Marion Bartoli is a French former professional tennis player. Bartoli won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships singles title after previously being runner-up in 2007, and was a semifinalist at the 2011 French Open. She also won eight WTA Tour singles and three doubles titles.
Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–1, 2–0 ret., to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. Henin was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury. This was Mauresmo's third match of the tournament where her opponent retired. Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne would have a rematch in the final of Wimbledon later that year, where Mauresmo would win in three sets.
The 2009 Sony Ericsson Open women's singles was the women's singles event of the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open, a WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament held in Key Biscayne, Florida in late March and early April. World No. 1 Serena Williams was the defending champion and attempting to win a record sixth title at the tournament, but she lost in the final to Victoria Azarenka, 6–3, 6–1. Azarenka won her third WTA singles title and first at the Premier or above level.
This was the first edition of the women's tournament.
Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the second round against Peng Shuai.
Defending champion Serena Williams successfully defended her title, defeating Justine Henin in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles title at the 2010 Australian Open. It was her fifth Australian Open singles title and twelfth major singles title overall, surpassing the Open Era record for the most Australian Open singles titles. This was Henin's first major since the 2008 Australian Open, following her retirement in May 2008. Henin was unseeded at a major for the first time since the 2001 Australian Open and was awarded a wild card into the tournament.
Venus Williams was the defending champion and defended her title by defeating Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 7–5 in the finals.
Marion Bartoli was the defending champion, but lost to Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.
Venus Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament started due to injury.
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but lost to Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.
Marion Bartoli won the title, defeating Petra Kvitová in the final 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Eastbourne International. Bartoli won the title after saving a match point Lucie Šafářová had against her in the first round. Ekaterina Makarova was the defending champion, but lost to Kvitová in the second round.
Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 US Open. It was her first and only major singles title. Stosur became the first Australian woman to win a major since Evonne Goolagong Cawley at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to win the US Open since Margaret Court in 1973.
Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Julia Görges.
Agnieszka Radwańska won the title, defeating Görges 7–5, 6–4 in the final.
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but lost to Marion Bartoli in the quarterfinals, which ended Azarenka's 26-match winning streak to start the 2012 season.
Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 French Open. It was her first French Open title, and she completed the career Grand Slam with the win. It was Sharapova's first major title since the 2008 Australian Open, and her first since a shoulder surgery that threatened to end her career four years prior. She only lost one set during the tournament, to Klára Zakopalová in the fourth round.
Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open. Azarenka served for the championship and led 5–3 in the third set. It was the first time since 1995 that the final went to three sets. With the victory, Williams became the third woman in history to win Wimbledon, the Olympics, and the US Open in the same season, after Steffi Graf and her sister Venus Williams. Williams lost only one set during the tournament, to Azarenka in the final.
World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka successfully defended her title, beating world no. 2 Serena Williams in the final, 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3.
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost 6–0, 6–3 in the semifinals to the eventual champion Serena Williams.
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but she lost to Sorana Cîrstea in the quarterfinals.
Li Na was the defending women's singles tournament champion, but lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals.
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