1900 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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]

Women's singles
1900 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Blanche Hillyard
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Charlotte Cooper
Score4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1899 · Wimbledon Championships · 1901 →

Draw

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Challenge round

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Challenge Round
     
  Charlotte Cooper 2 2
  Blanche Hillyard 6 6

All Comers

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Muriel Robb 6 6
  Alice Pickering 3 4   Muriel Robb 3 7
  Charlotte Cooper 7 6   Charlotte Cooper 6 9
  Henriette Horncastle 5 2   Charlotte Cooper 6 6
  Beryl Tulloch 6 2 6   Edith Greville 1 2
  Helen Smythe 3 6 1   Beryl Tulloch 5 0
  Edith Greville 5 6 6   Edith Austin Greville 7 6
  E.J. Bromfield 7 4 3   Charlotte Cooper 8 5 6
  Marion Jones 6 6   Louisa Martin 6 7 1
  Ursula Templeman 3 4   Marion Jones 5 2
  Ellen Evered 6 9   Ellen Evered 7 6
  Toupie Lowther 3 7   Ellen Evered 0 2
  Dorothea Douglass   Louisa Martin 6 6
  MW Fisher w/o   Dorothea Douglass 4 3
  Louisa Martin 6 6   Louisa Martin 6 6
  Miss Ireland 0 2

References

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  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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