1899 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1899 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Blanche Hillyard [1]
Runner-up	Charlotte Cooper [1]
Final score	6–2, 6–3

Blanche Hillyard (née Bingley) defeated Ruth Durlacher 7–5, 6–8, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Charlotte Cooper 6–2, 6–3 in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1899 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
	Muriel Robb	1	7	3
	Ruth Durlacher	6	5	6				Ruth Durlacher	6	6
	Mrs. H. A. Kirby	6	2	2				Bertha Steedman	4	2
	Bertha Steedman	4	6	6											Ruth Durlacher	5	8	1
	Mrs. G. W. Hillyard	8	6												Mrs. G. W. Hillyard	7	6	6
	Edith Austin	6	4					Mrs. G. W. Hillyard	6	3	6
	B. Tulloch	3	6	6				B. Tulloch	3	6	2
	E. J. Bromfield	6	2	1

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	Muriel Robb
	bye							Muriel Robb	6	2	6
	HM Garfit							Maude Garfit	3	6	4
	bye														Muriel Robb	1	7	3
	Ruth Durlacher														Ruth Durlacher	6	5	6
	bye							Ruth Durlacher	6	6
	EE Tanner							EE Tanner	0	0
	bye																					Ruth Durlacher	6	6
	Mrs. HA Kirby																					Bertha Steedman	4	2
	bye							Mrs. HA Kirby	6	3	6
	Alice Pickering							Alice Pickering	4	6	3
	bye														Mrs. HA Kirby	6	2	2
	Bertha Steedman														Bertha Steedman	4	6	6
	bye							Bertha Steedman	6	7	8
	Ruth Winch	6	6					Mrs. IG Winch	2	9	6
	C Parsons-Smith	0	0

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	bye
	Mrs. Blanche Hillyard							Mrs. GW Hillyard	6	6
	bye							H Smythe	3	0
	H Smythe														Mrs. GW Hillyard	8	6
	bye														EL Austin	6	4
	Edith Austin							EL Austin	6	6
	bye							U Templeman	4	0
	U Templeman																					Mrs. GW Hillyard	6	3	6
	bye																					B Tulloch	3	6	2
	B Tulloch							B Tulloch	7	6
	bye							Ms. Ireland	5	2
	Ms. Ireland														B Tulloch	3	6	6
	bye														EJ Bromfield	6	2	1
	EJ Bromfield							EJ Bromfield	7	5	6
	bye							EM Thynne	5	7	2
	EM Thynne

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)