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
1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati. Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. After splitting the first two sets, Sabatini served twice for the title, and was two points away from her second Grand Slam win before Graf rallied. With the victory, Graf captured her third Wimbledon Singles Championship, while it proved to be Sabatini's third and final appearance in a Grand Slam final. Steffi Graf (Champion) The original #1