2019 - WIMBLEDON - GREAT BRITAIN

The One and Only: First Romanian Halep and the other lone national representatives in an Open-Era Wimbledon final

Simona Halep is the first Romanian to reach the Wimbledon ladies' singles final. Seven other players have been the only women from their countries to reach the title match of The Championships in the Open Era - look back on them here.

01 /08
The Netherlands' Betty Stove (left) defeated Martina Navratilova and Sue Barker to reach the 1977 final, where she lost 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to Virginia Wade (Getty)
02 /08
Argentina's Gabriela Sabatini reached the 1991 final, where she served for the championship twice but ultimately fell 6-4, 3-6, 8-6 to Stefanie Graf (Getty)
03 /08
Monica Seles would reach her only Wimbledon final playing for Yugoslavia in 1992, losing 6-2, 6-1 to Stefanie Graf (Getty)
04 /08
Switzerland's Martina Hingis became the youngest Wimbledon champion in the Open Era at 16 years old when she beat Jana Novotna 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in 1997 - but would not return to the singles final again (Getty)
05 /08
Belgium's Justine Henin made the Wimbledon final twice, losing both times in three sets - to Venus Williams 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 in 2001 and to Amélie Mauresmo 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in 2006 (Getty)
06 /08
In 2012, Agnieszka Radwanska became the first Grand Slam finalist from Poland in the Open Era, and first at Wimbledon since Jadwiga Jedrzejowska in 1937, losing the final 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to Serena Williams (Getty)
07 /08
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard reached the 2014 final, losing 6-3, 6-0 to Petra Kvitova (Getty)
08 /08
Simona Halep became the first Romanian Grand Slam champion at Roland Garros 2018, and will aim to become the first Romanian Wimbledon champion tomorrow (Getty)

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