1896 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1896 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Champion | Charlotte Cooper |
| Runner-up | Alice Pickering |
| Score | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Draw | 6 |
| Seeds | – |
Alice Pickering defeated Edith Austin 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion Charlotte Cooper defeated Simpson Pickering 6–2, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1896 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Challenge round
| Challenge Round | ||||||
| Alice Pickering | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Charlotte Cooper | 6 | 6 | ||||
All Comers'
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Henrietta Horncastle | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||
| Edith Austin | 6 | 6 | Edith Austin | |||||||||||||||||
| Lottie Paterson | 4 | 1 | Edith Austin | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Alice Pickering | 6 | 6 | Alice Pickering | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Miss Hungerford | 1 | 0 | Alice Pickering | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Beatrice Draffen | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
External links
- Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com