2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Pete Sampras was a record seven-time (and four-time defending) champion, but he lost in the fourth round to 19-year-old Roger Federer. The Sampras-Federer match was the only time the two tennis legends ever competed against each other in any ATP event as active tour players. This was the first Grand Slam tournament at which Federer was seeded. Sampras was also attempting to equal Björn Borg's 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles. Goran Ivanišević defeated Pat Rafter in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 to win the Wimbledon title. Ivanišević became the first unseeded player to
Ace (tennis) 1,477 in 1996. He also has the second most in a tournament with 213 when he won the 2001 Wimbledon title. Roger Federer hit 50 aces in the 2009 Wimbledon final, the record for a Grand Slam final. He is also third on the career list. Serena Williams holds the record for most aces in a tournament with 102 en route to winning the 2012 Wimbledon title. Karolína Plíšková has the most aces in a single season with 530 in 2016, which broke her own record of 517 in 2015. Ace (tennis) In tennis, an ace is a legal serve