Remembering the semi-finalists

[Panda]

A lot of people remember winners, some remember the runners-up but not so many remember the semi-finalists from major sporting events.

This thread will remind you of the finals we never got to see...


#1. WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP (Crucible era) (actual final in brackets)
1977 - John Pulman v Dennis Taylor (John Spencer bt Cliff Thorburn)
1978 - Eddie Charlton v Fred Davis (Ray Reardon bt Perrie Mans)
1979 - Eddie Charlton v John Virgo (Terry Griffiths bt Dennis Taylor)
1980 - David Taylor v Kirk Stevens (Cliff Thorburn bt Alex Higgins)
1981 - Cliff Thorburn v Ray Reardon (Steve Davis bt Doug Mountjoy)
1982 - Jimmy White v Eddie Charlton (Alex Higgins bt Ray Reardon)
1983 - Alex Higgins v Tony Knowles (Steve Davis bt Cliff Thorburn)
1984 - Dennis Taylor v Kirk Stevens (Steve Davis bt Jimmy White)
1985 - Tony Knowles v Ray Reardon (Dennis Taylor bt Steve Davis)
1986 - Tony Knowles v Cliff Thorburn (Joe Johnson bt Steve Davis)
1987 - Jimmy White v Neal Foulds (Steve Davis bt Joe Johnson)
1988 - Cliff Thorburn v Jimmy White (Steve Davis bt Terry Griffiths)
1989 - Stephen Hendry v Tony Meo (Steve Davis bt John Parrott)
1990 - John Parrott v Steve Davis (Stephen Hendry bt Jimmy White)
1991 - Steve Davis v Steve James (John Parrott bt Jimmy White)
1992 - Terry Griffiths v Alan McManus (Stephen Hendry bt Jimmy White)
1993 - Alan McManus v James Wattana (Stephen Hendry bt Jimmy White)
1994 - Steve Davis v Darren Morgan (Stephen Hendry bt Jimmy White)
1995 - Jimmy White v Andy Hicks (Stephen Hendry bt Nigel Bond)
1996 - Nigel Bond v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Stephen Hendry bt Peter Ebdon)
1997 - Alain Robidoux v James Wattana (Ken Doherty bt Stephen Hendry)
1998 - Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mark Williams (John Higgins bt Ken Doherty)
1999 - Ronnie O'Sullivan v John Higgins (Stephen Hendry bt Mark Williams)
2000 - John Higgins v Joe Swail (Mark Williams bt Matthew Stevens)
2001 - Joe Swail v Matthew Stevens (Ronnie O'Sullivan bt John Higgins)
2002 - Matthew Stevens v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Peter Ebdon bt Stephen Hendry)
2003 - Stephen Lee v Paul Hunter (Mark Williams bt Ken Doherty)
2004 - Stephen Hendry v Matthew Stevens (Ronnie O'Sullivan bt Graeme Dott)
2005 - Peter Ebdon v Ian McCulloch (Shaun Murphy bt Matthew Stevens)
2006 - Ronnie O'Sullivan v Marco Fu (Graeme Dott bt Peter Ebdon)
2007 - Stephen Maguire v Shaun Murphy (John Higgins bt Mark Selby)
2008 - Stephen Hendry v Joe Perry (Ronnie O'Sullivan bt Ali Carter)
2009 - Mark Allen v Neil Robertson (John Higgins bt Shaun Murphy)
2010 - Ali Carter v Mark Selby (Neil Robertson bt Graeme Dott)
2011 - Mark Williams v Ding Junhui (John Higgins bt Judd Trump)
2012 - Matthew Stevens v Stephen Maguire (Ronnie O'Sullivan bt Ali Carter)
2013 - Judd Trump v Ricky Walden (Ronnie O'Sullivan bt Barry Hawkins)
2014 - Neil Robertson v Barry Hawkins (Mark Selby bt Ronnie O'Sullivan)

[Panda]

#2. EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
1960-80 - 3rd place match held
1984 - Portugal v Denmark (France bt Spain)
1988 - West Germany v Italy (Holland bt USSR)
1992 - Holland v Sweden (Denmark bt Germany)
1996 - England v France (Germany bt Czech Republic)
2000 - Portugal v Holland (France bt Italy)
2004 - Czech Republic v Holland (Greece bt Portugal)
2008 - Russia v Turkey (Spain bt Germany)
2012 - Portugal v Germany (Spain bt Italy)

[Elmer]

If Jimmy White had won that 1982 semi, of which he has half a foot over the line, the whole history of snooker would be completely different. I reckon he would've won 3 or 4 times !!

