Wimbledon came into being in the year 1877, with the men's single being its debut tournament. In fact, for the next seven years, it continued to be the only championship being organized as a part of Wimbledon. It was only in 1884 that Men's Doubles category and Women's Singles Category were added. Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship had Spencer Gore as its first winner, who beat William Marshall with sets of 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. More recently, Rafael Nadal won the championship in 2008, beating Roger Federer. Since 1877, Wimbledon Men's Singles have been played every year, with the exception of the time when World War I and II were being fought. In the following lines, we have provided the complete list of Wimbledon Men's Singles Winners, till date.
List Of Wimbledon Men's Single Champions
Spencer Gore is the first name in the list of Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions. Let us explore more on Wimbledon Men's Singles Winners.
Wimbledon Men's Singles Winners
| Year | Champions | Runner-ups | Score |
| 1877 | Spencer Gore | William Marshall | 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1878 | Frank Hadow | Spencer Gore | 7-5, 6-1, 9-7 |
| 1879 | John Hartley | Vere St. Leger Goold | 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1880 | John Hartley | Herbert Lawford | 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 |
| 1881 | William Renshaw | John Hartley | 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1882 | William Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1883 | William Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1884 | William Renshaw | Herbert Lawford | 6-0, 6-4, 9-7 |
| 1885 | William Renshaw | Herbert Lawford | 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 |
| 1886 | William Renshaw | Herbert Lawford | 6-0, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1887 | Herbert Lawford | Ernest Renshaw | 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1888 | Ernest Renshaw | Herbert Lawford | 6-3, 7-5, 6-0 |
| 1889 | William Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 |
| 1890 | Willoughby Hamilton | William Renshaw | 6-8, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1891 | Wilfred Baddeley | Joshua Pim | 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, 6-0 |
| 1892 | Wilfred Baddeley | Joshua Pim | 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1893 | Joshua Pim | Wilfred Baddeley | 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1894 | Joshua Pim | Wilfred Baddeley | 10-8, 6-2, 8-6 |
| 1895 | Wilfred Baddeley | Wilberforce Eaves | 4-6, 2-6, 8-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1896 | Harold Mahoney | Wilfred Baddeley | 6-2, 6-8, 5-7, 8-6, 6-3 |
| 1897 | Reginald Doherty | Harold Mahoney | 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1898 | Reginald Doherty | Lawrence Doherty | 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1 |
| 1899 | Reginald Doherty | Arthur Gore | 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1900 | Reginald Doherty | Sydney Smith | 6-8, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1901 | Arthur Gore | Reginald Doherty | 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1902 | Lawrence Doherty | Arthur Gore | 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 |
| 1903 | Lawrence Doherty | Frank Riseley | 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1904 | Lawrence Doherty | Frank Riseley | 6-1, 7-5, 8-6 |
| 1905 | Lawrence Doherty | Norman Brookes | 8-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1906 | Lawrence Doherty | Frank Riseley | 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1907 | Norman Brookes | Arthur Gore | 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1908 | Arthur Gore | H. Roper Barrett | 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 1909 | Arthur Gore | Josiah Ritchie | 6-8, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1910 | Anthony Wilding | Arthur Gore | 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 |
| 1911 | Anthony Wilding | H. Roper Barrett | 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2 retired |
| 1912 | Anthony Wilding | Arthur Gore | 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1913 | Anthony Wilding | Maurice McLoughlin | 8-6, 6-3, 10-8 |
| 1914 | Norman Brookes | Anthony Wilding | 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1915 - 1918 : No competition (World War I) | |||
| 1919 | Gerald Patterson | Norman Brookes | 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1920 | Bill Tilden | Gerald Patterson | 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1921 | Bill Tilden | Brian Norton | 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, 7-5 |
| 1922 | Gerald Patterson | Randolph Lycett | 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1923 | Bill Johnston | Frank Hunter | 6-0, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1924 | Jean Borotra | René Lacoste | 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 1925 | René Lacoste | Jean Borotra | 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6 |
| 1926 | Jean Borotra | Howard Kinsey | 8-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1927 | Henri Cochet | Jean Borotra | 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1928 | René Lacoste | Henri Cochet | 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1929 | Henri Cochet | Jean Borotra | 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1930 | Bill Tilden | Wilmer Allison, Jr. | 6-3, 9-7, 6-4 |
| 1931 | Sidney Wood | Frank Shields | walkover |
| 1932 | Ellsworth Vines | Bunny Austin | 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1933 | Jack Crawford | Ellsworth Vines | 4-6, 11-9, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 |
| 1934 | Fred Perry | Jack Crawford | 6-3, 6-0, 7-5 |
| 1935 | Fred Perry | Gottfried von Cramm | 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1936 | Fred Perry | Gottfried von Cramm | 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1937 | Don Budge | Gottfried von Cramm | 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1938 | Don Budge | Bunny Austin | 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 |
| 1939 | Bobby Riggs | Elwood Cooke | 2-6, 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1940 - 1945 : No competition (World War II) | |||
| 1946 | Yvon Petra | Geoff Brown | 6-2, 6-4, 7-9, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 1947 | Jack Kramer | Tom Brown | 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1948 | Bob Falkenburg | John Bromwich | 7-5, 0-6, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 |
