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2004 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick
2004 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Bjorkman beat Julian Knowles and Nenad Zimonjic 2004 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs beat Ai Sugiyama and Liezel Huber 2004 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Cara Black and her brother Wayne Black beat Todd Woodbridge and Alicia Molik 2004 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Maria Sharapova beat Serena Williams 2003 Althea Gibson, tennis/golf great, first black woman to win Wimbledon, dies at 76 2003 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Roger Federer beat Mark Philippoussis 2003 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama beat Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez 2003 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Findals, Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes beat Andy Ram and Anastassia Rodionova, 2003 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams 2003 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Bjorkman beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi 2002 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Lleyton Hewitt beat David Nalbandian 2002 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Venus Williams and her sister Serena Williams Paola Suarez and Virginia Ruano 2002 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Bjorkman beat Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor, 2002 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Likhovtseva beat Kevin Ullyett and Daniela Hantuchova 2002 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams 2001 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Leos Friedl and Daniela Hantuchova beat Mike Bryan and Liezel Huber 2001 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Goran Ivanisevic beat Pat Rafter 2001 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer beat Jiri Novak and David Rikl 2001 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs beat Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama 2001 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Venus Williams beat Justine Henin 2000 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Pat Rafter 2000 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama beat Venus Williams and Serena Williams 2000 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Donald Johnson and Kimberly Po beat Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijster 2000 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport 2000 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde beat Paul Haarhuis and Sandon Stolle 1999 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi 1999 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Lindsay Davenport beat Steffi Graf 1999 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes beat 1999 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu beat Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova 1999 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond beat 1998 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Goran Ivanisevic 1998 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Martina Hingis and Jana Novotna beat Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva 1998 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Max Mirnyi and Serena Williams beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Mirjana Lucic 1998 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Jana Novotna beat Nathalie Tauziat 1998 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis beat Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde 1997 111th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats C Pioline (64 62 64) 1997 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva beat Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf 1997 104th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beats Jana Novotna 1996 110th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: R Krajicek beats M Washington (63 64 63) 1996 103rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: S Graf beats Aranxta S Vicaro (63, 75) 1995 109th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats B Becker (67 62 64 62) 1995 102nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Graf beats Arantxa S Vicario (46 61 75) 1995 Lottie Dod, 15, beats Blanch Bingley at Wimbledon 1995 Fred Perry, English tennis star (Wimbledon 1934-36), dies at 85 1994 108th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: P Sampras beats G Ivanisevic (76 76 60) 1994 Lewis A "Lew" Hoad, tennis star (Wimbledon 1953, 56), dies at 59 1994 101st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: C Martinez beats Navratilova (64 36 63) 1994 Steffi Graf becomes 1st defending tennis champ to lose in 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to Lorrie McNeal) 1993 107th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Courier (76 76 36 63) 1993 100th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats J Novotna (76 16 64) 1993 Arthur Ashe, tennis star (Wimbledon 1975), dies of AIDS at 49 1992 106th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Agassi beats Ivanisevic (67 64 64 16 64) 1992 99th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Monica Seles (62 61) 1992 193rd ranked Andrei Olhovsky defeats #1 seed Jim Courier at Wimbledon 1992 Kitty McKane Godfree, Tennis champ (Wimbledon 1924, 26), dies at 96 1991 105th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Michael Stich beats B Becker (64 76 64) 1991 98th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats G Sabatini (64 36 86) 1991 Britain's Nick Brown, 591st rank beats 10th-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in 2nd round at Wimbledon 1991 Martina Navratilova wins record 100th singles match at Wimbledon 1990 104th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: S Edberg beats B Becker (62 62 36 36 64) 1990 97th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Zina Garrison (64 61) 1990 Zina Garrison upsets Steffi Graf in Wimbledon semi-finals 1989 103rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: B Becker beats Stefan Edberg (60 76 64) 1989 96th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: S Graf beats M Navratilova (62 67 61) 1988 102nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Becker (46 76 64 62) 1988 95th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Navratilova (57 62 61) 1987 101st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pat Cash beats Ivan Lendl (76 62 75) 1987 94th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Steffi Graf (75 63) 1986 100th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats Ivan Lendl (64 63 75) 1986 93rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats H Mandlikova (76 63) 1986 Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing only a body stocking 1985 99th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats K Curren (63 67 76 64) 1985 92nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (46 63 62) 1984 98th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats J Connors (61 61 62) 1984 91st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris Evert (76 62) 1983 97th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Chris Lewis (62 62 62) 1983 90th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats A Jaeger (60 63) 1982 96th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Connors beats J McEnroe (36 63 67 76 64) 1982 89th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (61 36 62) 1981 95th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats B Borg (46 76 76 64) 1981 88th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Mandlikova (62 62) 1981 John McEnroe exhibits a disgraceful act of misbehavior at Wimbledon 1980 87th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats C Evert (61 76) 1980 94th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats McEnroe (16 75 63 67 86) 1980 Bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbledon title 1979 93rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats R Tanner (67 61 36 63 64) 1979 86th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris Evert (64 64) 1979 Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 1978 92nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Jimmy Connors (62 62 63) 1978 85th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (26 64 75) 1977 91st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Connors (36 62 61 57 64) 1977 84th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats B Stove (46 63 61) 1976 90th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Ilse Nastase (64 62 97) 1976 83rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats E Goolagong (63 46 86) 1975 89th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats J Connors 1975 82nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Goolagong (60 61) 1974 88th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats K Rosewall (61 61 64) 1974 81st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats Olga Morzova (60 64) 1974 Thomas Enqvist, born in Stockholm Sweden, tennis star, 1991 Wimbledon jr boys 1973 80th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats C Evert, 60 75 1973 87th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jan Kodes beats Alex Metreveli, 61 98 63 1973 1st all - U.S. women's Wimbledon, Billie Jean King beats Chris Evert 1972 86th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: S Smith beats I Nastase (46 63 63 46 75) 1972 79th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Goolagong (63 63) 1971 Goran Ivanisevic, born in Crotia, tennis star, 1994 Wimbledon finalist 1971 85th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Newcombe beats S Smith (63 57 26 64 64) 1971 78th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats M Smith (64 61) 1971 Todd Woodbridge, born in Sydney, Australia, tennis star, '95 doubles Wimbledon 1970 84th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Newcombe beats K Rosewall (57 63 62 36 61) 1970 77th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats King (14-12 11-9) 1969 83rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats J Newcombe (64 57 64 64) 1969 76th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Ann Jones beats Billie J King (36 63 62) 1969 Longest tennis match in Wimbledon history, Pancho Gonzalez beats Charles Pasarell in 112 game (5hr12m) marathon 1968 Jeff Tarango, California, tennis star, defaulted 1995 Wimbledon 1968 Jana Novotna, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Australia/Wimbledon doubles 1968 75th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats J Tegart (97 75) 1968 82nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Tony Roche (63 64 62) 1967 Boris Becker, West Germany, tennis player, Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89 1967 74th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats A Jones (63 64) 1967 81st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats W Bungert (63 61 61) 1966 73rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie J King beats Frasier (63 36 61) 1966 80th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: M Santana beats D Ralston (64 11-9 64) 1966 Stefan Edberg, Sweden, tennis player, Wimbledon 1988, U.S. Open 1991 1965 Mark Woodforde, Adelaide Australia, tennis star, 1993 Wimbledon mixed 1965 72nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats M Fraiser (64 75) 1965 79th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Fred Stolle (62 64 64) 1965 Pat Cash, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon 1987 1964 71st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats M Court (64 79 63) 1964 78th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Stolle (64 12-10 46 63) 1963 Zina Garrison Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, tennis star, 1988/90 Wimbledon 1963 70th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Smith beats Billie J King (63 64) 1963 77th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: C McKinley beats Fred Stolle (97 61 64) 1962 69th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Karen Susman beats Vera Sukova (64 64) 1962 76th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Martin Mulligan (62 62 61) 1961 Hans Segers, soccer goaltender, PSV, Nottingham Forest, Wimbledon 1961 Barbara Potter, Connecticut, tennis player, changed shirt on Wimbledon Court 1961 Anne White, Charleston, West Virginia, tennis, Wore spandex in '85 Wimbledon 1961 75th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Chuck McKinley (63 61 64) 1959 66th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Darlene Hard (64 63) 1959 73rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Alex Olmedo beats Rod Laver (64 63 64) 1958 65th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Mortimer (86 62) 1958 72nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: A Cooper beats N Fraser (36 63 64 13-11) 1957 64th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene Hard (63 62) 1957 71st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ashley J Cooper (62 61 62) 1956 Martina Navratilova, Revnice Czechoslovakia, tennis, Wimbledon 1989,79,82-87 1956 63rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Shirley Fry beats Angela Buxton (63 61) 1956 70th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ken Rosewall (62 