2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Roger Federer. Federer defeated Andy Murray in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4, to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It was his seventh Wimbledon title and seventeenth Grand Slam title. With the win, Federer also regained the world No. 1 ranking. Federer thus equalled both William Renshaw and Pete Sampras' record of seven Wimbledon titles, as well as Sampras' record of 286 weeks as world No. 1; Federer broke the latter record on 16 July 2012.
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