1889 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

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Ladies' Singles
1889 Wimbledon Championships
Champion United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche Hillyard[1]
Runner-up United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lottie Dod[1]
Final score walkover
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
Legends men women seniors
WC Doubles men women

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Blanche Hillyard (née Bingley) defeated Lena Rice 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Lottie Dod by a walkover in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1889 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Main draw

Key

Draw

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lena Rice  
 bye  
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lena Rice 6 6  
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland M Jacks 2 0  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland May Jacks 6 6
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland M Steedman 4 2  
     United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lena Rice 6 6 4
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mrs C Hillyard 4 8 6
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland B Hillyard 6 6  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland AE Rice 3 0  
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland B Hillyard 8 6
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland B Steedman 6 1  
 bye
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland B Steedman  

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)