Who is the Greatest Wimbledon player of all time?

Who is the Wimbledon GOAT?

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MTF07

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The good thing is though, all Fed has to do is win a 6th title in Flushing and this isn't a debate anymore.
 
wangs78

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90's Clay said:
Beating Sampras in 2001-2002 when he lost most of all of his passion for the game, and had one foot out the door into retirement, is not exactly the biggest accomplishment in the world
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Beating Sampras at Wimby or the USO in 2001 was a very big accomplishment, in my view. Sampras may have had a poor W-L record in that year but he was clearly still very motivated in those two slams where he had so much success. He was 3-time defending champion at Wimby in 2001 and had made the final of the USO in 2000 losing to Safin. His game was still there he just needed motivation and in 2001 that motivation was still there for those two events. So what Federer did and what Hewitt did in 2001, beating Sampras, was very impressive in my view.
 
The_Order

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tennis_pro said:
oh I see, i still dont see how that makes sampras better. if anything it makes him 3x as vulnerable in his prime than federer who won 5 times in a row, was virtually 2 good serves away from a 6th title in a row and was pushed like what twice to a 5th set in that run?

I guess for some Sampras winning in 90, 93, 95, 96 and 02 but losing to the likes of Yzaga, Kodra and barely beating the likes of Corretja is more impressive that Federer who only made his first QF appearance in 2004 but won 5 titles in an row, reached 6 finals in a row and was 2 points away from 8 finals in a row (had he converted those match points) and at 32 he's still a top 4 favorite for the title.

Petos tacos would make a better arguement saying that sampras reached 8 finals total more than federer which is true and valid. I still believe Federer has 3-4 more good runs at the US Open in him though so the best thing is to wait and see.
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We did say that. PoB was saying if Fed made it to 2 more finals than he would have as many as Pete and then Fed leads in every other stat. I simply pointed out that the stat Fed leads in is one more SF appearance, but Pete had the edge in terms of longevity because he won his titles from a 13 year span compared to Fed's 5 year span.
 
tennis_pro

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Start da Game said:
yet zero wimbledons against true grasscourt players.......in fact he suffered heavily against the serve and volley of henman, ancic, rafter etc. on slow grass.......
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DAFUQ DID I JUST READ.

Rafter played baby teenage Federer once on fast grass and he barely won 4-6 7-6 7-6. They never played on new grass because Rafter retired in 2001.

Henman beat Federer in a tough 4-setter on fast grass at Wimbledon but once against Federer was a baby. Once he matured Henman was clueless.

Ancic a true serve-and-volleyer. NOW I'VE HEARD IT ALL.
 
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helloworld said:
Becker had to play against prime Sampras, who was basically a better version of himself. If Fed had to face prime Sampras, his Wimbledon record would have ended up just like Becker's.
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not only that, he had to deal with prime edberg as well, another king of grass and probably the greatest volleyer of all time......the titles were rightly shared between those two greats until sampras came along and started blasting everyone regardless of their reputation......
 
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tennis_pro said:
DAFUQ DID I JUST READ.

Rafter played baby teenage Federer once on fast grass and he barely won 4-6 7-6 7-6. They never played on new grass because Rafter retired in 2001.

Henman beat Federer in a tough 4-setter on fast grass at Wimbledon but once against Federer was a baby. Once he matured Henman was clueless.

Ancic a true serve-and-volleyer. NOW I'VE HEARD IT ALL.
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rafter always owned fed.......wimbledon was slowed down in 2001.......ancic was an average serve and volleyer.......
 
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rainingaces said:
More likely is on 2nd week 90s grass Djokovic would walk off the court and put a complaint in to the ATP about the speed of the court and the surface being a little bit slippy.
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Of course, I'm not denying that. Djokovic wouldn't even win consecutive matches on old grass and if he somehow got to Sampras Pete would pulverize him.
 
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edberg and becker were better than fed on grass.......
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Here are their records:

Boris Becker
1984 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Blaine Willenborg (6-0, 6-0, 6-4)
R64: Boris Becker def. Nduka Odizor (6-3, 6-4, 4-2 ret.)
R32: Bill Scanlon def. Boris Becker (6-2, 2-6, 7-6, 1-2 ret.)

