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Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions
Location London
United Kingdom
Venue AELTC
Governing body AELTC
Created 1877
Editions 137 events (2024)
56 events (Open Era)
Surface Grass (since 1877)
Prize money £2,350,000 (2023)
Trophy Gentleman's Singles Trophy
Website wimbledon.com
Most titles
Amateur era 7: William Renshaw
(challenge round)
3: Fred Perry
(regular)
Open era 8: Roger Federer
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era 6: William Renshaw
(challenge round)
3: Fred Perry
(regular)
Open era 5: Björn Borg
5: Roger Federer
Current champion
Carlos Alcaraz
(1st title)

The Wimbledon Championships is a famous annual tennis tournament held in London, United Kingdom. It started way back in 1877. This exciting event takes place outdoors on special grass courts. The Gentlemen's Singles, where male players compete alone, was the very first event held at Wimbledon. It's played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in Wimbledon, a part of London.

History of Wimbledon's Men's Singles

The Wimbledon Championships usually happen in the first two weeks of July. Since 1987, it has been the third of the four major tennis tournaments, known as Grand Slam events, each year.

Wimbledon has been cancelled a few times in its long history. It didn't happen from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I. It was also paused from 1940 to 1945 due to World War II. More recently, the tournament was cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lawn tennis drawing, newspaper, around 1879
Wimbledon Lawn tennis final, 15 July 1879.

The rules for the Gentlemen's Singles have changed over the years. From 1878 until 1921, there was a special "challenge round." In this system, players would first compete in a knockout tournament called the All Comers' Singles. The winner of this tournament would then play against the champion from the previous year in the challenge round. If the previous year's champion wasn't there, the All Comers' winner automatically became the new champion. This challenge round system was stopped in 1922.

Since the very first championships, all matches have been played as the "best-of-five sets." This means a player needs to win three sets to win the match. Over time, how sets were decided also changed. For example, a "tie-break" was introduced in 1971 to make sets end more quickly if the score was tied.

Since 1949, the winner of the Gentlemen's Singles gets a small copy of the main trophy. The actual trophy is a beautiful silver-gilt cup made in 1887. It has a special message engraved on it: "The All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Champion of the World." New champions are also usually made honorary members of the AELTC club. In 2023, the Gentlemen's Singles winner received an amazing prize money of £2,350,000!

Top Champions in Wimbledon History

In the early days of tennis, called the Amateur Era (before professional players were allowed), William Renshaw holds the record for the most Gentlemen's Singles titles. He won Wimbledon seven times between 1881 and 1889. Six of his wins were consecutive, from 1881 to 1886. However, many of these wins were through the challenge round system. After the challenge round was removed, Fred Perry holds the record for most wins in the Amateur Era, with three consecutive titles from 1934 to 1936.

Björn Borg (1979) cropped
Björn Borg won five consecutive titles between 1976 and 1980.
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras won seven titles in eight years.
Roger Federer at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships 07
Roger Federer is an eight-time champion, an all-time men's record.
Novak Djoković Trophy Wimbledon 2019-croped and edited
Novak Djokovic, a seven-time champion.

In the Open Era, which started in 1968 when professional tennis players could compete, Roger Federer has won the most Gentlemen's Singles titles with eight wins (2003–2007, 2009, 2012, 2017). Björn Borg (1976–1980) and Roger Federer (2003–2007) share the record for winning five titles in a row.

Roger Federer also reached the Wimbledon Final seven times in a row (2003–2009), which is a record for any player. Björn Borg had a streak of 41 consecutive match wins at Wimbledon.

Only two players in the Open Era have won the entire tournament without losing a single set: Björn Borg in 1976 and Roger Federer in 2017. Roger Federer is also the only player in Wimbledon history, across both the Amateur and Open Eras, to reach the Gentlemen's Singles Final twelve times.

From 1992 to 2000, an American player reached the Wimbledon final for nine years in a row. They won eight of those nine titles, which is an Open Era record.

