From 1877 until 1982, there was no play on any Sunday at the tournament. The men’s singles final was held on a Saturday, a tradition that came to an end with John McEnroe’s win over Bjorn Borg in the 1981 final. In 1982, Jimmy Connors beat McEnroe in the first scheduled Sunday final.
Bad weather in 1991 forced officials to break tradition and schedule matches on the middle Sunday and three more times in 1997, 2004 and 2016.