Blanche Bingley
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Full name | Blanche Bingley Hillyard |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1863-11-03)3 November 1863 Greenford, Middlesex, England |
Died | 6 August 1946(1946-08-06) (aged 82) Pulborough, Sussex, England |
Plays | Right-handed |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2013 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career titles | 58[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1886, 1889, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1913) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1913) |
Blanche Bingley Hillyard (née Bingley; 3 November 1863 – 6 August 1946) was an English tennis player. She won six singles Wimbledon championships (1886, 1889, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1900) and was runner up seven times, having also competed in the first ever Wimbledon championships for women in 1884.
She also won the Irish Championships three times (1888, 1894, 1897); the German International Championships twice (1897, 1900); and the South of England Championships at Eastbourne, 11 times between 1885 and 1905.
Early life
Bingley was born in Greenford, west London, the daughter of a wealthy tailoring business proprietor. She was a member of the Ealing Lawn Tennis & Archery Club.[2]
Biography
Wimbledon
Her career at Wimbledon spanned almost 30 years, longer than any other woman to date. In 1884, she competed in the first ever Wimbledon championships for women, and two years later she captured the first of her six singles titles. Also a seven-time losing finalist, Bingley's 13 finals remain a Wimbledon record as is the 14-year time span between her first and last titles.[3][4]
Bingley's Wimbledon record suggests that she was the second strongest female player of her day, only behind Lottie Dod, who defeated her in five finals.[5][6]
After marriage to Commander George Whiteside Hillyard she usually was listed in various records as Blanche Bingley Hillyard. At age 36, she again won the Wimbledon final and continued to compete until age 49, playing her last Wimbledon in 1913.
Other championships
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Bingley's first success came at the Middlesex Championships, held in Chiswick Park (west London) in 1884. She won the Irish Championships on three occasions (1888, 1894, 1897) and the German International Championships, played in Hamburg, twice; in 1897, defeating Charlotte Cooper Sterry in the final in three sets, and in 1900 against Muriel Robb, also in three sets. Additionally, she won the South of England Championships at Eastbourne, then a major event, eleven times between 1885 and 1905.[7] She also won the Sussex Championships at Brighton five times (1893–1896, 1900). She won the London Championships at Stamford Bridge three times (1886–1888), the Derbyshire Championships at Buxton six times (1888, 1893–1894, 1896, 1901, 1906), the Exmouth LTC Tournament two times (1887–1888) at Exmouth, the British Covered Court Championships (1901), the Bournemouth Open Tournament at Bournemouth (1901),
Private life
She married Commander George Whiteside Hillyard in Greenford on 13 July 1887) one week after the Wimbledon final.[2]
Her husband was one of the foremost men's players on the international tennis circuit between 1886 and 1914. He also played first class cricket for Middlesex and Leicestershire.[citation needed] From 1907 to 1925, he was secretary of the All England Lawn Tennis Club and director of The Championships at Wimbledon between 1907 and 1925. He died in Bramfold, Pulborough, on 24 March 1943.[citation needed]
Death and legacy
Blanche Bingley Hillyard died at her home in Pulborough, West Sussex in 1946.
She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2013.[8]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1885 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1886 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1887 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 1888 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 18891 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | ![]() | 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 18913 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1892 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1893 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 8–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 18942 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 1897 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | ![]() | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 1899 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 1900 | Wimbledon (6) | Grass | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1901 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
1This was the all-comers final as Lottie Dod did not defend her 1888 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1889 by walkover.
2This was the all-comers final as Lottie Dod did not defend her 1893 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1894 by walkover. 3This was the all-comers final as Helena Rice did not defend her 1890 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1891 by walkover.
Grand Slam performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | |
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Wimbledon | SF | F | W | F | F | W | A | F | F | F | W | A | A | W | A | W | W | F | 2R | A | 3R | SF | QF | SF | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | SF | 2R |
See also
- Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
References
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- ^ Tarran, Bruce (2013). George Hillyard: The man who moved Wimbledon. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 143. ISBN 9781780885490. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b Tarran, Bruce (2013). George Hillyard: The Man Who Moved Wimbledon. Kibworth Beauchamp: Matador. p. 11. ISBN 978-1780885490.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 693. ISBN 9780942257700.
- ^ "Lady Champion of England". Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 – 1907). NSW. 14 October 1899. p. 55 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 – 1907). NSW. 8 September 1888. p. 41 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP". Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 – 1899). Tas. 13 July 1891. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow in 1897, defeating Charlotte Cooper Sterry in the final in three sets, and in 1900 against Muriel Robb, also in three sets. Additionally, she wo. p. 37. ISBN 0007117078.
- ^ "Hall of Famers – Blanche Bingley Hillyard". tennisfame.com. International Tennis Hall of Fame.
