1928 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1928 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Helen Wills
Runner-up	Lili de Alvarez
Final score	6–2, 6–3

Main article: 1928 Wimbledon Championships

Helen Wills defeated Lili de Alvarez 6–2, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships.

Main draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
1	Helen Wills	6	6
6	Phoebe Watson	3	0				1	Helen Wills	6	6
4	Elizabeth Ryan	6	4	6			4	Elizabeth Ryan	1	1
	Helene Nicolopoulos	1	6	2										1	Helen Wills	6	6
2	Lili de Alvarez	7	6											2	Lili de Alvarez	2	3
7	Cilly Aussem	5	2				2	Lili de Alvarez	6	6
3	Eileen Bennett	6	3	2				Daphne Akhurst	3	0
	Daphne Akhurst	2	6	6

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	Helen Wills
	bye						1	H Wills	6	6
	Elsie Goldsack							EA Goldsack	2	1
	bye													1	H Wills	6	6
	Mrs. J Sperling														V Gallay	0	0
	bye							Mrs. J Sperling	4	6	3
	Violette Gallay							V Gallay	6	0	6
	bye																				1	H Wills	6	6
	Mrs. HV Edwards																					EH Harvey	2	3
	bye							Mrs. HV Edwards	2	1
	Ermyntrude Harvey							EH Harvey	6	6
	bye														EH Harvey	6	6
Q	Phyllis Mudford													Q	PE Mudford	2	2
	bye						Q	PE Mudford	6	3	7
	Elizabeth Macready							Mrs. GN Macready	2	6	5
	bye

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
6	Phoebe Watson
	bye						6	Mrs. MR Watson	6	6
Q	Beatrice Feltham						Q	B Feltham	2	2
	bye													6	Mrs. MR Watson	6	6
Q	M Canters														M O'Hara Wood	0	1
	bye						Q	M Canters	1	2
	Meryl O'Hara Wood							M O'Hara Wood	6	6
	bye																				6	Mrs. MR Watson	6	6
	Dorothy Shaw																					Mrs. H Edgington	0	0
	bye							DA Shaw	2	6	2
	Aurea Edgington							Mrs. H Edgington	6	1	6
	bye														Mrs. H Edgington	7	6	8
	Madge Slaney														EH Hoffman	9	1	6
	bye							M Slaney	6	6	4
	Ellen Hoffman							EH Hoffman	2	8	6
	bye

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
4	Elizabeth Ryan
	bye						4	EM Ryan	6	6
	Kathleen Bridge							Mrs. AV Bridge	1	4
	bye													4	EM Ryan	6	6
	Betty Dix														J Gallay	4	1
	bye							ME Dix	2	6	4
	Jacquline Gallay							J Gallay	6	4	6
	bye																				4	EM Ryan	6	6
	Esna Boyd																					E Boyd	0	2
	bye							E Boyd	6	10
	Gwen Sterry							GR Sterry	3	8
	bye														E Boyd	6	6
	Madge List													Q	HE Jones	0	1
	bye							Mrs. WD List	4	2
Q	Evelyn Jones						Q	HE Jones	6	6
	bye

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	Kea Bouman	6	7
	Claire Beckingham	2	5				5	K Bouman	6	6
	Paula von Reznicek	6	6					P von Reznicek	3	2
Q	Dorothy Anderson	1	4											5	K Bouman	10	6
	Effie Hemmant	6	3	3											Mrs. J Nicolopoulos	12	8
	Sylvia Lumley-Ellis	4	6	6				SC Lumley-Ellis	2	1
	Marguerite Bordes	4	4					Mrs. J Nicolopoulos	6	6
	Helene Nicolopoulos	6	6																			Mrs. J Nicolopoulos	5	6	6
	Cristobel Hardie	4	4																		Q	N Trentham	7	2	1
	Penelope Anderson	6	6					P Anderson	6	6
	Mary Davies	w/o						MP Davies	2	4
	Princess Josefine von Lobkowitz														P Anderson	6	4	4
Q	Naomi Trentham	6	6	8										Q	N Trentham	3	6	6
Q	Dorothy Round	2	8	6			Q	N Trentham	6	4	6
	Betty Nuthall							Mrs. PJ Whitley	2	6	4
	Phyllis Whitley	w/o

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
2	Lili de Alvarez	6	6
	Joan Lycett	2	2				2	L de Alvarez	4	6	7
	Mabel Mavrogordato	3	0					Mrs. BC Covell	6	3	5
	Phyllis Covell	6	6											2	L de Alvarez	6	6
	Peggy Saunders	5	4												EL Colyer	4	4
	Evelyn Colyer	7	6					EL Colyer	4	6	6
Q	Doreen Busby							J Fry	6	3	4
	Joan Fry	w/o																			2	L de Alvarez	9	6
	C Tyrrell	8	3	0																		L Bickerton	7	4
	Rollin Couquerque	6	6	6				MCR Couquerque	4	2
	Mary Cambridge	2	0					EF Rose	6	6
	EF Rose	6	6												EF Rose	3	1
	Molla Mallory	3	6	4											L Bickerton	6	6
	Louise Bickerton	6	4	6				L Bickerton	6	6
	Josane Sigart	9	4					D Gordon	1	4
	Davina Gordon	11	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	bye
7	Cilly Aussem						7	Cilly Aussem	6	6
	bye							MV Chamberlain	2	4
	Violet Chamberlain													7	C Aussem	6	7
	bye														Mrs. CR Satterthwaite	4	5
	R Watson							R Watson	6	5	3
	bye							Mrs. CR Satterthwaite	4	7	6
	Phyllis Satterthwaite																				7	C Aussem	6	4	6
	bye																					Mrs. FM Strawson	1	6	1
Q	Kate Anningson						Q	KT Anningson	0	2
	bye							Mrs. AE Beamish	6	6
	Winifred Beamish														Mrs. AE Beamish	6	1	1
	bye														Mrs. FM Strawson	4	6	6
Q	Vera Marshall						Q	V Marshall	2	3
	bye							Mrs. FM Strawson	6	6
	Joan Strawson

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	bye
3	Eileen Bennett						3	EV Bennett	6	9
	bye							Mrs. WP Shepherd Barron	3	7
	Dorothy Shepherd Barron													3	EV Bennett	6	6
	bye														Mrs. CG McIlquham	3	3
	Irmgard Rost							I Rost	2	4
	bye							Mrs. CG McIlquham	6	6
	Mary McIlquham																				3	EV Bennett	6	6
	bye																					Mrs. JL Colegate	3	2
	Agnes Tuckey							Mrs. CO Tuckey	2	1
	bye							Mrs. JL Colegate	6	6
	Mrs. JL Colegate														Mrs. JL Colegate	6	7
	bye														L Valerio	2	5
	Lucia Valerio							L Valerio	6	6
	bye							Mrs. Bruce May	3	0
	Mrs. Bruce May

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	bye
8	Helen Jacobs						8	HH Jacobs	6	6
	bye							JC Ridley	0	2
	Joan Ridley													8	HH Jacobs	8	1	6
	bye														D Akhurst	6	6	8
	Helen Bourne							H Bourne	4	2
	bye							Daphne Akhurst	6	6
	Daphne Akhurst																					D Akhurst	6	8	6
	bye																					Mrs. RE Haylock	4	10	0
	Yvonne Bourgeois							Y Bourgeois	4	6	4
	bye							Mrs. RE Haylock	6	4	6
	Elsa Haylock														Mrs. RE Haylock	10	6
	bye														ER Clarke	8	0
	ER Clarke							ER Clarke	6	6
	bye							BC Brown	0	1
Q	Beatrice Brown