[wonderwall]

I still this day can't believe joe Johnson and Dennis Taylor won world titles

[Elmer]

Dennis Taylor was awesome around '84 to '86. It wasn't just a fluke. He really was one of the best players in the world. The surprise was that Steve Davis was by far the best player and should have won in '85 and '86 easily.

Joe Johnson was a complete an absolute fluke and even stranger that he got to the final the year after.

[Panda]

#3 SUPER BOWL

I - Dallas Cowboys v Buffalo Bills (Green Bay Packers bt Kansas City Chiefs)
II - Dallas Cowboys v Houston Oilers (Green Bay Packers bt Oakland Raiders)
III - Oakland Raiders v Cleveland Browns (New York Jets bt Baltimore Colts)
IV - Oakland Raiders v Cleveland Browns (Kansas City Chiefs bt Minnesota Vikings)
V - Oakland Raiders v San Francisco 49ers (Baltimore Colts bt Dallas Cowboys)
VI - San Francisco 49ers v Baltimore Colts (Dallas Cowboys bt Miami Dolphins)
VII - Pittsburgh Steelers v Dallas Cowboys (Miami Dolphins bt Washington Redskins)
VIII - Oakland Raiders v Dallas Cowboys (Miami Dolphins bt Minnesota Vikings)
IX - Oakland Raiders v Los Angeles Rams (Pittsburgh Steelers bt Minnesota Vikings)
X - Oakland Raiders v Los Angeles Rams (Pittsburgh Steelers bt Dallas Cowboys)
XI - Pittsburgh Steelers v Los Angeles Rams (Oakland Raiders bt Minnesota Vikings)
XII - Minnesota Vikings v Oakland Raiders (Dallas Cowboys bt Denver Broncos)
XIII - Houston Oilers v Los Angeles Rams (Pittsburgh Steelers bt Dallas Cowboys)
XIV - Houston Oilers v Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Pittsburgh Steelers bt Los Angeles Rams)
XV - San Diego Chargers v Dallas Cowboys (Oakland Raiders bt Philadelphia Eagles)
XVI - Dallas Cowboys v San Diego Chargers (San Francisco 49ers bt Cincinnati Bengals)
XVII - Dallas Cowboys v New York Jets (Washington Redskins bt Miami Dolphins)
XVIII - Seattle Seahawks v San Francisco 49ers (Los Angeles Raiders bt Washington Redskins)
XIX - Chicago Bears v Pittsburgh Steelers (San Francisco 49ers bt Miami Dolphins)
XX - Los Angeles Rams v Miami Dolphins (Chicago Bears bt New England Patriots)
XXI - Washington Redskins v Cleveland Browns (New York Giants bt Denver Broncos)
XXII - Minnesota Vikings v Cleveland Browns (Washington Redskins bt Denver Broncos)
XXIII - Chicago Bears v Buffalo Bills (San Francisco 49ers bt Cincinnati Bengals)
XXIV - Los Angeles Rams v Cleveland Browns (San Francisco 49ers bt Denver Broncos)
XXV - San Francisco 49ers v Los Angeles Raiders (New York Giants bt Buffalo Bills)
XXVI - Detroit Lions v Denver Broncos (Washington Redskins bt Buffalo Bills)
XXVII - San Francisco 49ers v Miami Dolphins (Dallas Cowboys bt Buffalo Bills)
XXVIII - San Francisco 49ers v Kansas City Chiefs (Dallas Cowboys bt Buffalo Bills)
XXIX - Dallas Cowboys v Pittsburgh Steelers (San Francisco 49ers bt San Diego Chargers)
XXX - Green Bay Packers v Indianapolis Colts (Dallas Cowboys bt Pittsburgh Steelers)
XXXI - Carolina Panthers v Jacksonville Jaguars (Green Bay Packers bt New England Patriots)
XXXII - Pittsburgh Steelers v San Francisco 49ers (Denver Broncos bt Green Bay Packers)
XXXIII - New York Jets v Minnesota Vikings (Denver Broncos bt Atlanta Falcons)
XXXIV - Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Jacksonville Jaguars (St. Louis Rams bt Tennessee Titans)
XXXV - Oakland Raiders v Minnesota Vikings (Baltimore Ravens bt New York Giants)
XXXVI - Pittsburgh Steelers v Philadelphia Eagles (New England Patriots bt St. Louis Rams)
XXXVII - Philadelphia Eagles v Tennessee Titans (Tampa Bay Buccaneers bt Oakland Raiders)
XXXVIII - Indianapolis Colts v Philadelphia Eagles (New England Patriots bt Carolina Panthers)
XXXIX - Pittsburgh Steelers v Atlanta Falcons (New England Patriots bt Philadelphia Eagles)
XL - Denver Broncos v Carolina Panthers (Pittsburgh Steelers bt Seattle Seahawks)
XLI - New England Patriots v New Orleans Saints (Indianapolis Colts bt Chicago Bears)
XLII - Green Bay Packers v San Diego Chargers (New York Giants bt New England Patriots)
XLIII - Baltimore Ravens v Philadelphia Eagles (Pittsburgh Steelers bt Arizona Cardinals)
XLIV - Minnesota Vikings v New York Jets (New Orleans Saints bt Indianapolis Colts)
XLV - Chicago Bears v New York Jets (Green Bay Packers bt Pittsburgh Steelers)
XLVI - San Francisco 49ers v Baltimore Ravens (New York Giants bt New England Patriots)
XLVII - New England Patriots v Atlanta Falcons (Baltimore Ravens bt San Francisco 49ers)
XLVIII - San Francisco 49ers v New England Patriots (Seattle Seahawks bt Denver Broncos)
XLIX - Indianapolis Colts v Green Bay Packers (New England Patriots bt Seattle Seahawks)

