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The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply "Wimbledon", is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. Held every June or July (starts 6 weeks before the first Monday in August), the tournament is the third Grand Slam event played each year, preceded by the Australian Open and the French Open, and followed by the U.S. Open. Wimbledon (which is the only one of the Grand Slam events played on grass) lasts for two weeks, subject to extensions for rain.

 

The Championships were first played under the control of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in 1877 at a ground near Worple Road, Wimbledon; the only event held was Gentlemen's Singles. In 1884, the All England Club added Ladies' Singles and Gentlemen's Doubles. Ladies' Doubles and Mixed Doubles were added in 1913. The Championships moved to their present location, at a ground near Church Road, Wimbledon, in 1922. As with the other three Grand Slam events, Wimbledon was contested by top-ranked amateur players until the advent of the open era in tennis in 1968. Britons are very proud of the tournament but it is a source of national anguish and humour — no British man has won the singles event at Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936, and no British woman since Virginia Wade in 1977.

 

Here the latest Championships winners :

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1997	Pete Sampras	Cédric Pioline	6-4 6-2 6-4
1998	Pete Sampras	Goran Ivanisevic	6-7(2) 7-6(9) 6-4 3-6 6-2
1999	Pete Sampras	Andre Agassi	6-3 6-4 7-5
2000	Pete Sampras	Patrick Rafter	6-7(10) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2
2001	Goran Ivanisevic	Patrick Rafter	6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7
2002	Lleyton Hewitt	David Nalbandian	6-1 6-3 6-2
2003	Roger Federer	Mark Philippoussis	7-6(5) 6-2 7-6(3)
2004	Roger Federer	Andy Roddick	4-6 7-5 7-6(3) 6-4
2005	Roger Federer	Andy Roddick	6-2 7-6(2) 6-4
2006	Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal	6-0 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3
2007	Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal	7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2
2008	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 9-7
2009	Roger Federer	Andy Roddick	5-7 7-6(8) 7-6(5) 3-6 16-14
2010	Rafael Nadal	Tomas Berdych	6-3 7-5 6-4
2011	Novak Djokovic	Rafael Nadal	6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3
2012	Roger Federer	Andy Murray	4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
2013	Andy Murray	Novak Djokovic	6-4 7-5 6-4
2014	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer	6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4

 

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