<P> Serena Williams was the defending champion , but lost to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round , which ended her 34 - match winning streak dating back to the Miami Open . This was the fourth time in a row that Lisicki defeated the reigning French Open champion at Wimbledon ; Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009 , Li Na in 2011 , Maria Sharapova in 2012 , and Williams in 2013 ( Lisicki did not play in 2010 ) . </P>
<P> Serena Williams was the defending champion , but lost to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round , which ended her 34 - match winning streak dating back to the Miami Open . This was the fourth time in a row that Lisicki defeated the reigning French Open champion at Wimbledon ; Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009 , Li Na in 2011 , Maria Sharapova in 2012 , and Williams in 2013 ( Lisicki did not play in 2010 ) . </P>
who won the women 's wimbledon championship 2013
who won the women 's wimbledon championship 2013
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki