Sunday, July 12, 2026

Cheerio, SW19


Another grass court season is in the books...














=DAY 14 NOTES=
...on the final day of play at the All-England Club for 2026, a host of intriguing champions were crowned.

In women's doubles, #10-seeded Guo Hanyu & Kristina Mladenovic took down #2-seeds Gaby Dabrowski & Luisa Stefani by a 6-3/7-5 score, giving the pair their first major together and second overall title (w/ Auckland) this year.



While it's Guo's maiden slam win, it's Mladenovic's seventh in women's doubles (and tenth overall, w/ 3 additional MX wins, including her very first major title at Wimbledon back in 2013). The win ends a four year major title drought for the now 33-year old Mladenovic, formerly recognized as the best doubles player in the world, who last claimed a slam title at RG in 2022.

Mladenovic only needs a U.S. Open title to complete a Career Doubles Slam. She reached the final in New York in 2016 and '18.



...meanwhile, Yui Kamiji's glorious Wimbledon was topped off with her ninth SW19 doubles title today, as she teamed with Zhu Zhenzhen (w/ whom she also won this year's RG) as the #1 seeds to defeat #2 Li Xiaohui & Wang Ziying, the defending champs, by a 6-4/7-5 score to claim the wheelchair doubles.



Kamiji's 24th career slam doubles win ties her with Aniek Van Koot for the most in women's WC history.

Her win also makes Kamiji the fifth woman to sweep the WC s/d titles since the first singles competition was played at SW19 in 2016. It's happened three times in the last four years, with three different women (w/ Diede de Groot in '23, and Wang last year) claiming both titles.

Also of note, Kamiji's singles win yesterday opened up an entirely new era in women's wheelchair slam history, as it marks the first time that three *different* women have claimed major WC singles titles in a season. Li won this year's AO, while de Groot was the champion at RG.

Coming into this Wimbedon, the last four WC slams had been claimed by four different women (starting w/ Wang's 25 SW19 win, followed by Kamiji's U.S. title, then the Li-de Groot start to '26), a first in the sport's history.

With Kamiji once again making it three different winners in a row, the watch will be on in New York in September to see if the four-in-four stretch can occur once again.

...Bannerette Isha Manchala took the girls' 14-and-under junior title, defeating Ukraine's Mariia Kocherzhenko in a 7-5/2-6 [10-8] final.

Qualifier Lee's Wimbledon Debut Ends with Comeback Win Over Hewitt; Manchala Claims Girls 14U Title on Championship Sunday at Wimbledon: tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/07/qual...

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— Colette Lewis (@zootennis.bsky.social) July 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM


And the Invitational Doubles champions were decided with finals that followed a week of round robin play.

The Women's Invitational crown went to Magdalena Rybarikova & Lucie Safarova (the latter being a Czech, so of course), both former women's singles semifinalists, who defeated Dominika Cibulkova & Barbora Strycova (also Czech, also w/ a past Wimbledon SF), 6-2/6-3.

In this year's Mixed Invitational, Martina Hingis added to her record title haul in the yearly exhibitions, winning alongside Tommy Haas with a 6-3/6-4 victory over Cara Black & Mark Philippoussis. This is Hingis' first MX win, but she's won seven times in the women's doubles, including four straight from 2022-25 with Kim Clijsters (3) and Black (1).

Of course, Hingis' initial title run stretch came from 2011-13, after which she un-retired and returned to the WTA tour until 2017, winning ten additional slam crowns (4 WD, 6 MX) before her final, final retirement.

The variety of Hingis' Wimbledon title history in her 33-year competitive span (starting w/ the 1993 juniors) is now unmatched

1 girls' singles (1994)
1 women's singles (1997)
3 women's doubles
2 mixed doubles
7 invitational doubles
1 invitational mixed doubles

...in the week's three 125 events, Tatjana Maria picked yet another grass court title in Newport, defeating Katie Volynets in the final, 6-2/6-4.

Next month in Newport, Roger Federer and Mary Carillo will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

38-year old German Maria, who wasn't deemed worthy of getting a WC into the Queen's Club MD despite being the event's defending champion last month, completes her '26 grass campaign with a 16-5 mark. She'll nearly be back in the Top 75 on Monday.



On the clay in Contrexeville, Mayar Sherif picked up her record tenth career 125 title with a 3-6/7-6(0)/7-5 over Belgian teenager Jeline Vandromme.

Sherif overcame a 6-3/5-0 deficit vs. Vandromme, saving one MP in the 2nd set. In the 3rd, Vandromme led 2-0, then fell behind 5-2 and twice broke Sherif as she served for the win before the Egyptian eventually claimed the title on her second MP.

And in Bastad, Paula Badosa added another chapter to her ongoing comeback from back issues by winning her first singles title on any level since taking the title in Washington in 2021. On the clay on Saturday, she defeated Simona Waltert 7-5/7-5 to get the win.




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1. Linda Noskova, CZE ...she realized what was possible in Berlin, then made it happen at Wimbledon
2. Karolina Muchova, CZE ...how oh-so-Czech that "Peak Muchova" was stopped cold by, yep, another Czech.
3. Yui Kamiji, JPN (WC) ...Kamiji's "second act" has seen her collect all the titles -- first the Paralympic s/d, and this year the Wimbledon singles -- in her early thirties that she didn't claim in the pre-de Groot era in her early twenties
4. Coco Gauff, USA ...Coco completed her Career Semifinal Slam at Wimbledon and was a MP (and one wonkly drop shot attempt) away from reaching yet another major final
5. Alex Eala, PHI ...Eala once again proved to be a factor on grass, as she reached the Berlin semis, won the Birmingham 125, and ended Wimbedon DC Iga Swiatek's reign to become the first Filipina woman to reach a major Round of 16. Her three Top 10 wins on grass this swing led the tour.
6. Guo/Mladenovic, CHN/FRA ...their Wimbledon Doubles' championship puts Kiki back where she belongs: in the mix for big titles
7. Naomi Osaka, JPN ...her work has paid off, as Osaka had her best-ever grass court season, playing in her first grass final in Bad Homburg and reaching her maiden second week at SW19 (in both cases, it was vs. Muchova where things went off the rails)
8. Marta Kosyuk, UKR ...followed up her RG semifinal with one at SW19, where she discovered what so many others did -- that an in-form Noskova is very difficult to deal with (and a totally different type of "inevitability")
9. Donna Vekic, CRO ...the grasscourt-loving Croatian won at Queen's Club as a lucky loser (for her sake, I hope her ranking doesn't slip and cause her to need a WC for the 2027 MD)
10. Alona Ostapenko, LAT (MX) ...her Wimbledon MX wins adds her to the list of women who've won major titles in singles, doubles and mixed (the only other active members of the club are Serena, Venus and Krejcikova)
H.M. Marie Bouzkova/CZE, Dabrowski/Stefani (CAN/BRA), Dart/Lumsden (GBR/GBR), Madison Keys/USA, Jana Kovackova/CZE (jr.), Ashlyn Krueger/USA, Robin Montgomery/USA, Jessie Pegula/USA, Anna Pushkareva/RUS (jr.)



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1. Siniakova/Townsend, CZE/USA
...I had them atop this list after RG, and while they didn't add to their season numbers on grass (going out in the WI QF), neither did any of the other top carry-over "Ms.B" contenders. The tour's #1 doubles team still leads all with four titles, a 28-3 mark, a Roland Garros win, Madrid title and Sunshine Double.

2. Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
...incumbency has its benefits. Even without a slam title to her name in '26 (just like in '25, which she rectified in NYC), Sabalenka is still #1 and has in her back pocket perhaps the more impressive extended-run result on tour in '26 with her Sunshine Double combo in Indian Wells and Miami. The AO final lost opportunity and multiple epic collapses will play a factor in the PoY standings come November, but right now Sabalenka is still in good position for a stretch run. Now if only her head can keep her there.

