5 July 2014

Petra Kvitova won second Wimbledon title

Petra Kvitova stormed to her second Wimbledon title in the shortest women's final since 1983 as the Czech sixth seed crushed Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 on 5th July. 

Kvitova, who first won Wimbledon in 2011, took just 55 minutes to end her three-year wait for a second Grand Slam crown, leaving shell-shocked world number 13 Bouchard helpless to repel a brutal barrage of 28 winners and four aces on Centre Court. 

Playing in her first Grand Slam final since her maiden triumph at Wimbledon, the 24-year-old Kvitova produced a brilliant display of power-hitting to secure the 12th career title. 

Fittingly, Kvitova's breathtaking performance came in front of her childhood hero Martina Navratilova, whose 54-minute win against Andrea Jaeger 31 years ago was the last Wimbledon final to take less time than this ruthless demolition. 

List of Wimbledon Ladies single Champions since 2000:


YearCountryChampionCountryRunner-upScore in the final






2000 USAVenus Williams USALindsay Davenport6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2001 USAVenus Williams BELJustine Henin6–1, 3–6, 6–0
2002 USASerena Williams USAVenus Williams7–6(7–4), 6–3
2003 USASerena Williams USAVenus Williams4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2004 RUSMaria Sharapova USASerena Williams6–1, 6–4
2005 USAVenus Williams USALindsay Davenport4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7
2006 FRAAmélie Mauresmo BELJustine Henin2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2007 USAVenus Williams FRAMarion Bartoli6–4, 6–1
2008 USAVenus Williams USASerena Williams7–5, 6–4
2009 USASerena Williams USAVenus Williams7–6(7–3), 6–2
2010 USASerena Williams RUSVera Zvonareva6–3, 6–2
2011 CZEPetra Kvitová RUSMaria Sharapova6–3, 6–4
2012 USASerena Williams POLAgnieszka Radwańska6–1, 5–7, 6–2
2013 FRAMarion Bartoli GERSabine Lisicki6–1, 6–4
2014 CZEPetra Kvitová CANEugenie Bouchard6–3, 6–0
Martina Navratilova from USA has won 9 times whereas Helen Moody 8 times and Steffi Graff from Germany 7 times