2000 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2000 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Pete Sampras successfully defended his title for the fourth consecutive year, defeating Pat Rafter in the final, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. Sampras' 7th Wimbledon title equalled William Renshaw's record, and was an Open Era record in the Gentleman's Singles until 2017, when Roger Federer won his 8th title. His victory was his 13th Grand Slam title, surpassing Roy Emerson as the overall leader in Grand Slam singles titles. This was to be Sampras' last Wimbledon title. With his first round victory against
1994 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 1994 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the three-time defending champion but lost in the first round to Lori McNeil, ending her streak of thirty-one consecutive quarter-final appearances dating back to the 1985 US Open. This also marked the first time in the Open Era that a Grand Slam defending champion had lost in the first round. The defending Grand Slam champion would not lose in the first round until the 2003 Australian Open. Conchita Martínez defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the title. It was Martínez's only Grand Slam title, and Navratilova's