Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Women's singles
| Women's singles tennis at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club | |||||||||
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| Dates | 7 July (round 1) 9 July (quarterfinal) 10 July (semifinal) 11 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 5 from 1 nation | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Final of the Women's singles event between Dorothea Chambers and Dora Boothby
| Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | ||||
| Singles | men | women | ||
| Doubles | men | |||
| Indoor | ||||
| Singles | men | women | ||
| Doubles | men | |||
The women's singles (outdoor) was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Five players, all from the United Kingdom, appeared for the competition.[1]
The number of withdrawals resulted in empty brackets, with one player making it to the final without playing a single match while another had to win two to advance to that point.
Results
Standings
| Place | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dorothea Chambers |  Great Britain |
| 2nd | Dora Boothby | Great Britain |
| 3rd | Ruth Winch | Great Britain |
| 4th | Agnes Morton | Great Britain |
| 5th | Alice Greene | Great Britain |
Bracket
| 1st round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorothea Chambers |
6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agnes Morton |
8 | 6 | Agnes Morton |
2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alice Greene |
6 | 2 | Dorothea Chambers |
6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ruth Winch |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorothea Chambers |
6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dora Boothby |
1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dora Boothby |
w | o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dora Boothby |
w | o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Boothby took the silver medal, and Winch the bronze, without either winning a single set. Chambers played three matches, winning all six sets. Morton was the only other player to win a match, defeating Greene in the first round before losing to Chambers in the quarterfinals.[2]
Reference
- ↑ "Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Women's singles". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ "Tennis Event at the 2004 Olympic Games – Media Guide" (PDF). ITF. p. 119.
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Tennis 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 21 May 2006.
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