marion bartoli beat venus williams in the wimbledon final.
marion bartoli beat venus williams in the wimbledon final.
who did marion bartoli beat in the wimbledon final?
venus williams
at wimbledon bartoli was seeded 15th. she defeated elina svitolina in the first round, christina mchale in the second, camila giorgi in the third, and karin knapp in the fourth. in the quarterfinals she defeated 17th seed sloane stephens, which was her first quarterfinal victory of any wta tour or grand slam event in 2013. in the semifinals she beat 20th seed kirsten flipkens to reach her second wimbledon final. in the final she faced 23rd seed sabine lisicki, who had beaten pre-tournament favorite serena williams and 2012 finalist agnieszka radwańska en route to the final. bartoli won the match in straight sets for her first and only grand slam title. she did not drop a set in the entire tournament. she also became the female player who participated in the most grand slam tournaments before winning one, as this was her 47th such tournament (breaking the previous perseverance record held by jana novotná, at 45).
marion bartoli
wimbledon saw an unexpected final between venus williams and marion bartoli, the two lowest seeds to ever play in the final. bartoli beat janković in the fourth round and henin in the semifinals, a win that was seen as "one of the biggest upsets ever". williams was on the brink of losing in two of her early round matches, before beating sharapova, kuznetsova and ivanovic back-to-back. in the final, williams triumphed for her fourth wimbledon title and sixth slam overall. other upsets included vaidišová's win over the defending champion mauresmo, who continued to struggle for form throughout the season aside from a run to the final in eastbourne.
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