3. Yui Kamiji, JPN (WC)
...this was supposed to be the year that either the Chinese women (Li and/or Wang) seized control of the wheelchair tour, Diede de Groot reclaimed her crown, or maybe one of the youngsters (Chasteau, de Greef?) rose up. But #1 Kamiji is still getting it done, winning RG/WI doubles titles back-to-back and then completing her Golden Career Slam with her long-belated Wimbledon singles victory. She and de Groot are the only women to have won the s/d at all four majors, the Paralympics and year-end Masters in their careers (aka a two-headed "Career Super Slam").

4. Karolina Muchova, CZE
...she's still looking for her maiden slam win, but Muchova has arguably been the most consistent performer on tour all year, with four finals, two titles, a Wimbledon RU and the only resume that includes Top 10 wins on all three surfaces. If she'd won at SW19, I suspect that she'd been atop this list. Note: she's reached two SF at the U.S. Open (2023-24) and is 14-3 in NYC the last three years. One more attempt at the Peak?

5. Elena Rybakina, KAZ
...her hot start and AO title (she had six Top 10 wins by the end of March, and *almost* had two more) were scuttled by a pair of Sunshine Swing losses to Sabalenka. Her Stuttgart win salvaged her clay season, but *nothing* was offered as a lifeline on the grass this year. If Rybakina's issue is just poor form, she'll likely bounce back, but if it's a return of her past health problems then the back-half of '26 might only get *more* challenging.

6. Linda Noskova, CZE
...the latest -- and youngest -- Czech to rise up and take home a major, Noskova's career flight path has now been course-corrected. Noskova has shown to be a hard court force in the past, so it'll be interesting to see if she can carry her momentum through the summer in North America. She's only 3-4 at the Open.

7. Marta Kostyuk, UKR
...the highlight of Kostyuk's season remains her dominant clay run (w/ Madrid title and RG semi), but her seven Top 10 wins and follow-up semifinal at SW19 proves that there's no reason to think she won't be a factor all the way to Indian Wells (site of the '26 WTAF)

8. Elina Svitolina, UKR
...tied w/ Rybakina and Kostyuk for the most Top 10 wins (7) in 2026, Svitolina's own Top 10 return has included an AO SF, Rome title, six SF (tied for the tour lead) and nine QF (tour-best). She hit a snag during the grass season (3-2, Wimb. 1r exit), though. Can she physically keep up her earlier torrid pace down the stretch?

9. Mirra Andreeva, RUS
...she won her maiden slam title at Roland Garros, and still leads the Points Race, but she's an average 15-8 off the clay (after a 2r exit at SW19) and has just *one* Top 10 win this season (and it was Iga). Paris aside, there's much still to do to become a legit Player of the Year contender in '26.

10. Dabrowski/Stefani, CAN/BRA
...could have stepped up *big time* with a Wimbledon title (they lost in the final), but are still on Siniakova/Townsend's tails with titles on hard court, clay and grass.

HM- Jessie Pegula, USA
...one of if not the most consistent player on tour in '26 (her RG 1r loss sort of lost her the lead, though) , Pegula has picked up two titles and is one of two players (w/ Muchova) who've reached finals on all three surfaces.












*WOMEN'S SINGLES FINAL*
#9 Linda Noskova/CZE def. #10 Karolina Muchova/CZE 6-2/5-7/6-3

*WOMEN'S DOUBLES FINAL*
#10 Guo/Mladenovic (CHN/FRA) def. #2 Dabrowski/Stefani (CAN/BRA) 6-3/7-5

*MIXED DOUBLES FINAL*
#2 Ostapenko/Arevalo (LAT/ELS) def. Hunter/Polmans (AUS/AUS) 4-6/7-5/6-2

*WHEELCHAIR WOMEN'S SINGLES FINAL*
#1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Diede de Groot/NED 6-0/6-0

*WHEELCHAIR WOMEN'S DOUBLES FINAL*
#1 Kamiji/Zhu (JPN/CHN) def. #2 Li/Wang (CHN/CHN) 6-4/7-5

*GIRLS' SINGLES FINAL*
#14 Anna Pushkareva/RUS def. #1 Sun Xinran/CHN 5-7/6-3/6-4

*GIRLS' DOUBLES FINAL*
#5 J.Kovackova/Zajickova (CZE/CZE) def. #1 Barros/Leme da Silva (BRA/BRA) 7-6(7)/6-7(5) [10-6]

*GIRLS' 14-and-UNDER FINAL*
Isha Manchala/USA def. Mariia Kocherzhenko/UKR 7-5/2-6 [10-8]

*INVITATIONAL DOUBLES*
Rybarikova/Safarova (SVK/CZE) def. Cibulkova/Strycova (SVK/CZE) 6-2/6-3

*INVITATIONAL MIXED*
Hingis/Haas (SUI/GER) def. C.Black/Philippoussis (ZIM/AUS) 6-3/6-4









...BECAUSE WHY NOT?... ON DAY 14:




...DIANE'S TOP 10 IS HERE!... ON DAY 14:

My Wimbledon top 10 womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2026/07/my-w... #Wimbledon #WTA

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— Diane Elayne Dees (@womenwhoserve.bsky.social) July 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM








...with the new rankings coming out on Monday, a quick update on the new state of things.

(NOTE: some Monday standings might be a spot or two off because, you know, the WTA refuses to provide offical "live" rankings, and some running ranking sites often have conflicting numbers)...

* - TOP 10: #1 Aryna Sabalenka maintains a 407-point lead over #2 Elena Rybakina. Meanwhile, Jessie Pegula is back up to #3, and Coco Gauff #4. Both Wimbledon finalists are at new career highs, with Karolina Muchova up to #6 and, back into the Top 10, Linda Noskova at #7.

Iga Swiatek drops to #8, with her Cincinnati title and U.S. Open QF points defenses looming. She was last outside the Top 10 in October 2021.

* - TOP 20: Marta Kostyuk is up to a career-high #11, on the heels of #10-ranked countrywoman Elina Svitolina. Naomi Osaka is up to #13, her highest ranking since 2022. Sorana Cirstea, (apparently) still months before her retirement, sets another new career-high rank at #17. Remember, the Romanian had a MATCH POINT vs. Noskova at Wimbledon.

* - RISES: another Czech, Marie Bouzkova, is up to a career-high of #21 (still looking to crack the Top 20 for the first time, she's 281 points behind #20 Anna Kalinskaya). Alex Eala rises to career-best #28, while Barbora Krejickova moves into U.S. Open seed range at #32.

Veteran Maria Sakkari is back in the Top 40 (#37), while youngsters Nikola Bartunkova (next year's Czech story at Wimbledon?) is at a career-best #43 and Croatia's Petra Marcinko is at #45 (CH). Zeynep Sonmez (#48) and Antonia Ruzic (#50) crack the Top 50.

Daria Snigur, off her SW19 upset of Svitolina and 3rd Round finish, makes a big 21-spot leap to a career-best #56 (her previous best had been #75); while Ashlyn Krueger (16-2 on grass, with a 125 title and SF, then Wimbledon 4th Round) bolts up 36 spots to #66. She's a former Top 30 player. Maria Timofeeva is up 16 to a career-best #79, but is still the UZB #2 behind Kamilla Rakhimova (#78). Spain's Kaitlin Quevedo cracks the Top 100 (at #100).

* - THAI HAPPENINGS: Lanlana Tararudee (after her maiden slam MD win) is at a career-best #91, while Mananchaya Sawangkaew (w/ Wimbledon Q-run and 3r, then a SF at Newport) climbs 51 to #113.

* - THE SAMSONOVA FLIP: Liudmila Samsonova seemed to begin to finally regain her footing on the grass, but she still lost most of her '25 Wimbledon QF points and will now have to try to right her season down the stretch while starting the next segment of the schedule at #69 (down 28 spots).

* - TEENS IN THE TOP 100: #5 Mirra Andreeva, #12 Vicky Mboko, #16 Iva Jovic, #49 Tereza Valentova, #84 Lilli Tagger and #90 Alina Korneeva.

Jeline Vandromme reaches a new career-high of #129, Tyra Grant #141, and Veronika Podrez #142.

* - DOUBLES: Siniakova and Townsend stay #1 and #2, with Dabrowski at #3 and Stefani moving up to #4 (a new CH).

Guo Hanyu cracks the Top 10 for the first time at #9, while partner Kristina Mladenovic climbs 19 spots back into the Top 20 at #13.

* - RACE UPDATE: despite her 2nd Round loss at Wimbledon, Mirra Andreeva holds onto the top Points Race position, followed in order by Sabalenka-Rybakina-Muchova in the Top 4, then Svitolina-Pegula-Noskova-Gauff to round out the current Top 8 WTAF field.

Kostyuk is nudged down to #9, ahead of #10 Mboko and #11 Cirstea.

#12 Swiatek stands 1530 points out of the Top 8.

In the Doubles Race, Siniakova/Townsend hold their top spot (by 527 points) over Dabrowski/Stefani. Danilina/Krunic are #3, followed by SW19 champs Guo/Mladenovic.













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*RECENT WIMBLEDON DOUBLES CHAMPIONS*
2016 Serena Williams & Venus Williams, USA/USA
2017 Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina, RUS/RUS
2018 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2019 Hsieh Su-wei & Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2021 Hsieh Su-wei & Elise Mertens, TPE/BEL
2022 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2023 Hsieh Su-wei & Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2024 Katerina Siniakova & Taylor Townsend, CZE/USA
2025 Veronika Kudermetova & Elise Mertens, RUS/BEL
2026 Guo Hanyu & Kristina Mladenovic, CHN/FRA

*CAREER WOMEN'S DOUBLES SLAM TITLES - active*
14..Serena Williams
14..Venus Williams
11..Katerina Siniakova
7...Barbora Krejcikova
7...Hsieh Su-wei
7...KRISTINA MLADENOVIC
6...Sara Errani
6...Elise Mertens

*CAREER OVERALL SLAM TITLES - ACTIVE*
[singles/doubles/mixed]
39 - Serena Williams, USA (23-14-2)
23 - Venus Williams, USA (7-14-2)
12 - Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (2-7-3)
12 - Katerina Siniakova, CZE (0-11-1)
10 - Sara Errani, ITA (0-6-4)
10 - KRISTINA MLADENOVIC, FRA (0-7-3)

*2026 WTA DOUBLES TITLES*
5 - Katerina Siniakova
5 - Taylor Townsend
3 - Gaby Dabrowski
3 - Luisa Stefani
2 - Ekaterina Alexandrova
2 - GUO HANYU
2 - KRISTINA MLADENOVIC
2 - Zhang Shuai
[duos]
4...Siniakova/Townsend
3...Dabrowska/Stefani
2...GUO/MLADENOVIC

*RECENT WIMBLEDON "DOUBLES STAR" WINNERS*
2017 Yui Kamiji & Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR (WC)
2018 Diede de Groot & Yui Kamiji, NED/JPN (WC)
2019 Hsieh Su-wei & Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2021 Yui Kamiji & Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR (WC)
2022 Angella Okutoyi, KEN (jr.) and Dana Mathewson, USA (WC)
2023 Lyudmyla Kichenok, UKR
2024 Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend, CZE/USA
2025 Katerina Siniakova, CZE
2026 Alona Ostapenko, LAT

*RECENT WIMBLEDON "JUNIOR BREAKOUT" WINNERS*
2014 Alona Ostapenko, LAT
2015 Sofya Zhuk, RUS
2016 Dayana Yastremska, UKR
2017 Ann Li, USA
2018 Wang Xinyu/CHN & Wang Xiyu/CHN
2019 Daria Snigur, UKR
2021 Ane Mintegi del Olmo/ESP and Nastasja Schunk/GER
2022 Liv Hovde, USA
2023 Clervie Ngounoue/USA and Nikola Bartunkova/CZE
2024 Renata Jamrichova/SVK and Emerson Jones/AUS
2025 Julieta Pareja, USA
2026 Jana Kovackova, CZE

*WIMBLEDON JUNIOR UNDER-14 FINALS*
2022 Alexia Ioana Tatu/ROU d. Andreea Diana Soare/ROU
2023 Luna Vujovic/SRB def. Hollie Smart/GBR
2024 Jana Kovackova/CZE def. Keisija Berzina/LAT
2025 Sakino Miyazaka/JPN def. Sofiia Bielinska/UKR
2026 Isha Manchala/USA def. Mariia Kocherzhenko/UKR

*WIMBLEDON WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONS*
[doubles]
2009 Korie Homan/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2010 Esther Vergeed/Sharon Walraven (NED/NED)
2011 Esther Vergeer/Sharon Walraven (NED/NED)
2012 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot (NED/NED)
2013 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot (NED/NED)
2014 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2015 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2016 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2017 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2018 Diede de Groot/Yui Kamiji (NED/JPN)
2019 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot (NED/NED)
2021 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2022 Yui Kamiji/Dana Mathewson (JPN/USA)
2023 Diede de Groot/Jiske Griffioen (NED/NED)
2024 Yui Kamiji/Kgothatso Montjane (JPN/RSA)
2025 Li Xiaohui/Wang Ziying (CHN/CHN)
2026 Yui Kamiji/Zhu Zhenzhen (JPN/CHN)

*WIMBLEDON WHEELCHAIR S/D TITLE SWEEPS*
=singles began in 2016=
2018 Diede de Groot, NED
2019 Aniek Van Koot, NED
2023 Diede de Groot, NED
2025 Wang Ziying, CHN
2026 Yui Kamiji, JPN

*WHEELCHAIR SLAM DOUBLES TITLES*
[AO-RG-WI-US]
24 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN [5-6-9-4]*
24 - Aniek van Koot, NED [7-9-3-5]*
21 - Esther Vergeer, NED [7-5-3-6]
19 - Diede de Groot, NED [5-6-3-5]*
16 - Jiske Griffioen, NED [6-3-3-4]*
12 - Jordanne Whiley, GBR [3-2-5-2]
7 - Sharon Walraven, NED [2-1-2-2]
5 - Korie Homan, NED [1-1-1-2]
5 - Marjolein Buis, NED [2-2-0-1]
4 - Li Xiaohui, CHN [2-0-1-1]*
4 - Kgothatso Montjane, RSA [0-2-1-1]*
4 - Wang Ziying, CHN [2-0-1-1]*

*WHEELCHAIR SLAM TITLES*
[singles/doubles]
43 - Diede de Groot, NED (24/19)*
42 - Esther Vergeer, NED (21/21)
36 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN (12/24)*
27 - Aniek Van Koot, NED (3/24)*
20 - Jiske Griffioen, NED (4/16)*
13 - Jordanne Whiley, GBR (1/12)

*ALL-TIME WC SLAM TITLES (M+W)*
50 - Shingo Kunieda, JPN (28/22)
43 - Diede de Groot, NED (24/19)*
42 - Esther Vergeer, NED (21/21)
36 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN (12/24)*
35 - Alfie Hewett, GBR (10/25)*
31 - Gordon Reid, GBR (2/29)*
27 - Aniek Van Koot, NED (3/24)*
24 - Stephane Houdet, FRA (4/20)*

