1928 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1928 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Helen Wills
Runner-up	Lili de Alvarez
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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

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