# 1929 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Helen Wills successfully defended her title, defeating Helen Jacobs in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1929 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Helen Wills (champion)
    02. Lilí de Álvarez (fourth round)
    03. Betty Nuthall (third round)
    04. Eileen Bennett (fourth round)
    05. Helen Jacobs (final)
    06. Bobbie Heine (quarterfinals)
    07. Simonne Mathieu (third round)
    08. Cilly Aussem (fourth 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bobbie Heine | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bobbie Heine | 2 | 4 | 1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Elsie Goldsack | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Elsie Goldsack | 6 | 6 | | Elsie Goldsack | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Billie Tapscott | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Billie Tapscott | 3 | 3 | | | | | 1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Helen Jacobs | 1 | 2 |
| | Mary McIlquham | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Helen Jacobs | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 6 | 5 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Joan Ridley | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | May Bundy | 3 | 2 | | Joan Ridley | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Joan Ridley | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| | GE Tomblin | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | H Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | T Schomburgk | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | Toni Schomburgk | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lucia Valerio | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Wills | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Sigart | 2 | 3 |
| | Cecily Marriott | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gwen Sterry | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Sterry | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Sigart | 8 | 6 | | | | |
| | Josane Sigart | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Strawson | 2 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Bobbie Heine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gladys Thompson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | E Heine | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Kleinadel | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Simone Kleinadel | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lavender Campbell | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Heine | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P Covell | 2 | 5 |
| | Phyllis Covell | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mence Canters | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Covell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W Beamish | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jacqueline Gallay | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Winifred Beamish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 |
| 3 | Betty Nuthall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Vera Marshall | 1 | 4 | | 3 | B Nuthall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Round | 6 | 4 | 8 | | D Round | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ilse Friedleben | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Nuthall | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Edith Cross | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | M Michell | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Enid Clarke | 3 | 6 | 7 | | E Clarke | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Dix | 6 | 2 | 5 | | M Michell | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peggy Michell | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | M Michell | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| | Elsie Goldsack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Goldsack | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Q | Helen Bourne | 3 | 4 | | | E Goldsack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Else Dam | 6 | 6 | | | E Dam | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Winifred Bower | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Goldsack | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | JL Colegate | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | E Haylock | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Cristobel Hardie | 6 | 7 | | | C Hardie | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phoebe Blair-White | 7 | 3 | 2 | | E Haylock | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elsa Haylock | 5 | 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 |
| 7 | Simonne Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madzy Couquerque | 2 | 2 | | 7 | S Mathieu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phyllis Whitley | 4 | 6 | 10 | | P Whitley | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gethyn Harry | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | 7 | S Mathieu | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jenny Sandison | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | D Tapscott | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Simone Barbier | 6 | 6 | | | S Barbier | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beatrice Feltham | 5 | 3 | | | D Tapscott | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billie Tapscott | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Tapscott | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Q | Sybil Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Chamberlain | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Q | Betty Boas | 3 | 1 | | Q | S Johnson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 7 | 4 | 6 | | P Satterthwaite | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madge Slaney | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | P Satterthwaite | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | Margaret Mellows | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | V Chamberlain | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Davinia Gordon | 6 | 1 | 10 | | D Gordon | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Violet Chamberlain | 6 | 6 | | | V Chamberlain | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aurea Edgington | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 2 | Lilí de Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mrs Bruce-May | 0 | 2 | | 2 | E de Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie Serpieri | 6 | 6 | | | J Serpieri | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Lenos | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | E de Álvarez | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Mary Heeley | 1 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | E Ryan | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Hill | 6 | 6 | 6 | | D Hill | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Anderson | 1 | 1 | | | E Ryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Ryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E de Álvarez | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | Eleanor Rose | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M McIlquham | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Mrs HV Edwards | 2 | 3 | | | E Rose | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary McIlquham | 6 | 10 | | | M McIlquham | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Doreen Cole | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | M McIlquham | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Effie Hemmant | | | | | | | | | P Mudford | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Margaret Stocks | w/o | | | | E Hemmant | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pearson | 2 | 1 | | | P Mudford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phyllis Mudford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 5 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alida Neave | 0 | 3 | 5 | H Jacobs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Violette Gallay | 0 | 10 | | I Rost | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Irmgard Rost | 6 | 12 | | | | | 5 | H Jacobs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Joan Lycett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Lycett | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Evelyn Goldsworth | 4 | 4 | | J Lycett | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeanne Vaussard | | | Q | V Montgomery | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Vera Montgomery | w/o | | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Jacobs | 6 | 6 |
| | Joan Fry | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | J Fry | 3 | 4 |
| | Enid Broadbridge | 2 | 5 | | J Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Macready | 4 | 2 | | D Shepherd-Barron | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Dorothy Jameson | | | | | | | | P Watson | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Lolette Payot | w/o | | | D Jameson | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Phoebe Watson | 7 | 6 | | P Watson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Evelyn Colyer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| 4 | Eileen Bennett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nanette le Besnerais | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | E Bennett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Morrill | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Marjorie Morrill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | DE Munro | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Bennett | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Bundy | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Esna Robertson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | May Bundy | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Bundy | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | E Harvey | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Naomi Trentham | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ermyntrude Harvey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| 8 | Cilly Aussem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | CJ Tyrrell | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | C Aussem | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Mallory | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Audrey de Smidt | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Molla Mallory | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Aussem | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Ridley | 8 | 6 |
| | Yvonne Sigart | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Ridley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Ridley | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Bouman | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Nancy Lyle | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kea Bouman | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |