2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles came from Europe. Caroline Wozniacki "(Fourth round)" 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
Sam Lee (tennis) Sam Lee (tennis) Sam Lee (June 18, 1914 in Oregon – April 9, 2012), was a former NCAA champion tennis player. As a youth tennis player, Lee reached as high as #7 in the U.S. tennis rankings for players 15 and under. He attended Stanford University, and as a sophomore, won the 1933 NCAA Doubles Championship with partner Joe Coughlin. Lee won the Oregon state doubles championships with Elwood Cooke in 1936, and the Oregon state singles championship in 1937. In 1942, Lee was called to service in World War II. In 1945, with Wimbledon suspended due to the war,