1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles a Grand Slam tournament since the 1985 US Open final. The tournament also featured the first appearances of future champions Pete Sampras and Michael Stich in the main draw. Mats Wilander was about to complete the career Grand Slam in his career and losing to McEnroe in the quarterfinals. Ivan Lendl "(Semifinals)" 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Boris Becker defeated the defending champion Stefan Edberg in the final, 6–0, 7–6, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships. The semi-final match between Ivan Lendl and eventual champion Becker became at the time the longest
2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Venus Williams was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating her sister Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. This was Venus's fifth Wimbledon title and her seventh Grand Slam singles title overall. This was also the second time she won a Grand Slam tournament without losing a set. The top four seeds, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova were in contention for the WTA No. 1 ranking. Ivanovic retained the top ranking despite losing in the