2008 Wimbledon Championships 2008 Wimbledon Championships The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2008. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Spanish player Rafael Nadal won the first Wimbledon title of his career; the first Grand Slam tournament he had won other than the French Open. Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final in what many regard as the
2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but was defeated by Nicole Vaidišová in the fourth round. Venus Williams defeated Marion Bartoli in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. Williams, ranked 31st at the time and seeded 23rd, remains the lowest ranked and lowest seeded woman ever to win Wimbledon. This was Williams' fourth Wimbledon singles title and she also became the first female champion to earn the same prize money as the male champion, following the tournament's decision to award equal pay for the