| Women's singles tennis at the Games of the II Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Silver medalist Hélène Prévost | |||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Île de Puteaux | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 6–11 July 1900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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The women's singles was an event on theTennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics program inParis. It was held from 6 to 11 July at the Île de Puteaux.[1][2] There were 6 competitors from 4 nations.[1] The event was won byCharlotte Cooper of Great Britain. France'sHélène Prévost was the silver medalist, while AmericanMarion Jones Farquhar andHedwig Rosenbaum of Bohemia are credited with bronze medals. The event made Cooper the first female individual Olympic champion (Hélène de Pourtalès won a gold medal in a team event in sailing earlier;Margaret Abbott would win the women's golf tournament later, in October).
This was the debut appearance of the women's singles tennis. A women's event was held only once during the first three Games (only men's tennis was played in 1896 and 1904), but has been held at every Olympics for which there was a tennis tournament since 1908. Tennis was not a medal sport from 1928 to 1984, though there were demonstration events in 1968 and 1984.
The field for the women's tournament in 1900 was small but distinguished. Great Britain'sCharlotte Cooper was a three-time Wimbledon champion (1895, 1896, 1898). France had its best player,Hélène Prévost. Bohemia sent its second-best,Hedwiga Rosenbaumová.Marion Jones Farquhar was the U.S. champion in 1899 (and would be again in 1902). (Her sisterGeorgina Jones also competed.)[1]
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with no bronze-medal match (both semifinal losers tied for third). All matches were best-of-three sets.
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Friday, 6 July 1900 Saturday, 7 July 1900 Sunday, 8 July 1900 Monday, 9 July 1900 Tuesday, 10 July 1900 Wednesday, 11 July 1900 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
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 Marion Jones Farquhar (USA) | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Charlotte Cooper (GBR) | 6 | 6 | Charlotte Cooper (GBR) | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
 Marguerite Fourrier (FRA) | 2 | 0 | Charlotte Cooper (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Hélène Prévost (FRA) | 6 | 6 | Hélène Prévost (FRA) | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Georgina Jones (USA) | 0 | 1 | Hélène Prévost (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
 Hedwig Rosenbaum (BOH) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Player | Nation | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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 | Charlotte Cooper | Great Britain | Fourrier (FRA) W 6–2, 6–0 | Jones Farquhar (USA) W 6–2, 7–5 | Prévost (FRA) W 6–1, 6–4 |
 | Hélène Prévost | France | G Jones (USA) W 6–0, 6–1 | Rosenbaum (BOH) W 6–1, 6–1 | Cooper (GBR) L 6–1, 6–4 |
 | Marion Jones Farquhar | United States | Bye | Cooper (GBR) L 6–2, 7–5 | Did not advance |
| Hedwig Rosenbaum | Bohemia | Bye | Prévost (FRA) L 6–1, 6–1 | Did not advance | |
| 5 | Marguerite Fourrier | France | Cooper (GBR) L 6–2, 6–0 | Did not advance | |
| Georgina Jones | United States | Prévost (FRA) L 6–0, 6–1 | |||
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