In the Women's Singles category of Wimbledon, Marion Bartoli of
France on 6 July 2013 won her maiden Grand Slam title. 23rd seed Sabine
Lisicki of Germany failed to match Bartoli and lost in title clash in
straight sets, 1-6, 4-6. Lisicki was the first German woman since 1999
to reach a Grand Slam final. The tournament was played in London.
Marion Bartoli is a top-10 French professional tennis player and
presently French no. 1. She has won one singles major, seven other
Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles.
Marion Bartoli is 28 years old. She had played her previous Wimbledon
final in 2007 which she had lost to Venus Williams. She is the fifth
oldest woman to become a first time major winner in the Open Era.
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