1896 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1896 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Charlotte Cooper
Runner-up Alice Pickering
Score6–2, 6–3
Draw6
Seeds

Alice Pickering defeated Edith Austin 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion Charlotte Cooper defeated Simpson Pickering 6–2, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1896 Wimbledon Championships.