2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final to avoid being the first male player since his coach Ivan Lendl to lose his first four finals. The 2012 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the third Grand Slam final that Federer and Murray had contested. Federer had won both previous finals, at the 2008 US Open and the 2010 Australian Open. Since Federer's victory at the 2010 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had combined to win nine consecutive major tournaments, and had competed head-to-head in the last four consecutive finals. Nadal, however, had suffered a second round defeat to world no. 100 Lukas Rosol. Federer, on the
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