1985 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Hank Pfister (4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
R64: Boris Becker def. Matt Anger (6-0, 6-1, 6-3)
R32: Boris Becker def. Joakim Nystrom (3-6, 7-6, 6-1, 4-6, 9-7)
R16: Boris Becker def. Tim Mayotte (6-3, 4-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2)
QF: Boris Becker def. Henri Leconte (7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4)
SF: Boris Becker def. Anders Jarryd (2-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3)
FR: Boris Becker def. Kevin Curren (6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4)

1986 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Eduardo Bengoechea (6-4, 6-2, 6-1)
R64: Boris Becker def. Tom Gullikson (6-4, 6-3, 6-2)
R32: Boris Becker def. Paul McNamee (6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4)
R16: Boris Becker def. Mikael Pernfors (6-3, 7-6, 6-2)
QF: Boris Becker def. Miloslav Mecir (6-4, 6-2, 7-6)
SF: Boris Becker def. Henri Leconte (6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3)
FR: Boris Becker def. Ivan Lendl (6-4, 6-3, 7-5)

1987 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Karel Novacek (6-4, 6-2, 6-4)
R64: Peter Doohan def. Boris Becker (7-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4)

1988 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. John Frawley (6-3, 6-1, 6-2)
R64: Boris Becker def. Karel Novacek (6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
R32: Boris Becker def. Sammy Giammalva Jr. (7-6, 6-4, 6-4)
R16: Boris Becker def. Paul Annacone (6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
QF: Boris Becker def. Pat Cash (6-4, 6-3, 6-4)
SF: Boris Becker def. Ivan Lendl (6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4)
FR: Stefan Edberg def. Boris Becker (4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2)

1989 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Bryan Shelton (6-1, 6-4, 7-6)
R64: Boris Becker def. Richard Matuszewski (6-3, 7-5, 6-4)
R32: Boris Becker def. Jan Gunnarsson (7-5, 7-6, 6-3)
R16: Boris Becker def. Aaron Krickstein (6-4, 6-4, 7-5)
QF: Boris Becker def. Paul Chamberlin (6-1, 6-2, 6-0)
SF: Boris Becker def. Ivan Lendl (7-5, 6-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3)
FR: Boris Becker def. Stefan Edberg (6-0, 7-6, 6-4)

1990 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Luis Herrera (7-6, 7-6, 7-5)
R64: Boris Becker def. Wally Masur (6-7, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2)
R32: Boris Becker def. Dan Goldie (6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5)
R16: Boris Becker def. Pat Cash (7-6, 6-1, 6-4)
QF: Boris Becker def. Brad Gilbert (6-4, 6-4, 6-1)
SF: Boris Becker def. Goran Ivanisevic (4-6, 7-6, 6-0, 7-6)
FR: Stefan Edberg def. Boris Becker (6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4)

1991 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Carl-Uwe Steeb (6-4, 6-2, 6-4)
R64: Boris Becker def. Peter Lundgren (7-6, 7-5, 7-5)
R32: Boris Becker def. Andrei Olhovskiy (6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3)
R16: Boris Becker def. Christian Bergstrom (6-4, 6-7, 6-1, 7-6)
QF: Boris Becker def. Guy Forget (6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6)
SF: Boris Becker def. David Wheaton (6-4, 7-6, 7-5)
FR: Michael Stich def. Boris Becker (6-4, 7-6, 6-4)

1992 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Omar Camporese (7-5, 6-3, 7-5)
R64: Boris Becker def. Martin Damm (4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3)
R32: Boris Becker def. Bryan Shelton (6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6)
R16: Boris Becker def. Wayne Ferreira (3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1)
QF: Andre Agassi def. Boris Becker (4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3)

1993 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Marc-Kevin Goellner (4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
R64: Boris Becker def. Alexander Volkov (7-6, 6-1, 6-3)
R32: Boris Becker def. Jakob Hlasek (6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3)
R16: Boris Becker def. Henri Leconte (6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3)
QF: Boris Becker def. Michael Stich (7-5, 6-7, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4)
SF: Pete Sampras def. Boris Becker (7-6, 6-4, 6-4)

