1936 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles 1936 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles Fred Perry defeated Don Budge 2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 1–6, 10–8 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1936 U.S. National Championships. It would be Perry's final Grand Slam tournament victory, as well as his final appearance before turning professional. Perry's victory would be the last for a British man in a Grand Slam singles event until Andy Murray won the successor to this tournament, the US Open, in 2012. The seeded players are listed below. Fred Perry is the champion; others show the round in which they were
2004 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2004 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Roger Federer successfully defended his title, defeating Andy Roddick in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships. This tournament marked the beginning of Federer's record streak of reaching 23 consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals and 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals (in which he made 19 finals and won 14 slams). This tournament was the final Grand Slam appearance of 2001 champion Goran Ivanišević, having announced his decision to retire once he finished competing at this edition of the Championships. His last match, in the