Wimbledon Champions List

Here are the champions of the Gentlemen's Singles at Wimbledon.

Amateur Era Champions

William Renshaw 1880
William Renshaw was the first man to win seven championships.
Messrs. R.F. and H.L. Doherty Doubles Champion of England (1897-1901) by Elliot and Fry
Reginald Doherty won Wimbledon four times and his brother Laurence won it five times.
Fred Perry 01
Fred Perry won three consecutive championships and was the last British man to win Wimbledon (1936) until Andy Murray's win 77 years later in 2013.
Key
All Comers' winner, Challenge round winner ‡
Defending champion, Challenge round winner †
All Comers' winner, no Challenge round ◊
Year Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final
1877  BRI Gore, SpencerSpencer Gore (1/1)  BRI Marshall, WilliamWilliam Marshall 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1878  BRI Hadow, FrankFrank Hadow (1/1) ‡  BRI Gore, SpencerSpencer Gore 7–5, 6–1, 9–7
1879  BRI Hartley, JohnJohn Hartley (1/2) ◊  BRI St. Leger Goold, VereVere St. Leger Goold 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1880  BRI Hartley, JohnJohn Hartley (2/2) †  BRI Lawford, HerbertHerbert Lawford 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1881  BRI Renshaw, WilliamWilliam Renshaw (1/7) ‡  BRI Hartley, JohnJohn Hartley 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
1882  BRI Renshaw, WilliamWilliam Renshaw (2/7) †  BRI Renshaw, ErnestErnest Renshaw 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1883  BRI Renshaw, WilliamWilliam Renshaw (3/7) †  BRI Renshaw, ErnestErnest Renshaw 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1884  BRI Renshaw, WilliamWilliam Renshaw (4/7) †  BRI Lawford, HerbertHerbert Lawford 6–0, 6–4, 9–7
1885  BRI Renshaw, WilliamWilliam Renshaw (5/7) †  BRI Lawford, HerbertHerbert Lawford 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1886  BRI Renshaw, WilliamWilliam Renshaw (6/7) †  BRI Lawford, HerbertHerbert Lawford 6–0, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1887  BRI Lawford, HerbertHerbert Lawford (1/1) ◊  BRI Renshaw, ErnestErnest Renshaw 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1888  BRI Renshaw, ErnestErnest Renshaw (1/1) ‡  BRI Lawford, HerbertHerbert Lawford 6–3, 7–5, 6–0
1889  BRI Renshaw, WilliamWilliam Renshaw (7/7) ‡  BRI Renshaw, ErnestErnest Renshaw 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
1890  BRI Hamilton, WilloughbyWilloughby Hamilton (1/1) ‡  BRI Renshaw, WilliamWilliam Renshaw 6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
1891  BRI Baddeley, WilfredWilfred Baddeley (1/3) ◊  BRI Pim, JoshuaJoshua Pim 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0
1892  BRI Baddeley, WilfredWilfred Baddeley (2/3) †  BRI Pim, JoshuaJoshua Pim 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1893  BRI Pim, JoshuaJoshua Pim (1/2) ‡  BRI Baddeley, WilfredWilfred Baddeley 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1894  BRI Pim, JoshuaJoshua Pim (2/2) †  BRI Baddeley, WilfredWilfred Baddeley 10–8, 6–2, 8–6
1895  BRI Baddeley, WilfredWilfred Baddeley (3/3) ◊  BRI Eaves, WilberforceWilberforce Eaves 4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3
1896  BRI Mahony, HaroldHarold Mahony (1/1) ‡  BRI Baddeley, WilfredWilfred Baddeley 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3
1897  BRI Doherty, ReginaldReginald Doherty (1/4) ‡  BRI Mahony, HaroldHarold Mahony 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1898  BRI Doherty, ReginaldReginald Doherty (2/4) †  BRI Doherty, LaurenceLaurence Doherty 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1
1899  BRI Doherty, ReginaldReginald Doherty (3/4) †  BRI Gore, ArthurArthur Gore 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1900  BRI Doherty, ReginaldReginald Doherty (4/4) †  BRI Smith, SydneySydney Smith 6–8, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1901  BRI Gore, ArthurArthur Gore (1/3) ‡  BRI Doherty, ReginaldReginald Doherty 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1902  BRI Doherty, LaurenceLaurence Doherty (1/5) ‡  BRI Gore, ArthurArthur Gore 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1903  BRI Doherty, LaurenceLaurence Doherty (2/5) †  BRI Riseley, FrankFrank Riseley 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
1904  BRI Doherty, LaurenceLaurence Doherty (3/5) †  BRI Riseley, FrankFrank Riseley 6–1, 7–5, 8–6
1905  BRI Doherty, LaurenceLaurence Doherty (4/5) †  AUS Brookes, NormanNorman Brookes 8–6, 6–2, 6–4
1906  BRI Doherty, LaurenceLaurence Doherty (5/5) †  BRI Riseley, FrankFrank Riseley 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1907  AUS Brookes, NormanNorman Brookes (1/2) ◊  BRI Gore, ArthurArthur Gore 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1908  BRI Gore, ArthurArthur Gore (2/3) ◊  BRI Barrett, Herbert RoperHerbert Roper Barrett 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–4
1909  BRI Gore, ArthurArthur Gore (3/3) †  BRI Ritchie, MajorMajor Ritchie 6–8, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1910  NZL Wilding, AnthonyAnthony Wilding (1/4) ‡  BRI Gore, ArthurArthur Gore 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1911  NZL Wilding, AnthonyAnthony Wilding (2/4) †  BRI Barrett, Herbert RoperHerbert Roper Barrett 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, retired
1912  NZL Wilding, AnthonyAnthony Wilding (3/4) †  BRI Gore, ArthurArthur Gore 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1913  NZL Wilding, AnthonyAnthony Wilding (4/4) †  USA McLoughlin, MauriceMaurice McLoughlin 8–6, 6–3, 10–8
1914  AUS Brookes, NormanNorman Brookes (2/2) ‡  NZL Wilding, AnthonyAnthony Wilding 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
1915 No competition (due to World War I)
1916
1917
1918
1919  AUS Patterson, GeraldGerald Patterson (1/1) ‡  AUS Brookes, NormanNorman Brookes 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1920  USA Tilden, BillBill Tilden (1/3) ‡  AUS Patterson, GeraldGerald Patterson 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1921  USA Tilden, BillBill Tilden (2/3) †  RSA Norton, BrianBrian Norton 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5
1922  AUS Patterson, GeraldGerald Patterson (2/2)  BRI Lycett, RandolphRandolph Lycett 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1923  USA Johnston, BillBill Johnston (1/1)  USA Hunter, FrancisFrancis Hunter 6–0, 6–3, 6–1
1924  FRA Borotra, JeanJean Borotra (1/2)  FRA Lacoste, RenéRené Lacoste 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1925  FRA Lacoste, RenéRené Lacoste (1/2)  FRA Borotra, JeanJean Borotra 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6
1926  FRA Borotra, JeanJean Borotra (2/2)  USA Kinsey, HowardHoward Kinsey 8–6, 6–1, 6–3
1927  FRA Cochet, HenriHenri Cochet (1/2)  FRA Borotra, JeanJean Borotra 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1928  FRA Lacoste, RenéRené Lacoste (2/2)  FRA Cochet, HenriHenri Cochet 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1929  FRA Cochet, HenriHenri Cochet (2/2)  FRA Borotra, JeanJean Borotra 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1930  USA Tilden, BillBill Tilden (3/3)  USA Allison, WilmerWilmer Allison 6–3, 9–7, 6–4
1931  USA Wood, SidneySidney Wood (1/1)  USA Shields, FrankFrank Shields Walkover
