The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was the 122nd edition of the tournament, held from June 23 to July 6, 2008 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in a legendary men's final widely regarded as one of the greatest matches in tennis history, while Venus Williams claimed her fifth Wimbledon title by defeating sister Serena Williams in the women's final.
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships began on June 23, 2008, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The tournament featured a total prize fund of £11,812,000 and was the third Grand Slam of the calendar year.
Wildcard entry Zheng Jie of China stunned world No. 1 and top seed Ana Ivanovic in the third round of the women's singles, winning 6-1, 6-4. Ivanovic had won the French Open just weeks earlier. Zheng, ranked 133rd in the world, became the first Chinese player to defeat a reigning world No. 1.
Third seed Maria Sharapova was upset in the fourth round by Alla Kudryavtseva, losing 6-2, 6-4. Kudryavtseva, ranked outside the top 100, defeated the 2004 Wimbledon champion in straight sets, marking one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.
Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles semifinal after defeating Nicole Vaidišová in the quarterfinals. Her remarkable run as a wildcard included victories over the world No. 1 and the No. 15 seed before she fell to Serena Williams in the semifinals.
Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to win her fifth Wimbledon women's singles title and her seventh Grand Slam singles title overall. It was the seventh all-Williams Grand Slam final and the third at Wimbledon.
Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5-7), 6-7(8-10), 9-7 in what is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis matches ever played. The match lasted 4 hours and 48 minutes, was interrupted by two rain delays, and ended in near darkness at 9:15 PM. Nadal became the first man since Björn Borg in 1980 to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year.