1908 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Charlotte Sterry defeated Agnes Morton 6–4, 6–4 in the all comers' final to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1908 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion May Sutton did not defend her title.[1][2] She was the oldest ladies' singles champion, at 37 years and 282 days.[3]

Women's singles
1908 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Charlotte Sterry
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Agnes Morton
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw30
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Draw edit

Key edit

All comers' finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Dora Boothby 6 6
  Violet Pinckney 1 4
  Dora Boothby 2 4
  Charlotte Sterry 6 6
  Dorothea Lambert Chambers 3 5
  Charlotte Sterry 6 7
  Charlotte Sterry 6 6
  Agnes Morton 4 4
  Agnes Morton 7 6
  Beryl Tulloch 5 1
  Agnes Morton 6 6
  Gladys Lamplough 3 4
  Gladys Lamplough 6 6
  Agnes Tuckey 3 1

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Dora Boothby 5 6 6
  Clara von der Schulenburg 6 6   C von der Schulenburg 7 3 1
  EE Sargeant 1 2   D Boothby 6 6
  Mildred Coles 6 6 6   V Pinckney 1 4
  Alice Greene 8 3 4   M Coles 5 2
  Violet Pinckney 6 6   V Pinckney 7 6
  EL Bloxworth 3 2   D Boothby 2 4
  Ruth Winch 6 6   C Sterry 6 6
  Mary Whyte 4 2   R Winch 3 3
  Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6 6   D Lambert Chambers 6 6
  Mrs Paine 0 0   D Lambert Chambers 3 5
  Charlotte Sterry 6 6   C Sterry 6 7
  Mrs Perrett 2 0   C Sterry 6 6
  Constance Luard   C Luard 3 4
  N Stevens w/o

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  CB Bell
  Edith Boucher w/o   CB Bell w/o
  Agnes Morton 2 6 6   A Morton
  Mabel Parton 6 0 2   A Morton 7 6
  Blanche Hillyard 6 6   B Tulloch 5 1
  Edith Johnson 2 3   B Hillyard 5 6 4
  Beryl Tulloch 6 6   B Tulloch 7 3 6
  HI Harper 4 0   A Morton 6 6
  Madeline O'Neill 4 6 6   G Lamplough 3 4
  Winifred McNair 6 0 3   M O'Neill 2 1
  Gladys Lamplough 6 6   G Lamplough 6 6
  AG Ransome 1 2   G Lamplough 6 6
  Agnes Tuckey 6 6   A Tuckey 3 1
  Mrs Armstrong 1 2   A Tuckey 7 6
  L Flemmich 5 1

References edit

  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  3. ^ Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 13. ISBN 1899039333.

External links edit

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