1897 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1897 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Blanche Hillyard
Runner-up	Charlotte Cooper
Score	5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw	7
Seeds	–
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

	Challenge Round
	Blanche Hillyard		5	7	6
	Charlotte Cooper		7	5	2

All Comers'

	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

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com