Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

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Women's singles tennis
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Helene Pevost, championne de France de tennis en 1900 (ile de Puteaux).jpg
Silver medalist Hélène Prévost
VenueÎle de Puteaux
Dates6–11 July 1900
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Charlotte Cooper Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Hélène Prévost Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Marion Jones Farquhar US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Hedwig Rosenbaum Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia
1908  
Women's singles
Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men mixed
  1896  · Summer Olympics ·  1904  

The women's singles was an event on the Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Paris. 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 by Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain. France's Hélène Prévost was the silver medalist, while American Marion Jones Farquhar and Hedwig 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).

Background

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's Charlotte 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 sister Georgina Jones also competed.) [1]

Competition format

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.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
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

Draw

Key

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
US flag 45 stars.svg  Marion Jones Farquhar  (USA)2 5
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Charlotte Cooper  (GBR)66Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Charlotte Cooper  (GBR)67
Flag of France.svg  Marguerite Fourrier  (FRA)2 0 Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Charlotte Cooper  (GBR)66
Flag of France.svg  Hélène Prévost  (FRA)66Flag of France.svg  Hélène Prévost  (FRA)1 4
US flag 45 stars.svg  Georgina Jones  (USA)0 1 Flag of France.svg  Hélène Prévost  (FRA)66
Flag of Bohemia.svg  Hedwig Rosenbaum  (BOH)1 1

Results summary

RankPlayerNationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Gold medal icon.svg Charlotte Cooper Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Flag of France.svg  Fourrier  (FRA)
W 6–2, 6–0
US flag 45 stars.svg  Jones Farquhar  (USA)
W 6–2, 7–5
Flag of France.svg  Prévost  (FRA)
W 6–1, 6–4
Silver medal icon.svg Hélène Prévost Flag of France.svg  France US flag 45 stars.svg  G Jones  (USA)
W 6–0, 6–1
Flag of Bohemia.svg  Rosenbaum  (BOH)
W 6–1, 6–1
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cooper  (GBR)
L 6–1, 6–4
Bronze medal icon.svg Marion Jones Farquhar US flag 45 stars.svg  United States ByeFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cooper  (GBR)
L 6–2, 7–5
Did not advance
Hedwig Rosenbaum Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia ByeFlag of France.svg  Prévost  (FRA)
L 6–1, 6–1
Did not advance
5 Marguerite Fourrier Flag of France.svg  France Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cooper  (GBR)
L 6–2, 6–0
Did not advance
Georgina Jones US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Flag of France.svg  Prévost  (FRA)
L 6–0, 6–1

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Singles, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. "Paris 1900 (06 Jul to 11 Jul 1900) - Singles - Main Draw - (Clay - Outdoor)". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.