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Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply "Wimbledon",
is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. Held every
June or July (starts 6 weeks before the first Monday in August), the tournament is
the third Grand
Slam event played each year, preceded by the Australian
Open and the French
Open, and followed by the U.S.
Open. Wimbledon (which is the only one of the Grand Slam events played
on grass) lasts for two weeks, subject to extensions for rain.
Wimbledon History
The Championships were first played under the control of the All England
Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in 1877 at a ground near Worple Road, Wimbledon; the
only event held was Gentlemen's Singles. In 1884, the All England Club added Ladies'
Singles and Gentlemen's Doubles. Ladies' Doubles and Mixed Doubles were added in
1913. The Championships moved to their present location, at a ground near Church
Road, Wimbledon, in 1922. As with the other three Grand Slam events, Wimbledon
was contested by top-ranked amateur players until the advent of the open era in tennis
in 1968. Britons are very proud of the tournament but it is a source of national
anguish and humour — no British man has won the singles event at Wimbledon since
Fred Perry in 1936, and no British woman since Virginia Wade in 1977.
List of Wimbledon Men's Singles champions
Here the latest Championships winners :
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
| 1997 |
Pete Sampras |
Cédric Pioline |
6-4 6-2 6-4 |
| 1998 |
Pete Sampras |
Goran Ivanisevic |
6-7(2) 7-6(9) 6-4 3-6 6-2 |
| 1999 |
Pete Sampras |
Andre Agassi |
6-3 6-4 7-5 |
| 2000 |
Pete Sampras |
Patrick Rafter |
6-7(10) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2 |
| 2001 |
Goran Ivanisevic |
Patrick Rafter |
6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7 |
| 2002 |
Lleyton Hewitt |
David Nalbandian |
6-1 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003 |
Roger Federer |
Mark Philippoussis |
7-6(5) 6-2 7-6(3) |
| 2004 |
Roger Federer |
Andy Roddick |
4-6 7-5 7-6(3) 6-4 |
| 2005 |
Roger Federer |
Andy Roddick |
6-2 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2006 |
Roger Federer |
Rafael Nadal |
6-0 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3 |
| 2007 |
Roger Federer |
Rafael Nadal |
7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2 |
| 2008 |
Rafael Nadal |
Roger Federer |
6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 9-7 |
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