1994 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. David Wheaton (6-2, 6-4, 6-3)
R64: Boris Becker def. Arne Thoms (7-6, 6-2, 6-4)
R32: Boris Becker def. Javier Frana (7-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3)
R16: Boris Becker def. Andrei Medvedev (6-7, 7-5, 7-6, 6-7, 7-5)
QF: Boris Becker def. Christian Bergstrom (7-6, 6-4, 6-3)
SF: Goran Ivanisevic def. Boris Becker (6-2, 7-6, 6-4)

1995 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Emilio Benfele Alvarez (6-3, 6-3, 6-4)
R64: Boris Becker def. Jan Apell (6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2)
R32: Boris Becker def. Jan Siemerink (2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4)
R16: Boris Becker def. Dick Norman (7-6, 6-3, 6-4)
QF: Boris Becker def. Cedric Pioline (6-3, 6-1, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7)
SF: Boris Becker def. Andre Agassi (2-6, 7-6, 6-4, 7-6)
FR: Pete Sampras def. Boris Becker (6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2)

1996 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Jean-Philippe Fleurian (6-0, 6-2, 6-3)
R64: Boris Becker def. Tomas Carbonell (4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2)
R32: Neville Godwin def. Boris Becker (6-6 ret.)

1997 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Marcos Aurelio Gorriz (6-3, 6-2, 6-3)
R64: Boris Becker def. Thomas Johansson (6-1, 6-4, 6-4)
R32: Boris Becker def. Mark Petchey (6-3, 6-3, 6-2)
R16: Boris Becker def. Marcelo Rios (6-2, 6-2, 7-6)
QF: Pete Sampras def. Boris Becker (6-1, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4)

1999 Wimbledon - Boris Becker
R128: Boris Becker def. Miles MacLagan (5-7, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2)
R64: Boris Becker def. Nicolas Kiefer (6-4, 6-2, 6-4)
R32: Boris Becker def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-1, 6-4, 7-6)
R16: Patrick Rafter def. Boris Becker (6-3, 6-2, 6-3)


Stefan Edberg
1983 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Christophe Roger-Vasselin (6-2, 7-6, 6-1)
R64: Henrik Sundstrom def. Stefan Edberg (2-6, 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 8-6)

1984 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Brad Drewett (6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2)
R64: Johan Kriek def. Stefan Edberg (4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1)

1985 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Peter Doohan (6-2, 6-3, 6-4)
R64: Stefan Edberg def. Tim Wilkison (6-1, 7-5, 3-6, 6-7, 9-7)
R32: Stefan Edberg def. Chip Hooper (6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
R16: Kevin Curren def. Stefan Edberg (7-6, 6-3, 7-6)

1986 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Vallis Wilder (6-4, 6-3, 6-1)
R64: Stefan Edberg def. Paul Annacone (6-4, 6-7, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0)
R32: Miloslav Mecir def. Stefan Edberg (6-4, 6-4, 6-4)

1987 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Stefan Eriksson (6-0, 6-0, 6-0)
R64: Stefan Edberg def. Mel Purcell (6-4, 6-3, 6-4)
R32: Stefan Edberg def. Matt Anger (7-6, 6-2, 6-2)
R16: Stefan Edberg def. Jakob Hlasek (6-3, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4)
QF: Stefan Edberg def. Anders Jarryd (4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3)
SF: Ivan Lendl def. Stefan Edberg (3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-4)

1988 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Guy Forget (6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4)
R64: Stefan Edberg def. Richey Reneberg (6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2)
R32: Stefan Edberg def. Ken Flach (6-2, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5)
R16: Stefan Edberg def. Simon Youl (6-2, 6-4, 6-4)
QF: Stefan Edberg def. Patrik Kuhnen (6-3, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6)
SF: Stefan Edberg def. Miloslav Mecir (4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4)
FR: Stefan Edberg def. Boris Becker (4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2)

