1900 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1900 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Blanche Hillyard [1]
Runner-up	Charlotte Cooper [1]
Final score	4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Charlotte Cooper defeated Louisa Martin 8–6, 5–7, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final, and then the reigning champion Blanche Hillyard (née Bingley) defeated Charlotte 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]

Main draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Draw

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Muriel Robb	6	6
	Alice Pickering	3	4					Muriel Robb	3	7
	Charlotte Cooper	7	6					CR Cooper	6	9
	Henriette Horncastle	5	2												CR Cooper	6	6
	B Tulloch	6	2	6											TGP Greville	1	2
	H Smythe	3	6	1				B Tulloch	5	0
	Edith Greville	5	6	6				TGP Greville	7	6
	EJ Bromfield	7	4	3																		CR Cooper	8	5	6
	Marion Jones	6	6																			Louisa Martin	6	7	1
	U Templeman	3	4					M Jones	5	2
	GE Evered	6	9					GE Evered	7	6
	Toupie Lowther	3	7												GE Evered	0	2
	Dorothea Douglass	w/o													Louisa Martin	6	6
	MW Fisher							DK Douglass	4	3
	Louisa Martin	6	6					Louisa Martin	6	6
	Ms. Ireland	0	2

References

1. 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)
3. Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 12. ISBN 1899039333.