1898 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

1898 Wimbledon Championships
Champion   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper [1]
Runner-up   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche Hillyard [1]
Final score   walkover
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    seniors
WC Doubles    men    women  
Wimbledon Championships
 < 1897 1899 > 

Charlotte Cooper defeated Louise 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

Finals

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Finals
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C. Morgan 0 1  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland P. Leigh 6 6      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland P. Leigh  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Louise Martin 6 6      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Louise Martin w/o  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E. R. Morgan 2 0        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Louise Martin 4 4
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edith Austin 4 6 6        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C. R. Cooper 6 6
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ruth Dyas 6 3 4      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edith Austin 4 1
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bertha Steedman 4 1      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C. R. Cooper 6 6  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C. R. Cooper 6 6  

Top Half

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

Bottom Half

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 100 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)