List of Wimbledon singles finalists during the open era - wikipedia List of Wimbledon singles finalists during the open era Wimbledon Championships ( Open Era ) Singles Finalists Location London United Kingdom Created 1968 ( 50 finals, including 2017 ) Men 's Most 11 : Roger Federer Men 's Most Consecutive 7 : Roger Federer Women 's Most 12 : Martina Navratilova Women 's Most Consecutive 9 : Martina Navratilova Most Meetings Men 's ( 3 times ) : Edberg vs. Becker ( 2 - 1 ) Federer vs. Roddick ( 3 - 0 ) Federer vs. Nadal ( 2 - 1 ) Women 's ( 5 times ) : Navratilova vs. Evert ( 5 - 0 ) Official website Main article : The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon is a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Wimbledon, England, United Kingdom at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in the area of SW19. Since 1968, this tournament become open to professionals, and it joined the Open Era of tennis. The men who have reached the final at least four times during the open era are Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Goran Ivanišević, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. Connors reached the final six times between 1974 and 1984 but won only two titles. Borg reached six consecutive finals between 1976 and 1981 and won all but the last final. McEnroe reached five consecutive finals from 1980 through 1984, and won three titles. Becker won three titles out of seven finals between 1985 and 1995. Ivanišević reached four finals between 1992 and 2001, and finally won in 2001. Sampras never lost a final, and he took seven titles between 1993 and 2000. Federer has appeared in a record eleven finals overall, of which seven were consecutive from 2003 through 2009 ; he won six of them and he also won in 2012 and 2017. Nadal has made five appearances in the Wimbledon finals from 2006 - 2008, and from 2010 to 2011, of which he won two. Since 2011, Djokovic has made five finals appearances, and four were wins and one a loss. The women who have reached the final at least four times during the open era are Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams. King appeared in three consecutive finals from 1968 through 1970, of which she won only in 1968, before she took the victory in her last three finals in 1972, 1973, and 1975. Goolagong Cawley reached five finals between 1971 and 1980 but won only her first and last finals. Evert reached ten finals out of 13 years between 1973 and 1985 but won only three titles. Navratilova won nine of her 12 finals between 1978 and 1994. Graf reached nine finals between 1987 and 1999, which she won seven times. Since 2000, Venus Williams has won the final five times in nine attempts. Her sister Serena Williams has also appeared in ten finals since 2002, in which she won seven titles. Contents 1 Gentlemen 1.1 Most recent final 1.2 Multiple - time opponents in the open era 1.3 Most consecutive finals in the open era 2 Ladies 2.1 Most recent final 2.2 Multiple - time opponents in the open era 2.3 Most consecutive finals in the open era 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links Gentlemen See also : List of Wimbledon Gentlemen 's Singles champions During the 51 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 40 men have reached the Wimbledon gentlemen 's singles final. The final has included men from 18 different nationalities. The most represented nations are the United States and Australia with Sweden, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Serbia represented to a lesser extent. * = Champion Roger Federer has been a record eleven - time finalist ( eight wins, three losses ). Pete Sampras was a seven - time finalist ( all wins ). Boris Becker was a seven - time finalist ( four losses, three wins ). Björn Borg was a six - time finalist ( five wins, one loss ). Player Nationality Finals Win - Loss Year ( s ) Roger Federer Switzerland 11 8 -- 3 2003 *, 2004 *, 2005 *, 2006 *, 2007 *, 2008, 2009 *, 2012 *, 2014, 2015, 2017 * Pete Sampras United States 7 7 -- 0 1993 *, 1994 *, 1995 *, 1997 *, 1998 *, 1999 *, 2000 * Boris Becker Germany 7 3 -- 4 1985 *, 1986 *, 1988, 1989 *, 1990, 1991, 1995 Björn Borg Sweden 6 5 -- 1 1976 *, 1977 *, 1978 *, 1979 *, 1980 *, 1981 Jimmy Connors United States 6 2 -- 4 1974 *, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982 *, 1984 Novak Djokovic Serbia 5 4 -- 1 2011 *, 2013, 2014 *, 2015 *, 2018 * John McEnroe United States 5 3 -- 2 1980, 1981 *, 1982, 1983 *, 1984 * Rafael Nadal Spain 5 2 -- 3 2006, 2007, 2008 *, 2010 *, 2011 Goran Ivanišević Croatia 1 -- 3 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001 * John Newcombe Australia 2 -- 1 1969, 1970 *, 1971 * Stefan Edberg Sweden 2 -- 1 1988 *, 1989, 1990 * Andy Murray United Kingdom 2 -- 1 2012, 2013 *, 2016 * Andy Roddick United States 0 -- 3 2004, 2005, 2009 Rod Laver Australia 2 -- 0 1968 *, 1969 * Stan Smith United States 1 -- 1 1971, 1972 * Andre Agassi United States 1 -- 1 1992 *, 1999 Ken Rosewall Australia 0 -- 2 1970, 1974 Ilie Năstase Romania 0 -- 2 1972, 1976 Ivan Lendl Czechoslovakia 0 -- 2 1986, 1987 Patrick Rafter Australia 0 -- 2 2000, 2001 Jan Kodeš Czechoslovakia 1 -- 0 1973 * Arthur Ashe United States 1 -- 0 1975 * Pat Cash Australia 1 -- 0 1987 * Michael Stich Germany 1 -- 0 1991 * Richard Krajicek Netherlands 1 -- 0 1996 * Lleyton Hewitt Australia 1 -- 0 2002 * Tony Roche Australia 0 -- 1 1968 Alex Metreveli Soviet Union 0 -- 1 1973 Roscoe Tanner United States 0 -- 1 1979 Chris Lewis New Zealand 0 -- 1 Kevin Curren United States 0 -- 1 1985 Jim Courier United States 0 -- 1 1993 MaliVai Washington United States 0 -- 1 Cédric Pioline France 0 -- 1 1997 David Nalbandian Argentina 0 -- 1 2002 Mark Philippoussis Australia 0 -- 1 2003 Tomáš Berdych Czech Republic 0 -- 1 Milos Raonic Canada 0 -- 1 2016 Marin Čilić Croatia 0 -- 1 2017 Kevin Anderson South Africa 0 -- 0 2018 Most recent final Year Nationality Winner Nationality Runner - up 2018 Serbia Novak Djokovic South Africa Kevin Anderson Multiple - time opponents in the open era Opponents Record Finals meetings Most Wins Most Losses Björn Borg Jimmy Connors 2 -- 0 1977, 1978 Björn Borg John McEnroe 2 -- 1 1980 ( Borg ), 1981 ( McEnroe ) Jimmy Connors vs John McEnroe 1 -- 1 1982 ( Connors ), 1984 ( McEnroe ) Stefan Edberg Boris Becker 2 -- 1 1988 ( Edberg ), 1989 ( Becker ), 1990 ( Edberg ) Pete Sampras Goran Ivanišević 2 -- 0 1994, 1998 Roger Federer Andy Roddick 3 -- 0 2004, 2005, 2009 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal 2 -- 1 2006 ( Federer ), 2007 ( Federer ), 2008 ( Nadal ) Novak Djokovic Roger Federer 2 -- 0 2014, 2015 Most consecutive finals in the open era Country Player Number Years Results Won Lost Switzerland Roger Federer 7 2003 -- 09 6 Sweden Björn Borg 6 1976 -- 81 5 United States John McEnroe 5 1980 -- 84 Germany Boris Becker 1988 -- 91 United States Pete Sampras 1997 -- 2000 0 Australia John Newcombe 1969 -- 71 Sweden Stefan Edberg 1988 -- 90 United States Pete Sampras 1993 -- 95 0 Spain Rafael Nadal 2006 -- 08 Serbia Novak Djokovic 2013 -- 15 Australia Rod Laver 1968 -- 69 0 United States Stan Smith 1971 -- 72 United States Jimmy Connors 1974 -- 75 United States Jimmy Connors 1977 -- 78 0 Germany Boris Becker 1985 -- 86 0 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1986 -- 87 0 Australia Patrick Rafter 2000 -- 01 0 United States Andy Roddick 2004 -- 05 0 Spain Rafael Nadal 2010 -- 11 United Kingdom Andy Murray 2012 -- 13 Switzerland Roger Federer 2014 -- 15 0 Bolded Years ^ indicates Active or Current Streak Ladies See also : List of Wimbledon Ladies ' Singles champions During the 51 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 35 women have reached the Wimbledon ladies ' singles final. The final has included women from 15 different nationalities. The United States is the most represented by a large margin, with Australia, Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic, Spain, and France represented to a lesser extent. * = Champion Martina Navratilova was a twelve - time finalist ( nine wins, three losses ). Serena Williams has been a ten - time finalist ( seven wins, three losses ). Chris Evert was a ten - time finalist ( seven losses, three wins ). Steffi Graf was a nine - time finalist ( seven wins, two losses ). Venus Williams has been a nine - time finalist ( five wins, four losses ). Player Nationality Finals Win - Loss Year ( s ) Martina Navratilova United States 12 9 -- 3 1978 *, 1979 *, 1982 *, 1983 *, 1984 *, 1985 *, 1986 *, 1987 *, 1988, 1989, 1990 *, 1994 Serena Williams United States 10 7 -- 3 2002 *, 2003 *, 2004, 2008, 2009 *, 2010 *, 2012 *, 2015 *, 2016 *, 2018 Chris Evert United States 10 3 -- 7 1973, 1974 *, 1976 *, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 *, 1982, 1984, 1985 Steffi Graf Germany 9 7 -- 2 1987, 1988 *, 1989 *, 1991 *, 1992 *, 1993 *, 1995 *, 1996 *, 1999 Venus Williams United States 9 5 -- 4 2000 *, 2001 *, 2002, 2003, 2005 *, 2007 *, 2008 *, 2009, 2017 Billie Jean King United States 6 4 -- 2 1968 *, 1969, 1970, 1972 *, 1973 *, 1975 * Evonne Goolagong Cawley Australia 5 2 -- 3 1971 *, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1980 * Jana Novotná Czech Republic 1 -- 2 1993, 1997, 1998 * Lindsay Davenport United States 1 -- 2 1999 *, 2000, 2005 Petra Kvitová Czech Republic 2 -- 0 2011 *, 2014 * Margaret Court Australia 1 -- 1 1970 *, 1971 Maria Sharapova Russia 1 -- 1 2004 *, 2011 Marion Bartoli France 1 -- 1 2007, 2013 * Garbiñe Muguruza Spain 1 -- 1 2015, 2017 * Angelique Kerber Germany 1 -- 1 2016, 2018 * Hana Mandlíková Czechoslovakia 0 -- 2 1981, 1986 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain 0 -- 2 1995, 1996 Justine Henin Belgium 0 -- 2 2001, 2006 Ann Haydon - Jones United Kingdom 1 -- 0 1969 * Virginia Wade United Kingdom 1 -- 0 1977 * Conchita Martínez Spain 1 -- 0 1994 * Martina Hingis Switzerland 1 -- 0 1997 * Amélie Mauresmo France 1 -- 0 2006 * Judy Tegart Dalton Australia 0 -- 1 1968 Olga Morozova Soviet Union 0 -- 1 Betty Stöve Netherlands 0 -- 1 1977 Andrea Jaeger United States 0 -- 1 Zina Garrison United States 0 -- 1 1990 Gabriela Sabatini Argentina 0 -- 1 1991 Monica Seles Serbia and Montenegro 0 -- 1 1992 Nathalie Tauziat France 0 -- 1 1998 Vera Zvonareva Russia 0 -- 1 Agnieszka Radwańska Poland 0 -- 1 2012 Sabine Lisicki Germany 0 -- 1 2013 Eugenie Bouchard Canada 0 -- 1 2014 Most recent final Year Nationality Winner Nationality Runner - up 2018 Germany Angelique Kerber United States Serena Williams Multiple - time opponents in the open era Opponents Record Finals meetings Most Wins Most Losses Billie Jean King Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2 -- 0 1972, 1975 Evonne Goolagong Cawley vs. Chris Evert 1 -- 1 1976 ( Evert ), 1980 ( Cawley ) Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 5 -- 0 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985 Steffi Graf Martina Navratilova 2 -- 1 1987 ( Navratilova ), 1988 ( Graf ), 1989 ( Graf ) Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 -- 0 1995, 1996 Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport 2 -- 0 2000, 2005 Serena Williams Venus Williams 3 -- 1 2002 ( Serena ), 2003 ( Serena ), 2008 ( Venus ), 2009 ( Serena ) Serena Williams vs. Angelique Kerber 1 -- 1 2016 ( Williams ), 2018 ( Kerber ) Most consecutive finals in the open era Country Player Number Years Results Won Lost United States Martina Navratilova 9 1982 -- 90 7 United States Chris Evert 5 1978 -- 82 United States Venus Williams 2000 -- 03 United States Billie Jean King 1968 -- 70 Germany Steffi Graf 1987 -- 89 Germany Steffi Graf 1991 -- 93 0 United States Serena Williams 2002 -- 04 United States Venus Williams 2007 -- 09 United States Serena Williams 2008 -- 10 Australia Margaret Court 1970 -- 71 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1971 -- 72 United States Billie Jean King 1972 -- 73 0 United States Chris Evert 1973 -- 74 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1975 -- 76 0 United States Martina Navratilova 1978 -- 79 0 United States Chris Evert 1984 -- 85 0 Germany Steffi Graf 1995 -- 96 0 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995 -- 96 0 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 1997 -- 98 United States Lindsay Davenport 1999 -- 2000 United States Serena Williams 2015 -- 16 0 Bolded Years ^ indicates Active or Current Streak See also Tennis portal List of Australian Open singles finalists during the open era List of French Open singles finalists during the open era List of US Open singles finalists during the open era Notes Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia but lost her citizenship in 1975. She became a United States citizen in 1981. Her Czech citizenship was restored in 2008. Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia but became a United States citizen in 1994. References ^ Jump up to : AELTC. `` Event Guide - History, History of The Championships ''. The Championships, Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 2010 - 03 - 15. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 02. ^ Jump up to : AELTC. `` History - Rolls of Honour, Men 's Singles Finals 1877 - 2008 ''. The Championships, Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 26. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 02. ^ Jump up to : AELTC. `` History - Rolls of Honour, Ladies ' Singles Finals 1877 - 2008 ''. The Championships, Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 2010 - 04 - 28. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ Reid, Tim ( 12 March 2008 ). `` Martina Navratilova gets passport on rebound ''. The Times. London. Retrieved 10 December 2009. Jump up ^ Cherry, Gene ( 2009 - 07 - 11 ). `` Monica Seles inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame ''. Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2009. 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Question: who has won the most wimbledon singles titles with 9
Answer: Martina Navratilova