List of Wimbledon singles finalists during the Open Era

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Wimbledon Championships
(Open Era) Singles Finalists
Location
  • London
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Created1968
(53 finals, including 2021)
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)
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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]

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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

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]

Roger Federer, a record twelve-time finalist (eight wins). Roger Federer (26 June 2009, Wimbledon) 2 new.jpg
Roger Federer, a record twelve-time finalist (eight wins).
Novak Djokovic, a ten-time finalist (seven wins). Novak Djokovic Trophy Wimbledon 2019-croped and edited.jpg
Novak Djokovic, a ten-time finalist (seven wins).
Pete Sampras, a seven-time finalist (seven wins). Pete Sampras (2008) 1, cropped.jpg
Pete Sampras, a seven-time finalist (seven wins).
Boris Becker, a seven-time finalist (three wins). Boris Becker (cropped).jpg
Boris Becker, a seven-time finalist (three wins).
Bjorn Borg, a six-time finalist (five wins). Bjorn Borg (1979) cropped.jpg
Björn Borg, a six-time finalist (five wins).
Jimmy Connors, a six-time finalist (two wins). Jimmy Connors 2 (1978).jpg
Jimmy Connors, a six-time finalist (two wins).
PlayerNationalityFinalsWin-LossYear(s)
Roger Federer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 128–4 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008, 2009*, 2012*, 2014, 2015, 2017*, 2019
Novak Djokovic Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 107–3 2011*, 2013, 2014*, 2015*, 2018*, 2019*, 2021*, 2022*, 2023, 2024
Pete Sampras Flag of the United States.svg  United States 77–0 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000*
Boris Becker Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 73–4 1985*, 1986*, 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1991, 1995
Björn Borg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 65–1 1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981
Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States.svg  United States 62–4 1974*, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982*, 1984
John McEnroe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53–2 1980, 1981*, 1982, 1983*, 1984*
Rafael Nadal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 52–3 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2010*, 2011
Goran Ivanišević Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 41–3 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001*
John Newcombe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32–1 1969, 1970*, 1971*
Stefan Edberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 32–1 1988*, 1989, 1990*
Andy Murray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 32–1 2012, 2013*, 2016*
Andy Roddick Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30–3 2004, 2005, 2009
Rod Laver Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22–0 1968*, 1969*
Carlos Alcaraz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 22–0 2023*, 2024*
Stan Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21–1 1971, 1972*
Andre Agassi Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21–1 1992*, 1999
Ken Rosewall Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20–2 1970, 1974
Ilie Năstase Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 20–2 1972, 1976
Ivan Lendl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 20–2 1986, 1987
Patrick Rafter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20–2 2000, 2001
Jan Kodeš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 11–0 1973*
Arthur Ashe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11–0 1975*
Pat Cash Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–0 1987*
Michael Stich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11–0 1991*
Richard Krajicek Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11–0 1996*
Lleyton Hewitt Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–0 2002*
Tony Roche Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10–1 1968
Alex Metreveli Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10–1 1973
Roscoe Tanner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10–1 1979
Chris Lewis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10–1 1983
Kevin Curren Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10–1 1985
Jim Courier Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10–1 1993
MaliVai Washington Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10–1 1996
Cédric Pioline Flag of France.svg  France 10–1 1997
David Nalbandian Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 10–1 2002
Mark Philippoussis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10–1 2003
Tomáš Berdych Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10–1 2010
Milos Raonic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10–1 2016
Marin Čilić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 10–1 2017
Kevin Anderson Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10–1 2018
Matteo Berrettini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10–1 2021
Nick Kyrgios Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10–1 2022

Most recent final

YearNationalityWinnerNationalityRunner-up
2024 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Carlos Alcaraz Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Novak Djokovic

Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era

OpponentsRecordFinals meetings
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors 2–01977, 1978
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 1–11980 (Borg), 1981 (McEnroe)
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe1–11982 (Connors), 1984 (McEnroe)
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 2–11988 (Edberg), 1989 (Becker), 1990 (Edberg)
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 2–01994, 1998
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick 3–02004, 2005, 2009
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 2–12006 (Federer), 2007 (Federer), 2008 (Nadal)
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer3–02014, 2015, 2019
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic2–02023, 2024

Most consecutive finals in the Open Era

CountryPlayerNumberYearsResults
WonLost
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Roger Federer 72003–0961
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Björn Borg 61976–8151
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Novak Djokovic 62018–2442
Flag of the United States.svg  United States John McEnroe 51980–8432
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Boris Becker 41988–9113
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pete Sampras 41997–200040
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia John Newcombe 31969–7121
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Stefan Edberg 31988–9021
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pete Sampras31993–9530
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Rafael Nadal 32006–0812
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Novak Djokovic32013–1521
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Rod Laver 21968–6920
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Stan Smith 21971–7211
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jimmy Connors 21974–7511
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jimmy Connors21977–7802
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Boris Becker21985–8620
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 21986–8702
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Patrick Rafter 22000–0102
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Andy Roddick 22004–0502
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Rafael Nadal22010–1111
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Andy Murray 22012–1311
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Roger Federer22014–1502
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Carlos Alcaraz 22023–2420

Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

Ladies

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]

Martina Navratilova, a twelve-time finalist (nine wins). Navratilova-PragueOpen2006-05 cropped.jpg
Martina Navratilova, a twelve-time finalist (nine wins).
Serena Williams, an eleven-time finalist (seven wins). Serena Wimbledon 2008 trim2.jpg
Serena Williams, an eleven-time finalist (seven wins).
Chris Evert, a ten-time finalist (three wins). Chris Evert playing tennis at Camp David.png
Chris Evert, a ten-time finalist (three wins).
Steffi Graf, a nine-time finalist (seven wins). Steffi Graf 08.jpg
Steffi Graf, a nine-time finalist (seven wins).
Venus Williams, a nine-time finalist (five wins). Venus Williams WTT.jpg
Venus Williams, a nine-time finalist (five wins).
PlayerNationalityFinalsWin-LossYear(s)
Martina Navratilova Flag of the United States.svg  United States [B] 129–3 1978*, 1979*, 1982*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 1994
Serena Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States 117–4 2002*, 2003*, 2004, 2008, 2009*, 2010*, 2012*, 2015*, 2016*, 2018, 2019
Chris Evert Flag of the United States.svg  United States 103–7 1973, 1974*, 1976*, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981*, 1982, 1984, 1985
Steffi Graf Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 97–2 1987, 1988*, 1989*, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1995*, 1996*, 1999
Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States 95–4 2000*, 2001*, 2002, 2003, 2005*, 2007*, 2008*, 2009, 2017
Billie Jean King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 64–2 1968*, 1969, 1970, 1972*, 1973*, 1975*
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52–3 1971*, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1980*
Jana Novotná Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 31–2 1993, 1997, 1998*
Lindsay Davenport Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31–2 1999*, 2000, 2005
Petra Kvitová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 22–0 2011*, 2014*
Margaret Court Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21–1 1970*, 1971
Maria Sharapova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 21–1 2004*, 2011
Marion Bartoli Flag of France.svg  France 21–1 2007, 2013*
Garbiñe Muguruza Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 21–1 2015, 2017*
Angelique Kerber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 21–1 2016, 2018*
Hana Mandlíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 20–2 1981, 1986
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 20–2 1995, 1996
Justine Henin Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 20–2 2001, 2006
Ons Jabeur Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 20–2 2022, 2023
Ann Haydon-Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 11–0 1969*
Virginia Wade Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 11–0 1977*
Conchita Martínez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11–0 1994*
Martina Hingis Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 11–0 1997*
Amélie Mauresmo Flag of France.svg  France 11–0 2006*
Simona Halep Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 11–0 2019*
Ashleigh Barty Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–0 2021*
Elena Rybakina Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 11–0 2022*
Markéta Vondroušová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 11–0 2023*
Judy Tegart Dalton Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10–1 1968
Olga Morozova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10–1 1974
Betty Stöve Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10–1 1977
Andrea Jaeger Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10–1 1983
Zina Garrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10–1 1990
Gabriela Sabatini Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 10–1 1991
Monica Seles Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro [C] 10–1 1992
Nathalie Tauziat Flag of France.svg  France 10–1 1998
Vera Zvonareva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10–1 2010
Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10–1 2012
Sabine Lisicki Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10–1 2013
Eugenie Bouchard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10–1 2014
Karolína Plíšková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10–1 2021

Most recent final

YearNationalityWinnerNationalityRunner-up
2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ons Jabeur

Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era

OpponentsRecordFinals meetings
Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2–01972, 1975
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Cawley Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 1–11976 (Evert), 1980 (Cawley)
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert5–01978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova2–11987 (Navratilova), 1988 (Graf), 1989 (Graf)
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2–01995, 1996
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 2–02000, 2005
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams3–12002 (Serena), 2003 (Serena), 2008 (Venus), 2009 (Serena)
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 1–12016 (Williams), 2018 (Kerber)

Most consecutive finals in the Open Era

CountryPlayerNumberYearsResults
WonLost
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Martina Navratilova 91982–9072
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Chris Evert 51978–8214
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Venus Williams 42000–0322
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Billie Jean King 31968–7012
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Steffi Graf 31987–8921
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Steffi Graf31991–9330
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Serena Williams 32002–0421
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Venus Williams32007–0921
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Serena Williams32008–1021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Margaret Court 21970–7111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley 21971–7211
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Billie Jean King21972–7320
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Chris Evert21973–7411
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley21975–7602
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Martina Navratilova21978–7920
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Chris Evert21984–8502
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Steffi Graf21995–9620
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 21995–9602
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Jana Novotná 21997–9811
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Lindsay Davenport 21999–200011
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Serena Williams22015–1620
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Serena Williams22018–1902
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ons Jabeur 22022–2302

Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

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Notes

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