Women's Tennis: 5 Greatest Wimbledon Finals of all-time

#5 Venus Williams vs Lindsay Davenport (2005)

Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships

Lindsay Davenport was the #1 ranked player in the world at the time, and Venus Williams, despite having won the Wimbledon Championships twice in 2000 and 2001, had slipped to No. 16. Going into the tournament, Williams was seeded 14th.

A single break of the Williams' serve was all that Davenport needed to win the first set 6-4. The second set was equally close and it was Venus who pegged back winning the set 7-6 (7-4).

Davenport allowed a 4-2, 40-15 lead slip away in the third set of the match, and she had to leave the court soon after to treat a back injury. After returning back to the court following a medical timeout, Davenport had a match point at 4-5 on Williams' serve which she squandered.

Williams eventually won the third set 9-7 in 2 hours and 45 minutes (longest ever Women's Singles Final at Wimbledon). Venus Williams was the lowest seeded player at the time to win Wimbledon and the only player in the Open era to fend off Championship points before taking home the trophy.