1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 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 absent from the tour injured for most of 1982; Ivan Lendl and Eliot Teltscher both withdrew citing difficulty playing on grass courts; and Argentinian players Guillermo Vilas and José Luis Clerc withdrew in
1992 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 1992 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Steffi Graf successfully defended her title, defeating Monica Seles in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships. It was Graf's fourth Wimbledon title overall, and it was Seles' best career finish at a Wimbledon. Seles was going for a 4th consecutive Grand Slam title, having won the US Open, Australian Open, and French Open in succession. This would also be the only Grand Slam match that Seles would lose in 1992, thus preventing her from completing the calendar year, and ultimately career, Grand Slam. Monica