[Panda]

#4. EUROPEAN CUP/CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
1956 - AC Milan v Hibernian (Real Madrid bt Reims)
1957 - Manchester United v Red Star Belgrade (Real Madrid bt Fiorentina)
1958 - Vasas v Manchester United (Real Madrid bt AC Milan)
1959 - Atletico Madrid v Young Boys (Real Madrid bt Reims)
1960 - Barcelona v Rangers (Real Madrid bt Eintracht Frankfurt)
1961 - Rapid Vienna v Hamburg (Benfica bt Barcelona)
1962 - Tottenham Hotspur v Standard Liege (Benfica bt Real Madrid)
1963 - Dundee v Feyenoord (AC Milan bt Benfica)
1964 - Borussia Dortmund v Zurich (Inter bt Real Madrid)
1965 - Liverpool v Gyori ETO (Inter bt Benfica)
1966 - Inter v Manchester United (Real Madrid bt Partizan Belgrade)
1967 - Dukla Prague v CSKA Sofia (Celtic bt Inter)
1968 - Real Madrid v Juventus (Manchester United bt Benfica)
1969 - Manchester United v Spartak Trnava (AC Milan bt Ajax)
1970 - Legia Warsaw v Leeds United (Feyenoord bt Celtic)
1971 - Atletico Madrid v Red Star Belgrade (Ajax bt Panathinaikos)
1972 - Benfica v Celtic (Ajax bt Inter)
1973 - Real Madrid v Derby County (Ajax bt Juventus)
1974 - Ujpest Dosza v Celtic (Bayern Munich bt Atletico Madrid)
1975 - Saint-Etienne v Barcelona (Bayern Munich bt Leeds United)
1976 - Real Madrid v PSV Eindhoven (Bayern Munich bt Saint-Etienne)
1977 - Zurich v Dinamo Kiev (Liverpool bt Borussia Monchengladbach)
1978 - Borussia Monchengladbach v Juventus (Liverpool bt Club Brugge)
1979 - Cologne v Austria Vienna (Nottingham Forest bt Malmo)
1980 - Ajax v Real Madrid (Nottingham Forest bt Hamburg)
1981 - Bayern Munich v Inter (Liverpool bt Real Madrid)
1982 - Anderlecht v CSKA Sofia (Aston Villa bt Bayern Munich)
1983 - Real Sociedad v Widzew Lodz (Hamburg bt Juventus)
1984 - Dinamo Bucharest v Dundee United (Liverpool bt Roma)
1985 - Bordeaux v Panathinaikos (Juventus bt Liverpool)
1986 - Anderlecht v Gothenburg (Steaua Bucharest bt Barcelona)
1987 - Dinamo Kiev v Real Madrid (Porto bt Bayern Munich)
1988 - Real Madrid v Steaua Bucharest (PSV Eindhoven bt Benfica)
1989 - Real Madrid v Galatasaray (AC Milan bt Steaua Bucharest)
1990 - Bayern Munich v Marseille (AC Milan bt Benfica)
1991 - Bayern Munich v Spartak Moscow (Red Star Belgrade bt Marseille)
1992 - Sparta Prague v Red Star Belgrade* (Barcelona bt Sampdoria)
