2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 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
1992 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 1992 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Steffi Graf successfully defended her title, defeating Monica Seles in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships. It was Graf's fourth Wimbledon title overall, and it was Seles' best career finish at a Wimbledon. Seles was going for a 4th consecutive Grand Slam title, having won the US Open, Australian Open, and French Open in succession. This would also be the only Grand Slam match that Seles would lose in 1992, thus preventing her from completing the calendar year, and ultimately career, Grand Slam. Monica