1972 Wimbledon Championships 1972 Wimbledon Championships The 1972 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1972 but rain on the final Saturday meant that the men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles finals were played on Sunday 9 July. It was the first time in the tournament's history that finals were played on a Sunday. It was the 86th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third
2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost to Venus Williams in the semifinals. Venus Williams defeated compatriot and world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport in the final, 4–6, 7–6, 9–7 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships. It was the longest Wimbledon women's championship match in history, lasting two hours and 45 minutes. She became the first woman since Helen Wills in 1935 and the 1st in the open era to win the Wimbledon title after saving a match point against her. This was Venus's third Wimbledon singles title,