1898 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

Ladies' Singles
1898 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Charlotte Cooper [1]
Runner-up	Blanche Hillyard [1]
Final score	walkover

Charlotte Cooper defeated Louisa 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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		C. Morgan	0	1
		P. Leigh	6	6
									P. Leigh
									Louisa Martin	w/o
		Louisa Martin	6	6
		E. R. Morgan	2	0
																Louisa Martin	4	4
																C. R. Cooper	6	6
		Edith Austin	4	6	6
		Ruth Dyas	6	3	4
									Edith Austin	4	1
									C. R. Cooper	6	6
		Bertha Steedman	4	1
		C. R. Cooper	6	6

Top Half

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

Bottom Half

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

References

1. 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)