naomi osaka is the defending ladies' singles champion.
naomi osaka is the defending ladies' singles champion.
who is the defending ladies' singles champion?
naomi osaka
mladenovic next played in st. petersburg as the defending singles champion. after receiving a first-round bye, mladenovic showed signs of her top form and confidence which enabled her to reach four wta tour singles finals in the first half of 2017 by defeating former top-5 player and 2016 wta finals champion dominika cibulková in the second round, ending her 15-match losing streak in singles. she then followed up her second round win by beating kateřina siniaková in the quarterfinals and daria kasatkina in the semifinals (who had beaten the 2018 australian open champion caroline wozniacki previously), to advance to her first wta tour singles final since the madrid open last year. in the final she lost to petra kvitova in straight sets. mladenovic won both her singles matches and her doubles match in the fed cup world group quarterfinal tie against belgium on february 10–11. she lost her singles second round and first round matches in doha and dubai respectively.
kristina mladenovic
2019 wimbledon championships









































the 2019 wimbledon championships was a grand slam tennis tournament that took place at the all england lawn tennis and croquet club in wimbledon, london, united kingdom. the main tournament began on monday 1 july 2019 and finished on sunday 14 july 2019.









































the defending gentlemen's singles champion novak djokovic retained his title, while the defending ladies' singles champion angelique kerber lost in the second round to lauren davis. simona halep won the ladies' singles title. this was the first grand slam tournament where both singles titles were won by players born in the balkans.
2019 wimbledon championships