2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Roger Federer. Federer defeated Andy Murray in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4, to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It was his seventh Wimbledon title and seventeenth Grand Slam title. With the win, Federer also regained the world No. 1 ranking. Federer thus equalled both William Renshaw and Pete Sampras' record of seven Wimbledon titles, as well as Sampras' record of 286 weeks as world No. 1; Federer broke the latter record on 16 July 2012.
2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to make the Wimbledon final since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1996. Muguruza won the title two years later. This tournament is notable for being the first grand slam main draw appearance of 2017 French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko. 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but was defeated by Jelena Janković in the third round. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st major title, becoming the oldest woman to win a major singles title in the Open Era. By defeating first-time finalist Garbiñe Muguruza, Serena also achieved her