1989 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Chris Pridham (6-3, 6-4, 6-1)
R64: Stefan Edberg def. Todd Woodbridge (6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6)
R32: Stefan Edberg def. Scott Davis (6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2)
R16: Stefan Edberg def. Amos Mansdorf (6-4, 6-3, 6-2)
QF: Stefan Edberg def. Tim Mayotte (7-6, 7-6, 6-3)
SF: Stefan Edberg def. John McEnroe (7-5, 7-6, 7-6)
FR: Boris Becker def. Stefan Edberg (6-0, 7-6, 6-4)

1990 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Broderick D y k e (4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1)
R64: Stefan Edberg def. Miloslav Mecir (6-2, 6-3, 6-2)
R32: Stefan Edberg def. Amos Mansdorf (6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-2, 9-7)
R16: Stefan Edberg def. Michael Chang (6-3, 6-2, 6-1)
QF: Stefan Edberg def. Christian Bergstrom (6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
SF: Stefan Edberg def. Ivan Lendl (6-1, 7-6, 6-3)
FR: Stefan Edberg def. Boris Becker (6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4)

1991 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Marc Rosset (6-4, 6-4, 6-4)
R64: Stefan Edberg def. David Pate (6-2, 6-2, 6-3)
R32: Stefan Edberg def. Christo Van Rensburg (6-1, 6-3, 6-2)
R16: Stefan Edberg def. John McEnroe (7-6, 6-1, 6-4)
QF: Stefan Edberg def. Thierry Champion (6-3, 6-2, 7-5)
SF: Michael Stich def. Stefan Edberg (4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 7-6)

1992 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Steve Bryan (6-1, 6-3, 6-0)
R64: Stefan Edberg def. Gary Muller (7-6, 6-3, 7-6)
R32: Stefan Edberg def. Grant Stafford (6-1, 6-0, 6-2)
R16: Stefan Edberg def. Henrik Holm (6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3)
QF: Goran Ivanisevic def. Stefan Edberg (6-7, 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3)

1993 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Greg Rusedski (7-6, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6)
R64: Stefan Edberg def. Amos Mansdorf (6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
R32: Stefan Edberg def. Chris Wilkinson (6-4, 7-5, 6-3)
R16: Stefan Edberg def. Richard Matuszewski (7-6, 6-2, 6-2)
QF: Stefan Edberg def. Cedric Pioline (7-5, 7-5, 6-3)
SF: Jim Courier def. Stefan Edberg (4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4)

1994 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Ellis Ferreira (6-2, 7-6, 6-4)
R64: Kenneth Carlsen def. Stefan Edberg (6-7, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4)

1995 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Oscar Martinez (6-3, 6-3, 6-4)
R64: Dick Norman def. Stefan Edberg (6-3, 6-4, 6-4)

1996 Wimbledon - Stefan Edberg
R128: Stefan Edberg def. Guy Forget (7-6, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2)
R64: Mikael Tillstrom def. Stefan Edberg (4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-4)
 
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Roger Federer
1999 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Jiri Novak def. Roger Federer (6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4)

2000 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Roger Federer (7-5, 7-5, 7-6)

2001 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Christophe Rochus (6-2, 6-3, 6-2)
R64: Roger Federer def. Xavier Malisse (6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3)
R32: Roger Federer def. Jonas Bjorkman (7-6, 6-3, 7-6)
R16: Roger Federer def. Pete Sampras (7-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5)
QF: Tim Henman def. Roger Federer (7-5, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6)

2002 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Mario Ancic def. Roger Federer (6-3, 7-6, 6-3)

2003 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Hyung-Taik Lee (6-3, 6-3, 7-6)
R64: Roger Federer def. Stefan Koubek (7-5, 6-1, 6-1)
R32: Roger Federer def. Mardy Fish (6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1)
R16: Roger Federer def. Feliciano Lopez (7-6, 6-4, 6-4)
QF: Roger Federer def. Sjeng Schalken (6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
SF: Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick (7-6, 6-3, 6-3)
FR: Roger Federer def. Mark Philippoussis (7-6, 6-2, 7-6)

2004 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Alex Bogdanovic (6-3, 6-3, 6-0)
R64: Roger Federer def. Alejandro Falla (6-1, 6-2, 6-0)
R32: Roger Federer def. Thomas Johansson (6-3, 6-4, 6-3)
R16: Roger Federer def. Ivo Karlovic (6-3, 7-6, 7-6)
QF: Roger Federer def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-1, 6-7, 6-0, 6-4)
SF: Roger Federer def. Sebastien Grosjean (6-2, 6-3, 7-6)
FR: Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick (4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4)

2005 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (6-4, 6-2, 6-4)
R64: Roger Federer def. Ivo Minar (6-4, 6-4, 6-1)
R32: Roger Federer def. Nicolas Kiefer (6-2, 6-7, 6-1, 7-5)
R16: Roger Federer def. Juan Carlos Ferrero (6-3, 6-4, 7-6)
QF: Roger Federer def. Fernando Gonzalez (7-5, 6-2, 7-6)
SF: Roger Federer def. Lleyton Hewitt (6-3, 6-4, 7-6)
FR: Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick (6-2, 7-6, 6-4)

2006 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Richard Gasquet (6-3, 6-2, 6-2)
R64: Roger Federer def. Tim Henman (6-4, 6-0, 6-2)
R32: Roger Federer def. Nicolas Mahut (6-3, 7-6, 6-4)
R16: Roger Federer def. Tomas Berdych (6-3, 6-3, 6-4)
QF: Roger Federer def. Mario Ancic (6-4, 6-4, 6-4)
SF: Roger Federer def. Jonas Bjorkman (6-2, 6-0, 6-2)
FR: Roger Federer def. Rafael Nadal (6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3)

2007 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Teymuraz Gabashvili (6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
R64: Roger Federer def. Juan Martin del Potro (6-2, 7-5, 6-1)
R32: Roger Federer def. Marat Safin (6-1, 6-4, 7-6)
R16: Roger Federer def. Tommy Haas (Walkover)
QF: Roger Federer def. Juan Carlos Ferrero (7-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3)
SF: Roger Federer def. Richard Gasquet (7-5, 6-3, 6-4)
FR: Roger Federer def. Rafael Nadal (7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2)

2008 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Dominik Hrbaty (6-3, 6-2, 6-2)
R64: Roger Federer def. Robin Soderling (6-3, 6-4, 7-6)
R32: Roger Federer def. Marc Gicquel (6-3, 6-3, 6-1)
R16: Roger Federer def. Lleyton Hewitt (7-6, 6-2, 6-4)
QF: Roger Federer def. Mario Ancic (6-1, 7-5, 6-4)
SF: Roger Federer def. Marat Safin (6-3, 7-6, 6-4)
FR: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7)

2009 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Yen-Hsun Lu (7-5, 6-3, 6-2)
R64: Roger Federer def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (6-2, 6-2, 6-4)
R32: Roger Federer def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-1)
R16: Roger Federer def. Robin Soderling (6-4, 7-6, 7-6)
QF: Roger Federer def. Ivo Karlovic (6-3, 7-5, 7-6)
SF: Roger Federer def. Tommy Haas (7-6, 7-5, 6-3)
FR: Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick (5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14)

2010 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Alejandro Falla (5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-0)
R64: Roger Federer def. Ilija Bozoljac (6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6)
R32: Roger Federer def. Arnaud Clement (6-2, 6-4, 6-2)
R16: Roger Federer def. Jurgen Melzer (6-3, 6-2, 6-3)
QF: Tomas Berdych def. Roger Federer (6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4)

2011 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Mikhail Kukushkin (7-6, 6-4, 6-2)
R64: Roger Federer def. Adrian Mannarino (6-2, 6-3, 6-2)
R32: Roger Federer def. David Nalbandian (6-4, 6-2, 6-4)
R16: Roger Federer def. Mikhail Youzhny (6-7, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3)
QF: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Roger Federer (3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4)

2012 Wimbledon - Roger Federer
R128: Roger Federer def. Albert Ramos (6-1, 6-1, 6-1)
R64: Roger Federer def. Fabio Fognini (6-1, 6-3, 6-2)
R32: Roger Federer def. Julien Benneteau (4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-1)
R16: Roger Federer def. Xavier Malisse (7-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3)
QF: Roger Federer def. Mikhail Youzhny (6-1, 6-2, 6-2)
SF: Roger Federer def. Novak Djokovic (6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3)
FR: Roger Federer def. Andy Murray (4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4)
 
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helloworld said:
Prime Becker and Edberg also would have no problem handling old man Thalassemia ridden Sampras. Prime Sampras is a different story.
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There's no evidence to supports prime Becker/Edberg would have beaten Sampras in 2001 4th round.
 
