<P> 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 . The tournament was held one week later than in previous seasons, giving a three - week gap from the end of the 2015 French Open . The change, announced in 2012, is intended to provide players more time for recuperation and preparatory grass - court tournaments . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 singles title in the Open Era at 33 years and 289 days old by 26 days, beating Martina Navratilova, who won the 1990 Wimbledon Championships at 33 years and 263 days old . </P> <P> The 2015 Wimbledon Championships was the 129th edition of the tournament and was held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London . </P>

Who won the women's wimbledon championship 2015