Men’s Wimbledon Winners

Rafael Nadal had Paris and Roger Federer owned London — until 2008, at least. Federer’s record-tying run of five consecutive Wimbledon men’s titles came to an end in ‘08 as Nadal won an epic five-set final, holding off Federer 9-7 in the final set after the Swiss rallied from an early two-set deficit.

Federer won an epic of his own in 2009, outlasting American Andy Roddick, 16-14, in the deciding fifth set to claim his sixth Wimbledon crown. In the process, Federer claimed the 15th Grand Slam title of his career, surpassing Pete Sampras for the all-time lead in Grand Slam wins.

Here’s a list of recent Wimbledon champions, including Sampras’ own run of excellence:

2009 — Roger Federer, Switzerland

2008 — Rafael Nadal, Spain

2007 — Roger Federer, Switzerland

2006 — Roger Federer, Switzerland

2005 — Roger Federer, Switzerland

2004 — Roger Federer, Switzerland

2003 — Roger Federer, Switzerland

2002 — Lleyton Hewitt, Great Britain

2001 — Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia

2000 — Pete Sampras, USA

1999 — Pete Sampras, USA

1998 — Pete Sampras, USA

1997 — Pete Sampras, USA

1996 – Richard Krajicek, The Netherlands

1995 — Pete Sampras, USA

1994 — Pete Sampras, USA

1993 — Pete Sampras, USA

Source: Wimbledon.org

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