Ons Jabeur plays Marketa Vondrousova in the Wimbledon women’s singles final, each seeking a first major title.
Jabeur, the Wimbledon and U.S. Open runner-up last year, took out No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set semifinal.
Jabeur, the No. 6 seed from Tunisia, lost the 2022 Wimbledon final from a set up on Kazakh Elena Rybakina. She is the lone African woman, and lone Arab or North African man or woman, to reach a major final.
The Czech Vondrousova, the 2019 French Open runner-up, became the first unseeded Wimbledon women’s finalist since Billie Jean King in 1963.
At No. 42 in the world, she is the second-lowest-ranked Wimbledon women’s finalist since the rankings were created in 1975. Serena Williams was No. 181 when she made the 2018 final coming back from childbirth.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was taken out in the quarterfinals by Ukrainian mom Elina Svitolina. Svitolina, the former world No. 3, lost to Vondrousova in the semis.
No. 7 seed Coco Gauff was upset in the first round by Sofia Kenin, the last American woman to win a major at the 2020 Australian Open.
Though Serena Williams retired last year, older sister Venus, 43, received a wild card to compete in her 24th Wimbledon singles draw. She was eliminated in the first round by Svitolina.
2023 Wimbledon Women’s Singles Draw
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