The championships were not held from 1915-1918 and 1940-1945 owing to the two World Wars.
| Year held | Winner | Finalist | Score |
| 2003 | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | Mark Philippoussis (Australia) | 7:6(7:5) 6:2 7:6(7:3) |
| 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) | David Nalbandian (Argentina) | 6:1 6:3 6:2 |
| 2001 | Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) | Patrick Rafter (Australia) | 6:3 3:6 6:3 2:6 9:7 |
| 2000 | Pete Sampras (United States) | Patrick Rafter (Australia) | 6:7(10:12) 7:6(7:5) 6:4 6:2 |
| 1999 | Pete Sampras (United States) | Andre Agassi (United States) | 6:3 6:4 7:5 |
| 1998 | Pete Sampras (United States) | Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) | 6:7 7:6 6:4 3:6 6:2 |
| 1997 | Pete Sampras (United States) | Cédric Pioline (France) | 6:4 6:2 6:4 |
| 1996 | Richard Krajicek (Netherlands) | MaliVai Washington (United States) | 6:3 6:4 6:3 |
| 1995 | Pete Sampras (United States) | Boris Becker (Germany) | 6:7 6:2 6:4 6:2 |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras (United States) | Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) | 7:6 7:6 6:0 |
| 1993 | Pete Sampras (United States) | Jim Courier (United States) | 7:6 7:6 3:6 6:3 |
| 1992 | Andre Agassi (United States) | Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) | 6:7 6:4 6:4 1:6 6:4 |
| 1991 | Michael Stich (Germany) | Boris Becker (Germany) | 6:4 7:6 6:4 |
| 1990 | Stefan Edberg (Sweden) | Boris Becker (West Germany) | 6:2 6:2 3:6 3:6 6:4 |
| 1989 | Boris Becker (West Germany) | Stefan Edberg (Sweden) | 6:0 7:6 6:4 |
| 1988 | Stefan Edberg (Sweden) | Boris Becker (West Germany) | 4:6 7:6 6:4 6:2 |
| 1987 | Pat Cash (Australia) | Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) | 7:6 6:2 7:5 |
| 1986 | Boris Becker (West Germany) | Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) | 6:4 6:3 7:5 |
| 1985 | Boris Becker (West Germany) | Kevin Curren (United States) | 6:3 6:7 7:6 6:4 |
| 1984 | John McEnroe (United States) | Jimmy Connors (United States) | 6:1 6:1 6:2 |
| 1983 | John McEnroe (United States) | Chris J. Lewis (New Zealand) | 6:2 6:2 6:2 |
| 1982 | Jimmy Connors (United States) | John McEnroe (United States) | 3:6 6:3 6:7 7:6 6:4 |
| 1981 | John McEnroe (United States) | Björn Borg (Sweden) | 4:6 7:6 7:6 6:4 |
| 1980 | Björn Borg (Sweden) | John McEnroe (United States) | 1:6 7:5 6:3 6:7 8:6 |
| 1979 | Björn Borg (Sweden) | Roscoe Tanner (United States) | 6:7 6:1 3:6 6:3 6:4 |
| 1978 | Björn Borg (Sweden) | Jimmy Connors (United States) | 6:2 6:2 6:3 |
| 1977 | Björn Borg (Sweden) | Jimmy Connors (United States) | 3:6 6:2 6:1 5:7 6:4 |
| 1976 | Björn Borg (Sweden) | Ilie Nastase (Romania) | 6:4 6:2 9:7 |
| 1975 | Arthur Ashe (United States) | Jimmy Connors (United States) | 6:1 6:1 5:7 6:4 |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors (United States) | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | 6:1 6:1 6:4 |
| 1973 | Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) | Alex Metreveli (USSR) | 6:1 9:8 6:3 |
| 1972 | Stan Smith (United States) | Ilie Nastase (Romania) | 4:6 6:3 6:3 4:6 7:5 |
| 1971 | John Newcombe (Australia) | Stan Smith (United States) | 6:3 5:7 2:6 6:4 6:4 |
| 1970 | John Newcombe (Australia) | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | 5:7 6:3 6:3 3:6 6:1 |
| 1969 | Rod Laver (Australia) | John Newcombe (Australia) | 6:4 5:7 6:4 6:4 |
| 1968 | Rod Laver (Australia) | Tony Roche (Australia) | 6:3 6:4 6:2 |
| 1967 | John Newcombe (Australia) | Wilhelm Bungert | 6:3 6:1 6:1 |
| 1966 | Manuel Santana (Spain) | Dennis Ralston | 6:4 11:9 6:4 |
| 1965 | Roy Emerson (Australia) | Fred Stolle | 6:2 6:4 6:4 |
| 1964 | Roy Emerson (Australia) | Fred Stolle | 6:4 12:10 4:6 6:3 |
| 1963 | Chuck McKinley | Fred Stolle | 9:7 6:1 6:4 |
| 1962 | Rod Laver (Australia) | Marty Mulligan | 6:2 6:2 6:1 |
| 1961 | Rod Laver (Australia) | Chuck McKinley | 6:3 6:1 6:4 |
