title: 1891 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1891 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
  
  Lottie Dod defeated Blanche Hillyard 6–2, 6–1 in the all comers' final to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1891 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Lena Rice did not defend her title.
  
  ## 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'
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | Lottie Dod | Lottie Dod | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Mrs Roberts | Mrs Roberts | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Lottie Dod | Lottie Dod | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Bertha Steedman | Bertha Steedman | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | Bertha Steedman | Bertha Steedman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Helen Jackson | Helen Jackson | 6 | 7 | Helen Jackson | Helen Jackson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Maud Shackle | Maud Shackle | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Lottie Dod | Lottie Dod | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | Blanche Hillyard | Blanche Hillyard | 2 | 1 |
  | | | | | May Langrishe | May Langrishe | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | May Jacks | May Jacks | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | May Langrishe | May Langrishe | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Blanche Hillyard | Blanche Hillyard | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | Blanche Hillyard | Blanche Hillyard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Ruth Legh | Ruth Legh | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  