*WIMBLEDON INVITATION DOUBLES WINNERS - SINCE 2007*
2007 Jana Novotna & Helena Sukova
2008 Jana Novotna & Kathy Rinaldi
2009 Martina Navratilova & Helena Sukova
2010 Martina Navratilova & Jana Novotna
2011 Lindsay Davenport & Martina Hingis
2012 Lindsay Davenport & Martina Hingis
2013 Lindsay Davenport & Martina Hingis
2014 Jana Novotna & Barbara Schett
2015 Magdalena Maleeva & Rennae Stubbs
2016 Martina Navratilova & Selima Sfar
2017 Cara Black & Martina Navratilova
2018 Kim Clijsters & Rennae Stubbs
2019 Cara Black & Martina Navratilova
2020-21 DNP
2022 Kim Clijsters & Martina Hingis
2023 Kim Clijsters & Martina Hingis
2024 Kim Clijsters & Martina Hingis
2025 Cara Black & Martina Hingis
2026 Magdalena Rybarikova & Lucie Safarova
[most wins/women]
7...Martina Hingis (+1 MX)
5...Martina Navratilova
4...Kim Clijsters
4...Jana Novotna
3...Cara Black
3...Lindsay Davenport
2...Rennae Stubbs (+1 MX)
2...Helena Sukova
1...Magdalena Maleeva
1...Kathy Rinaldi
1...Magdalena Rybarikova
1...Lucie Safarova
1...Barbara Schett
1...Selima Sfar
0...Marion Bartoli (+1 MX)
0...Katie O'Brien (+1 MX)
[MX Invitational]
2022 Marion Bartoli & Nenad Zimonjic
2023 Rennae Stubbs & Nenad Zimonjic
2024 Dominika Cibulkova & Mark Woodforde
2025 Katie O'Brien & Sebastien Grosjean
2026 Martina Hingis & Tommy Haas

*WIMBLEDON "KIMIKO CUP FOR VETERAN ACHIEVEMENT" WINNERS*
2015 Martina Hingis, SUI
2016 Venus Williams, USA
2017 Venus Williams, USA
2018 Angelique Kerber, GER
2019 Barbora Strycova, CZE
2021 Karolina Pliskova, CZE and Hsieh Su-wei, TPE
2022 Tatjana Maria, GER and Alize Cornet, FRA
2023 Hsieh Su-wei/Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2024 Hsieh Su-wei, TPE
2025 Laura Siegemund, GER
2026 Martina Hingis, SUI (Invitational MX)





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Lindsey Graham will be remembered for one thing: aiding and abetting Donald Trump. Only one obituary line needed. Everything else (stabbing John McCain in the back, the self-loathing, having no beliefs) was so he could get closer to the worst person on Earth to gain power.

— Molly Knight (@mollyknight.bsky.social) July 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM


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Lindsey Graham spent the last decade of his life in public service as a US Senator, trying hard to be remembered as an enemy of the Constitution who worked to destroy American democracy and exhibited occasional signs that he knew why that was bad but kept doing it anyway. I will honor his choice.

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— Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) July 12, 2026 at 7:58 AM

Dear Dem leaders: If you must speak, express your condolences to Lindsey Graham's family. That's it. This isn't hard. They mocked the attack on Paul Pelosi and the murders of Minnesota Dem Melissa Hortman and her husband. They villainized ICE murder victims. Stop acting like these are normal times.

