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Goran Ivanišević was the runner-up at Wimbledon three times before finally winning in 2001. He lost to Pete Sampras in the 1994 final, Richard Krajicek in the 1996 final, and Patrick Rafter in the 2000 final. Ivanišević is one of only two men to have won Wimbledon after losing in three previous finals, the other being Boris Becker.