1898 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

Ladies' Singles
1898 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Charlotte Cooper [1]
Runner-up	Blanche Hillyard [1]
Final score	walkover

Charlotte Cooper defeated Louisa Martin 6–4, 6–4 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 1898 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

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	C. Morgan	0	1
	P. Leigh	6	6					P. Leigh
	Louisa Martin	6	6					Louisa Martin	w/o
	E. R. Morgan	2	0												Louisa Martin	4	4
	Edith Austin	4	6	6											C. R. Cooper	6	6
	Ruth Dyas	6	3	4				Edith Austin	4	1
	Bertha Steedman	4	1					C. R. Cooper	6	6
	C. R. Cooper	6	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	C Morgan
	bye							C Morgan	6	6
	B Tulloch							B Tulloch	4	2
	bye														C Morgan	0	1
	P Leigh														P Leigh	6	6
	bye							P Leigh	6	6
	Mrs. Henriette Horncastle							Mrs. WR Horncastle	2	2
	bye																					P Leigh
	Louisa Martin																					Louisa Martin	w/o
	bye							Louisa Martin	w/o
	Ms. Ireland							Ms. Ireland
	bye														Louisa Martin	6	6
	Ms. Hitchins														ER Morgan	2	0
	bye							Ms. Hitchins	1	1
	ER Morgan	8	4	8				ER Morgan	6	6
	EJ Bromfield	6	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	Edith Austin	7	6
	HA Kirby	5	2					Edith Austin	6	6
	bye							EM Thynne	1	0
	EM Thynne														Edith Austin	4	6	6
	bye														Ruth Dyas	6	3	4
	Alice Pickering							Alice Pickering	6	6	4
	bye							Ruth Dyas	8	2	6
	Ruth Dyas																					Edith Austin	4	1
	bye																					CR Cooper	6	6
	HI Harper							HI Harper	1	2
	bye							Bertha Steedman	6	6
	Bertha Steedman														Bertha Steedman	6	3	4
	bye														CR Cooper	4	6	6
	H Smythe							H Smythe	2	4
	bye							CR Cooper	6	6
	Charlotte Cooper

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)