15 year-old Lottie Dod defeated Edith Cole 6–2, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Blanche Bingley 6–2, 6–0 in the challenge round to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1887 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] Dod remains the youngest Grand Slam singles winner, man or woman, in the history of tennis.
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1887 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Champion |  Lottie Dod |
| Runner-up | Blanche Bingley |
| Score | 6–2, 6-0 |
| 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
Challenge round
edit| Challenge Round | ||||||
| Lottie Dod
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| Blanche Bingley
| 2 | 0 | ||||
All Comers'
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lottie Dod
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B James
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B James
| 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maud Shackle
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lottie Dod
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Edith Cole
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Edith Cole
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J Shackle
| 4 | 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