Blanche Bingley

Blanche Bingley (November 3, 1863 – August 6, 1946) was an English tennis player. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ...

Born in Greenford in the London Borough of Ealing, Blanche Bingley was a member of the "Ealing Lawn Tennis & Archery Club." In 1884, she competed in the first ever Wimbledon championships for women and two years later captured the first of her six singles titles. A seven time runner-up, Bingley's thirteen finals remain a Wimbledon record as is the fourteen year time span between her first and last title. Greenford is a place in the London Borough of Ealing, in west London. ... The London Borough of Ealing is a London borough in the west of the city. ... Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon is the oldest and, arguably, most prestigious event in the sport of lawn tennis. ...

As tradition in her era dictated, once married Bingley was recorded with her husband's name and is usually listed in various records as Blanche Bingley Hillyard. At age thirty-seven, she made it to the Wimbledon finals and continued to compete until age forty-eight, playing in her last Wimbledon tourney in 1912.

During her career, Blanche Bingley also won the Irish championships on three occasions and the German title twice.

Blanche Bingley Hillyard died in London in 1946. The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

Wimbledon championships:

• Singles champion: 1886, 1889, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900
• Singles finalist: 1885, 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1901