1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Pete Sampras successfully defended his title, defeating Andre Agassi in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. With this win, his sixth at Wimbledon, Sampras broke Björn Borg's then open era record of five Wimbledon titles, and equalled Roy Emerson's then record of twelve Grand Slam titles. Sampras' victory over Agassi in the final is often cited as one of the greatest performances in a Wimbledon final. However, despite his victory, Sampras lost his No. 1 ranking when the ATP rankings were updated a
2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles in contention for the ATP no. 1 singles ranking at the start of the tournament for the second time. By winning his semifinal match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the final, Djokovic gained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time, which marked the first time that neither Federer nor Nadal was ranked No. 1 since 2 February 2004. This Grand Slam was two-time French Open finalist Robin Söderling's last Grand Slam before being diagnosed with mononucleosis and eventually retiring from tennis. Rafael Nadal "(Final)" 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Novak Djokovic defeated the defending champion Rafael Nadal