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TOP QUALIFIER: Robin Montgomery/USA
TOP EARLY-ROUND (1r-2r): #1 Aryna Sabalenka/BLR (two straight sets wins; extends slam TB win streak to 21)
TOP MIDDLE-ROUND (3r-QF): #10 Karolina Muchova/CZE (def. consecutive multi-slam winners in Krejcikova/Osaka)
TOP LATE-ROUND (SF-F): #9 Linda Noskova/CZE (maiden slam title)
TOP QUALIFYING MATCH: Q1 - Anastasia Gasanova/RUS def. Varvara Lepchenko/USA 2-6/6-1/7-6(12-10) - Lepchenko led 5-3 in the 3rd, twice served for the match, led 5-1 in MTB and at 9-6 held four MP over a 5-point stretch. Gasanova wins 12-10.
TOP EARLY-RD. MATCH (1r-2r): 1st Rd. - Maya Joint/AUS def. Serena Williams/USA 6-3/6-7(6)/6-3 - 20-year old Aussie, 1-13 in her last 14 matches, defeats returning 44-year old Williams in her first singles match since 2022
TOP MIDDLE-RD. MATCH (3r-QF): 3rd Rd. - #9 Linda Noskova/CZE def. #17 Sorana Cirstea/ROU 2-6/6-3/7-6(11-9) - Noskova 4-2 lead in 3rd, Cirstea MP at 5-4 and Noskova 2 MP before deciding MTB; Noskova wins 11-9)
TOP LATE-RD. MATCH (SF-F/Jr.-WC): SF - #10 Karolina Muchova/CZE def. #7 Coco Gauff/USA 6-2/1-6/7-6(12-10) - both hold MP, Muchova wins classic 12-10 MTB
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FIRST VICTORY: #11 Belinda Bencic/SUI (def. Stojsavljevic/GBR)
FIRST SEED OUT: #20 Maja Chwalinska/POL (1st Rd. - hurt ankle/foot on MP up 6-2/5-2 vs. Sawangkaew/THA)
FIRST SLAM MD WINS: Anastasia Gasanova/RUS (2nd MD), Tyra Grant/ITA (1st MD), Mananchaya Sawangkaew/THA (2nd MD), Lanlada Tararudee/THA (2nd MD)
UPSET QUEENS: Czech Republic
REVELATION LADIES: Southeast Asians
NATION OF POOR SOULS: GBR (1-7 1st Rd., after 0/7 through qualfiying; Kartal DNP, Raducanu w/d and started 0-7 in MD play)
LAST QUALIFIER STANDING: Ashlyn Krueger/USA (4th Rd.)
LAST WILD CARD STANDING: Katie Swan/GBR (2nd Rd.)
PROTECTED RANKING WINS: Karolina Pliskova/CZE, Sara Sorribes Tormo/ESP (both 2nd Rd.)
LUCKY LOSERS: Darja Semenistaja/LAT(L)
LAST BRIT STANDING: Katie Swan/GBR (2nd Rd.)
Ms. OPPORTUNITY: Karolina Muchova/CZE and Linda Noskova/CZE
IT "Filipina": Alex Eala/PHI (first PHI woman to slam Round of 16)
COMEBACK PLAYER: Jasmine Paolini/ITA
CRASH & BURN: #2 Elena Rybakina/KAZ, #3 Iga Swiatek/POL and #6 Amanda Anisimova/USA ('22 champ and both '25 finalists lose in 3rd Round on middle Saturday)
ZOMBIE QUEEN OF LONDON: Linda Noskova/CZE (3r- saved MP vs. Cirstea)
DOUBLES STAR: Alona Ostapenko/LAT (MX wins gives WS/WD/MX slam titles in career)
VETERAN PLAYER (KIMIKO CUP): Martina Hingis/SUI (first to win junior singles, WS/WD/MX, and Invitational Doubles/MX in career; all available but GD)
LAWN COURT ROLLER: Yui Kamiji/JPN (completes Career Golden Slam, and career sweep of all major s/d WC titles, with 6-0/6-0 win in final over de Groot, the only other woman to have won the same set of titles)
JUNIOR BREAKOUT: Jana Kovackova/CZE (first Girls Doubles Career Slam; fourth straight major GD title)
SPIRIT OF JANA (NOVOTNA) HONOREES: Maja Chwalinska/POL (devastating loss in 1st Rd. after having MP at 6-2/5-2 before fall injures ankle); Karolina Muchova/CZE and Linda Noskova/CZE (first all-CZE Wimbledon F)








All for now. Grass Court Awards this week.

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