Andy Murray became the first man from Great Britain to win the singles title since Fred Perry in 1936. Marion Bartoli won the women's singles title. Bob and Mike Bryan completed the "Bryan Slam" and became the first team to hold all four Grand Slams and the Olympic Gold at the same time.
Tournament
Centre Court, where the Finals of Wimbledon take place
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour and the 2013 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.[4]
There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on grass courts and was taking place over a series of 19 courts, including the four main showcourts, Centre Court, No. 1 Court, No. 2 Court and No. 3 Court.[5]
Notable events
Sergiy Stakhovsky caused an upset in the second round by defeating seven-time champion Roger FedererSabine Lisicki caused one of the biggest upsets of the tournament by defeating reigning Wimbledon, US Open and French Open champion, world number one, Serena Williams, in the fourth round
Rafael Nadal suffered his first ever opening round defeat at a Grand Slam tournament when he lost to Steve Darcis in the first round. This also marked the first time since 1997 in which the reigning French Open men's champion lost in the first round at Wimbledon.[6]Women's fifth seedSara Errani also made a first round exit, losing to Monica Puig in straight sets.
By defeating Benjamin Becker in the first round, Andy Murray won his 107th Grand Slam match, thus becoming the most successful British man at a Major and breaking Fred Perry's total Grand Slam match win record of 106.[7]
The 2013 championship saw numerous players retire in the first two rounds due to fatigue or injury, including Marin Čilić, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Victoria Azarenka, John Isner, and first round surprise Steve Darcis. On Wednesday, 26 June a total of eight players, including seven in singles events, withdrew from the tournament; four of those made the decision before the starts of their matches.
Third-ranked Roger Federer fell in the second round to world number 116 Sergiy Stakhovsky, his first loss in a Grand Slam earlier than the quarterfinals since 2004 French Open, a streak spanning 36 majors. Federer's world ranking dropped to No. 5 as a result of this early exit.[8]
Federer's second round loss also marked the worst collective performance by him and Rafael Nadal at a Grand Slam tournament, in which both men were entered.[9] This also marked the first time since 2002 in which neither man made the Wimbledon final.[10]
For the first time since 1912, no U.S. man was represented in the third round at Wimbledon, following Bobby Reynolds's second round defeat to World No. 1 Novak Djokovic.[11]
Kimiko Date-Krumm became the oldest woman to reach the third round at Wimbledon, by defeating Alexandra Cadanțu in the second round. It was also the first time since the 1996 Wimbledon Championships in which she had gone this far. Her opponent, number one seed Serena Williams, combined for an age of 73, and this was their first ever meeting.[12] Date-Krumm lost in straight sets in the late evening encounter on Saturday 29 June 2013.
Of the top ten women's seeds that started the Championships, six fell before the third round: second seed Victoria Azarenka (second round, withdrew), third seed Maria Sharapova (second round), fifth seed Sara Errani (first round), seventh seedAngelique Kerber (second round), ninth seedCaroline Wozniacki (second round) and tenth seedMaria Kirilenko (first round). This marked the worst performance by any top ten seeds at a Grand Slam tournament in the Open Era.[13]
Laura Robson became the first British woman in 15 years to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon; by getting this far, she entered the Top 30 for the first time in her career. She thus became the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1987 to enter the WTA's Top 30.[14]
Sabine Lisicki continued her record of beating the reigning French Open champion at Wimbledon. She defeated Serena Williams in the fourth round, having also beaten Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009, Li Na in 2011 and Maria Sharapova in 2012.[18] Lisicki's victory also denied Serena her 35th consecutive victory, a record which was achieved by her older sister, Venus, in 2000.[19]
This tournament marked the worst collective performance by Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova at a Grand Slam event since the 2008 French Open,[19] and also the first tournament since the 2011 French Open in which none of the three reached a Grand Slam final.[20]
Jerzy Janowicz became the first male Polish player to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament.[21]
By reaching the Wimbledon final, Sabine Lisicki became the first German Grand Slam singles finalist since Rainer Schüttler reached the final of the 2003 Australian Open, and the first German singles finalist at Wimbledon since Steffi Graf in 1999.[20]
Novak Djokovic won his semi-final match against Juan Martín del Potro in five sets in 4 hours 44 minutes. This was the longest semi-final in the history of the Wimbledon Championships.[22]
With her win in the Ladies' Singles final, Marion Bartoli surpassed the female record set by Jana Novotná at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships for most appearances in a Grand Slam tournament before winning a title, with 47.[23]
In winning the Gentlemen's Doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan became the first men's doubles team in the Open era to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time, as well as the only team in history to hold all four Majors and the Olympic gold medal.[24]
Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in the final in straight sets to win the 2013 Wimbledon Men Singles title, becoming the first British man in 77 years to do so, and the first Scot of either sex in 117 years to win a Wimbledon singles title.
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Seniors points
Prize money
The Wimbledon total prize money for 2013 has been increased by forty percent to £22,560,000 (around $34m). The winners of the men's and women's singles titles earned £1.6m, up £450,000 from last year.[31][32] In the 2013 season, the Wimbledon prize money was the highest out of four grand slam tournaments, compared to $30m at the Australian Open, $29m at French Open, and $32m at the US Open.[33]
It was Murray's fourth title of the year and first Grand Slam title of the year. It was his first Wimbledon title, second Grand Slam title and 28th career title.
It was Bartoli's first (and only) Grand Slam title in her career and eighth singles title overall. It was also her final Grand Slam appearance before she would retire in August 2013.
It was the Bryan brothers' ninth title of the year and third Grand Slam title of the year. It was their third Wimbledon title, 15th Grand Slam title and 91st career title. They completed a non-calendar year Golden Slam[broken anchor] and thus became the first double team in tennis history to hold all four majors as well as Olympic gold medal at the same time.
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seeds based on ATP and WTA rankings are as of 17 June 2013 and the rankings and points are as of 24 June 2013.
Men's singles
The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula, which applies to the top 32 players, according to ATP ranking on 17 June 2013:
Take Entry System Position (ESP) points at 17 June 2013
Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months (18 June 2012 – 16 June 2013).
Add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that (13 June 2011 – 17 June 2012)
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2012. Accordingly, it is the defending points from the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour instead.
Women's singles
For the Women's singles seeds, the seeding order follows the ranking list, except where in the opinion of the committee, the grass court credentials of a particular player necessitates a change in the interest of achieving a balanced draw.
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2012. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
The following player would have been seeded, but she withdrew from the event.
Main draw wild card entries
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.[43]
Below are the lists of the qualifiers entering in the main draws.
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.
Before the tournament
During the tournament
Retirements
Media coverage
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Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 [34]
Marion Bartoli def. 
Sabine Lisicki, 6–1, 6–4 [35]
Bob Bryan / 
Ivan Dodig / 
Marcelo Melo, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 [36]
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Belinda Bencic def. 
Barbora Krejčíková / 
Anhelina Kalinina / 
Iryna Shymanovich, 6–3, 6–1 [42]
Thomas Enqvist / 
Barbara Schett, 6–2, 6–2
Shingo Kunieda def. 
Ronald Vink, 6–4, 6–2
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