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Wimbledon: Women's Final Facts

Jul 14th 2018
Angelique Kerber

Singles - Final
[11] A.Kerber (GER) d. [25] S.Williams (USA) 63 63

Doubles - Final
[3] B.Krejcikova/K.Siniakova (CZE/CZE) d. [12] N.Melichar/K.Peschke (USA/CZE) 64 46 60

Final Facts:

-Angelique Kerber defeats seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams to lift her third Grand Slam trophy
-The German becomes the first from her country win the title at the All England Club since Stefanie Graf in 1996
-Kerber now holds a 3-1 record in Grand Slam finals, having also claimed victories at 2016 Australian Open and US Open, and finishing as runner-up at 2016 Wimbledon
-Kerber is projected to return to the Top 5 (at No.4) when the rankings are updated on Monday, July 16. She will rise to No.2 on the Porsche Race to Singapore Leaderboard
-Serena Williams reached her 10th Wimbledon final in what was her fourth tournament back since giving birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia
-The American now holds a 23-7 record in Grand Slam singles finals
-At World No.181, Williams is the lowest-ranked player to ever reach a Wimbledon final
-Williams will return to the Top 30 at No.28 on Monday, July 16
-Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova win their second straight Grand Slam doubles title, having lifted their career first major trophy at Roland Garros
-The last time a team won back-to-back titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon was Clijsters/Sugiyama in 2003
-The Czech duo now own a perfect 2-0 record in Grand Slam doubles finals as a team. Siniakova also finished runner-up at 2017 US Open (w/Hradecka)
-Nicole Melichar and Kveta Peschke appeared in their first Grand Slam doubles final as a pair
-Melichar made her debut in a Grand Slam doubles final, while Peschke appeared in her third career major doubles final, having won the Wimbledon title in 2011 (w/Srebotnik) and a runner-up finish at 2010 -Roland Garros (w/Srebotnik)