match report

Jimmy Connors beat Ivan Lendl 6-7(4), 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 in the Wimbledon semi-final, 1984 on grass Connors would go onto lose to John McEnroe in what would turn out to be his last Slam final. Lendl had recently won his first Slam at the French Open. The two had met at the previous years US Open...

Boris Becker beat Henri Leconte 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3 in the Wimbledon semi-final, 1986 on grass Becker, the defending champion, would go onto win the title by beating Ivan Lendl in the final. Leconte was seeded 7th Becker won 129 points, Leconte 102 Both players serve-volleyed off...

Goran Ivanisevic beat Pete Sampras 6-4, 6-4 in the Manchester final, 1991 on grass It was the Ivanisevic's first title on grass. Sampras had been the defending champion. This was the pair's first match on grass. They'd go onto play 5 more, with Sampras winning 4 of them Ivanisevic won...

Boris Becker beat Joakim Nystrom 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1, 4-6, 9-7 in the Wimbledon third round, 1985 on grass The unseeded Becker would go onto win the first Slam title, beating Kevin Curren in the final. Nystrom was seeded 7th Becker won 172 points, Nystrom 162 Becker serve-volleyed off all...

Bjorn Borg beat John McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(16), 8-6 in the Wimbledon final, 1980 on grass It was Borg's 5th Wimbledon title in a row and McEnroe's first final at the event. The two would go onto meet again in the following years final, with McEnroe winning Borg won 192 points...

Bjorn Borg beat Jimmy Connors 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 1977 on grass Borg was the defending champion and he would go onto to win the next 3 editions also, including with wins over Connors in the following years final and the semi the year after Borg won 155 points...

Andre Agassi beat Boris Becker 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Wimbledon quarter-final, 1992 on grass Agassi would go onto win the title, beating Goran Ivanisevic in the final. Becker had reached the final the last 4 years, winning once in 1989 Agassi won 164 points, Becker 141 Becker...

Novak Djokovic beat Andy Roddick 6-2, 6-1 in the Olympic Games second round 2012, played on grass at Wimbledon Djokovic would go onto lose in the semi-final to eventual winner Andy Murray. This was the last meeting between the pair, with Roddick leading the head-to-head 5-4 Djokovic won 53...

Pete Sampras beat Goran Ivanisevic 6-7(2), 7-6(9), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final, 1998 on grass It was Sampras' 5th Wimbledon title and he would win the next 2 as well. It was Goran's 3rd runner-up finish and he would go onto win the title in 2001. It was the last of4 meetings...

Andre Agassi beat Goran Ivanisevic 6-7(8), 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 1992 on grass Agassi was playing his 4th Slam final, Ivanisevic his first and both were looking for their first Slam title. Agassi was seeded 12th and had beaten John McEnroe and Boris Becker among...

Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 2013 on grass It was Murray's first Wimbledon and second Slam title. This was the 3rd Slam of the last 4 where the two had contested the final (Murray winning US Open '12, Djokovic winning Australian Open '13)...

Stefan Edberg beat Boris Becker 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final, 1988 on grass It was Edberg's first Wimbledon title, while Becker was a former two time champion. The two would go onto meet in the finals the next 2 years also, with Becker winning in '89 and Edberg in '90...

Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 16-14 in the Wimbledon final, 2009 on grass The win gave Federer a record breaking 15 Slam title. He had recently won the French Open. Roddick was playing his third and as it would turn out, last Wimbledon final. The two had...

Mats Wilander beat Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the French Open quarter-final, 1982 on clay The unseeded Wilander would go onto win the title, beating Guillermo Vilas in the final and become the then youngest ever Slam champion. Gerulaitis was seeded 5th Wilander won 125...

Ivan Lendl beat Martin Jaite 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in the Monte Carlo final, 1988 on clay It was Lendl's second title at the event. Jaite was ranked 15th at the time Lendl won 144 points, Jaite 129 (assuming game that cuts off at deuce lasted 2 more points) [Note: I'm missing 4...

Andre Agassi beat Jim Courier 6-7(8), 6-1, 6-4, 6-0 in the French Open fourth round, 1990 on clay Agassi would go onto reach his first Slam final where he would lose to Andres Gomez. The two had played each other the previous years third round and would go onto meet in the following years...

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the French Open semi-final, 2019 on clay Nadal, the double defending champion, would go onto beat Dominic Thiem in the final for his 12th title at the event. Federer was playing at the event for the first time since 2015. The two had...

jim Courier beat Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the French Open semi-final, 1992 on clay It was a repeat of the previous years final, which Courier had also won. Courier would go onto beat Petr Korda in the final to defend his title. Earlier in the year, he had won the Australian Open...

Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final, 2018 on clay Nadal was the defending champion and this was his 11th title at the event. He'd go onto win the next 2 also. Thiem was playing in his first Slam final. The two had met in the semi's the previous year...

Andre Agassi beat Pete Sampras 7-6(6), 6-2, 6-1 in the French Open quarter-final, 1992 on clay Agassi would go onto lose in the next round to eventual champion Jim Courier. He would go onto win his first Slam at Wimbledon shortly after. The two had recently played the final of Atlanta...

Rafael Nadal beat Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in the French Open final, 2017 on clay It was Nadal's 10th title at the event. He would go onto win the next 3 editions. It was his first Slam title since 2014. Wawrinka was the reigning US Open champion and this was his first loss in a Slam...

Michael Chang beat Stefan Edberg 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the French Open final, 1989 on clay Chang was 17 years (and 109 days) old, this would turn out to be his only Slam title and he remains the youngest ever winner of a Slam event. This would turn out to be Edberg's only final at...

Robin Soderling beat Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 the French Open quarter-final, 2010 on clay Soderling would go onto reach the final, where he'd lose to Rafael Nadal. The match was a repeat of the previous years final which Federer had won. The result ended Federer's run of...

Andre Agassi beat Pete Sampras 7-5, 6-4 in the Atlanta final, 1992 on green clay It was the first, official edition of the tournament (it had previously been played as an exhibition event). The two would go onto meet son after in the French Open quarter-final with Agassi again...

Robin Soderling beat Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4, 7-6(2) the French Open fourth round, 2009 on clay Soderling would go onto the final where he'd lose to Roger Federer. Nadal had won previous 4 titles at the event and would go onto win the next 5. The 2 would meet again in the...

Gustavo Kuerten beat Thomas Muster 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the French Open third round, 1997 on clay Kuerten, who was unseeded and ranked 66, would go onto win the event by beating Sergi Bruguera in the final. This would be his first title of an kind. Muster had won the event in...

Andre Agassi beat Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 in the Basel first round/round of 32, 1998 on indoor hard court This was the first match between the pair. Agassi would go onto win the next 2, Federer the remaining 8 after that. Agassi would go onto lose in the final to Tim Henman. Federer was...

Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Jiri Hrebec (Czechoslovakia) 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 in a Davis final rubber, 1979 on carpet in Stockholm, Sweden The rubber gave Sweden a 1-0 lead in the match. They would go onto win 3-2, with Borg clinching victory at 3-1 by beating Jan Kodes Borg won 84 points, Hrebec 50...

Jim Courier beat Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the French Open final, 1991 on clay It was Courier's first Slam final and Agassi's third (lost previous 2). Courier would go onto defend his title the following year, while Agassi had been runner-up the previous year. The 2 had...

Bjorn Borg beat Ivan Lendl 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the French Open final, 1981 on clay It was Borg's 4th title in a row at the event, his 6th overall and would turn out to be his last Slam title and participation at the French Open. Lendl was playing his first Slam final Borg won...