Simona Halep defeatedSerena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the2019 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second and lastmajor title, having also won the2018 French Open. The final lasted only 56 minutes, and Halep committed a major-final record of just three unforced errors.[1][2] Halep was the first Romanian to win aWimbledon senior singles title. At 37 years and 291 days, Williams became the oldest major women's singles finalist in theOpen Era (a record she herself would surpass two months later at theUS Open).
Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but lost in the second round toLauren Davis. This was the first time in the Open Era that a defending major champion lost to alucky loser.[3]
This tournament marked the major main draw debut of future two-time major championCoco Gauff, who at 15 years old became the youngest player to win a main draw Wimbledon singles match sinceJennifer Capriati in1991. In that match, Gauff defeated the oldest player in the draw, five-time Wimbledon champion and 39-year-oldVenus Williams. Gauff was the youngest qualifier in Wimbledon history.[5] She was defeated by Halep in the fourth round. This tournament also marked the first Wimbledon appearance of future world No. 1 andchampionIga Świątek, who was defeated byViktorija Golubic in the first round. It was also the final Wimbledon appearance of2004 champion and former world No. 1Maria Sharapova, who retired in the first round.
Karolína Muchová was the first player to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon on her tournament debut sinceLi Na in2006.
This was the first Wimbledon where a final-settie break rule was introduced. Upon reaching 12–12 in the third set, a classic tie break would be played. No women's singles match required the use of the final-set tie break.