(Provided by Tennis World USA)
World No 42 Marketa Vondrousova has surpassed Venus Williams as the lowest-ranked Wimbledon champion, per OptaAce. Vondrousova, who was unseeded at this year’s Wimbledon, ousted No 6 seed Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 in the final at The Championships.
In 2007, Williams was ranked at No 31 when she won Wimbledon. Now, 24-year-old Vondrousova is officially holding the new record for the lowest-ranked champion at The All England Club. When the WTA rankings get updated on Monday, Vondrousova will be enjoying a career-high ranking of No 10 in the world.
42 – Marketa Vondrousova is the lowest ranked player (#42) to win the Women’s Singles title in Wimbledon since the WTA Rankings were introduced.
Incredible.#WIMBLEDON | @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/y8YAl5fDow — OptaAce (@OptaAce) July 15, 2023
Vondrousova surpasses Williams as the lowest-ranked Wimbledon champion
Going into the final, Jabeur was considered the favorite and many expected the Tunisian to make a big breakthrough after losing two Grand Slam finals in 2022.
Jabeur actually got off to a good start to the final, taking an early 2-0 lead. But Vondrousova quickly responded, breaking back Jabeur in the third game….