1993 - Rangers v Gothenburg* (Marseille bt AC Milan)
1994 - Monaco v Porto (AC Milan bt Barcelona)
1995 - Bayern Munich v Paris St. Germain (Ajax bt AC Milan)
1996 - Nantes v Panathinaikos (Juventus bt Ajax)
1997 - Manchester United v Ajax (Borussia Dortmund bt Juventus)
1998 - Borussia Dortmund v Monaco (Real Madrid bt Juventus)
1999 - Juventus v Dinamo Kiev (Manchester United bt Bayern Munich)
2000 - Bayern Munich v Barcelona (Real Madrid bt Valencia)
2001 - Real Madrid v Leeds United (Bayern Munich bt Valencia)
2002 - Barcelona v Manchester United (Real Madrid bt Bayer Leverkusen)
2003 - Inter v Real Madrid (AC Milan bt Juventus)
2004 - Deportivo La Coruna v Chelsea (Porto bt Monaco)
2005 - Chelsea v PSV Eindhoven (Liverpool bt AC Milan)
2006 - AC Milan v Villarreal (Barcelona bt Arsenal)
2007 - Manchester United v Chelsea (AC Milan bt Liverpool)
2008 - Barcelona v Liverpool (Manchester United bt Chelsea)
2009 - Chelsea v Arsenal (Barcelona bt Manchester United)
2010 - Barcelona v Lyon (Inter bt Bayern Munich)
2011 - Real Madrid v Schalke (Barcelona bt Manchester United)
2012 - Barcelona v Real Madrid (Chelsea bt Bayern Munich)
2013 - Barcelona v Real Madrid (Bayern Munich bt Borussia Dortmund)
2014 - Bayern Munich v Chelsea (Real Madrid bt Atletico Madrid)


* group runners-up, no semi-finals held

[Earl Purple]

I don't know if Jimmy White would have been favourite to beat Ray Reardon in 1982. Jimmy wasn't yet that great a player and whilst Ray wasn't as good as he had been in the 1970s, I'm not sure if Jimmy would have beaten him.

A dreadful start against John Parrott in 1991 cost him his best chance of winning against an opponent he was generally better than. In 1992 he let a big lead slip against Hendry when just nothing would go his way during those 10 frames, and 1994 he missed a black off its spot whilst making what should have been a frame-winning clearance to win the title.

Joe Johnson wasn't that well known but he did beat Stephen Hendry on the way to the final in 1987, albeit that Hendry was stil an upcoming youngster. I never really rated Tony Knowles, whom he beat in the 1986 semi-final. Johnson did beat Terry Griffiths in the quarter-final that year, and he was always a tough opponent and one of the best players.

[wonderwall]

John parrot played amazing in the first session of the final v jimmy white think it was 7-0

[Panda]

#5. CRICKET WORLD CUP
1975 - New Zealand v England (West Indies bt Australia)
1979 - Pakistan v New Zealand (West Indies bt England)
1983 - England v Pakistan (India bt West Indies)
1987 - Pakistan v India (Australia bt England)
1992 - New Zealand v South Africa (Pakistan bt England)
1996 - India v West Indies (Sri Lanka bt Australia)
1999 - South Africa v New Zealand (Australia bt Pakistan)
2003 - Sri Lanka v Kenya (Australia bt India)
2007 - South Africa v New Zealand (Australia bt Sri Lanka)
2011 - Pakistan v New Zealand (India bt Sri Lanka)

[Panda]

#6. WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP
1978* - Nicky Virachkul v Stefan Lord (Leighton Rees bt John Lowe)
1979* - Tony Brown v Alan Evans (John Lowe bt Leighton Rees)
1980* - Tony Brown v Cliff Lazarenko (Eric Bristow bt Bobby George)
1981* - Cliff Lazarenko v Tony Brown (Eric Bristow bt John Lowe)
1982* - Stefan Lord v Bobby George (Jocky Wilson bt John Lowe)
1983* - Jocky Wilson v Tony Brown (Keith Deller bt Eric Bristow)
1984 - John Lowe v Jocky Wilson (Eric Bristow bt Dave Whitcombe)
1985 - Dave Whitcombe v Cliff Lazarenko (Eric Bristow bt John Lowe)
1986 - Alan Glazier v Bob Anderson (Eric Bristow bt Dave Whitcombe)
1987 - Jocky Wilson v Alan Evans (John Lowe bt Eric Bristow)
1988 - Rick Ney v Eric Bristoe (Bob Anderson bt John Lowe)
1989 - Bob Anderson v John Lowe (Jocky Wilson bt Eric Bristow)
1990 - Cliff Lazarenko v Mike Gregory (Phil Taylor bt Eric Bristow)
1991 - Bob Anderson v Kevin Kenny (Dennis Priestley bt Eric Bristow)
1992 - John Lowe v Kevin Kenny (Phil Taylor bt Mike Gregory)
1993 - Bobby George v Steve Beaton (John Lowe bt Alan Warriner)
1994 WDC* - Steve Brown v Peter Evison (Dennis Priestley bt Phil Taylor)
1994 BDO - Ronnie Sharp v Magnus Caris (John Part bt Bobby George)
1995 WDC* - John Lowe v Peter Evison (Phil Taylor bt Rod Harrington)
1995 BDO - Andy Fordham v Martin Adams (Richie Burnett bt Raymond van Barneveld)
1996 WDC - John Lowe v Jamie Harvey (Phil Taylor bt Dennis Priestley)
1996 BDO - Andy Fordham v Les Wallace (Steve Beaton bt Richie Burnett)
1997 WDC - Eric Bristow v Peter Evison (Phil Taylor bt Dennis Priestley)
1997 BDO - Mervyn King v Steve Beaton (Les Wallace bt Marshall James)
1998 PDC - Rod Harrington v Keith Deller (Phil Taylor bt Dennis Priestley)
1998 BDO - Colin Monk v Roland Scholten (Raymond van Barneveld bt Richie Burnett)
