<P> At Wimbledon Bartoli was seeded 15th . She defeated Elina Svitolina in the first round , Christina McHale in the second , Camila Giorgi in the third , and Karin Knapp in the fourth . In the quarterfinals she defeated 17th seed Sloane Stephens , which was her first quarterfinal victory of any WTA Tour or Grand Slam event in 2013 . In the semifinals she beat 20th seed Kirsten Flipkens to reach her second Wimbledon final . In the final she faced 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki , who had beaten pre-tournament favorite Serena Williams and 2012 finalist Agnieszka Radwańska en route to the final . Bartoli won the match in straight sets for her first and only Grand Slam title . She did not drop a set in the entire tournament . She also became the female player who participated in the most Grand Slam tournaments before winning one , as this was her 47th such tournament ( breaking the previous perseverance record held by Jana Novotná , at 45 ) . Bartoli also competed in the mixed doubles alongside Nicholas Monroe . They lost in the first round to Santiago González and Natalie Grandin . </P>
<P> At Wimbledon Bartoli was seeded 15th . She defeated Elina Svitolina in the first round , Christina McHale in the second , Camila Giorgi in the third , and Karin Knapp in the fourth . In the quarterfinals she defeated 17th seed Sloane Stephens , which was her first quarterfinal victory of any WTA Tour or Grand Slam event in 2013 . In the semifinals she beat 20th seed Kirsten Flipkens to reach her second Wimbledon final . In the final she faced 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki , who had beaten pre-tournament favorite Serena Williams and 2012 finalist Agnieszka Radwańska en route to the final . Bartoli won the match in straight sets for her first and only Grand Slam title . She did not drop a set in the entire tournament . She also became the female player who participated in the most Grand Slam tournaments before winning one , as this was her 47th such tournament ( breaking the previous perseverance record held by Jana Novotná , at 45 ) . Bartoli also competed in the mixed doubles alongside Nicholas Monroe . They lost in the first round to Santiago González and Natalie Grandin . </P>
who did marion bartoli beat in the wimbledon final
who did marion bartoli beat in the wimbledon final
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki