1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles protest to their country's conflict with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands. John McEnroe "(Final)" Yannick Noah withdrew due to injury. He was replaced in the draw by Lucky Loser Richard Meyer. 1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Jimmy Connors defeated John McEnroe in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships. A number of players were absent from this tournament for various reasons. This included five-time champion Björn Borg, who refused to play after Wimbledon officials required him to play in a qualifier tournament due to being
2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles at age 47, the oldest player in the Open Era to win a main draw match at Wimbledon. Serena Williams "(Final)" 2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Maria Sharapova defeated the two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships. This victory was hailed by the media as "the most stunning upset in memory". Serena Williams was attempting to become the first player to win the women's singles tournament three consecutive times since Steffi Graf was champion in 1991, 1992 and 1993. With this win, Sharapova, who