title: 1898 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1898 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
  
  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 Hillyard 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' finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ruth Legh | Ruth Legh | w/o | | | | | |
  | Louisa Martin | Louisa Martin | | | | | | |
  | Louisa Martin | Louisa Martin | | | Louisa Martin | Louisa Martin | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | Charlotte Cooper | Charlotte Cooper | 6 | 6 |
  | Edith Austin | Edith Austin | 4 | 1 | Charlotte Cooper | Charlotte Cooper | 6 | 6 |
  | Charlotte Cooper | Charlotte Cooper | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | C Morgan | C Morgan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Beryl Tulloch | Beryl Tulloch | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | C Morgan | C Morgan | 0 | 1 | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | R Legh | R Legh | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | Ruth Legh | Ruth Legh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Henrietta Horncastle | Henrietta Horncastle | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Legh | R Legh | w/o |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Martin | L Martin | |
  | | | | | | Louisa Martin | Louisa Martin | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Miss Ireland | Miss Ireland | w/o | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | L Martin | L Martin | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | ER Morgan | ER Morgan | 2 | 0 | | | |
  | | | | | | Hilda Hitchins | Hilda Hitchins | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | ER Morgan | ER Morgan | 8 | 4 | 8 | ER Morgan | ER Morgan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Edith Bromfield | Edith Bromfield | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Edith Austin | Edith Austin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mrs HA Kirby | Mrs HA Kirby | 5 | 2 | E Austin | E Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Ellen Thynne | Ellen Thynne | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | E Austin | E Austin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | R Dyas | R Dyas | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | Alice Pickering | Alice Pickering | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Ruth Dyas | Ruth Dyas | 8 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Austin | E Austin | 4 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Cooper | C Cooper | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | HI Harper | HI Harper | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Bertha Steedman | Bertha Steedman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | B Steedman | B Steedman | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | C Cooper | C Cooper | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | H Smythe | H Smythe | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Charlotte Cooper | Charlotte Cooper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  