1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Pete Sampras successfully defended his title, defeating Andre Agassi in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. With this win, his sixth at Wimbledon, Sampras broke Björn Borg's then open era record of five Wimbledon titles, and equalled Roy Emerson's then record of twelve Grand Slam titles. Sampras' victory over Agassi in the final is often cited as one of the greatest performances in a Wimbledon final. However, despite his victory, Sampras lost his No. 1 ranking when the ATP rankings were updated a
1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Ann Jones was the defending champion, but she did not defend her title as she had retired from Grand Slam singles competition. Margaret Court won the title, defeating Billie Jean King in the final, 14–12, 11–9. This was Court's third Wimbledon title, her third Grand Slam of the year, her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title and her nineteenth Grand Slam overall. Court became the first woman to complete the Career Grand Slam in the Open Era. She would win the remaining Grand Slam of the year, thus also becoming the first woman to complete