1897 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles
Blanche Hillyard defeated Alice Pickering 6–2, 7–5 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Charlotte Cooper 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1897 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]
| Ladies' Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1897 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up | |
| Final score | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Draw | 7 |
| Seeds | – |
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
Challenge round
| Challenge Round | ||||||
| 5 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | |||
All Comers'
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 6 | | w/o | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 3 | | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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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