LONDON: The following is a list of Wimbledon tennis men’s singles champions since 1922.
Roger Federer of Switzerland, who beat Murray in last year’s tournament, won seven times (2003-07, 2009 and 2012), along with Pete Sampras (1993-95 and 1997-2000).
Bjorn Borg of Sweden (1976-79) won 5 times and Rod Laver of Australia (1961-62 and 1968-69) won four times.
2013 Andy Murray (Britain) beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-4 7-5 6-4
2012 Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Murray (Britain) 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
2011 Djokovic 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 Federer beat Andy Roddick (US) 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 Ivanizevic (Croatia) beat Pat Rafter (Australia) 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7
2000 Pete Sampras (US) beat Rafter 6-7(10) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2
1999 Sampras beat Andre Agassi (US) 6-3 6-4 7-5
1998 Sampras beat Ivanizevic 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 (US) 6-3 6-4 6-3
1995 Sampras beat Boris Becker (Germany) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-2
1994 Sampras beat Ivanizevic 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-0
1993 Sampras beat Jim Courier (US) 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3
1992 Agassi beat Ivanizevic 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 (US) 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-4
1984 John McEnroe (US) beat Jimmy Connors (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) beat Ken McGregor (Australia) 6-4 6-4 6-4
1950 Budge Patty (US) beat Sedgman 6-1 8-10 6-2 6-3
1949 Ted Schroeder (US) beat Drobny 3-6 6-0 6-3 4-6 6-4
1948 Bob Falkenburg (US) beat John Bromwich (Australia) 7-5 0-6 6-2 3-6 7-5
1947 Jack Kramer (US) beat Tom Brown (US) 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 (US) beat Elwood Cooke (US) 2-6 8-6 3-6 6-3 6-2
1938 Donald Budge (US) 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 (US) 4-6 11-9 6-2 2-6 6-4
1932 Vines beat Austin 6-2 6-2 6-0
1931 Sidney Wood (US) beat Frank Shields (US) walkover
1930 William Tilden (US) beat Wilmer Allison (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) beat Frank Hunter (US) 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.
