1896 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

1896 Wimbledon Championships
Champion		Charlotte Cooper[1]
Runner-up		Alice Pickering[1]
Final score		6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		seniors
WC Doubles		men		women
Wimbledon Championships  < 1895 1897 >

Alice Pickering defeated Edith Austin 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, and then the reigning champion Charlotte Cooper defeated Alice Pickering 6–2, 6–3 in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1896 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Main draw

Key

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Henrietta Horncastle
		bye
									Mrs. WR Horncastle
									Edith Austin	w/o
		Edith Austin	6	6
		LH Patterson	4	1
																Edith Austin	6	3	3
																Alice Pickering	4	6	6
		Alice Pickering	6	6
		Ms. Hungerford	1	0
									Alice Pickering	6	7
									Mrs. GA Draffen	3	5
		bye
		Mrs. GA Draffen

References