The 2015 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, from 29 June to 12 July 2015. It was the 129th edition of the championships, the 48th in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, played on grass courts and part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. They were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis Club and the International Tennis Federation.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his third Wimbledon title in men's singles, defending his championship from 2014. Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic was the defending champion in women's singles, but she lost to Jelena Janković in the third round.
Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21st major title, defeating first-time finalist Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 6–4, 6–4. She also achieved her second non-calendar year Grand Slam after winning the 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open and 2015 French Open. With this win, Williams also became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era at 33 years and 289 days old, beating Martina Navratilova, who won the 1990 Wimbledon Championships at 33 years and 263 days old.
Sania Mirza created history by becoming the first female player from the country to win a women’s doubles Grand Slam trophy as she clinched the Wimbledon title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis, in London. 12 years after turning Pro, 28-year-old Sania laid hands on her first women’s doubles Major title when she and Hingis battled past second seed Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5 in a thrilling final.
India's Leander Paes and Switzerland's Martina Hingis comfortably beat Alexander Peya of Austria and Timea Babos of Hungary 6-1, 6-1 to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title at The All England Lawn Tennis Club.The win gave Paes his 16th Grand Slam trophy and Hingis her second title at Wimbledon in two days, having won the women's doubles title with India's Sania Mirza.
Youngster Sumit Nagal entered the history books as only sixth Indian to win a Grand Slam junior title after winning the boys doubles trophy at the Wimbledon championships with partner Nam Hoang Ly. 17-year-old Nagal and his eighth seed Vietnamese partner overcame the fourth seeds Reilly Opelka and Akira Santillan 7-6(4), 6-4 in the title clash that lasted 63 minutes.
| 2015 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 29 June – 12 July |
| Edition | 129th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Prize money | £26.75 million |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Serena Williams | |
| Men's Doubles | |
 Jean-Julien Rojer /  Horia Tecău | |
| Women's Doubles | |
 Martina Hingis /  Sania Mirza | |
| Mixed Doubles | |
| Leander Paes / Martina Hingis | |
| Boys' Singles | |
| Reilly Opelka | |
| Girls' Singles | |
 Sofya Zhuk | |
| Boys' Doubles | |
 Lý Hoàng Nam / Sumit Nagal | |
| Girls' Doubles | |
 Dalma Gálfi / Fanny Stollár | |
| Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles | |
 Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić | |
| Ladies' Invitation Doubles | |
 Magdalena Maleeva /  Rennae Stubbs | |
| Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles | |
| Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis | |
| Wheelchair Men's Doubles | |
 Gustavo Fernández /  Nicolas Peifer | |
| Wheelchair Women's Doubles | |
 Yui Kamiji /  Jordanne Whiley | |
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