* Serena Williams made Wimbledon history as
the world number one became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title with a
6-4, 6-4 victory against Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the final played on 11
July 2015.
* At 33 years and 289 days, Serena
surpasses Martina Navratilova as the oldest player to win Wimbledon, and any of
the other three Grand Slams, in the Open era.
* Serena's sixth Wimbledon crown brought
with it a slew of other remarkable landmarks that underline her credentials as
one of the greatest female athletes of all time.
* The American's 21st Grand Slam crown and
68th tour-level title earned her a cheque for £1.8 million ($2.7 million, 2.5
million euros)
* She now holds all four Grand Slam titles
at the same time a rare record she earlier held during 2002-03.
* Serena is the first woman to land the
French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back since she last won that difficult double
in 2002.
* It now leaves Serena needing only to
defend the US Open to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to claim
a calendar Grand Slam.
* She is just one major title behind Graf
on the Open era leaderboard and within three of all-time record holder Margaret
Court's tally of 24.
* She is the first player since Graf in
1988 to win Wimbledon and the Australian and French Opens in the same year.
* Regardless of her defeat, Muguruza, 21,
has emerged as one of the brightest young stars on the Wimbledon 2015 after a
bravura display in her first Grand Slam final appearance.
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