1898 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1898 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Charlotte Cooper
Runner-up	Louisa Martin
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	18
Seeds	–

Charlotte Cooper defeated Louisa Martin 6–4, 6–4 in the all comers' final to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1898 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Blanche Hillyard did not defend her title.[1][2]

Draw

Key

All comers' finals

Semifinals			Final

Ruth Legh	w/o

Louisa Martin
			Louisa Martin	4	4

			Charlotte Cooper	6	6
Edith Austin	4	1

Charlotte Cooper	6	6

Top half

First round				Second round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals

				C Morgan	6	6
				Beryl Tulloch	4	2
							C Morgan	0	1
							R Legh	6	6
				Ruth Legh	6	6
				Henrietta Horncastle	2	2
										R Legh	w/o
										L Martin
				Louisa Martin
				Miss Ireland	w/o
							L Martin	6	6
							ER Morgan	2	0
				Hilda Hitchins	1	1
ER Morgan	8	4	8	ER Morgan	6	6
Edith Bromfield	6	6	6

Bottom half

First round			Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

Edith Austin	7	6
Mrs HA Kirby	5	2	E Austin	6	6
			Ellen Thynne	1	0
							E Austin	4	6	6
							R Dyas	6	3	4
			Alice Pickering	6	6	4
			Ruth Dyas	8	2	6
											E Austin	4	1
											C Cooper	6	6
			HI Harper	1	2
			Bertha Steedman	6	6
							B Steedman	6	3	4
							C Cooper	4	6	6
			H Smythe	2	4
			Charlotte Cooper	6	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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[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.