46 75 64) 1956 Bjorn Borg, born in Stockholm, Sweden, tennis champ, Wimbledon 1976-79 1955 62nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats B Fleitz (75 86) 1955 69th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen (63 75 61) 1954 61st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats L Brough (62 75) 1954 68th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Drobny beats K Rosewall (13-11 46 62 97) 1953 60th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats D Hart (86 75) 1953 67th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Vic Seixas beats Kurt Nielsen (97 63 64) 1952 59th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats L Brough (75 63) 1952 66th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Frank Sedgman beats J Drobny (46 62 63 62) 1952 Brian Gottfried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, Wimbledon Doubles 1976 1951 Roscoe Tanner, tennis player, Wimbledon Finals 1979 1951 Evonne Goolagong, born in Cawley, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon 1971 1951 58th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Shirley Fry (61 60) 1951 65th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Dick Savitt beats Ken McGregor (64 64 64) 1950 57th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats M duPont (61 36 61) 1950 64th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Budge Patty beats Sedgman (61 8-10 62 63) 1949 56th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: L Brough beats M duPont (10-8 16 10-8) 1949 63rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ted Schroeder beat Drobny (36 60 63 46 64) 1948 55th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (63 86) 1948 62nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Falkenburg beats Bromwich (75 06 62 36 75) 1947 54th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Osborne beat Doris Hart (62 64) 1947 61st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom P Brown (61 63 62) 1946 Stanley R Smith, tennis champ, Wimbledon 1972, U.S. Open-1971 1946 53rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Pauline Betz beats Louise Brough (62 64) 1946 60th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Yvon Petra beats G Brown (62 64 79 57 64) 1945 Virginia Wade, England, tennis star, Wimbledon 1977 1943 Billie Jean King, Cal, tennis pro, Wimbledon 1968, 72, 73, 75 1943 Owen Keir Davidson, Australia, 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ 1943 Arthur Ashe, tennis pro, 1968 U.S. Open, 1975 Wimbledon 1943 John Newcombe, Australia, tennis pro, Wimbledon 1967, 70, 71 1942 Karen Susman, tennis pro, Wimbledon 1962 1939 Maria Bueno, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, tennis player, Wimbledon 1959 1939 59th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bobby Riggs beats E Cooke (26 86 36 63 62) 1939 52nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Kay Stammers (62 60) 1938 Suzanne Lenglen, 6 time Wimbledon champ, dies at 39 of anemia 1938 51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60) 1938 58th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats Henry Austin (61 60 63) 1937 32nd Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Wimbledon (4-1) 1937 57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62) 1936 49th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Hull Jacobs beats H Sperling (62 46 75) 1935 48th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats H Jacobs (63 36 75) 1934 Lewis Alan "Lew" Hoad, Australia, tennis star, Wimbledon 1953, 56 1934 Maureen Connally, champion tennis player, Wimbledon 1934 29th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats USA in Wimbledon (4-1) 1934 Elizabeth Ryan wins her 12th Wimbledon doubles championship 1933 46th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats D Round (64 68 63) 1932 52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60) 1932 45th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (63 61) 1932 Angela Mortimer, English tennis player, Wimbledon 1931 51st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Sid Wood, Jr. beats F X Shields (walkover) 1930 50th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W Allison (63 97 64) 1930 43rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Elizabeth Ryan (62 62) 1929 42nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (61 62) 1928 41st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats L de Alvarez (62 63) 1927 47th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: H Cochet beats Borotra (46 46 63 64 75) 1927 40th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats L de Alvarez (62 64) 1925 45th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rene Lacoste beats J Borotra (63 63 46 86) 1925 38th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats Joan Fry (62 60) 1925 Doris J Hart, born in St. Louis, Missouri, tennis player, Wimbledon 1951 1923 43rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: William Johnston beats F Hunter (60 63 61) 1923 36th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats K McKane (62 62) 1923 A Louise Brough Clapp, born in Oklahoma, tennis player, 4 time Wimbledon champ 1922 35th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats M Mallory (62 60) 1921 41st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: B Tilden beats B Norton (46 26 61 60 75) 1921 34th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats E Ryan (62 60) 1920 40th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Patterson (26 63 62 64) 1919 Pauline Betz Addie, born in Dayton, Ohio, tennis champ, Wimbledon 1946 1919 32nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: S Lenglen beats Chambers (10-8 46 97) 1913 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2) 1913 37th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: A F Wilding beats McLoughlin (86 63 10-8) 1911 28th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: D Chambers beats D Boothby (60 60) 1909 Fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator, Wimbledon, 1934-36 1908 Rene Simone Mathieu, France, doubles tennis star, Wimbledon 1934 1907 7th Davis Cup: Australasia beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2) 1905 Helen N Willis Moody, tennis pro, 8 Wimbledon titles 1927-1938 1903 Reginald Gardiner, Wimbledon England, actor, Great Dictator 1899 Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion, 6-times 1887 May Sutton Bundy, U.S., 1st U.S. woman to win Wimbledon, U.S. 1904 1887 4th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (62 60) 1877 1st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall (61 62 64) 1877 1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held |
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