Classic finals

1. Bjorn Borg def. John McEnroe (1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (16-18), 8-6)
1980 Men's Singles Final

Many consider this to be the greatest match ever played at the All England Club, and it's not hard to see why. Played between two of the great personalities of the modern game, the ice-cool Swede and the temperamental American dished up some of the most sublime tennis ever witnessed. Borg held two match points at 5-4 up in the fourth set which McEnroe saved with diving volleys. And then came 'that tie-breaker'. McEnroe had seven set points and Borg five more match points, McEnroe finally taking it 18-16 to force a fifth set. McEnroe, by his own admission was exhausted by the emotional and physical strain of the fourth set, and eventually lost the final set 8-6 to give Borg his fifth straight men's singles title.

2. Andre Agassi def. Goran Ivanesivic (6-7 (8-10), 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4)

1992 Men's Singles Final
Agassi, who upset seasoned grass court players Boris Becker and John McEnroe on his way to the final, got the Grand Slam monkey off his back at the 1992 All England Club after surprisingly defeating the big serving Croat in an epic five-setter in the championship match. Despite blasting down 37 aces, Ivanesivic could not deal with Agassi's brilliance on the return and the colorful 22-year-old from Las Vegas was crowned champion.

3. John McEnroe def. Jimmy Connors (6-1, 6-1, 6-2)
1984 Men's Singles Final

Many consider this match the pinnacle of McEnroe's virtuosity. One of the most one-sided finals ever, McEnroe put on a flawless performance to wipeout Connors without even raising a sweat. It would be the last of his three triumphs at Wimbledon but it came in a year when he scaled the very peak of the sport compiling a 82-3 record for a year which included a career-high 13 tournaments victories.

4. Jimmy Connors def. Mikael Pernfors (1-6, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2)
1987 Men's Singles Fourth Round
If anyone needed proof that Connors was one of the most tenacious fighters ever to grace the game, they need only take a look at a recording of this fourth round clash at the 1987 championships. With light fading fast on centre court, the 34-year-old Connors staged one of the greatest comebacks of modern tennis. Down 1-6, 1-6, 1-4, the 1974 and 1982 men's champion dug deep, worked the crowd into a frenzy with his trademark fist pumping and chest thumping to haul in the plucky Swede by winning 18 of the final 25 games to earn a place in the quarterfinals.

5. Arthur Ashe def. Jimmy Connors (6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4)
1975 Men's Singles Final

A final between two players whose personalities sit on the complete opposite side of the spectrum - Connors brash and abrasive, Ashe the consummate gentlemen. There games were also poles apart with Connors relying on power to overwhelm an opponent, Ashe employing strategy and court nous. And if ever there was an advert for using a cunning game-plan to win a tennis match, then this was it. Instead of going for broke on every shot and slugging it out with Connors, Ashe took the pace off his shots, looped his serve high to the backhand and focused on exploiting Connors weakness low on the forehand. It worked a dream, Connors was unable to defend the title he had won a year earlier and Ashe was crowned the 1975 men's singles champion.

6. Steffi Graf def. Jana Novotna (7-6 (8-6), 1-6, 6-4)
1993 Women's Singles Final

The match which saw Novotna cry on the shoulder of the Duches of Kent after she threw away a double break in the third set. Novotna had a point for a 5-1 lead in that set but when she went for broke on a second serve, and missed, it showed nerves were getting to her. Graf, the great champions that she was, held her composure and lifted her fifth ladies singles title and third in succession. Graf would go on to win two more titles while Novotna eventually got her place in the sun in 1998 after defeating Natalie Tauziat.

7. Steffi Graf def. Gabriela Sabatini (6-4, 3-6, 8-6)
1991 Women's Singles Final
Another match which Graf snatched from the jaws of defeat. The sublimely talented but temperamental Sabatini served for the match twice in the third set but was visibly paralysed by nerves, especially on the second serve. Graf, as always remained focused and eventually captured her first Grand Slam title in 17 months and her tenth overall.

8. Goran Ivanisevic defeats Patrick Rafter 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7
2001 Men's Singles Finals

Everyone shed a tear when wild card Goran Ivanisevic held the trophy aloft after his epic victory over Patrick Rafter. Unseeded and plagued by shoulder problems the volatile Croat dug deep to put the disappointment of three Wimbledon final losses in the 90s behind him to claim his maiden Grand Slam title. For Rafter it was a second successive loss in the men's showpiece event having lost to Pete Sampras the year before.

9. Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
1978 Ladies' Singles Final

In what was probably the greatest rivalry in the history of the women's game - Navratilova winning 43 to Evert's 37 of the 80 matches they played - this particular clash went the way of the then Czechoslovakian. With the volatile Navratilova rushing the net at every available opportunity and the ice-cool Evert glued to the baseline, the former triumphed despite the latter taking an early lead and being up in both the second and third sets.

10. Margaret Smith Court defeats Billie Jean King 14-12, 11-9
1970 Ladies' Singles Final
With nine career Wimbledon singles titles between them these two giants of the game dished up a match to remember in 1970. In the days before the tie-break, this match lasted two hours and 28 minutes as both Court and King served strongly, dived for volleys and pounded away at the baseline, despite each suffering from niggling injuries. The victory put Court on course for the Grand Slam - a feat only achieved by Court, Steffi Graf and Maureen Connolly in the history of women's tennis.