THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Wimbledon, Great Britain
June 24-July 6, 2013
$16,775,934/Grand Slam
Grass/Outdoors
Results – Saturday, July 6, 2013
Singles – Final
(15) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (23) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 61 64
Doubles – Final
(8) Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) d. (12) Barty/Dellacqua (AUS/AUS) 76(1) 61
Final Facts
– Bartoli wins her first Grand Slam title; her best previous performance was a runner-up finish to V.Williams at Wimbledon in 2007.
– Bartoli’s win-loss record in WTA finals now stands at 8-11; 14 her previous title came 21 months ago in Osaka.
– Bartoli is the third Frenchwoman to win the title, after Lenglen (1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1925) and Mauresmo (2006).
– Bartoli is the sixth player in the Open Era to win the title without dropping a set; Navratilova (1983, 1984, 1986, 1990), S.Williams (2002, 2010), V.Williams (2008), Davenport (1999) and Evert (1981) also achieved the feat.
– Bartoli is the 42nd different player to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era and the 18th at Wimbledon.
– Lisicki was appearing in her first Grand Slam final; she falls to 3-5 in WTA finals.
– Bartoli and Lisicki were meeting for the fourth time; Lisicki now leads the head-to-head record 3-2.
– Bartoli and Lisicki will rise to No.7 and No.18, respectively, when the new rankings are released on Monday.
– Hsieh and Peng win their first Grand Slam doubles title together; they have now won six WTA titles as a team.
– Hsieh is the first player from Chinese Taipei to win a Grand Slam; Peng is the third Chinese player to pick up a Grand Slam doubles title (Yan/Zheng won 2006 Australian Open and 2006 Wimbledon).
Final Quotes
Marion Bartoli: “Honestly I still can’t believe it. I’ve dreamed about this moment for so long. For me, winning Wimbledon is beyond my wildest dreams, let alone with an ace – but I’ve been practicing my serve for so long, I guess I saved it for the best moment! I’m so happy to be holding this trophy. This has been my dream since I was six years old.”
Sabine Lisicki: “I’ve played my best tennis here. I took out the champion and runner-up from last year. That’s pretty big. This tournament definitely made me a better player. It was hard today but the experience will help me in the future. I still believe I can be champion one day.”
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