1890 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1890 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Champion |  Lena Rice |
| 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 1890 Wimbledon Championships.[1] The reigning champion Blanche Hillyard did not defend her title. Despite previous draws there were only four competitors in the tournament, the smallest entry ever for any competition at Wimbledon.
Draw
[edit]Key
[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]| 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
[edit]- ^ 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