Andy Murray became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title since Fred Perry in 1936, ending a 77-year drought.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 127th Wimbledon Championships
- Dates
- 24 June – 7 July 2013
- Men's singles winner
- Andy Murray (Great Britain)
- Women's singles winner
- Marion Bartoli (France)
- British men's drought ended
- 77 years since Fred Perry in 1936
- Bryan Slam
- Bob & Mike Bryan held all 4 Slams + Olympic Gold simultaneously
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2013 Wimbledon Championships drew the world's top tennis players to the All England Club for the third Grand Slam of the year. Defending champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams entered as favourites, but the grass-court draw produced a series of major upsets in the early rounds, eliminating several top seeds and former champions before the quarterfinals.
Held from 24 June to 7 July 2013, the 127th Wimbledon Championships saw Andy Murray defeat Novak Djokovic to claim the men's singles title, becoming the first British man to win since Fred Perry in 1936. Marion Bartoli won the women's singles. Bob and Mike Bryan completed the 'Bryan Slam' by holding all four Grand Slam titles and Olympic Gold simultaneously.
Murray's victory ended a 77-year wait for a British men's Wimbledon champion and was celebrated as a landmark moment in British sport. The Bryan brothers' achievement set a record never previously accomplished in professional doubles tennis. The early exits of Federer, Williams, Nadal, and Sharapova marked the most significant first-week upsets since 1927, when both defending champions similarly failed to reach the quarterfinals.
Result
at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon