1895 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

Ladies' Singles
1895 Wimbledon Championships
Champion United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper[1]
Runner-up United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche Hillyard[1]
Final score walkover

Charlotte Cooper defeated Helen Jackson 7–5, 8–6 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Blanche Hillyard (née Bingley) by a walkover in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1895 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Main draw

Key

Draw

First Round   Second Round   Semifinals   Final
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Alice Pickering  
   bye      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Alice Pickering 3 6 6  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Maud Shackle      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Maud Shackle 6 3 3  
 bye        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Alice Pickering 4 6 6  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ms. Bernard        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H Jackson 6 3 8  
 bye      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ms. Bernard 0 2
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Helen Jackson 7 6      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H Jackson 6 6  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland JM Corder 5 3        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H Jackson 5 6
 bye        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland CR Cooper 7 8
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland CR Cooper 6 9 6  
 bye      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland LH Patterson 3 11 2  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland LH Patterson        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland CR Cooper 6 6 6
 bye        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GA Draffen 2 8 1  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GA Draffen      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GA Draffen 6 6
 bye      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mrs. WR Horncastle 2 0  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Henriette Horncastle  

References

  1. 1 2 3 100 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)
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