The women’s tournament at the Wimbledon championships is fast approaching, set to begin on the 30th of June.
Barbora Krejcikova is the defending champion, having defeated Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in the final last season to clinch a maiden Grand Slam title.
Her triumph marked the seventh year in a row that there was a new champion in the women’s draw at the All England Club.
The year before, Krejcikova’s Czech compatriot, Marketa Vondrousova, also won her first major title at Wimbledon but failed to go back-to-back in 2024.
Vondrousova has struggled with injuries since her triumph, but now looks to be back to her best, and has the chance to do something in South West London that hasn’t been done in over a decade.
Copyright 2023 CameraSportMarketa Vondrousova’s chance to do something for the first time in 11 years at Wimbledon
The last WTA player to win consecutive titles at Wimbledon was Serena Williams, who won two in a row in 2015 and 2016, to seal her sixth and seventh crowns in SW19.
It has been over a decade, however, since a woman won the title for the second time in their career on Centre Court.
Petra Kvitova, who recently announced her retirement from tennis, won her second Wimbledon championship in 2014, beating Eugenie Bouchard in the final.
Vondrousova had aimed to complete the feat in 2024, but while suffering from shoulder pain, she crashed out in the first round of the championships before undergoing surgery in August later that year.
- 2024: Didn’t play from Wimbledon in July until the Adelaide International in January.
- 2025: Didn’t play from the Dubai Tennis Championships in February until Roland Garros in May
After taking time off again this season to deal with the recurring injury, the 25-year-old looks to be back to her best again, having reached the final at the Berlin Open following a statement win over world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
Krejcikova and 2022 champion Elena Rybakina will also be in pursuit of a second Wimbledon title, but on current form, Vondrousova looks the favourite to break the 11-year dry spell.
Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty ImagesMarketa Vondrousova’s career record at Wimbledon
Vondrousova has appeared at the Wimbledon championships six times throughout her career.
Up until her fourth campaign in 2021, she failed to make it out of the first round, suffering early exits from 2017 to 2019.
In 2021, she finally won a first-round matchup, defeating Anett Kontaveit, but lost in straight sets in her next match against home hope Emma Raducanu.
After not featuring in 2022, she went all the way the following year, earning victories over Jessica Pegula, Elina Svitolina, and Ons Jabeur to win the tournament.
Last season, her first-round defeat was to Jessica Bouzas of Spain, who beat her 6-4, 6-2.