External links
- Blanche Bingley at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Obituary in the New York Times: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/08/08/93144141.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=true&pageNumber=18
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- 1884: Maud Watson
- 1885: Maud Watson
- 1886: Blanche Bingley
- 1887: Lottie Dod
- 1888: Lottie Dod
- 1889: Blanche Bingley Hillyard
- 1890: Lena Rice
- 1891: Lottie Dod
- 1892: Lottie Dod
- 1893: Lottie Dod
- 1894: Blanche Bingley Hillyard
- 1895: Charlotte Cooper
- 1896: Charlotte Cooper
- 1897: Blanche Bingley Hillyard
- 1898: Charlotte Cooper
- 1899: Blanche Bingley Hillyard
- 1900: Blanche Bingley Hillyard
- 1901: Charlotte Sterry
- 1902: Muriel Robb
- 1903: Dorothea Douglass
- 1904: Dorothea Douglass
- 1905: May Sutton
- 1906: Dorothea Lambert Chambers
- 1907: May Sutton
- 1908: Charlotte Sterry
- 1909: Dora Boothby
- 1910: Dorothea Lambert Chambers
- 1912: Dorethea Lambert Chambers
- 1913: Ethel Thomson Larcombe
- 1914: Dorothea Lambert Chambers
- 1915: Dorothea Lambert Chambers
- 1915–18: No competition (World War I)
- 1919: Suzanne Lenglen
- 1920: Suzanne Lenglen
- 1921: Suzanne Lenglen
- 1922: Suzanne Lenglen
- 1923: Suzanne Lenglen
- 1924: Kathleen McKane
- 1925: Suzanne Lenglen
- 1926: Kathleen McKane Godfree
- 1927: Helen Wills
- 1928: Helen Wills
- 1929: Helen Wills
- 1930: Helen Wills Moody
- 1931: Cilly Aussem
- 1932: Helen Wills Moody
- 1933: Helen Wills Moody
- 1934: Dorothy Round
- 1935: Helen Wills Moody
- 1936: Helen Jacobs
- 1937: Dorothy Round
- 1938: Helen Wills Moody
- 1939: Alice Marble
- 1940–45: No competition (World War II)
- 1946: Pauline Addie
- 1947: Margaret Osborne
- 1948: Louise Brough
- 1949: Louise Brough
- 1950: Louise Brough
- 1951: Doris Hart
- 1952: Maureen Connolly
- 1953: Maureen Connolly
- 1954: Maureen Connolly
- 1955: Louise Brough
- 1956: Shirley Fry
- 1957: Althea Gibson
- 1958: Althea Gibson
- 1959: Maria Bueno
- 1960: Maria Bueno
- 1961: Angela Mortimer
- 1962: Karen Hantze Susman
- 1963: Margaret Smith
- 1964: Maria Bueno
- 1965: Margaret Smith
- 1966: Billie Jean King
- 1967: Billie Jean King
- 1968: Billie Jean King
- 1969: Ann Haydon-Jones
- 1970: Margaret Court
- 1971: Evonne Goolagong
- 1972: Billie Jean King
- 1973: Billie Jean King
- 1974: Chris Evert
- 1975: Billie Jean King
- 1976: Chris Evert
- 1977: Virginia Wade
- 1978: Martina Navratilova
- 1979: Martina Navratilova
- 1980: Evonne Goolagong
- 1981: Chris Evert
- 1982: Martina Navratilova
- 1983: Martina Navratilova
- 1984: Martina Navratilova
- 1985: Martina Navratilova
- 1986: Martina Navratilova
- 1987: Martina Navratilova
- 1988: Steffi Graf
- 1989: Steffi Graf
- 1990: Martina Navratilova
- 1991: Steffi Graf
- 1992: Steffi Graf
- 1993: Steffi Graf
- 1994: Conchita Martínez
- 1995: Steffi Graf
- 1996: Steffi Graf
- 1997: Martina Hingis
- 1998: Jana Novotná
- 1999: Lindsay Davenport
- 2000: Venus Williams
- 2001: Venus Williams
- 2002: Serena Williams
- 2003: Serena Williams
- 2004: Maria Sharapova
- 2005: Venus Williams
- 2006: Amélie Mauresmo
- 2007: Venus Williams
- 2008: Venus Williams
- 2009: Serena Williams
- 2010: Serena Williams
- 2011: Petra Kvitová
- 2012: Serena Williams
- 2013: Marion Bartoli
- 2014: Petra Kvitová
- 2015: Serena Williams
- 2016: Serena Williams
- 2017: Garbiñe Muguruza
- 2018: Angelique Kerber
- 2019: Simona Halep
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Ashleigh Barty
- 2022: Elena Rybakina
- 2023: Markéta Vondroušová
- 2024: Barbora Krejčíková