# 1928 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Helen Wills successfully defended her title, defeating Lilí de Álvarez in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Helen Wills (champion)
    02. Lilí de Álvarez (final)
    03. Eileen Bennett (quarterfinals)
    04. Elizabeth Ryan (semifinals)
    05. Kea Bouman (third round)
    06. Phoebe Watson (quarterfinals)
    07. Cilly Aussem (quarterfinals)
    08. Helen Jacobs (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Phoebe Watson | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Phoebe Watson | 3 | 0 | | 1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Elizabeth Ryan | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Elizabeth Ryan | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Elizabeth Ryan | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Helene Nicolopoulos | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Helene Nicolopoulos | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lilí de Álvarez | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Lilí de Álvarez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lilí de Álvarez | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Cilly Aussem | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cilly Aussem | 5 | 2 | | 2 | Lilí de Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Daphne Akhurst | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Eileen Bennett | 6 | 3 | 2 | | Daphne Akhurst | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Daphne Akhurst | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elsie Goldsack | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | H Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | V Gallay | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | Inga Sperling | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Violette Gallay | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Wills | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E Harvey | 2 | 3 |
| | Mrs HV Edwards | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ermyntrude Harvey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Harvey | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | P Mudford | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Phyllis Mudford | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Macready | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Phoebe Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Beatrice Feltham | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | P Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M O'Hara Wood | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Mence Canters | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Watson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | A Edgington | 0 | 0 |
| | Dorothy Shaw | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aurea Edgington | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Edgington | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Hoffman | 9 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Madge Slaney | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ellen Hoffman | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Elizabeth Ryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kathleen Bridge | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | E Ryan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Gallay | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Betty Dix | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacqueline Gallay | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Ryan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E Boyd | 0 | 2 |
| | Esna Boyd | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gwen Sterry | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Boyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | H Evelyn-Jones | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Madge List | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Evelyn-Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | H Nicolopoulos | 12 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Sylvia Lumley-Ellis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Lumley-Ellis | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marguerite Bordes | 4 | 4 | | | H Nicolopoulos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helene Nicolopoulos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Nicolopoulos | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Cristobel Hardie | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Trentham | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| | Penelope Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | P Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Davies | | | | | M Davies | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josefine von Lobkowitz | w/o | | | | | | | | | 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 | w/o | | | | P Whitley | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phyllis Whitley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Lilí de Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Lycett | 2 | 2 | | 2 | E de Álvarez | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mabel Mavrogordato | 3 | 0 | | | P Covell | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Phyllis Covell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | E de Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Peggy Saunders | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Colyer | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Evelyn Colyer | 7 | 6 | | | E Colyer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Doreen Busby | w/o | | | | J Fry | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Fry | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E de Álvarez | 9 | 6 |
| | CJ Tyrrell | 8 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | L Bickerton | 7 | 4 |
| | Madzy Couquerque | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Couquerque | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Cambridge | 2 | 0 | | | E Rose | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eleanor Rose | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Rose | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Molla Mallory | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | L Bickerton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Louie Bickerton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Bickerton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josane Sigart | 9 | 4 | | | D Gordon | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davinia Gordon | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Cilly Aussem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Violet Chamberlain | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | C Aussem | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Satterthwaite | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | R Watson | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Aussem | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J Strawson | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Q | Kate Anningson | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Winifred Beamish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | W Beamish | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Strawson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Vera Marshall | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Strawson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Eileen Bennett | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | E Bennett | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | M McIlquham | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Irmgard Rost | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary McIlquham | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | E Bennett | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | JL Colegate | 3 | 2 |
| | Agnes Tuckey | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | JL Colegate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | JL Colegate | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | L Valerio | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Lucia Valerio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mrs Bruce-May | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Ridley | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | H Jacobs | 8 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Akhurst | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | Helen Bourne | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daphne Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | D Akhurst | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E Haylock | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| | Yvonne Bourgeois | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elsa Haylock | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Haylock | 10 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Clarke | 8 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Enid Clarke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Beatrice Brown | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |