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1909 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Dora Boothby defeated Agnes Morton Agnes Morton (6 March 1872 – 5 April 1952) was a British female tennis player. She twice reached the Ladies Singles finals at the 1908 and 1909 Wimbledon Championships and claimed victory in 1914 in Ladies Doubles with partner Elizabeth Rya ... 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 in the all comers' final to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1909 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Charlotte Sterry did not defend her title.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977 Draw All comers' finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1909 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships - Singles Wimbledon Championships - Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Boothby
Penelope Dora Harvey Boothby (2 August 1881 – 22 February 1970) was an English female tennis player. She was born in Finchley, Middlesex. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1909 Wimbledon Championships. Biography Boothby was born in Finchley, and with her older sister Gertrude, lived there with her step-parents Harry and Gertrude Penn. Harry was a civil engineer, and by 1901, they had moved to South Norwood, where she played at Beulah Hill Club, and during the winter months, she played badminton. In 1908, she won a silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1909, when she won the Ladies' Singles at Wimbledon, the runner-up of the Men's Singles, Josiah Ritchie, was also living in Norwood. Also in 1909, she won the singles title of the British Covered Court Championships, played on wood courts at the Queen's Club in London, after defeating Madeline O’Neill in the final in straight sets. In 1911, she became the first f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |