Ten little-known facts about 2013 Wimbledon champion, Marion Bartoli

The Championships - Wimbledon 2013: Day Twelve

5) In February 2004, Bartoli played at the 2004 Hyderabad Open, where she defeated Ankita Bhambri, Galina Fokina, and Mervana Jugic-Salkic to reach the semi-finals, before losing to eventual champion Nicole Pratt.

In 2005, she reached the third round of the US Open and lost to India’s Sania Mirza.

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