Mustard

Mustard

Bionic Poster
fed_rulz said:
yet Federer managed to do what Becker and Edberg couldn't -- beat Sampras at Wimbledon.
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Edberg never met Sampras at Wimbledon, but Edberg did beat Sampras at their only 2 major meetings (1992 US Open final, 1993 Australian Open semi final). All 7 of Becker's wins over Sampras were indoors. Becker leads Sampras 7-6 indoors, but Sampras won all 6 of their outdoor matches (including all 3 matches they had against each other at Wimbledon).
 
Goosehead

Goosehead

Legend
Mustard said:
Edberg never met Sampras at Wimbledon, but Edberg did beat Sampras at their only 2 major meetings (1992 US Open final, 1993 Australian Open semi final). All 7 of Becker's wins over Sampras were indoors. Becker leads Sampras 7-6 indoors, but Sampras won all 6 of their outdoor matches (including all 3 matches they had against each other at Wimbledon).
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its one of those matches on grass that would've been amazing to see..sampras vs edberg..:)

like at the french open..a borg vs mcenroe match on clay would be good at that time, but also retrospectively on youtube..but i cant see borg losing,:-|

if borg had kept going i suppose borg vs mcenroe THE 84 French wouldve been amazing..(a bit like evert v martina on clay)
 
Goosehead

Goosehead

Legend
wow.. :shock: its a bit surreal seeing a players whole wimbledon career results at once in one easy to view glance :)
 
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Prisoner of Birth

Banned
Mustard said:
How is he? Professional players weren't allowed to play a match at Wimbledon until a Wimbledon Pro tournament was organised in August 1967.
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I was referring to his comment on my threads.

And anyway, none of that matters. Things are how they are. Nobody has achieved what Federer has at Wimbledon. Am I the Wimbledon GOAT? No? Then nor is any of the pre-Open Era guys. Simple as that. That's how things work. Accept it.
 
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TMF

Talk Tennis Guru
LuckyR said:
Reread the title, this is not a GOAT thread, it's "who is the greatest Wimbledon player of all time?"
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You need to reread the OP's post and the poll. It's clearly has nothing to do with female tennis player.
 
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fed_rulz

Hall of Fame
Mustard said:
Edberg never met Sampras at Wimbledon, but Edberg did beat Sampras at their only 2 major meetings (1992 US Open final, 1993 Australian Open semi final). All 7 of Becker's wins over Sampras were indoors. Becker leads Sampras 7-6 indoors, but Sampras won all 6 of their outdoor matches (including all 3 matches they had against each other at Wimbledon).
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I know that Edberg never met Sampras at wimbledon; yet he is frequently counted as Pete's grass court competition.
 
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fed_rulz

Hall of Fame
Since # slams or finals don't seem to matter, it's a tossup b/n Federer and Borg (I choose Federer).

Sampras either faced jokers (Pioline), mental midgets (Ivanisevic, Stich) or over the hillers (Becker). Sorry, that doesn't count as competition.. it counts as a circus show.
 
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TMF

Talk Tennis Guru
fed_rulz said:
I know that Edberg never met Sampras at wimbledon; yet he is frequently counted as Pete's grass court competition.
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They also say Sampras had great cc players including Kuerten. But Kuerten never met Sampras on clay.
 
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Prisoner of Birth

Banned
TMF said:
They also say Sampras had great cc players including Kuerten. But Kuerten never met Sampras on clay.
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I find it funny how these Samprastards say Federer couldn't beat Nadal, a guy 5 years younger, but Federer's wins against Agassi are disregarded because he is 11 years older. Hypocrisy much? If Nadal's wins against Federer mean so much, so do Federer's wins against Agassi. And Federer dominated Agassi in a way Sampras never did. 8 wins in a row, including one or two on Agassi's best surface : Rebound Ace.
 
kiki

kiki

Banned
forzamilan90 said:
Thats kiki logic. Oh Kodes played in tough era against top players but look at his actual matches in GS draws won. Pathetic.
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Yes, it was pathetic the 73 Wimbledon that Kodes won over Connors,Borg and nastase.

So was his 1971 final, where he beat Nastase after beating Franulovic in the former round

Not to mention his 1971 FH final, beating the then almost untouchable John Newcombe.He also beat Ashe to finally lose a tough final to Smith...the same guy, then nº 1 in the world whom he defeated to earn a final place at the 1973 USO, where, this time, Newk got sweet revenge after being forced to play 5 exhilarating sets.

But yes, he was beating by secondary players like Smith at the 1972 Wimbledon semifinal, Connors at the 1974 Wimbledon and USO quarter finals, Orantes and Laver at the Italian Open finals of 1971 and 1972...and, of course, that shameful lose to unknown Bjorn Borg in the 1975 DC final ( held at Borg´s homeplace)
 
LuckyR

LuckyR

Legend
TMF said:
You need to reread the OP's post and the poll. It's clearly has nothing to do with female tennis player.
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Exactly my point. But since the tennis players with the Greatest Wimbledon Success happen to be female, it bears mentioning.

If the OP wants to qualify his title to "Who is the Greatest Male Wimbledon Singles player of all time" then so be it. But to be clear that would not be "who is the Greatest Wimbledon player of of all time".
 
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Prisoner of Birth

Banned
LuckyR said:
Exactly my point. But since the tennis players with the Greatest Wimbledon Success happen to be female, it bears mentioning.

If the OP wants to qualify his title to "Who is the Greatest Male Wimbledon Singles player of all time" then so be it. But to be clear that would not be "who is the Greatest Wimbledon player of of all time".
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Read my OP again. I clearly mentioned "Gentlemen". You're trolling.
 
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World Beater

Hall of Fame
Start da Game said:
rafter always owned fed.......wimbledon was slowed down in 2001.......ancic was an average serve and volleyer.......
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StartDaFAIL is back.

bastl and krajicek were demi-gods of grass.

poor krajicek had such tough competition as lorenzo manta. thats why he couldnt meet and kill pete more often at wimbledon.

and grass court warlords voltchkov, washington and pioline make this era's players look like clowns.
 
DragonBlaze

DragonBlaze

Hall of Fame
World Beater said:
StartDaFAIL is back.

bastl and krajicek were demi-gods of grass.

poor krajicek had such tough competition as lorenzo manta. thats why he couldnt meet and kill pete more often at wimbledon.

and grass court warlords voltchkov, washington and pioline make this era's players look like clowns.
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And banned just as quickly :lol:
 
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Tennusdude

Semi-Pro
Borg won 5 titles in a row and made the final of the sixth. He also won 6 French Open. Is anyone going to do that again? Is Rafa going to win 5 Wimbledons in a row? Sampras never won 6 French Open, not ever sure if he won 5 Wimbledons in a row. Its not easy to win 5 years in a row.
 
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Prisoner of Birth

Banned
Tennusdude said:
Borg won 5 titles in a row and made the final of the sixth. He also won 6 French Open. Is anyone going to do that again? Is Rafa going to win 5 Wimbledons in a row? Sampras never won 6 French Open, not ever sure if he won 5 Wimbledons in a row. Its not easy to win 5 years in a row.
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This thread has nothing to do with the French Open. Only Wimbledon counts. And at Wimbledon, Federer did everything Borg did (make 6 consecutive finals, winning 5 in a row) AND won 2 more Wimbledons later on. Borg doesn't even factor in.
 
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Amelie Mauresmo

Banned
Bill tilden all the way he made tennis famous in America and brought glamour to tennis. Big bill was also the first American to EVER win Wimbledon. Nobody in tennis history has crossed over to Hollywood and pop culture and is still talked about in the history books as Bill Tilden.
 
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