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

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),

Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

More information Result, Year ...

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1885	Wimbledon	Grass	Maud Watson	1–6, 5–7
Win	1886	Wimbledon	Grass	Maud Watson	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1887	Wimbledon	Grass	Lottie Dod	2–6, 0–6
Loss	1888	Wimbledon	Grass	Lottie Dod	3–6, 3–6
Win	18891	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Helena Rice	4–6, 8–6, 6–4
Loss	18913	Wimbledon	Grass	Lottie Dod	2–6, 1–6
Loss	1892	Wimbledon	Grass	Lottie Dod	1–6, 1–6
Loss	1893	Wimbledon	Grass	Lottie Dod	8–6, 1–6, 4–6
Win	18942	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Edith Austin Greville	6–1, 6–1
Win	1897	Wimbledon (4)	Grass	Charlotte Cooper	5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Win	1899	Wimbledon (5)	Grass	Charlotte Cooper	6–2, 6–3
Win	1900	Wimbledon (6)	Grass	Charlotte Cooper	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	1901	Wimbledon	Grass	Charlotte Cooper	2–6, 2–6

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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.