1932  USA Vines, EllsworthEllsworth Vines (1/1)  GBR Austin, BunnyBunny Austin 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1933  AUS Crawford, JackJack Crawford (1/1)  USA Vines, EllsworthEllsworth Vines 4–6, 11–9, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1934  GBR Perry, FredFred Perry (1/3)  AUS Crawford, JackJack Crawford 6–3, 6–0, 7–5
1935  GBR Perry, FredFred Perry (2/3)  GER Cramm, Gottfried vonGottfried von Cramm 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1936  GBR Perry, FredFred Perry (3/3)  GER Cramm, Gottfried vonGottfried von Cramm 6–1, 6–1, 6–0
1937  USA Budge, DonDon Budge (1/2)  GER Cramm, Gottfried vonGottfried von Cramm 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1938  USA Budge, DonDon Budge (2/2)  GBR Austin, BunnyBunny Austin 6–1, 6–0, 6–3
1939  USA Riggs, BobbyBobby Riggs (1/1)  USA Cooke, ElwoodElwood Cooke 2–6, 8–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1940 No competition (due to World War II)
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946  FRA Petra, YvonYvon Petra (1/1)  AUS Brown, GeoffGeoff Brown 6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4
1947  USA Kramer, JackJack Kramer (1/1)  USA Brown, TomTom Brown 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1948  USA Falkenburg, BobBob Falkenburg (1/1)  AUS Bromwich, JohnJohn Bromwich 7–5, 0–6, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1949  USA Schroeder, TedTed Schroeder (1/1)  TCH Drobný, JaroslavJaroslav Drobný 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1950  USA Patty, BudgeBudge Patty (1/1)  AUS Sedgman, FrankFrank Sedgman 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3
1951  USA Savitt, DickDick Savitt (1/1)  AUS McGregor, KenKen McGregor 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1952  AUS Sedgman, FrankFrank Sedgman (1/1)  EGY Drobný, JaroslavJaroslav Drobný 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1953  USA Seixas, VicVic Seixas (1/1)  DEN Nielsen, KurtKurt Nielsen 9–7, 6–3, 6–4
1954  EGY Drobný, JaroslavJaroslav Drobný (1/1)  AUS Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7
1955  USA Trabert, TonyTony Trabert (1/1)  DEN Nielsen, KurtKurt Nielsen 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1956  AUS Hoad, LewLew Hoad (1/2)  AUS Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1957  AUS Hoad, LewLew Hoad (2/2)  AUS Cooper, AshleyAshley Cooper 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1958  AUS Cooper, AshleyAshley Cooper (1/1)  AUS Fraser, NealeNeale Fraser 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11
1959  USA Olmedo, AlexAlex Olmedo (1/1)  AUS Laver, RodRod Laver 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1960  AUS Fraser, NealeNeale Fraser (1/1)  AUS Laver, RodRod Laver 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5
1961  AUS Laver, RodRod Laver (1/4)  USA McKinley, ChuckChuck McKinley 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
1962  AUS Laver, RodRod Laver (2/4)  AUS Mulligan, MartinMartin Mulligan 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1963  USA McKinley, ChuckChuck McKinley (1/1)  AUS Stolle, FredFred Stolle 9–7, 6–1, 6–4
1964  AUS Emerson, RoyRoy Emerson (1/2)  AUS Stolle, FredFred Stolle 6–4, 12–10, 4–6, 6–3
1965  AUS Emerson, RoyRoy Emerson (2/2)  AUS Stolle, FredFred Stolle 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1966  ESP Santana, ManuelManuel Santana (1/1)  USA Ralston, DennisDennis Ralston 6–4, 11–9, 6–4
1967  AUS Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe (1/3)  FRG Bungert, WilhelmWilhelm Bungert 6–3, 6–1, 6–1

Open Era Champions

Year Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final
1968  AUS Laver, RodRod Laver (3/4)  AUS Roche, TonyTony Roche 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1969  AUS Laver, RodRod Laver (4/4)  AUS Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1970  AUS Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe (2/3)  AUS Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1971  AUS Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe (3/3)  USA Smith, StanStan Smith 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1972  USA Smith, StanStan Smith (1/1)  ROU Năstase, IlieIlie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1973  TCH Kodeš, JanJan Kodeš (1/1)  URS Metreveli, AlexAlex Metreveli 6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3
1974  USA Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors (1/2)  AUS Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1975  USA Ashe, ArthurArthur Ashe (1/1)  USA Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
1976  SWE Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg (1/5)  ROU Năstase, IlieIlie Năstase 6–4, 6–2, 9–7
1977  SWE Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg (2/5)  USA Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
1978  SWE Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg (3/5)  USA Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1979  SWE Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg (4/5)  USA Tanner, RoscoeRoscoe Tanner 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1980  SWE Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg (5/5)  USA McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6
1981  USA McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe (1/3)  SWE Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1982  USA Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors (2/2)  USA McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
1983  USA McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe (2/3)  NZL Lewis, ChrisChris Lewis 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1984  USA McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe (3/3)  USA Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1985  FRG Becker, BorisBoris Becker (1/3)  USA Curren, KevinKevin Curren 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4
1986  FRG Becker, BorisBoris Becker (2/3)  TCH Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
1987  AUS Cash, PatPat Cash (1/1)  TCH Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5
1988  SWE Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg (1/2)  FRG Becker, BorisBoris Becker 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2
1989  FRG Becker, BorisBoris Becker (3/3)  SWE Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg 6–0, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
1990  SWE Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg (2/2)  FRG Becker, BorisBoris Becker 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
1991  GER Stich, MichaelMichael Stich (1/1)  GER Becker, BorisBoris Becker 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1992  USA Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi (1/1)  CRO Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1993  USA Sampras, PetePete Sampras (1/7)  USA Courier, JimJim Courier 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–3
1994  USA Sampras, PetePete Sampras (2/7)  CRO Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 6–0
1995  USA Sampras, PetePete Sampras (3/7)  GER Becker, BorisBoris Becker 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1996  NED Krajicek, RichardRichard Krajicek (1/1)  USA Washington, MaliVaiMaliVai Washington 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1997  USA Sampras, PetePete Sampras (4/7)  FRA Pioline, CédricCédric Pioline 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1998  USA Sampras, PetePete Sampras (5/7)  CRO Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević 6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1999  USA Sampras, PetePete Sampras (6/7)  USA Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
2000  USA Sampras, PetePete Sampras (7/7)  AUS Rafter, PatrickPatrick Rafter 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–2
2001  CRO Ivanisevic, GoranGoran Ivanišević (1/1)  AUS Rafter, PatrickPatrick Rafter 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7
2002  AUS Hewitt, LleytonLleyton Hewitt (1/1)  ARG Nalbandian, DavidDavid Nalbandian 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
2003  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer (1/8)  AUS Philippoussis, MarkMark Philippoussis 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2004  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer (2/8)  USA Roddick, AndyAndy Roddick 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2005  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer (3/8)  USA Roddick, AndyAndy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
2006  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer (4/8)  ESP Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
2007  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer (5/8)  ESP Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
2008  ESP Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal (1/2)  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
2009  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer (6/8)  USA Roddick, AndyAndy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14
2010  ESP Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal (2/2)  CZE Berdych, TomášTomáš Berdych 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
2011  SRB Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic (1/7)  ESP Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
2012  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer (7/8)  GBR Murray, AndyAndy Murray 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
2013  GBR Murray, AndyAndy Murray (1/2)  SRB Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
2014  SRB Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic (2/7)  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
2015  SRB Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic (3/7)  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer 7–6(7–1), 6–7(10–12), 6–4, 6–3
2016  GBR Murray, AndyAndy Murray (2/2)  CAN Raonic, MilosMilos Raonic 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
2017  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer (8/8)  CRO Čilić, MarinMarin Čilić 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
2018  SRB Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic (4/7)  RSA Anderson, KevinKevin Anderson 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2019  SRB Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic (5/7)  SUI Federer, RogerRoger Federer 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 13–12(7–3)
2020 No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021  SRB Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic (6/7)  ITA Berrettini, MatteoMatteo Berrettini 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
2022  SRB Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic (7/7)  AUS Kyrgios, NickNick Kyrgios 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2023  ESP Alcaraz, CarlosCarlos Alcaraz (1/1)  SRB Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
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Wimbledon Records and Statistics

This section looks at some interesting facts and numbers about the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles champions.

Players with Multiple Wimbledon Titles

Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles champions
List of champions as of 2008, in the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.
Wimbledon trophies
The Gentlemen's Singles trophy (left), and the Ladies' Singles trophy (right).
  • Years in italic type mean the player won by defending their title in the challenge round.
Player Open Era Amateur Era All-time Years
 Federer, RogerRoger Federer (SUI) 8 0 8 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017
 Sampras, PetePete Sampras (USA) 7 0 7 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
 Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic (SRB) 7 0 7 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
 Renshaw, WilliamWilliam Renshaw (BRI) 0 7 7 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889
 Doherty, LaurenceLaurence Doherty (BRI) 0 5 5 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
 Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg (SWE) 5 0 5 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
 Doherty, ReginaldReginald Doherty (BRI) 0 4 4 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900
 Wilding, AnthonyAnthony Wilding (NZL) 0 4 4 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913
 Laver, RodRod Laver (AUS) 2 2 4 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969
 Baddeley, WilfredWilfred Baddeley (BRI) 0 3 3 1891, 1892, 1895
 Gore, ArthurArthur Gore (BRI) 0 3 3 1901, 1908, 1909
 Tilden, BillBill Tilden (USA) 0 3 3 1920, 1921, 1930
 Perry, FredFred Perry (GBR) 0 3 3 1934, 1935, 1936
 Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe (AUS) 2 1 3 1967, 1970, 1971
 McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe (USA) 3 0 3 1981, 1983, 1984
 Becker, BorisBoris Becker (GER) 3 0 3 1985, 1986, 1989
 Hartley, JohnJohn Hartley (BRI) 0 2 2 1879, 1880
 Pim, JoshuaJoshua Pim (BRI) 0 2 2 1893, 1894
 Brookes, NormanNorman Brookes (AUS) 0 2 2 1907, 1914
 Patterson, GeraldGerald Patterson (AUS) 0 2 2 1919, 1922
 Borotra, JeanJean Borotra (FRA) 0 2 2 1924, 1926
 Lacoste, RenéRené Lacoste (FRA) 0 2 2 1925, 1928
 Cochet, HenriHenri Cochet (FRA) 0 2 2 1927, 1929
 Budge, DonDon Budge (USA) 0 2 2 1937, 1938
 Hoad, LewLew Hoad (AUS) 0 2 2 1956, 1957
 Emerson, RoyRoy Emerson (AUS) 0 2 2 1964, 1965
 Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors (USA) 2 0 2 1974, 1982
 Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg (SWE) 2 0 2 1988, 1990
 Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal (ESP) 2 0 2 2008, 2010
 Murray, AndyAndy Murray (GBR) 2 0 2 2013, 2016

Wimbledon Titles by Country

This table shows how many Gentlemen's Singles titles players from different countries have won.

Country Amateur Era Open Era All-time First title Last title
 Great Britain (GBR) 35 2 37 1877 2016
 United States (USA) 18 15 33 1920 2000
 Australia (AUS) 15 6 21 1907 2002
  Switzerland (SUI) 0 8 8 2003 2017
 France (FRA) 7 0 7 1924 1946
 Serbia (SRB) 0 7 7 2011 2022
 Sweden (SWE) 0 7 7 1976 1990
 Germany (GER) 0 4 4 1985 1991
 New Zealand (NZL) 4 0 4 1910 1913
 Spain (ESP) 1 3 4 1966 2023
 Croatia (CRO) 0 1 1 2001 2001
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 1 1973 1973
 Egypt (EGY) 1 0 1 1954 1954
 Netherlands (NED) 0 1 1 1996 1996

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Campeones de Wimbledon (individual masculino) para niños

Other Wimbledon Competitions

Grand Slam Men's Singles

Other Tennis Events

  • Wembley Championships
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