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The 1995 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 109th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 1995.
Two-time defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Boris Becker in the final, 6–7 (5–7), 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his third Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall. This is the most recent Wimbledon where the top four seeds all reached the semifinals.
1995: Steffi Graf (x2) Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario: Martina Navratilova Jonathan Stark: 1996: Richard Krajicek: Martina Hingis Helena Suková Helena Suková Cyril Suk (x2) 1997: Pete Sampras (x4) Martina Hingis: Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 1998: Jana Novotná: Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis: Martina Hingis Jana Novotná Serena ...
Neale Fraser, the icon of Australian tennis who was the last man to win singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at a single grand slam, has died aged 91, Tennis Australia announced on Tuesday.
Kimiko Date (伊達 公子, Date Kimiko, born 28 September 1970) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and won the Japan Open a record four times.
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 ...
Launched at Wimbledon in 1952, the Fred Perry tennis shirt was an immediate success. [8] The Fred Perry logo is a laurel wreath, based on the original symbol for Wimbledon. [8] The logo, which appears on the left breast of Fred Perry garments, is stitched into the fabric of the shirt. [118]
Wimbledon's total prize money fund will rise to a record 50 million pounds (about $64 million), with the singles champions each earning 2.7 million pounds ($3.45 million), All England Club ...