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1898 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Charlotte Cooper (tennis), Charlotte Cooper defeated Louisa Martin 6–4, 6–4 in the all comers' final to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1898 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Blanche Bingley, Blanche Hillyard did not defend her title.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977 Draw All comers' finals Top half Bottom half References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1898 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Singles 1898 Wimbledon Championships, Ladies' Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles 1898 in women's tennis, Wimbledon Championships - Singles 1898 in British women's sport, Wimbledon Championships - Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Cooper (tennis)
Charlotte "Chattie" Cooper Sterry (née Charlotte Reinagle Cooper; 22 September 1870 – 10 October 1966) was an English female tennis player who won five singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and in 1900 became Olympic champion. In winning in Paris on 11 July 1900, she became the first female Olympic tennis champion as well as the first individual female Olympic champion. Early life and career Charlotte Cooper was born on 22 September 1870 at Waldham Lodge, Ealing, Middlesex, England, the youngest daughter of Henry Cooper, a miller, and his wife Teresa Georgiana Miller. She learned to play tennis at the Ealing Lawn Tennis Club where she was first coached by H. Lawrence and later by Charles Martin and Harold Mahony. She won her first senior singles title in 1893 at Ilkley. Between 1893 and 1917 she participated in 21 Wimbledon tournaments. At her first appearance she reached the semifinals of the singles event in which she lost to Blanche Bingley Hillyard. She won her fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
