1891 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

Ladies' Singles
1891 Wimbledon Championships
Champion United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lottie Dod[1]
Runner-up United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lena Rice[1]
Final score walkover

Lottie Dod defeated Blanche Hillyard (née Bingley) 6–2, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Lena Rice by a walkover in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1891 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Main draw

Key

Draw

First Round   Second Round   Semifinals   Final
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lottie Dod  
   bye      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C Dod 6 6  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mrs. Parsons      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mrs. Parsons 0 0  
 bye        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C Dod 6 6  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bertha Steedman        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland B Steedman 3 1  
 bye      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland B Steedman 6 6
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Helen Jackson 6 7      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H Jackson 2 2  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Maud Shackle 4 5        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lottie Dod 6 6
 bye        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GW Hillyard 2 1
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland May Langrishe      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland M Langrishe 11 6  
 bye      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland M Jacks 9 3  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland May Jacks        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland M Langrishe 4 1
 bye        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GW Hillyard 6 6  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GW Hillyard      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GW Hillyard 6 6
 bye      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland P Leigh 3 2  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland P Leigh  

References

  1. 1 2 3 100 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)
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