1999 PDC - Alan Warriner v Shayne Burgess (Phil Taylor bt Peter Manley)
1999 BDO - Chris Mason v Andy Fordham (Raymond van Barneveld bt Ronnie Baxter)
2000 PDC - Dennis Smith v Peter Manley (Phil Taylor bt Dennis Priestley)
2000 BDO - Chris Mason v Co Stompe (Ted Hankey bt Ronnie Baxter)
2001 PDC - Dave Askew v Rod Harrington (Phil Taylor bt John Part)
2001 BDO - Wayne Mardle v Andy Fordham (John Walton bt Ted Hankey)
2002 PDC - Dave Askew v Colin Lloyd (Phil Taylor bt Peter Manley)
2002 BDO - Martin Adams v Colin Monk (Tony David bt Mervyn King)
2003 PDC - Kevin Painter v Alan Warriner (John Part bt Phil Taylor)
2003 BDO - Mervyn King v Gary Anderson (Raymond van Barneveld bt Ritchie Davies)
2004 PDC - Wayne Mardle v Bob Anderson (Phil Taylor bt Kevin Painter)
2004 BDO - Raymond van Barneveld v Tony O'Shea (Andy Fordham bt Mervyn King)
2005 PDC - Bob Anderson v Wayne Mardle (Phil Taylor bt Mark Dudbridge)
2005 BDO - Darryl Fitton v Simon Whitlock (Raymond van Barneveld bt Martin Adams)
2006 PDC - Wayne Mardle v Wayne Jones (Phil Taylor bt Peter Manley)
2006 BDO - Shaun Greatbatch v Martin Adams (Jelle Klaasen bt Raymond van Barneveld)
2007 PDC - Andy Jenkins v Andy Hamilton (Raymond van Barneveld bt Phil Taylor)
2007 BDO - Mervyn King v Niels de Ruiter (Martin Adams bt Phill Nixon)
2008 PDC - Kevin Painter v Wayne Mardle (John Part bt Kirk Shepherd)
2008 BDO - Martin Adams v Brian Woods (Mark Webster bt Simon Whitlock)
2009 PDC - Mervyn King v James Wade (Phil Taylor bt Raymond van Barneveld)
2009 BDO - Martin Adams v Darryl Fitton (Ted Hankey bt Tony O'Shea)
2010 PDC - Mark Webster v Raymond van Barneveld (Phil Taylor bt Simon Whitlock)
2010 BDO - Martin Phillips v Tony O'Shea (Martin Adams bt Dave Chisnall)
2011 PDC - Mark Webster v Terry Jenkins (Adrian Lewis bt Gary Anderson)
2011 BDO - Martin Phillips v Jan Dekker (Martin Adams bt Dean Winstanley)
2012 PDC - James Wade v Simon Whitlock (Adrian Lewis bt Andy Hamilton)
2012 BDO - Ted Hankey v Wesley Harms (Christian Kist bt Tony O'Shea)
2013 PDC - Raymond van Barneveld v James Wade (Phil Taylor bt Michael van Gerwen)
2013 BDO - Richie George v Wesley Harms (Scott Waites bt Tony O'Shea)
2014 PDC - Adrian Lewis v Simon Whitlock (Michael van Gerwen bt Peter Wright)
2014 BDO - Robbie Green v Jan Dekker (Stephen Bunting bt Alan Norris)
2015 PDC - Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld (Gary Anderson bt Phil Taylor)
2015 BDO - Jeff Smith v Glen Durrant (Scott Mitchell bt Martin Adams)


