1888 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

Ladies' Singles
	1888 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Lottie Dod
Runner-up	Blanche Hillyard
Final score	6–3, 6–3
Draw	6
Seeds	–

Blanche Hillyard defeated Miss Howes 6–1, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then the reigning champion Lottie Dod defeated Hillyard 6–3, 6–3 in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1888 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round


Blanche Hillyard	3	3

Lottie Dod	6	6

All Comers'

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final


			Miss Howes	6	6
D Patterson	6	6	D Patterson	4	2
Blanche Williams	0	3				Miss Howes	1	2
Blanche Hillyard	6	6				Blanche Hillyard	6	6
Miss Canning	2	2	Blanche Hillyard
			Miss Phillimore	w/o

References

↑ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
↑ 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

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[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.