"replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded players Melanie Oudin and Kateryna Bondarenko, who became the #33 and #34 seeds. 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams successfully defended her title, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. She did not lose a set throughout the entire tournament. The victory meant that Serena and her sister Venus had won nine of the last eleven Wimbledon titles between them, with only 2004 and 2006 going to another player. Zvonareva reached her first ever Grand Slam final"
"2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but did not participate this year due to . Garbiñe Muguruza won her second Grand Slam singles title, defeating Venus Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–0. Muguruza became the second Spanish woman to win Wimbledon after Conchita Martínez in 1994. Muguruza also became the first player to defeat both Williams sisters in Grand Slam singles finals. Williams was the oldest player to reach the final since Martina Navratilova, also in 1994, and played her 100th singles match at Wimbledon when she defeated reigning French Open champion Jeļena"
"reached the fourth round before losing to Halep. 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but did not participate this year due to . Garbiñe Muguruza won her second Grand Slam singles title, defeating Venus Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–0. Muguruza became the second Spanish woman to win Wimbledon after Conchita Martínez in 1994. Muguruza also became the first player to defeat both Williams sisters in Grand Slam singles finals. Williams was the oldest player to reach the final since Martina Navratilova, also in 1994, and played her 100th singles match at Wimbledon"
"2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 7–5, 6–3. By winning her seventh Wimbledon title, Williams equaled Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. This was also the first time two women contested two major finals against one another in a single season since Amélie Mauresmo and Justine Henin-Hardenne met in the 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon finals. The two faced each other again in the final two years later, with Kerber winning the title in straight sets. In addition to"
"2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams. Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Yaroslava Shvedova became the first player in the Open Era to win a 'golden set' at Wimbledon, winning the first set of her 6–0, 6–4 victory over 2012 French Open runner-up Sara Errani in the third round without dropping a single point. Sabine Lisicki defeated the reigning French Open champion for her third straight Wimbledon. She defeated"
"2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round, ending a 34-match winning streak dating back to the Miami Open. This was the fourth time in a row that Lisicki had defeated the reigning French Open champion at Wimbledon, comprising wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009, Li Na in 2011, Maria Sharapova in 2012, and Williams in 2013 (Lisicki did not play Wimbledon in 2010). 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli defeated Lisicki in the final in straight sets, 6–1, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the"
"held one week later than in previous seasons, giving a three-week gap from the end of the 2015 French Open. The change, announced in 2012, is intended to provide players more time for recuperation and preparatory grass-court tournaments. Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his third Wimbledon title in men's singles, defending his championship from 2014. Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic was the defending champion in women's singles, but she lost to Jelena Janković in the third round. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st major title, defeating first-time finalist Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 6–4, 6–4. She also"
"straight back. Dementieva sealed the set with a 4th break point when Venus produced double fault. The Russian broke in the first and third games of the final set. In the 6th game Venus had break points only for Dementieva to hold. The Russian clinched the match 2 games later. The final match of the night was between the Wimbledon and Australian Open champion, Serena Williams. And the French Open champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova. Kuznetsova grabbed an early break, in the third game. But 3 games later and Serena was back on serve. The two players then traded breaks as Kutznetsova"
"came from Europe. Caroline Wozniacki ""(Fourth round)"" 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but she was defeated in the fourth round by 2007 finalist, Marion Bartoli. Petra Kvitová defeated 2004 champion Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Grand Slam final and title of her career. She became the first Czech woman to win the title since Jana Novotná in 1998 and the first female left-handed player to win Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova in 1990. For the"
"defeated the 2017 French Open Champion Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets. This was also her 100th career match at Wimbledon. She advanced to her ninth Wimbledon final by defeating Johanna Konta in straight sets in the semifinals. This marked her 87th win at Wimbledon, the third most on the all-time list. This also marked the first season since 2003 that Williams reached two slam finals. Williams lost the final in straight sets to Garbiñe Muguruza. She gained the No. 9 ranking by reaching the final, her second appearance in the top 10 in 2017; she had briefly returned to the"
"2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the second round by Alison Van Uytvanck. Muguruza's defeat marked the earliest exit of the defending champion at Wimbledon since Steffi Graf's first round defeat in 1994. Angelique Kerber won her third Grand Slam singles title, defeating Serena Williams in the rematch of the 2016 final, 6–3, 6–3. Kerber became the first German since Graf in 1996 to lift the trophy. Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki and Sloane Stephens were in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking at the start of the"
"2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams defeated her sister, the two-time defending champion Venus Williams, in the final, 7–6, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. This was Serena's third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh Grand Slam singles title overall. It was also the third time she had won a Grand Slam title after saving a match point against her, in the semifinals against Elena Dementieva. Venus Williams was attempting to become the first player to win the women's singles tournament three consecutive times since Steffi Graf was champion in 1991, 1992"
"1994 Wimbledon Championships. 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 7–5, 6–3. By winning her seventh Wimbledon title, Williams equaled Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. This was also the first time two women contested two major finals against one another in a single season since Amélie Mauresmo and Justine Henin-Hardenne met in the 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon finals. The two faced each other again in the final two years later, with Kerber winning the title in straight sets."
"Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to make the Wimbledon final since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1996. Muguruza won the title two years later. This tournament is notable for being the first grand slam main draw appearance of 2017 French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko. 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but was defeated by Jelena Janković in the third round. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st major title, becoming the oldest woman to win a major singles title in the Open Era. By defeating first-time finalist Garbiñe Muguruza, Serena also achieved her"
"2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but she was defeated in the fourth round by 2007 finalist, Marion Bartoli. Petra Kvitová defeated 2004 champion Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Grand Slam final and title of her career. She became the first Czech woman to win the title since Jana Novotná in 1998 and the first female left-handed player to win Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova in 1990. For the first time since 1913, all eight quarterfinalists"
"clothing was waived to allow players to wear Olympic national team clothing, and London 2012 bunting also mixed with the traditional Wimbledon green. Elena Dementieva and Rafael Nadal were the reigning champions, neither of whom defended their titles. Dementieva had retired from professional tennis in 2010, while Nadal withdrew due to tendinitis. In the women's singles tournament, Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova while losing only one game in the final for the gold medal and her sixth major event win at Wimbledon, having won the ladies' singles tournament at The Championships less than three weeks earlier as well as in"
"the only woman to defeat both of the Williams sisters in a 24-hour period. Their opening round match at the Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics was their first and only match on grass. Janković wasn't seeded and Serena won in two sets before going on to win the gold medal. At the final of the 2013 Family Circle Cup, Charleston, Serena won in three sets. Again in 2013, at China Open, they met in the final and Serena won in two sets. At WTA Championships Serena won their semifinal match after losing second set convincingly, 6–2. Their most recent"
"struggled through leg and forearm cramps, while Gaël Monfils battled hand blisters. The match saw a 71-shot rally, one of the many long rallies in the match. Simon outlasted Monfils winning. In the Women's Singles, it was 14th seed Russian Maria Kirilenko was the first victor of the day when she defeated 20th seed Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. Another Russian in Svetlana Kuznetsova got through the 4th round defeating Carla Suárez Navarro World no. 1 and defending champion Victoria Azarenka got her first challenge in the match in American Jamie Hampton winning in three sets. Serena Williams continues her winning streak"
"advanced to the final, a rematch of their Australian Open final earlier in the season, with Mauresmo triumphant once more, becoming the first Frenchwoman in 81 years to win Wimbledon. Defending champion Venus Williams fell to Jelena Janković, making this year the first since 1999 neither Williams sister featured in the Wimbledon women's singles final. Williams did however make the mixed doubles final, losing to Vera Zvonareva who won her second Grand Slam in mixed doubles, partnering Bob Bryan. Yan Zi and Zheng Jie also won their second Grand Slam titles in the women's doubles event. Serena Williams, Mary Pierce,"
"2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but was defeated by Jelena Janković in the third round. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st major title, becoming the oldest woman to win a major singles title in the Open Era. By defeating first-time finalist Garbiñe Muguruza, Serena also achieved her second non-calendar year Grand Slam after winning the 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open and 2015 French Open and she also became the first player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon all in the same calendar year."
"to Dementieva, breaking her repeatedly to win the tie-break 7–3, and claim a 6–1, 7–6(3) victory, after nearly two hours of play, to advance to her thirteenth Grand Slam final since the 1997 US Open, her seventh in Wimbledon. The second semifinal between two-time champion, sixth seed Serena Williams and wild card, WTA No. 133 Zheng Jie followed the same pattern as the first, with Williams dominating her opponent in the first set, winning it 6–2, and the Chinese fighting back in the second, taking the match to a tie-break after holding a set point on Williams's serve. Williams, though,"
"in her opening matches at Barcelona, Rome, and Madrid. Despite not having won a match on clay in 2009 before the French Open, she lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. This ended her 18-match Grand Slam tournament winning streak. She rebounded at Wimbledon, saving a match point in defeating fourth seeded Dementieva in the semifinals. In the final, Serena defeated her sister Venus to win her third Wimbledon title and her 11th Grand Slam singles title. Serena and Venus teamed to win the women's doubles title at Wimbledon for the second consecutive year, their ninth Grand"
"final. Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus in the final in three sets, to win her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once. Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schüttler, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams, 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro defeated Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes defeated Eleni Daniilidou / Todd Woodbridge, 6–4, 7–5 Marcos Baghdatis def. Florin Mergea, 6–4, 6–4 Barbora Strýcová defeated Viktoriya Kutuzova,"
"the world No. 1 both times. Although Muguruza got the match back on serve, she would still have to serve to stay in the match. Williams broke the Spaniard's serve to win her sixth Wimbledon title and complete the ""Serena Slam 2.0"". The final lasted 83 minutes, with Williams serving 12 aces to 8 double faults, hitting 29 winners to 15 unforced errors, and getting in 37 of 68 first serves. With this victory Serena Williams became the oldest female in the Open Era to win a major singles title, passing the former mark of Martina Navratilova. This win was"
"winner to seal the deal. The last day saw another showdown between Serena Williams and defending champion Venus Williams for the title. Serena progressed to the finals undefeated; beating, Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Venus in the group stage. Before defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals. Venus progressed to the finals after having a bad start, losing close three setters to Serena and Dementieva, whilst defeating Kuznetsova. Venus received a lucky break as Dementieva lost to Kuznetsova, tying all 3 players with Venus winning and progressing to the semifinals. Venus progressed to the final when she defeated Jelena Janković. Serena"
"by defeating Ai Sugiyama. There, she defeated fifth seed and former champion Lindsay Davenport. In the final, Sharapova upset top seed and defending champion Serena Williams to win her first Grand Slam singles title, and become the third-youngest woman to win the Wimbledon title, behind only Lottie Dod and Martina Hingis. Sharapova also became the second Russian woman (after Anastasia Myskina had won the year's previous major at Roland Garros) to win a Grand Slam singles title. The victory was hailed by the media as ""the most stunning upset in memory"", with other writers commenting on her arrival as a"
"at age 47, the oldest player in the Open Era to win a main draw match at Wimbledon. Serena Williams ""(Final)"" 2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Maria Sharapova defeated the two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships. This victory was hailed by the media as ""the most stunning upset in memory"". Serena Williams was attempting to become the first player to win the women's singles tournament three consecutive times since Steffi Graf was champion in 1991, 1992 and 1993. With this win, Sharapova, who"
"with Karolina Pliskova, Garbiñe Muguruza and Jelena Ostapenko. After losing her first match to Pliskova in straight sets, Williams defeated Ostapenko in a marathon match lasting almost three and a half hours. She defeated Muguruza in straight sets to progress to the semifinals, avenging her loss to the Spaniard in the Wimbledon final. Williams then defeated Caroline Garcia in three sets to advance to her first final at the year-end championships since 2009, where she finished runner-up to sister Serena. She met Caroline Wozniacki in the final, where she found herself down a set and 0–5. Despite winning the next"
"of the second set to open up a 3–0 lead, but her serve began to falter as well, recording a series of double faults as Williams broke back twice to lead 4–3. A series of blistering forehands saw Dementieva getting back into the match but in the end, her serve failed her again and Serena Williams soon served for the match, winning 6–3, 6–4 in 98 minutes, ending Dementieva's unbeaten start to the season and advancing to the women's final for the fourth time. Her opponent will be Dinara Safina, who broke a three-match losing streak as well against Vera"
"the semifinals. World No. 1 Ivanovic surrendered to Zheng Jie in the third round, who went on to become the first Chinese women to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam in singles. Tamarine Tanasugarn knocked out Janković en route to her only major quarterfinal. Sharapova was upset by Alla Kudryavtseva, and Kuznetsova lost to Agnieszka Radwańska, who had shown prior form winning the warm-up tournament in Eastbourne. Serena Williams and her sister Venus Williams reached the final, the first Grand Slam final between the two since Wimbledon five years ago. Venus would defeat her sister for her fifth Wimbledon"
"2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Maria Sharapova defeated the two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships. This victory was hailed by the media as ""the most stunning upset in memory"". Serena Williams was attempting to become the first player to win the women's singles tournament three consecutive times since Steffi Graf was champion in 1991, 1992 and 1993. With this win, Sharapova, who was to become a future world No. 1, entered the top ten for the first time in her career. She also"
"& partner Samantha Stosur came out the winners of the first of the four quarterfinals matches, defeating unseeded pair Ekaterina Makarova & Selima Sfar 6–4, 6–3. Two-time Wimbledon doubles champions and semifinalists in the ongoing singles event, eleventh-seeded Serena Williams & Venus Williams outplayed thirteenth-seeded duo of American Bethanie Mattek and Indian Sania Mirza on the score of 6–4, 6–3, to secure a spot in the semifinals. The third match of the day saw top-ranked and defending champions Cara Black & Liezel Huber overcome Australian Open runners-up and Wimbledon sixth seeds Victoria Azarenka & Shahar Pe'er 7–5, 7–6(4), to advance"
"and 1993. This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds all reach the semifinals, for the second time in four years after 2006. As of 2018, this remains the last Grand Slam event to feature the top four seeds on the women's side in the semifinals. The match between Serena Williams and Dementieva was the longest women's semifinal at Wimbledon in the Open Era, lasting two hours and 49 minutes. Dinara Safina ""(Semifinals)"" 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams defeated her sister, the two-time defending champion Venus Williams, in the final, 7–6, 6–2 to win the"