Vondrousova First Defending Wimbledon Women’s Champ out in First Round Since 1994

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro celebrates after upsetting defending champion Marketa Vondrousova in a first-round Wimbledon match in London on July 2, 2024. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo

LONDON—Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending Wimbledon women’s champion to lose in the first round the next year since 1994, eliminated 6–4, 6–2 by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro at Centre Court on Tuesday.

Vondrousova was a surprise title winner at the All England Club 12 months ago, the first unseeded woman to claim the trophy at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.