All eyes were on Serena Williams throughout Wimbledon, as they should have been. Williams reaffirmed her case as the most dominant American athlete of our time by winning the 2015 French Open final over Lucie Safarova, and entered Wimbledon as the overwhelming favorite to win a fourth straight major tennis title.
Read more: Check out our coverage of the 2015 Wimbledon men's draw.
She did that, in her usual impressive fashion. Williams bested her sister, Venus Williams, narrowly avoided an upset at the hands of unseeded Heather Watson, took down the tough Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals and absolutely dominated No. 4 seed Maria Sharapova in the semifinals.
That set up a match against No. 20 seed Garbine Muguruza in the finals, and it was an excellent matchup. Muguruza downed No. 13 seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the semifinals, and gave Williams fits throughout their finals matchup. Muguruza was in danger of losing the second set at 6-1 at one point, but broke Williams multiple times to fight back and make things interesting.
Still, in the end, Williams won and secured her sixth singles championship at Wimbledon and her 21st Grand Slam title overall. The full results are below.
Bracket
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Full schedule (all times ET)
Day 1, Monday, June 29
Women's singles first round. (Ranked matches listed; for a complete list of matches click here)
Centre Court, beginning after 8 a.m.
No. 4 Maria Sharapova def. Johanna Konta, 6-2, 6-2
Sloane Stephens def. No. 27 Barbora Strycova, 6-4, 6-2
No. 1 court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 1 Serena Williams def. Margarita Gasparyan, 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 court, beginning after 6:30 a.m
No. 6 Lucie Safarova def. Alison Riske, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Heather Watson def. No. 32 Caroline Garcia, 1-6, 6-3, 8-6
No. 3 court, beginning after 6:30 a.m.
No. 7 Ana Ivanovic def. Yi-Fan Xu, 6-1, 6-1
No. 16 Venus Williams def. Madison Brengle, 6-0, 6-0
Court 6, beginning after 6:30 a.m.
No. 29 Irina-Camelia Begu def. Daria Gavrilova, 7-6(6), 6-1
Court 8, beginning after 6:30 a.m.
Jelena Ostapenko def. No. 9 Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-2, 6-0
No. 14 Andrea Petkovic def. Shelby Rogers, 6-0, 6-0
Court 10, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Zarina Diyas def. No. 24 Flavia Pennetta, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Court 12, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 23 Victoria Azarenka def. Anett Kontaveit, 6-2, 6-1
No. 22 Samantha Stosur def. Danka Kovinic, 6-4, 6-4
Court 17, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 11 Karolina Pliskova def. Irina Falconi, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
No. 19 Sara Errani def. Francesca Schiavone, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
Court 18, beginning after 6:30 a.m.
No. 30 Belinda Bencic def. Tsvetana Pironkova, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 14 Andrea Petkovic def. Shelby Rogers, 6-0, 6-0
Day 2, Tuesday, June 30
Women's singles first round. (Ranked matches listed; for a complete list of matches click here)
Centre Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 2 Petra Kvitova def. Kiki Bertens, 6-1, 6-0
Court 1, beginning at 8 a.m.
Jana Cepelova def. No. 3 Simona Halep, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Court 2, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 8 Ekaterina Makarova def. Sachia Vickery, 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki def. Saisai Zheng, 7-5, 6-0
Court 3, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Ying-Ying Duan def. No. 12 Eugenie Bouchard, 7-6 (3), 6-4
Court 12, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Heather Watson def. No. 32 Caroline Garcia, 1-6, 6-3, 8-6
No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Lucie Hradecka, 6-3, 6-2
No. 18 Sabine Lisicki def. Jarmila Gajdosova, 7-5, 6-4
Court 18, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 10 Angelique Kerber def. Carina Witthoeft, 6-0, 6-0
No. 26 Svetland Kuznetsova def. Laura Siegemund, 6-3, 6-4
No. 15 Timea Bacsinszky def. Julia Goerges, 6-2, 7-5
Court 7, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 17 Elina Svitolina def. Misaki Doi, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Court 14, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 25 Alizé Cornet def. Ana Konjuh, 6-2, 6-2
Court 15, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 20 Garbine Muguruza def. Varvara Lepchenko, 6-4, 6-1
No. 31 Camila Giorgi def. Teliana Pereira, 7-6 (4), 6-3
Court 16, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 28 Jelena Jankovic def. Elena Vesnina, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Court 17, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 21 Madison Keys vs. Stefanie Voegele, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 2-2 (play suspended)
Day 3, Wednesday, July 1
Women's singles second round (winners from Day 1)
Centre Court, beginning after 8 a.m.
No. 1 Serena Williams def. Timea Babos, 6-4, 6-1
No. 1 Court, beginning after 8 a.m.
Heather Watson def. Daniela Hantuchova, 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 Court, beginning after 6:30 a.m.
No. 4 Maria Sharapova def. Richel Hogenkamp, 6-3, 6-1
No. 16 Venus Williams def. Yulia Putintseva, 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 3 Court, not before 7:30 a.m.
No. 21 Madison Keys def. Stefanie Voegele, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4 (play suspended Tuesday)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands def. No. 7 Ana Ivanovic, 6-3, 6-4
Court 8, beginning after 6:30 a.m.
Zarina Diyas def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 7-5, 6-1
Sloane Stephens def. Lauren Davis, 6-4, 6-4
Court 11, not before 7:30 a.m.
Elizaveta Kulichkova def. Yanina Wickmayer, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 10-8 (play suspended Tuesday)
Court 12, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 22 Samantha Stosur def. Urszula Radwanska, 6-3, 6-4
No. 14 Andrea Petkovic def. Mariana Duque-Marino, 6-3, 6-1
Aleksandra Krunic def. No. 19 Sara Errani, 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2
Court 16, beginning after 6:30 a.m.
No. 29 Irina-Camelia Begu def. Lesia Tsurenko, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 7-5
Court 17, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Coco Vandeweghe def. No. 11 Karolina Pliskova, 7-6, 6-4
No. 6 Lucie Safarova def. Su-Wei Hsieh, 6-2, 6-3
Court 18, beginning after 6:30 a.m.
No. 30 Belinda Bencic def. Anna-Lena Friedsam, 7-5, 4-6, 6-0
No. 23 Victoria Azarenka def. Kirsten Flipkens, 6-3, 6-3
Day 4, Thursday, July 2
Women's singles second round (winners from Day 2).
Centre Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 18 Sabine Lisicki def. Christina McHale, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
No. 1 Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 2 Petra Kvitova def. Kurumi Nara, 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 Court, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Ajla Tomljanovic, 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 Court, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Magdalena Rybarikova def. No. 8 Ekaterina Makarova, 6-2, 7-5
Court 12, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki def. Denisa Allertova, 6-1, 7-6(6)
Court 18, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 10 Angelique Kerber def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 7-5, 6-2
No. 15 Timea Bacsinszky def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, 6-2, 6-1
No. 28 Jelena Jankovic def. Evgeniya Rodina, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-3
Court 7, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 20 Garbine Muguruza def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Kristyna Pliskova def. No. 26 Svetlana Kuznetsova, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Court 8, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 21 Madison Keys def. Elizaveta Kulichkova, 6-4, 7-6(3)
Court 11, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Olga Govortsova def. No. 25 Alize Cornet, 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-1
Court 16, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 31 Camila Giorgi def. Lara Arruabarrena, 6-0, 7-6(5)
Court 17, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Casey Dellacqua def. No. 17 Elina Svitolina, 7-6(3), 6-3
Day 5, Friday, July 3
Women's singles third round (winners from Day 3).
Centre Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 1 Serena Williams def. Heather Watson, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
No. 1 Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 4 Maria Sharapova def. No. 29 Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 Court, beginning at 7:15 a.m.
No. 6 Lucie Safarova def. Sloane Stephens, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 16 Venus Williams def. Aleksandra Krunic, 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 Court, beginning at 7:15 a.m.
Coco Vandeweghe def. No. 22 Samantha Stosur, 6-2, 6-0
No. 23 Victoria Azarenka def. Kristina Mladenovic, 6-4, 6-4
Court 12, beginning at 7:15 a.m.
Zarina Diyas def. No. 14 Andrea Petkovic, 7-5, 6-4
Court 18, beginning at 7:15 a.m.
No. 30 Belinda Bencic def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 7-5, 7-5
Day 6, Saturday, July 4
Women's singles third round (winners from Day 4).
Centre Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 28 Jelena Jankovic def. No. 2 Petra Kvitova, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 1 Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki def. No. 31 Camila Giorgi, 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Court, Beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 20 Garbine Muguruza def. No. 10 Angelique Kerber, 7-6(12), 1-6, 6-2
No. 15 Timea Bacsinszky def. No. 18 Sabine Lisicki, 6-3, 6-2
Court 12, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 21 Madison Keys def. Tatjana Maria, 6-4, 6-4
Court 18, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Monica Niculescu def. Kristyna Pliskova, 6-3, 7-5
No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Casey Dellacqua, 6-1, 6-4
Olga Govortsova def. Magdalena Rybarikova, 7-6(4), 6-3
Day 7, Sunday, July 5
Rest.
Day 8, Monday, July 6
Women's singles fourth round.
Centre Court, beginning at 8 a.m
No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 16 Venus Williams, 6-4, 6-3
No. 1 Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 4 Maria Sharapova def. Zarina Diyas, 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 Court, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 20 Garbine Muguruza def. No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Court, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Coco Vandeweghe def. No. 6 Lucie Safarova, 7-6, 7-6
No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska def. No. 28 Jelena Jankovic, 7-5, 6-4
Court 12, beginning at 6:30 a.m
No. 23 Victoria Azarenka def. No. 30 Belinda Bencic, 6-2, 6-3
Court 18, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
No. 21 Madison Keys def. Olga Govortsova, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 15 Timea Bacsinszky def. Monica Niculescu, 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
Day 9, Tuesday, July 7
Women's singles quarterfinals.
Centre Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 4 Maria Sharapova def. Coco Vandeweghe, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-2
No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 23 Victoria Azarenka, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 1 Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 20 Garbine Muguruza def. No. 15 Timea Bacsinszky, 7-5, 6-3
No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanksa def. No. 21 Madison Keys, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3
Day 10, Wednesday, July 8
Rest.
Day 11, Thursday, July 9
Women's singles semifinals.
Centre Court, beginning at 8 a.m.
No. 20 Garbine Muguruza def. No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 4 Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-4
Day 12, Friday, July 10
Rest.
Day 13, Saturday, July 11
Women's singles finals scheduled for 9 a.m. ET.
Centre Court, beginning at 9 a.m.
No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 20 Garbine Muguruza, 6-4, 6-4