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
1969 US Open – Women's Singles 1969 US Open – Women's Singles Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Margaret Court. Court went on to win the title, defeating Nancy Richey in the final, 6–2, 6–2. This was Court's third Grand Slam title of the year, her third US Open title and her sixteenth Grand Slam overall. Court would went on to win the next five Grand Slams, setting a record for most consecutive Grand Slam titles in the Open Era at six. The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they