1885 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

Ladies' Singles
1885 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Maud Watson[1]
Runner-up	Blanche Bingley[1]
Final score	6–1, 7–5

Maud Watson defeated Blanche Bingley 6–1, 7–5 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1885 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

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							Second Round							Semifinals							Final
	Blanche Bingley	6	6
	L M Nash	2	2					B Bingley	w/o
	Mrs Dransfield							Mrs Dransfield
	bye														B Bingley	6	6
	J Meikle	6	4	6											E Gurney	1	2
	Lilian Watson	3	6	4				J Meikle	5	4
	E Gurney							E Gurney	7	6
	bye																					B Bingley	1	5
	EF Hudson																					MEE Watson	6	7
	bye							EF Hudson	6	6
	Ms Bryan							Ms Bryan	3	0
	bye														EF Hudson	0	1
	May Langrishe														MEE Watson	6	6
	bye							M Langrishe	0	2
	Maud Watson							MEE Watson	6	6
	bye

Note that Lilian Watson's name is spelled like this in ^[1] and.^[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)