1909 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1909 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Dora Boothby[1]
Runner-up	Charlotte Sterry[1]
Final score	walkover

Dora Boothby defeated Agatha Morton 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Charlotte Sterry by a walkover in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1909 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Main draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	Mrs. E. A. O'Neill	5	4
	Mrs. H. Edgington	7	6					Mrs. H. Edgington	0	2
	E. G. Johnson	0	3					A. M. Morton	6	6
	A. M. Morton	6	6												A. M. Morton	4	6	6
	Mrs. E. G. Parton	3	4												P. D. H. Boothby	6	4	8
	H. M. Garfit	6	6					H. M. Garfit	2	1
	P. D. H. Boothby	6	3					P. D. H. Boothby	6	6
	F. H. Aitchison	4	0	r.

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Quarterfinals

Mrs. LR Hausberg

bye

Mrs. LR Hausberg

w/o

WA Longhurst

WA Longhurst

bye

Mrs. LR Hausberg

3

4

Mrs. Madeline O'Neill

Mrs. EA O'Neill

6

6

bye

Mrs. EA O'Neill

w/o

CB Bell

CB Bell

bye

Mrs. EA O'Neill

5

4

M Brooksmith

Mrs. H Edgington

7

6

bye

M Brooksmith

w/o

Mrs. V Woodhouse

Mrs. V Woodhouse

bye

M Brooksmith

Mrs. Aurea Edgington

Mrs. H Edgington

w/o

bye

Mrs. H Edgington

6

6

Mrs. Blanche Hillyard

Mrs. GW Hillyard

3

4

bye

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Edith Johnson
	bye							EG Johnson	6	7
	Molla Bjurstedt							Molla Bjurstedt	1	5
	bye														EG Johnson	6	6
	EJ Bromfield														EJ Bromfield	3	4
	bye							EJ Bromfield	6	6
	Mrs. DK Hole							Mrs. DK Hole	4	0
	bye																					EG Johnson	0	3
	Mrs. Robinson																					AM Morton	6	6
	bye							Mrs. Robinson	0	0
	Agnes Morton	6	5	7				AM Morton	6	6
	J Tripp	2	7	5											AM Morton	5	6	8
	AG Ransome	w/o													Mrs. IG Winch	7	3	6
	Mrs. R Armstrong							AG Ransome	2	3
	Mrs. Ruth Winch	6	6					Mrs. IG Winch	6	6
	M Bloxsome	0	1

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	EC Attfield	2	6	6
	L Boustead	6	2	2				EC Attfield	3	2
	Mrs. Mabel Parton	w/o						Mrs. EG Parton	6	6
	L Everts														Mrs. EG Parton	6	6
	bye														H Lane	3	3
	H Lane							H Lane	5	6	7
	bye							Mrs. RJ McNair	7	1	5
	Winifred McNair																					Mrs. EG Parton	3	4
	bye																					H. M. Garfit	6	6
	Maude Garfit							H. M. Garfit	w/o
	bye							W Evens
	W Evens														H. M. Garfit	6	3	6
	bye														B Tulloch	4	6	4
	B Tulloch							B Tulloch	6	6
	bye							EE Sargeant	0	2
	EE Sargeant

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	bye
	Dora Boothby							PDH Boothby	6	6
	bye							ANG Greene	4	2
	ANG Greene														PDH Boothby	6	6
	bye														M Coles	2	4
	Mildred Coles							M Coles	1	6	6
	bye							M Messom	6	1	3
	M Messom																					PDH Boothby	6	3
	bye																					FH Aitchison	4	0	r.
	Helen Aitchison							FH Aitchison	6	4	7
	bye							Mrs. TGP Greville	2	6	5
	Mrs. Edith Greville														FH Aitchison	4	6	13
	bye														Mrs. CO Tuckey	6	1	11
	Mrs. Agnes Tuckey							Mrs. CO Tuckey	6	6
	bye							VER Aitken	0	2
	VER Aitken

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)