Women's singles
1900 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionUnited Kingdom Blanche Hillyard
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Charlotte Cooper
Score4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Draw16
Seeds

Charlotte Cooper defeated Louisa Martin 8–6, 5–7, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion Blanche Hillyard defeated Cooper 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the challenge round to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1900 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] Marion Jones (USA) was the first female competitor from overseas.[3]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

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

All Comers

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
United Kingdom Muriel Robb 6 6
United Kingdom Alice Pickering 3 4 United Kingdom Muriel Robb 3 7
United Kingdom Charlotte Cooper 7 6 United Kingdom Charlotte Cooper 6 9
United Kingdom Henriette Horncastle 5 2 United Kingdom Charlotte Cooper 6 6
United Kingdom Beryl Tulloch 6 2 6 United Kingdom Edith Greville 1 2
United Kingdom Helen Smythe 3 6 1 United Kingdom Beryl Tulloch 5 0
United Kingdom Edith Greville 5 6 6 United Kingdom Edith Austin Greville 7 6
United Kingdom E.J. Bromfield 7 4 3 United Kingdom Charlotte Cooper 8 5 6
United States Marion Jones 6 6 United Kingdom Louisa Martin 6 7 1
United Kingdom Ursula Templeman 3 4 United States Marion Jones 5 2
United Kingdom Ellen Evered 6 9 United Kingdom Ellen Evered 7 6
United Kingdom Toupie Lowther 3 7 United Kingdom Ellen Evered 0 2
United Kingdom Dorothea Douglass United Kingdom Louisa Martin 6 6
United Kingdom MW Fisher w/o United Kingdom Dorothea Douglass 4 3
United Kingdom Louisa Martin 6 6 United Kingdom Louisa Martin 6 6
United Kingdom Miss Ireland 0 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.
  3. Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 12. ISBN 1899039333.
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