At the age of 28, playing her 11th WTA-level qualifying event since 2010, late-blooming Italian Martina Di Giuseppe won through to her first main draw in Bucharest - and made it all the way to the semifinals in a fairytale run (BRD Bucharest Open)

Welcome to the Tour: Di Giuseppe makes Bucharest SFs on WTA debut

Li Na and Mary Pierce at the pre-event press conference in Newport. (Getty)

Li Na, Mary Pierce enshrined: The 2019 International Tennis Hall of Fame induction

Tamara Korpatsch saved one match point to defeat Eugenie Bouchard 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of Lausanne; from match point down with the Canadian serving for the match at 5-4 in the decider, Korpatsch reeled off 11 of the final 12 points (Getty)

Great escapes: Korpatsch joins 2019's winners from match point down

Anastasija Sevastova's second appearance on this list was the 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-5 first-round comeback over Ana Bogdan with which the Latvian began her Bucharest title defence (BRD Bucharest Open)

Marathon marvels: Sevastova's epic in Bucharest and 2019's other longest matches

One quick outfit change later, and it was time for the Wimbledon Champions’ Dinner - check out Halep wearing the All England Club member badge! (Getty Images)

Halep steps out for Wimbledon Champions Dinner

15-year-old Coco Gauff was the breakout sensation of Wimbledon 2019, thrilling audiences with her prodigious run to the fourth round - which sees her soar 172 places to land at No.141 (Getty)

Rankings Rockets: Coco climbs, Strycova surges

Top seed Anatasija Sevastova made it back to the final in 2018, surviving scares against Dalila Jukupovic and Sorana Cirstea along the way. (Neal Trusdale/Tournament)

Brilliant in Bucharest: Five years of champions from Halep to Sevastova

Ashleigh Barty moved to World No.1 on June 24 after becoming Birmingham champion, having previously claimed her maiden Grand Slam at Roland Garros as well as winning Miami (Getty)

The WTA Top 10 and their 2019 best result: Halep returns to Top 5 with Wimbledon crown

Halep became the first Romanian woman to lift a Wimbledon singles trophy. (Getty Images)

Story of the final: Simona Halep claims Wimbledon 2019 crown over Serena Williams

Strycova and Hsieh claimed the 2019 Wimbledon title in straight sets over Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan. (Getty)

Doubles delight: Barbora Strycova's journey to World No.1

Serena Williams - Australian Open 2017 - Getty

23 and counting: Serena Williams's Slam wins

Simona Halep became the first Romanian Grand Slam champion at Roland Garros 2018, and will aim to become the first Romanian Wimbledon champion tomorrow (Getty)

The One and Only: First Romanian Halep and the other lone national representatives in an Open-Era Wimbledon final