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Women's singles
1890 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionIreland Lena Rice[1]
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Blanche Bingley Hillyard
Scorewalkover
Details
Draw4
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Lena Rice defeated May Jacks 6–4, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Blanche Bingley Hillyard by a walkover in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1889 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Despite previous draws there were only four competitors in the tournament, the smallest entry ever for any competition at Wimbledon.[2]

Main draw

Key

Challenge Round

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All Comers'

Semifinals Final
          
United Kingdom May Jacks 6 7
United Kingdom Edith Cole 4 5
Ireland Lena Rice 6 6
United Kingdom May Jacks 4 1
Ireland Lena Rice 7 6
United Kingdom Mary Steedman 5 2

References

  1. ^ a b "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org. Archived from the original on 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2011-01-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ John Barrett (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. p. 30. ISBN 0007117078.