The 2013 Wimbledon Championships was the 127th edition of the tournament and was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The tournament is chronologically the third Grand Slam event of the year. Andy Murray won the men's singles title, becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936. Marion Bartoli won the women's singles title. The tournament was marked by numerous upsets, including early exits of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Serena Williams.
World No. 5 and two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal was defeated in the first round by Belgian Steve Darcis, ranked 135th in the world, in straight sets 7-6(4), 7-6(8), 6-4. This was the first time Nadal ever lost in the first round of a Grand Slam.
On a day dubbed 'Black Wednesday,' defending champion Roger Federer was upset by Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round, ending his record streak of 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals. Maria Sharapova was also eliminated in the second round by Portugal's Michelle Larcher de Brito. Multiple players including Victoria Azarenka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew due to injuries.
Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams was defeated by Germany's Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. Lisicki had a reputation for giant-killing at Wimbledon, having previously defeated French Open champions at the All England Club.
Andy Murray defeated Poland's Jerzy Janowicz in the men's singles semifinal in four sets 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, advancing to his second consecutive Wimbledon final. Murray became the first British man to reach the Wimbledon final since Bunny Austin in 1938.
France's Marion Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title, defeating Germany's Sabine Lisicki in the women's singles final 6-1, 6-4. Bartoli, seeded 15th, did not drop a single set throughout the entire tournament, becoming the first woman to achieve this at Wimbledon since Billie Jean King in 1968.
Bob and Mike Bryan won the men's doubles title, defeating Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in the final. With this victory, the Bryan brothers held all four Grand Slam titles simultaneously, a feat dubbed the 'Bryan Slam,' as well as the Olympic gold medal from the 2012 London Olympics.
Andy Murray defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to win the men's singles title. Murray became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title since Fred Perry in 1936, ending a 77-year wait. The victory was watched by a peak television audience of 17.3 million viewers in the United Kingdom.