Tennis-List of Wimbledon men's singles champions

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Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:59pm BST

 June 21 (Reuters) - List of Wimbledon tennis men's singles
champions since 1922, ahead of the 2012 championships starting
on Monday:  
2011 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6-4 6-1 
1-6 6-3   
2010 Nadal beat Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 6-3 7-5 6-4   
2009 Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Andy Roddick (U.S.) 5-7
7-6(6) 7-6(5) 3-6 16-14     
2008 Nadal beat Federer 6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 9-7     
2007 Federer beat Nadal 7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2     
2006 Federer beat Nadal 6-0 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3       
2005 Federer beat Roddick 6-2 7-6(2) 6-4   
2004 Federer beat Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) 6-4     
2003 Federer beat Mark Philippoussis (Australia) 7-6(5) 6-2 
7-6(3)   
2002 Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) beat David Nalbandian 
(Argentina) 6-1 6-3 6-2     
2001 Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) beat Pat Rafter (Australia) 
6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7    
2000 Pete Sampras (U.S.) beat Rafter 6-7(10) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2  
1999 Sampras beat Andre Agassi (U.S.) 6-3 6-4 7-5     
1998 Sampras beat Ivanisevic 6-7(2) 7-6(9) 6-4 3-6 6-2    
1997 Sampras beat Cedric Pioline (France) 6-4 6-2 6-4     
1996 Richard Krajicek (Netherlands) beat Mal Washington (U.S)
6-3 6-4 6-3    
1995 Sampras beat Boris Becker (Germany) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-2  
1994 Sampras beat Ivanisevic 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-0     
1993 Sampras beat Jim Courier (U.S.) 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3   
1992 Agassi beat Ivanisevic 6-7(8) 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-4      
1991 Michael Stich (Germany) beat Becker 6-4 7-6(4) 6-4    
1990 Stefan Edberg (Sweden) beat Becker 6-2 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-4  
 
1989 Becker beat Edberg 6-0 7-6(1) 6-4     
1988 Edberg beat Becker 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 6-2     
1987 Pat Cash (Australia) beat Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 
7-6(5) 6-2 7-5     
1986 Becker beat Lendl 6-4 6-3 7-5       
1985 Becker beat Kevin Curren (U.S.) 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-4   
1984 John McEnroe (U.S.) beat Jimmy Connors (U.S.) 6-1 6-1 
6-2    
1983 McEnroe beat Chris Lewis (New Zealand) 6-2 6-2 6-2    
1982 Connors beat McEnroe 3-6 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4    
1981 McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg (Sweden) 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(4) 6-4  
1980 Borg beat McEnroe 1-6 7-5 6-3 6-7(16) 8-6        
1979 Borg beat Roscoe Tanner (U.S.) 6-7(4) 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4   
1978 Borg beat Connors 6-2 6-2 6-3      
1977 Borg beat Connors 3-6 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4    
1976 Borg beat Ilie Nastase (Romania) 6-4 6-2 9-7     
1975 Arthur Ashe (U.S.) beat Connors 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-4    
1974 Connors beat Ken Rosewall (Australia) 6-1 6-1 6-4    
1973 Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) beat Alex Metreveli (Soviet 
Union) 6-1 9-8 (7-5) 6-3    
1972 Stan Smith (U.S.) beat Nastase 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5    
1971 John Newcombe (Australia) beat Smith 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4


1970 Newcombe beat Rosewall 5-7 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1    
1969 Rod Laver (Australia) beat Newcombe 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4   
1968 Laver beat Tony Roche (Australia) 6-3 6-4 6-2    
1967 Newcombe beat Wilhelm Bungert (Germany) 6-3 6-1 6-1   
1966 Manuel Santana (Spain) beat Dennis Ralston (U.S.) 6-4 
11-9 6-4    
1965 Roy Emerson (Australia) beat Fred Stolle (Australia) 6-2
6-4 6-4     
1964 Emerson beat Stolle 6-4 12-10 4-6 6-3    
1963 Chuck McKinley (U.S.) beat Stolle 9-7 6-1 6-4    
1962 Laver beat Marty Mulligan (Australia) 6-2 6-2 6-1     
1961 Laver beat McKinley 6-3 6-1 6-4    
1960 Neale Fraser (Australia) beat Laver 6-4 3-6 9-7 7-5   
1959 Alex Olmedo (U.S.) beat Laver 6-4 6-3 6-4    
1958 Ashley Cooper (Australia) beat Fraser 3-6 6-3 6-4 13-11 
 
1957 Lew Hoad (Australia) beat Cooper 6-2 6-1 6-2     
1956 Hoad beat Rosewall 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-4    
1955 Tony Trabert (U.S.) beat Kurt Nielsen (Denmark) 6-3 7-5 
6-1    
1954 Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt) beat Rosewall 13-11 4-6 6-2 9-7 
 
1953 Vic Seixas (U.S.) beat Nielsen 9-7 6-3 6-4    
1952 Frank Sedgman (Australia) beat Drobny 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2   
1951 Dick Savitt (U.S.) beat Ken McGregor (Australia) 6-4 6-4
6-4    
1950 Budge Patty (U.S.) beat Sedgman 6-1 8-10 6-2 6-3    
1949 Ted Schroeder (U.S.) beat Drobny 3-6 6-0 6-3 4-6 6-4   
1948 Bob Falkenburg (U.S.) beat John Bromwich (Australia) 7-5
0-6 6-2 3-6 7-5     
1947 Jack Kramer (U.S.) beat Tom Brown (U.S.) 6-1 6-3 6-2   
1946 Yvon Petra (France) beat Geoff Brown (Australia) 6-2 6-4
7-9 5-7 6-4     
1940-1945 No tournament held     
1939 Bobby Riggs (U.S.) beat Elwood Cooke (U.S.) 2-6 8-6 3-6 
6-3 6-2    
1938 Donald Budge (U.S.) beat Bunny Austin (Britain) 6-1 6-0 
6-3     
1937 Budge beat Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) 6-3 6-4 6-2   
1936 Fred Perry (Britain) beat von Cramm 6-1 6-1 6-0    
1935 Perry beat von Cramm 6-2 6-4 6-4     
1934 Perry beat Jack Crawford (Australia) 6-3 6-0 7-5    
1933 Crawford beat Ellsworth Vines (U.S.) 4-6 11-9 6-2 2-6 
6-4   
1932 Vines beat Austin 6-2 6-2 6-0       
1931 Sidney Wood (U.S.) beat Frank Shields (U.S.) walkover   
1930 William Tilden (U.S.) beat Wilmer Allison (U.S.) 6-3 9-7
6-4    
1929 Henri Cochet (France) beat Jean Borotra (France) 6-4 6-3
6-4    
1928 Rene Lacoste (France) beat Cochet 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-2   
1927 Cochet beat Borotra 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5    
1926 Borotra beat Howard Kinsey (U.S.) 8-6 6-1 6-3     
1925 Lacoste beat Borotra 6-3 6-3 4-6 8-6    
1924 Borotra beat Lacoste 6-1 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-4    
1923 Bill Johnston (U.S.) beat Frank Hunter (U.S.) 6-0 6-3 
6-1    
1922 Gerald Patterson (Australia) beat Randolph Lycett 
(Australia) 6-3 6-4 6-2    
Note: From 1877 to 1921 the men's singles was decided on a 
challenge-round system with the previous year's winner 
automatically qualifying for the final.   
  
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