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The 2000 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the 114th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 26 June to 9 July 2000.
Three-time defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter in the final, 6–7 (10–12), 7–6 (7–5), 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. [1]
2000: Venus Williams (x2) ... † = a player who won the junior title and reached the senior final. Junior 14&U. Year ... List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions;
Winning a Wimbledon title is a big deal — after all, it’s one of the most prestigious and difficult tennis tournaments in the world. The annual Wimbledon championships will begin on July 1 ...
Federer reached 7 consecutive Wimbledon Finals (2003 – 09), an all-time record, surpassing the old record of 6 consecutive finals by Borg (1976–81) and in the process the Swede won 41 consecutive matches at Wimbledon. This event was won without losing a single set in the entire tournament during the Open Era twice, in 1976 by Björn Borg ...
1998 Wimbledon: 2 October 1968: 4 July 1998: 22 years, 96 days Lindsay Davenport: 1998 US Open: 8 June 1976: 12 September 1998: 1st of 3 17 years, 350 days Serena Williams: 1999 US Open: 26 September 1981: 11 September 1999: 1st of 23 20 years, 21 days Venus Williams: 2000 Wimbledon: 17 June 1980: 8 July 2000: 1st of 7 24 years, 304 days ...
Martina Navratilova is a nine-time singles champion, a Grand Slam record in the Open Era for women (Margaret Court won the Australian 11 times). She won six consecutive titles from 1982 to 1987. Steffi Graf is a seven-time champion over a nine-year period from 1988 to 1996. Serena Williams is a seven-time champion.
Venus Williams defeated the defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–3, 7–6 (7–3) to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was her first major singles title. Williams lost only one set during the entire tournament, to Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals.