1899 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Blanche Hillyard defeated Ruth Durlacher 7–5, 6–8, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Charlotte Cooper 6–2, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1899 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Women's singles
1899 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Blanche Hillyard
Runner-up	Charlotte Cooper
Score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	17
Seeds	–

Main article: 1899 Wimbledon Championships

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Challenge round

	Challenge round
	Blanche Hillyard		6	6
	Charlotte Cooper		2	3

All comers' finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Ruth Durlacher		6	6
	B Steedman		4	2
								Ruth Durlacher		5	8	1
								Blanche Hillyard		7	6	6
	Blanche Hillyard		6	3	6
	Beryl Tulloch		3	6	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								Muriel Robb		6	2	6
								Maude Garfit		3	6	4
															M Robb		1	7	3
															R Durlacher		6	5	6
								Ruth Durlacher		6	6
								Mrs Tanner		0	0
																						R Durlacher		6	6
																						B Steedman		4	2
								Mrs HA Kirby		6	3	6
								Alice Pickering		4	6	3
															Mrs HA Kirby		6	2	2
															B Steedman		4	6	6
								Bertha Steedman		6	7	8
	Ruth Winch		6	6				R Winch		2	9	6
	C Parsons-Smith		0	0

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								Blanche Hillyard		6	6
								H Smythe		3	0
															B Hillyard		8	6
															E Austin		6	4
								Edith Austin		6	6
								U Templeman		4	0
																						B Hillyard		6	3	6
																						B Tulloch		3	6	2
								Beryl Tulloch		7	6
								Miss Ireland		5	2
															B Tulloch		3	6	6
															EJ Bromfield		6	2	1
								E.J. Bromfield		7	5	6
								Ellen Thynne		5	7	2

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1898 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1899 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles