledon Championships (Open Era) Singles Finalists | |
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| Location |
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| Created | 1968 (53 finals, including 2021) |
| Men's most | 12: Roger Federer |
| Men's most consecutive | 7: Roger Federer |
| Women's most | 12: Martina Navratilova |
| Women's most consecutive | 9: Martina Navratilova |
| Most meetings | Men'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) |
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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]
Contents
- Gentlemen
- Most recent final
- Multiple-time opponents in the open era
- Most consecutive finals in the open era
- Ladies
- Most recent final 2
- Multiple-time opponents in the open era 2
- Most consecutive finals in the open era 2
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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 nine 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]
