Background
Lilian Watson was born on 17 September 1857 in Harrow, London, the daughter of a local vicar Henry William and Emily Frances Watson.
Lilian Watson was born on 17 September 1857 in Harrow, London, the daughter of a local vicar Henry William and Emily Frances Watson.
Lilian played at Wimbledon in the following two years. In 1885, she was defeated in the first round by J. Meikle. She died on 27 May 1918, aged 60, at Berkswell.
Both met in the final which Maud won 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 to become Wimbledon"s first female champion. In the same year, she won the doubles title at the Irish Championships alongside her sister Maud. In her final Wimbledon appearance in 1886 she reached the semifinals in which she was defeated by eventual champion Blanche Bingley.