| 1960 | Neale Fraser | Rod Laver (Australia) | 6:4 3:6 9:7 7:5 |
| 1959 | Alex Olmedo | Rod Laver (Australia) | 6:4 6:3 6:4 |
| 1958 | Ashley Cooper | Neale Fraser | 3:6 6:3 6:4 13:11 |
| 1957 | Lew Hoad | Ashley Cooper | 6:2 6:1 6:2 |
| 1956 | Lew Hoad | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | 6:2 4:6 7:5 6:4 |
| 1955 | Tony Trabert (United States) | Ken Nielsen | 6:3 7:5 6:1 |
| 1954 | Jaroslav Drobny | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | 13:11 4:6 6:2 9:7 |
| 1953 | Vic Seixas (United States) | Ken Nielsen | 9:7 6:3 6:4 |
| 1952 | Frank Sedgman | Jaroslav Drobny | 4:6 6:2 6:3 6:2 |
| 1951 | Richard Savitt | Ken McGregor | 6:4 6:4 6:4 |
| 1950 | Budge Patty | Frank Sedgman | 6:1 8:10 6:2 6:3 |
| 1949 | Ted Schroeder | Jaroslav Drobny | 3:6 6:0 6:3 4:6 6:4 |
| 1948 | Bob Falkenburg | John Bromwich | 7:5 0:6 6:2 3:6 7:5 |
| 1947 | Jack Kramer (United States) | Tom Brown | 6:1 6:3 6:2 |
| 1946 | Yvon Petra | Geoff Brown | 6:2 6:4 7:9 5:7 6:4 |
| 1939 | Bobby Riggs (United States) | Elwood Cooke | |
| 1938 | Don Budge (United States) | Henry Wilfred Austin | |
| 1937 | Don Budge (United States) | Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) | |
| 1936 | Fred Perry (United Kingdom) | Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) | |
| 1935 | Fred Perry (United Kingdom) | Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) | |
| 1934 | Fred Perry (United Kingdom) | Jack Crawford | |
| 1933 | Jack Crawford | Ellsworth Vines | |
| 1932 | Ellsworth Vines | Henry Wilfred Austin | |
| 1931 | Sidney Wood | Francis Shields | |
| 1930 | Ted Tilden | Wilmer Allison | |
| 1929 | Henri Cochet (France) | Jean Borotra (France) | |
| 1928 | Rene Lacoste (France) | Henri Cochet (France) | |
| 1927 | Henri Cochet (France) | Jean Borotra (France) | |
| 1926 | Jean Borotra (France) | Howard Kinsey | |
| 1925 | Rene Lacoste (France) | Jean Borotra (France) | |
| 1924 | Jean Borotra (France) | Rene Lacoste (France) | |
| 1923 | Bill Johnston | Frank Hunter | |
| 1922 | Gerald Patterson | Randolph Lycett | |
| 1921 | Bill Tilden (United States) | Brian Norton | |
| 1920 | Bill Tilden (United States) | Gerald Patterson | |
| 1919 | Gerald Patterson | Norman Brookes | |
| 1914 | Norman Brookes | Tony Wilding | |
| 1913 | Tony Wilding | Maurice McLoughlin | |
| 1912 | Tony Wilding | Arthur Gore | |
| 1911 | Tony Wilding | H. Roper Barrett | |
| 1910 | Tony Wilding | Arthur Gore | |
| 1909 | Arthur Gore | M.J.G. Ritchie | |
| 1908 | Arthur Gore | H. Roper Barrett | |
| 1907 | Norman Brookes | Arthur Gore | |
| 1906 | Laurie Doherty | Frank Riseley | |
| 1905 | Laurie Doherty | Norman Brookes | |
| 1904 | Laurie Doherty | Frank Riseley | |
| 1903 | Laurie Doherty | Frank Riseley | |
| 1902 | Laurie Doherty | Arthur Gore | |
| 1901 | Arthur Gore | Reggie Doherty | |
| 1900 | Reggie Doherty | Sidney Smith | |
| 1899 | Reggie Doherty | Arthur Gore | |
| 1898 | Reggie Doherty | Laurie Doherty | |
| 1897 | Reggie Doherty | Harold Mahoney | |
| 1896 | Harold Mahoney | Wilfred Baddeley | |
| 1895 | Wilfred Baddeley | Wilberforce Eaves | |
| 1894 | Joshua Pim | Wilfred Baddeley | |
| 1893 | Joshua Pim | Wilfred Baddeley | |
| 1892 | Wilfred Baddeley | Joshua Pim | |
| 1891 | Wilfred Baddeley | Joshua Pim | |
| 1890 | William Hamilton | Willie Renshaw | |
| 1889 | Willie Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | |
| 1888 | Ernest Renshaw | Herbert Lawford | |
| 1887 | Herbert Lawford | Ernest Renshaw | |
| 1886 | Willie Renshaw | Herbert Lawford | |
| 1885 | Willie Renshaw | Herbert Lawford | |
| 1884 | Willie Renshaw | Herbert Lawford | |
| 1883 | Willie Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | |
| 1882 | Willie Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | |
| 1881 | Willie Renshaw | John Hartley | |
| 1880 | John Hartley | Herbert Lawford | |
| 1879 | John Hartley | Vere St. Leger Goold | |
| 1878 | Frank Hadow | Spencer Gore | |
| 1877 | Spencer Gore | William Marshall |