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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.
Aug 3, 2016 · By beating Angelique Kerber in the 2016 final, Williams equalled Blanche Bingley-Hillyard’s record for the longest span between Wimbledon titles. Bingley-Hillyard won the first of her six titles in 1886 and her last in 1900, a 14-year gap.
Hillyard made her Wimbledon debut as a 20-year-old in 1884 and won her first championship in 1886, defeating compatriot Maud Watson, 6–3, 6–3. Hillyard won her last championship in 1900 at age 37, establishing herself as the oldest female champion in Wimbledon history at the time.
Born in 1864 and raised in an upper-class English family, Blanche Bingley Hillyard learned to play tennis in her own backyard. Her career at Wimbledon spanned almost 30 years—longer than any other woman in the history of the game. She first competed there in 1884, at age 20; her last game was played there in 1913, at age 49.
British. Biography: Winner of six Wimbledon women's singles titles in 1886, 1889, 1894, 1897, 1899 and 1900. Born: November 3, 1863. Birthplace: Greenford, England, United Kingdom. Star Sign: Scorpio. Died: August 6, 1946 (aged 82) Historical Events.
Hillyard, Blanche Bingley (1864–1938) English tennis player. Name variations: Blanche Bingley; Mrs. George Whiteside Hillyard. Born Blanche Bingley in England in 1864; died 1938; married Commander George Hillyard (secretary of the All England (tennis) Club, 1907–24).
Feb 21, 2024 · 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.
