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. Since 1968, this tournament has been open to professionals, and it joined the Open Era of tennis.

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. Connors reached the final six times between 1974 and 1984 but won only two titles. Borg reached six consecutive finals between 1976 and 1981 and won all but the last final. McEnroe reached five consecutive finals from 1980 through 1984, and won three titles. Becker won three titles out of seven finals between 1985 and 1995. Sampras never lost a final, and he took seven titles between 1993 and 2000. 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 . Nadal has appeared in five finals from 2006 through 2011, failing to reach the 2009 final. Of the five finals, he won two. Since 2011, Djokovic has made ten finals appearances, winning seven.

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. Goolagong Cawley reached five finals between 1971 and 1980 but won only her first and last finals. Evert reached ten finals out of 13 years between 1973 and 1985 but won only three titles. Navratilova won nine of her 12 finals between 1978 and 1994. Graf reached nine finals between 1987 and 1999, which she won seven times. Since 2000, Venus Williams has won the final five times in nine attempts. Her sister Serena Williams has appeared in eleven finals since 2002, in which she won seven titles.

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. The final has included men from 19 different nationalities. The most represented nations are the United States and Australia with Sweden, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Serbia represented to a lesser extent. * = Champion

Player Nationality Finals Win-Loss Year(s) 128–4 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008, 2009*, 2012*, 2014, 2015, 2017*, 2019 107–3 2011*, 2013, 2014*, 2015*, 2018*, 2019*, 2021*, 2022*, 2023, 2024 77–0 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000* 73–4 1985*, 1986*, 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1991, 1995 65–1 1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981 62–4 1974*, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982*, 1984 53–2 1980, 1981*, 1982, 1983*, 1984* 52–3 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2010*, 2011 41–3 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001* 32–1 1969, 1970*, 1971* 32–1 1988*, 1989, 1990* 32–1 2012, 2013*, 2016* 32–1 2023*, 2024*, 2025 30–3 2004, 2005, 2009 22–0 1968*, 1969* 22–0 2025*, 2026* 21–1 1971, 1972* 21–1 1992*, 1999 20–2 1970, 1974 20–2 1972, 1976 20–2 1986, 1987 20–2 2000, 2001 11–0 1973* 11–0 1975* 11–0 1987* 11–0 1991* 11–0 1996* 11–0 2002* 10–1 1968 10–1 1973 10–1 1979 10–1 1983 10–1 1985 10–1 1993 10–1 1996 10–1 1997 10–1 2002 10–1 2003 10–1 2010 10–1 2016 10–1 2017 10–1 2018 10–1 2021 10–1 2022

Most recent final YearNationalityWinnerNationalityRunner-up2026Jannik SinnerAlexander Zverev

Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era Opponents RecordFinals meetings Björn Borg Jimmy Connors2–01977, 1978 Björn Borg John McEnroe1–11980 (Borg), 1981 (McEnroe) Jimmy Connors John McEnroe1–11982 (Connors), 1984 (McEnroe) Stefan Edberg Boris Becker2–11988 (Edberg), 1989 (Becker), 1990 (Edberg) Pete Sampras Goran Ivanišević2–01994, 1998 Roger Federer Andy Roddick3–02004, 2005, 2009 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal2–12006 (Federer), 2007 (Federer), 2008 (Nadal) Novak Djokovic Roger Federer3–02014, 2015, 2019 Carlos Alcaraz Novak Djokovic2–02023, 2024

Most consecutive finals in the Open Era CountryPlayerNumberYearsResults Won LostRoger Federer72003–0961Björn Borg61976–8151Novak Djokovic62018–2442John McEnroe51980–8432Boris Becker41988–9113Pete Sampras41997–200040John Newcombe31969–7121Stefan Edberg31988–9021Pete Sampras31993–9530Rafael Nadal32006–0812Novak Djokovic32013–1521Carlos Alcaraz32023–2521Rod Laver21968–6920Stan Smith21971–7211Jimmy Connors21974–7511Jimmy Connors21977–7802Boris Becker21985–8620Ivan Lendl21986–8702Patrick Rafter22000–0102Andy Roddick22004–0502Rafael Nadal22010–1111Andy Murray22012–1311Roger Federer22014–1502 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. The final has included women from 17 different nationalities. The United States is the most represented by a large margin, with Australia, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic, Spain, and France represented to a lesser extent. * = Champion

PlayerNationality Finals Win-Loss Year(s) 129–3 1978*, 1979*, 1982*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 1994 117–4 2002*, 2003*, 2004, 2008, 2009*, 2010*, 2012*, 2015*, 2016*, 2018, 2019 103–7 1973, 1974*, 1976*, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981*, 1982, 1984, 1985 97–2 1987, 1988*, 1989*, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1995*, 1996*, 1999 95–4 2000*, 2001*, 2002, 2003, 2005*, 2007*, 2008*, 2009, 2017 64–2 1968*, 1969, 1970, 1972*, 1973*, 1975* 52–3 1971*, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1980* 31–2 1993, 1997, 1998* 31–2 1999*, 2000, 2005 22–0 2011*, 2014* 21–1 1970*, 1971 21–1 2004*, 2011 21–1 2007, 2013* 21–1 2015, 2017* 21–1 2016, 2018* 20–2 1981, 1986 20–2 1995, 1996 20–2 2001, 2006 20–2 2022, 2023 11–0 1969* 11–0 1977* 11–0 1994* 11–0 1997* 11–0 2006* 11–0 2019* 11–0 2021* 11–0 2022* 11–0 2023* 11–0 2025* 10–1 1968 10–1 1974 10–1 1977 10–1 1983 10–1 1990 10–1 1991 10–1 1992 10–1 1998 10–1 2010 10–1 2012 10–1 2013 10–1 2014 10–1 2021 10–1 2025

Most recent final YearNationalityWinnerNationalityRunner-up2026Linda NoskováKarolína Muchová

Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era Opponents RecordFinals meetings Billie Jean King Evonne Goolagong Cawley2–01972, 1975 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Chris Evert1–11976 (Evert), 1980 (Cawley) Martina Navratilova Chris Evert5–01978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985 Steffi Graf Martina Navratilova2–11987 (Navratilova), 1988 (Graf), 1989 (Graf) Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario2–01995, 1996 Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport2–02000, 2005 Serena Williams Venus Williams3–12002 (Serena), 2003 (Serena), 2008 (Venus), 2009 (Serena) Serena Williams Angelique Kerber1–12016 (Williams), 2018 (Kerber)

Most consecutive finals in the Open Era CountryPlayerNumberYearsResults Won LostMartina Navratilova91982–9072Chris Evert51978–8214Venus Williams42000–0322Billie Jean King31968–7012Steffi Graf31987–8921Steffi Graf31991–9330Serena Williams32002–0421Venus Williams32007–0921Serena Williams32008–1021Margaret Court21970–7111Evonne Goolagong Cawley21971–7211Billie Jean King21972–7320Chris Evert21973–7411Evonne Goolagong Cawley21975–7602Martina Navratilova21978–7920Chris Evert21984–8502Steffi Graf21995–9620Arantxa Sánchez Vicario21995–9602Jana Novotná21997–9811Lindsay Davenport21999–200011Serena Williams22015–1620Serena Williams22018–1902Ons Jabeur22022–2302 Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

See also

List of Australian Open singles finalists during the Open Era List of French Open singles finalists during the Open Era List of US Open singles finalists during the Open Era

Notes Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia but lost her citizenship in 1975. She became a United States citizen in 1981. Her Czech citizenship was restored in 2008. Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia but became a United States citizen in 1994.

References

External links Wimbledon – Gentlemen's Singles Finals Honour Roll Wimbledon – Ladies' Singles Finals Honour Roll