2008, Wimbledon, Final, Grass
Nadal ends the Federer reign
R. Nadal 66669
R. Federer 44777
Four hours forty-eight, two rain delays, and the longest Wimbledon final to that point, decided in near darkness.
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Every singles match since 1968. Search a player to open their full match log; featured matches below.
1980, Wimbledon, Final, Grass
Borg, McEnroe and the 18-16 tiebreak
B. Borg 17668
J. McEnroe 65376
Borg lost a 34-point tiebreak with five championship points in it, then won his fifth straight title anyway.
1985, Roland Garros, Final, Clay
Evert, Navratilova and a 7-5 third
C. Evert 667
M. Navratilova 375
The peak of an 80-match rivalry. Evert took her sixth French Open from the world number one in a 7-5 deciding set.
2012, Australian Open, Final, Hard
Five hours fifty-three in Melbourne
N. Djokovic 56667
R. Nadal 74275
The longest Grand Slam final ever played. Both men needed chairs during the trophy ceremony.
1992, Roland Garros, Final, Clay
Seles takes a 10-8 third from Graf
No tiebreak in the deciding set, so the top two played it out: 18 games, and a third straight French Open for the 18-year-old.
2019, Wimbledon, Final, Grass
Two championship points, and a 13-12 fifth
N. Djokovic 717413
R. Federer 666612
The first Wimbledon final decided by a fifth-set tiebreak. Federer served for it at 8-7, 40-15.
1999, US Open, Final, Hard
Serena's first major, at 17
S. Williams 67
M. Hingis 36
Seeded seventh, she beat the world number one for the family's first Grand Slam title. Twenty-two more followed.
2023, Wimbledon, Final, Grass
Alcaraz takes Centre Court from Djokovic
C. Alcaraz 17636
N. Djokovic 66164
Djokovic had won 45 straight on Centre Court since 2013. The 20-year-old took the fifth set anyway.
1999, Roland Garros, Final, Clay
Graf's last major, the hard way
A set and a break down against the world number one. It became her 22nd and final Grand Slam title.