1890 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1890 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Champion |  Lena Rice[1] |
| Runner-up |  May Jacks |
| Score | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Draw | 4 |
| Seeds | – |
Lena Rice defeated May Jacks 6–4, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1889 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Blanche Bingley Hillyard did not defend her title.[1] Despite previous draws there were only four competitors in the tournament, the smallest entry ever for any competition at Wimbledon.[2]
Draw
Key
- 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'
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| May Jacks
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Edith Cole
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Lena Rice
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| May Jacks
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Lena Rice
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Mary Steedman
| 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
References
- ^ 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) - ^ John Barrett (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. p. 30. ISBN 0007117078.
External links
- Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com