Olympic Summer Games 1900 / Tennis / Women's singles

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Olympic rings
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sport tennis
discipline singles
gender Ladies
Attendees 6 athletes from 4 countries
Competition location Third French RepublicThird French Republic Puteaux
Competition phase 6-11 July 1900
Medalists
gold medal United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper ( GBR )
Silver medal Third French RepublicThird French Republic Yvonne Prévost ( FRA )
Bronze medal United States 45United States Marion Jones ( USA ) Hedwiga Rosenbaumová ( BOH )
BohemiaBohemia 
tennisTennis competitions at the
1900 Summer Olympics
singles Men's Ladies
Double Men's Mixed

Women's tennis singles of the 1900 Summer Olympics .

Charlotte Cooper and Yvonne Prévost contested the final , which the four-time Wimbledon winner Cooper won in straight sets. Third place was not played out.

A total of six athletes from four nations took part in the competition.

Results

First round   Semifinals   final
           
     United States 45United States Marion Jones 2 5  
   United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper 6th 6th          United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper 6th 7th    
   Third French RepublicThird French Republic Marguerite Fourrier 2 0          United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper 6th 6th  
   United States 45United States Georgina Jones 0 1          Third French RepublicThird French Republic Yvonne Prévost 1 4th  
   Third French RepublicThird French Republic Yvonne Prévost 6th 6th        Third French RepublicThird French Republic Yvonne Prévost 6th 6th    
       BohemiaBohemia Hedwiga Rosenbaumová 1 1    
   

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