| 1949 | Ted Schroeder | Jaroslav Drobný | 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1950 | Budge Patty | Frank Sedgman | 6-1, 8-10, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1951 | Dick Savitt | Ken McGregor | 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1952 | Frank Sedgman | Jaroslav Drobný | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1953 | Vic Seixas | Kurt Nielsen | 9-7, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1954 | Jaroslav Drobný | Ken Rosewall | 13-11, 4-6, 6-2, 9-7 |
| 1955 | Tony Trabert | Kurt Nielsen | 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1956 | Lew Hoad | Ken Rosewall | 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1957 | Lew Hoad | Ashley Cooper | 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1958 | Ashley Cooper | Neale Fraser | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 13-11 |
| 1959 | Alex Olmedo | Rod Laver | 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1960 | Neale Fraser | Rod Laver | 6-4, 3-6, 9-7, 7-5 |
| 1961 | Rod Laver | Chuck McKinley | 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1962 | Rod Laver | Marty Mulligan | 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1963 | Chuck McKinley | Fred Stolle | 9-7, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1964 | Roy Emerson | Fred Stolle | 6-1, 12-10, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1965 | Roy Emerson | Fred Stolle | 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1966 | Manolo Santana | Dennis Ralston | 6-4, 11-9, 6-4 |
| 1967 | John Newcombe | Wilhelm P. Bungert | 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1968 | Rod Laver | Tony Roche | 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | John Newcombe | 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1970 | John Newcombe | ken Rosewall | 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 1971 | John Newcombe | Stan Smith | 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1972 | Stan Smith | Ilie Năstase | 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 |
| 1973 | Jan Kodeš | Alex Metreveli | 6-1, 9-8, 6-3 |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Ken Rosewall | 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1975 | Arthur Ashe | Jimmy Connors | 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 1976 | Björn Borg | Ilie Năstase | 6-4, 6-2, 9-7 |
| 1977 | Björn Borg | Jimmy Connors | 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 1978 | Björn Borg | Jimmy Connors | 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1979 | Björn Borg | Roscoe Tanner | 6-7(4), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1980 | Björn Borg | John McEnroe | 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(16), 8-6 |
| 1981 | John McEnroe | Björn Borg | 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(4), 6-4 |
| 1982 | Jimmy Connors | John McEnroe | 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 6-4 |
| 1983 | John McEnroe | Chris Lewis | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1984 | John McEnroe | Jimmy Connors | 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1985 | Boris Becker | Kevin Curren | 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| 1986 | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl | 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1987 | Pat Cash | Ivan Lendl | 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1988 | Stefan Edberg | Boris Becker | 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1989 | Boris Becker | Stefan Edberg | 6-0, 7-6(1), 6-4 |
| 1990 | Stefan Edberg | Boris Becker | 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 1991 | Michael Stich | Boris Becker | 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-4 |
| 1992 | Andre Agassi | Goran Ivanišević | 6-7(8), 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 |
| 1993 | Pete Sampras | Jim Courier | 7-6(3), 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras | Goran Ivanišević | 7-6(2), 7-6(5), 6-0 |
| 1995 | Pete Sampras | Boris Becker | 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1996 | Richard Krajicek | MaliVai Washington | 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1997 | Pete Sampras | Cédric Pioline | 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1998 | Pete Sampras | Goran Ivanišević | 6-7(2), 7-6(9), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1999 | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi | 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 2000 | Pete Sampras | Patrick Rafter | 6-7(10), 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2001 | Goran Ivanišević | Patrick Rafter | 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7 |
| 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt | David Nalbandian | 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2003 | Roger Federer | Mark Philippoussis | 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(3) |
| 2004 | Roger Federer | Andy Roddick | 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| 2005 | Roger Federer | Andy Roddick | 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-4 |
| 2006 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | 6-0, 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 6-3 |
| 2007 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(7), 4-6, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-2 |
| 2008 | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(8), 9-7 |
| 2009 | Roger Federer | Andy Roddick | 5-7, 7-6(8-6), 7-6(7-5), 3-6, 16-14 |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal | Tomáš Berdych | 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 2011 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 |
| 2012 | Roger Federer | Andy Murray | 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2013 | Andy Murray | Novak Djokovic | 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 2014 | Novak Djokovic | Roger Federer | 6-7(7-9), 6-4, 7-6(7-4), 5-7, 6-4 |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic | Roger Federer | 7-6(7-1), 6-7(10-12), 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2016 | Andy Murray | Milos Raonic | 6-4, 7-6(7-3), 7-6(7-2) |
| 2017 | Roger Federer | Marin Čilić | 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 2018 | Novak Djokovic | Kevin Anderson | 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(7-3) |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic | Roger Federer | 7-6(7-5), 1-6, 7-6(7-4), 4-6, 13-12(7-3) |