* = 3rd place match held

[Panda]

#7A. WIMBLEDON MEN'S SINGLES (open era)
1968 - Arthur Ashe v Clark Graebner (Rod Laver bt Tony Roche)
1969 - Arthur Ashe v Tony Roche (Rod Laver bt John Newcombe)
1970 - Andres Gimeno v Roger Taylor (John Newcombe bt Ken Rosewall)
1971 - Ken Rosewall v Tom Gorman (John Newcombe bt Stan Smith)
1972 - Jan Kodes v Manuel Orantes (Stan Smith bt Ilie Nastase)
1973 - Roger Taylor v Sandy Mayer (Jan Kodes bt Alex Metreveli)
1974 - Dick Stockton v Stan Smith (Jimmy Connors bt Ken Rosewall)
1975 - Tony Roche v Roscoe Tanner (Arthur Ashe bt Jimmy Connors)
1976 - Roscoe Tanner v Raul Ramirez (Bjorn Borg bt Ilie Nastase)
1977 - Vitas Gerulaitis v John McEnroe (Bjorn Borg bt Jimmy Connors)
1978 - Tom Okker v Vitas Gerulaitis (Bjorn Borg bt Jimmy Connors)
1979 - Jimmy Connors v Pat Dupre (Bjorn Borg bt Roscoe Tanner)
1980 - Brian Gottfried v Jimmy Connors (Bjorn Borg bt John McEnroe)
1981 - Rod Frawley v Jimmy Connors (John McEnroe bt Bjorn Borg)
1982 - Mark Edmondson v Tim Mayotte (Jimmy Connors bt John McEnroe)
1983 - Ivan Lendl v Kevin Curren (John McEnroe bt Chris Lewis)
1984 - Pat Cash v Ivan Lendl (John McEnroe bt Jimmy Connors)
1985 - Anders Jarryd v Jimmy Connors (Boris Becker bt Kevin Curren)
1986 - Henri Leconte v Slobodan Zivojinovic (Boris Becker bt Ivan Lendl)
1987 - Jimmy Connors v Stefan Edberg (Pat Cash bt Ivan Lendl)
1988 - Miloslav Mecir v Ivan Lendl (Stefan Edberg bt Boris Becker)
1989 - Ivan Lendl v John McEnroe (Boris Becker bt Stefan Edberg)
1990 - Ivan Lendl v Goran Ivanisevic (Stefan Edberg bt Boris Becker)
1991 - Stefan Edberg v David Wheaton (Michael Stich bt Boris Becker)
1992 - John McEnroe v Pete Sampras (Andre Agassi bt Goran Ivanisevic)
1993 - Boris Becker v Stefan Edberg (Pete Sampras bt Jim Courier)
1994 - Todd Martin v Boris Becker (Pete Sampras bt Goran Ivanisevic)
1995 - Goran Ivanisevic v Andre Agassi (Pete Sampras bt Boris Becker)
1996 - Jason Stoltenberg v Todd Martin (Richard Krajicek bt MaliVai Washington)
1997 - Todd Woodbridge v Michael Stich (Pete Sampras bt Cedric Pioline)
1998 - Tim Henman v Richard Krajicek (Pete Sampras bt Goran Ivanisevic)
1999 - Tim Henman v Pat Rafter (Pete Sampras bt Andre Agassi)
2000 - Vladimir Voltchkov v Andre Agassi (Pete Sampras bt Pat Rafter)
2001 - Tim Henman v Andre Agassi (Goran Ivanisevic bt Pat Rafter)
2002 - Tim Henman v Xavier Malisse (Lleyton Hewitt bt David Nalbandian)
2003 - Andy Roddick v Sebastien Grosjean (Roger Federer bt Mark Philippoussis)
2004 - Sebastien Grosjean v Mario Ancic (Roger Federer bt Andy Roddick)
2005 - Lleyton Hewitt v Thomas Johansson (Roger Federer bt Andy Roddick)
2006 - Jonas Bjorkman v Marcos Baghdatis (Roger Federer bt Rafael Nadal)
2007 - Richard Gasquet v Novak Djokovic (Roger Federer bt Rafael Nadal)
2008 - Rainer Schuttler v Marat Safin (Rafael Nadal bt Roger Federer)
2009 - Tommy Haas v Andy Murray (Roger Federer bt Andy Roddick)
2010 - Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic (Rafael Nadal bt Tomas Berdych)
2011 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Andy Murray (Novak Djokovic bt Rafael Nadal)
2012 - Novak Djokovic v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Roger Federer bt Andy Murray)
2013 - Jerzy Janowicz v Juan Martin del Potro (Andy Murray bt Novak Djokovic)
2014 - Grigor Dimitrov v Milos Raonic (Novak Djokovic bt Roger Federer)



#7B. WIMBLEDON LADIES' SINGLES CHAMPIONS
1968 - Ann Jones v Nancy Richey (Billie Jean King bt Judy Tegart)
1969 - Margaret Court v Rosie Casals (Ann Jones bt Billie Jean King)
1970 - Rosie Casals v Francoise Durr (Margaret Court bt Billie Jean King)
1971 - Billie Jean King v Judy Dalton (Evonne Goolagong bt Margaret Court)
1972 - Rosie Casals v Chris Evert (Billie Jean King bt Evonne Goolagong)
1973 - Evonne Goolagong v Margaret Court (Billie Jean King bt Chris Evert)
1974 - Kerry Melville v Virginia Wade (Chris Evert bt Olga Morozova)
1975 - Chris Evert v Margaret Court (Billie Jean King bt Evonne Cawley)
1976 - Martina Navratilova v Virginia Wade (Chris Evert bt Evonne Cawley)
1977 - Chris Evert v Sue Barker (Virginia Wade bt Betty Stove)
1978 - Evonne Cawley v Virginia Wade (Martina Navratilova bt Chris Evert)
1979 - Tracy Austin v Evonne Cawley (Martina Navratilova bt Chris Evert-Lloyd)
1980 - Tracy Austin v Martina Navratilova (Evonne Cawley bt Chris Evert-Lloyd)
1981 - Pam Shriver v Martina Navratilova (Chris Evert-Lloyd bt Hana Mandlikova)
1982 - Bettina Bunge v Billie Jean King (Martina Navratilova bt Chris Evert-Lloyd)
1983 - Yvonne Vermaak v Billie Jean King (Martina Navratilova bt Andrea Jaeger)
1984 - Kathy Jordan v Hana Mandlikova (Martina Navratilova bt Chris Evert-Lloyd)
1985 - Zina Garrison v Kathy Rinaldi (Martina Navratilova bt Chris Evert-Lloyd)
1986 - Gabriela Sabatini v Chris Evert-Lloyd (Martina Navratilova bt Hana Mandlikova)
1987 - Chris Evert v Pam Shriver (Martina Navratilova bt Steffi Graf)
1988 - Pam Shriver v Chris Evert (Steffi Graf bt Martina Navratilova)
1989 - Chris Evert v Catarina Lindqvist (Steffi Graf bt Martina Navratilova)
1990 - Gabriela Sabatini v Steffi Graf (Martina Navratilova bt Zina Garrison-Jackson)
1991 - Mary Joe Fernandez v Jennifer Capriati (Steffi Graf bt Gabriela Sabatini)
1992 - Gabriela Sabatini v Martina Navratilova (Steffi Graf bt Monica Seles)
1993 - Conchita Martinez v Martina Navratilova (Steffi Graf bt Jana Novotna)
1994 - Lori McNeil v Gigi Fernandez (Conchita Martinez bt Martina Navratilova)
1995 - Jana Novotna v Conchita Martinez (Steffi Graf bt Arantxa Sanchez Vicario)
1996 - Kimiko Date v Meredith McGrath (Steffi Graf bt Arantxa Sanchez Vicario)
1997 - Anna Kournikova v Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Martina Hingis bt Jana Novotna)
1998 - Martina Hingis v Natasha Zvereva (Jana Novotna bt Nathalie Tauziat)
1999 - Alexandra Stevenson v Mirjana Lucic (Lindsay Davenport bt Steffi Graf)
2000 - Serena Williams v Jelena Dokic (Venus Williams bt Lindsay Davenport)
2001 - Lindsay Davenport v Jennifer Capriati (Venus Williams bt Justine Henin)
2002 - Amelie Mauresmo v Justine Henin (Serena Williams bt Venus Williams)
2003 - Justine Henin-Hardenne v Kim Clijsters (Serena Williams bt Venus Williams)
2004 - Lindsay Davenport v Amelie Mauresmo (Maria Sharapova bt Serena Williams)
2005 - Maria Sharapova v Amelie Mauresmo (Venus Williams bt Lindsay Davenport)
2006 - Maria Sharapova v Kim Clijsters (Amelie Mauresmo bt Justine Henin-Hardenne)
2007 - Ana Ivanovic v Justine Henin (Venus Williams bt Marion Bartoli)
2008 - Elena Dementieva v Zheng Jie (Venus Williams bt Serena Williams)
2009 - Elena Dementieva v Dinara Safina (Serena Williams bt Venus Williams)
2010 - Petra Kvitova v Tsvetana Pironkova (Serena Williams bt Vera Zvonareva)
2011 - Victoria Azarenka v Sabine Lisicki (Petra Kvitova bt Maria Sharapova)
2012 - Victoria Azarenka v Angelique Kerber (Serena Williams bt Agnieszka Radwanska)
2013 - Kirsten Flipkens v Agnieszka Radwanska (Marion Bartoli bt Sabine Lisicki)
2014 - Lucie Safaraova v Simona Halep (Petra Kvitova bt Eugenie Bouchard)

[vastar iner]

2001 would have been Henman's year. He had Ivanisevic on the ropes when bad weather and bad light caused an overnight stop - and allowed the older player to recover his stamina.

Of course, had Henman gone on first, he would surely have wrapped up the win by late evening - but the BBC wanted the ratings...