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| 1896 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||
| Final | |||||||
| Champion |  Charlotte Cooper | ||||||
| Runner-up | Alice Pickering | ||||||
| Score | 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
| Details | |||||||
| Draw | 6 | ||||||
| Seeds | – | ||||||
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Alice Pickering defeatedEdith Austin 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning championCharlotte Cooper defeated Simpson Pickering 6–2, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1896 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]
Key
| Challenge Round | ||||||
| Alice Pickering | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Charlotte Cooper | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Henrietta Horncastle | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||
| Edith Austin | 6 | 6 | Edith Austin | |||||||||||||||||
| Lottie Paterson | 4 | 1 | Edith Austin | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Alice Pickering | 6 | 6 | Alice Pickering | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Miss Hungerford | 1 | 0 | Alice Pickering | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Beatrice Draffen | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Grand Slam women's singles | Succeeded by |