Women's singles
1897 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionUnited Kingdom Blanche Hillyard
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Charlotte Cooper
Score5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Draw7
Seeds

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]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round
     
United Kingdom Blanche Hillyard 5 7 6
United Kingdom Charlotte Cooper 7 5 2

All Comers'

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
United Kingdom Blanche Hillyard 6 6
United Kingdom Edith Austin 0 1 United Kingdom Blanche Hillyard
United Kingdom Henrietta Horncastle 12 6 United Kingdom Henrietta Horncastle w/o
United Kingdom Ellen Thynne 10 4 United Kingdom Blanche Hillyard 6 7
United Kingdom Ruth Dyas 6 6 United Kingdom Alice Pickering 2 5
United Kingdom Edith Bromfield 0 3 United Kingdom Ruth Dyas 4 6 1
United Kingdom Alice Pickering 6 4 6

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.
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