Blanche Hillyard defeated Lena Rice 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 in the all comers' final to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1889 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Lottie Dod did not defend her title.[1][2]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1889 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Champion |  Blanche Hillyard |
| Runner-up | Lena Rice |
| Score | 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 |
| Draw | 6 |
| Seeds | – |
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
All Comers'
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lena Rice
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| May Jacks
| 6 | 6 | May Jacks
| 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Mary Steedman
| 4 | 2 | Lena Rice
| 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Blanche Hillyard
| 6 | 6 | Blanche Hillyard
| 4 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Annie Rice
| 3 | 0 | Blanche Hillyard
| 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Bertha Steedman
| 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
- ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
External links
edit- Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com