1897 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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All Comers'[]

Women's singles
Women's singles
1897 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Blanche Hillyard
Runner-up	Charlotte Cooper
Final score	5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw	7
Seeds	–
Events

Blanche Hillyard defeated Alice Pickering 6–2, 7–5 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Charlotte Cooper 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 in the challenge round to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1897 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
SR = Special ranking

Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Final

Blanche Hillyard	6	6
Edith Austin	0	1	Blanche Hillyard
Henrietta Horncastle	12	6	Henrietta Horncastle	w/o
Ellen Thynne	10	4					Blanche Hillyard	6	7
Ruth Dyas	6	6					Alice Pickering	2	5
Edith Bromfield	0	3	Ruth Dyas	4	6	1
			Alice Pickering	6	4	6

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

Challenge Round

Blanche Hillyard

Charlotte Cooper

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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