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Fact File
Most Wins
John McEnroe 4 singles titles, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984
1 doubles title 1982 (with Peter Rennert)

Boris Becker 4 singles titles, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1996

Lleyton Hewitt 4 Singles titles, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006

Andy Roddick Singles titles, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Youngest Winner
Boris Becker 1985 - aged 17 years 207 days
Oldest Winner
Jimmy Connors 1983 - aged 30 years 284 days
Longest Final
1999 36 games - Pete Sampras defeated Tim Henman 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in 151 minutes
Shortest Final
1993 19 games - Michael Stich defeated Wayne Ferreira 6-3, 6-4 in 57 minutes
Longest Match in Games
1987 2nd round - 65 games - Nduka Odizor (Nigeria) defeated Guy Forget (France) 7-6, 4-6, 22-20
Longest Match in Games for Each Round
1st Round 1986 53 games - Mike Depalmer (US) defeated John Lloyd (GB) 6-1, 4-6, 19-17

2nd Round 1987 65 games - Nduka Odizor (Nigeria) defeated Guy Forget (France) 7-6, 4-6, 22-20

3rd Round 1983 53 games - Steve Denton (US) defeated Todd Nelson (US) 7-5, 3-6, 17-15

Quarter-Final 1995 43 games, Derrick Rostagno (US) defeated Wayne Ferreira (RSA) 7-5, 6-7 (2), 10-8

Semi-Final 1995 45 games - Pete Sampras (US) defeated Marc Goellner (GER) 6-7 (4), 6-2, 13-11

Final 1999 36 games - Pete Sampras defeated Tim Henman 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in 151 minutes
Three-set Finals
1979,1984,1987,1988,1989,1999,2002,2007. In all but 1984, the losers of the first set, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick respectively came back to win
Postponed Final
The singles final has been played on the second Monday twice - 1979 and 1987. The doubles final was played on the second Monday in 1995
Longest Match in Time
1979 Arthur Ashe beat Bernie Mitten 7-6, 4-6, 15-13 in the 3rd round. Match lasted 6 hours 16 minutes because of rain delay and playing time was just under 5 hours
Longest Doubles Match in Games
1990 1st round - 57 games - Patrick Galbraith (US) and David Macpherson (AUS) defeated Neil Broad (SA) and Gary Muller (SA) 5-7, 7-6 (11-9), 17-15
Number of Aces at the Artois Championships
2005 Ivo Karlovic - 96
1997 Mark Philippoussis - 91
1995 Pete Sampras - 75
2004 Ivo Karlovic - 75
Best Weather for Final
The final has been played in very high temperatures six times - 2000 at 33C, 1981 at 38C and in 1986 and 1989 at 40C, in 1992 and 2003 at 41C.
Raincheck
First introduced to British sport by Stella Artois, has been used on ten occasions - 1981, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1998 (three times) and 1999 and 2001
Rainfall
In 1992 70.2 mm of rain fell in one and a half hours on Tuesday, 9th June best weather for final.
The final has been played in very high temperatures five times - 1981 at 38°C and in 1986 and 1989 at 40°C, in 1992 at 41°C and 2000 at 33°C
Prize Money
Total prize money has risen from $125,000 (£69,061) in 1979 to €692,000 (£540,625) in 2008. Since 1979, £10,223,471 has been given in prize money. The top ten money earners from the tournament are:

Lleyton Hewitt £312,658
Pete Sampras £241,804
Andy Roddick £265,297
Tim Henman £201,567
Boris Becker £188,266
Wayne Ferreira £161,265
Mark Philippoussis £152,275
Stefan Edberg £144,312
Todd Martin £129,148
Scott Draper £113,531
Fastest Passage to Title
Ivan Lendl 1990 - 10 sets to love - 60 games to 26 games
NB - draw reduced to 56 players instead of 64
Stefan Edberg 1991 - 10 sets to love - 60 games to 33 games
Boris Becker 1996 - 10 sets to love - 63 games to 41 games
Longest Passage to Title
Ivan Lendl 1989 - 12 sets to four - 87 games to 61 games
Seedings
1990 was the first time that all four top seeds reached the semi-finals. The lowest ranked player ever to reach the final was Laurence Tieleman (ITA) in 1998 when he was a qualifier ranked 253 in the world. In the same year, the winner, Scott Draper (AUS) was ranked 108. The runner-up in 2007 Nicolas Mahut (FRA) was ranked at 106 with the previous lowest ranked player being Leif Shiras (USA) at 87 in 1984.
Attendance Figures
Crowds across the week in 2007 totalled 55,481* (53,756 in 2006).
Monday 11th June: 8,251 (8,170 in 2006)
Tuesday 12th June: 8,634 (8,159 in 2006)
Wednesday 13th June: 8,665 (8,378 in 2006)
Thursday 14th June: 8,259 (8,373 in 2006)
Friday 15th June: 7,956 (7,770 in 2006)
Saturday 16th June: 6,858 - Centre Court Capacity
Sunday 17th June: 6,858 - Centre Court Capacity

* Centre Court capacity increased by 405 seats to 6,858