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    (Reuters) - List of Wimbledon men's singles champions since 1922:

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    2008 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 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 Andy Roddick (United States) 6-2 7-6(2) 6-4

    2004 Federer beat Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) 6-4

    2003 Federer beat Mark Philippousis (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 Ivanisevic (Croatia) Pat Rafter (Australia) 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7

    2000 Pete Sampras (United States) beat Rafter 6-7(10) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2

    1999 Sampras beat Andre Agassi (United States) 6-3 6-4 7-5

    1998 Sampras beat Ivanisevic 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 (United States) 6-3 6-4 6-3

    1995 Sampras beat Boris Becker (Germany) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-2

    1994 Sampras beat Ivanisevic 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-0

    1993 Sampras beat Jim Courier (United States) 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3

    1992 Agassi beat Ivanisevic 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 (United States) 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-4

    1984 John McEnroe (United States) beat Jimmy Connors (United States) 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 (United States) 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 (United States) 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 (United States) beat Nastase 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5

    1971 John Newcombe (Australia) beat Stan Smith (United States) 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 (United States) 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 (United States) 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 (United States) 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 (United States) 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 (United States) 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 (United States) beat Ken McGregor (Australia) 6-4 6-4 6-4

    1950 Budge Patty (United States) Frank Sedgman (Australia) 6-1

    -10 6-2 6-3

    1949 Ted Schroeder (United States) beat Drobny 3-6 6-0 6-3 4-6 6-4

    1948 Bob Falkenburg (United States) beat John Bromwich (Australia) 7-5 0-6 6-2 3-6 7-5

    1947 Jack Kramer (United States) beat Tom Brown (United States) 6-1 6-3 6-2

    1946 Yvon Petra (France) beat Geoff Brown (Australia) 6-2 6-4 7-9 5-7 6-4

    1945-1940 No tournament held

    1939 Bobby Riggs (United States) beat Elwood Cooke (United States) 2-6 8-6 3-6 6-3 6-2

    1938 Donald Budge (United States) 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 (United States) 4-6 11-9 6-2 2-6 6-4

    1932 Vines beat Austin 6-2 6-2 6-0

    1931 Sidney Wood (United States) beat Frank Shields (United States) walk over

    1930 William Tilden (United States) beat Wilmer Allison (United States) 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 (United States) 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 (United States) beat Frank Hunter (United States) 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.

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    (Editing by Tom Pilcher)



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