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Tennis At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Women's Indoor Singles
The indoor women's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics Six tennis events were contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Indoor tennis events, on what were officially called 'covered courts', were held for the first time, along with the usual outdoor events. Women's events were ... programme. Nations could enter up to 12 players.Official Report, p. 36. Draw Draw References External links * ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Women's indoor singles Women's indoor singles 1908 in women's tennis 1908 in English women's sport Tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Club
The Queen's Club is a private sporting club in West Kensington, London, England. The club hosts the annual Queen's Club Championships men's grass court lawn tennis tournament (currently known as the "cinch Championships" for sponsorship reasons). It has 28 outdoor courts and ten indoor. With two courts, it is also the national headquarters of real tennis, hosting the British Open every year excepting 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Queen's Club also has rackets and squash courts; it became the headquarters for both sports after the closure of the Prince's Club in 1940. History Founded as The Queen's Club Limited on 19 August 1886 by Evan Charteris, George Francis and Algernon Grosvener, the Queen's Club was the world's second multipurpose sports complex, after the Prince's Club, and became the world's only multipurpose sports complex when the Prince's Club relocated to Knightsbridge and lost its outdoor sports facilities. The club is named after Queen Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith
Gladys Shirley Eastlake Smith (14 August 1883 – 18 September 1941), also known as Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith and Gladys Lamplough (after her marriage), was a British tennis player. She won an Olympic gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Early life Born as Gladys Shirley Eastlake Smith in Sydenham, Lewisham, Kent on 14 August 1883, she was the daughter of Charles Eastlake Smith and Lizzie Smith (née Cooper). 1891 Census of Isle of Wight, RG12/895, Folio 121, Page 48, Gladys S.E. Smith, Age 7, Relation:Daughter. Where born:Sydenham, Kent Address:Hamburgh Road, Ventnor. Her father had played football for England in 1876. 1891 Census of Isle of Wight, RG12/895, Folio 121, Page 48, Charles E Smith, Age 40, Occupation:Manager to a Manufacturer. Where born:Ceylon. Address:Hamburgh Road, Ventnor.Her father Charles Eastlake Smith had been born in Colombo, Ceylon in 1950, the footballer Charles Eastlake Smith had been born in Colombo, Ceylon in 1950. Tennis career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Greene
Alice Norah Gertrude Greene (15 October 1879 – 26 October 1956) was a female English tennis player from the United Kingdom. She won a silver medal playing tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Sometimes referred to as Angela Greene in some references. Early life Greene was born at Upton, Northamptonshire on 15 October 1879, the daughter of Richard and Emma Greene. Her father Richard was a medical doctor and superintendent of the Northampton County Lunatic Asylum in Upton. Tennis At the October 1907 ''London Covered Courts Championships'' at the Queen's Club, Greene won the Ladies Single's title. Greene played at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a silver medal in the women's indoor singles event. Greene also placed fifth in the outdoor singles event. Greene was also an international field hockey player. Later life Greene moved to the island of Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märtha Adlerstråhle
Anna Märtha Vilhelmina Adlerstråhle (16 June 1868 – 4 January 1956) was a Swedish tennis player. Aged 40 she won a bronze medal in the indoor singles competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Sweden at the Olympics. References Further reading * 1868 births 1956 deaths People from Kungsör Municipality Swedish female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Sweden Tennis players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish women Sportspeople from Västmanland County {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Women's Indoor Singles
The indoor women's singles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... program for the games. Draw Draw References * * ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Women's indoor singles Women's indoor singles 1912 in women's tennis Tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 1908 Summer Olympics
Six tennis events were contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Indoor tennis events, on what were officially called 'covered courts', were held for the first time, along with the usual outdoor events. Women's events were contested, with women's singles (but not women's doubles or mixed doubles) and indoor women's singles. The indoor events were held at the covered courts of the Queen's Club and began on 6 May 1908, ahead of the official start of the Games while the outdoor tournament was played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Worple Road from 6 July through 11 July 1908. In total 50 players, 40 men and 10 women, competed. Five nations made their tennis debuts, while five more returned to competition for a total of ten nations. Two players, Les Poidevin and Wimbledon champion Anthony Wilding were nominated for Australasia but through administrative bungling they were not entered. Medal summary Events Outdoor Indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Winch
Ruth Isabel Winch (née Legh, 25 August 1870 – 9 January 1952) was a British tennis player who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Winch had a walkover in both round one and the quarter finals of the 1908 women's singles competition, in the semi-final she lost to Dorothea Chambers 6–1, 6–1. Between 1899 and 1922 Winch participated in nine editions of the Wimbledon Championships. Her best results in the singles event were achieved in 1904 and 1919 when she reached the quarterfinal. In March 1907 she won the singles title at the Championship of Cannes after defeating Toupie Lowther May "Toupie" Lowther (also Toupée; 15 April 1874 – 30 December 1944) was an English tennis player and fencer, active during the late 19th century and early 20th century. During the First World War, she led an all-female English unit of ambul ... in the final in straight sets. References External links * * 1870 births 1952 deaths 19th-century female tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (née Dorothea Katherine Douglass, 3 September 1878 – 7 January 1960) was a British tennis player. She won seven Wimbledon women's singles titles and a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Tennis In 1900, Douglass made her singles debut at Wimbledon, and after a bye in the first round, lost her second-round match to Louisa Martin. Three years later, she won her first of seven ladies singles titles. On 6 April 1907, she married Robert Lambert Chambers and was became known by her married surname Lambert Chambers. In 1908, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1908 Summer Olympics after a straight-sets victory in the final against compatriot Dora Boothby. She wrote ''Tennis for Ladies'', published in 1910. The book contained photographs of tennis techniques and contained advice on attire and equipment. In 1911, Lambert Chambers won the women's final at Wimbledon against Dora Boothby 6–0, 6–0, the first player to win a Gran ... [...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] |
Elsa Wallenberg
Elsa Wallenberg (née ''Lilliehöök'', 26 January 1877 – 17 October 1951) was a Swedish tennis player who competed in the indoor singles event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. She reached the final in which she lost to eventual Olympic champions Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith. In the bronze medal match Wallenberg lost to compatriot Märtha Adlerstråhle. She was married to Axel Wallenberg (1874-1963). They were the parents of Gustaf Wally Gustaf Wally (24 November 1905 – 3 March 1966) dancer, actor and theatre manager was born Gustaf Wallenberg. He was a member of the industrialist Wallenberg family. He formed the dance troupe the '' Wally brothers'' along with Niels Bagg .... References 1877 births 1951 deaths Swedish female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Sweden Tennis players at the 1908 Summer Olympics People from Hallsberg Municipality Elsa {{Sweden-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mildred Coles (tennis)
Mildred Coles (9 April 1876 – 24 February 1937) was a British tennis player. She was a two time quarter finalist in singles at the 1911 Wimbledon Championships and 1913 Wimbledon Championships. Career Mildred Coles was born 9 April 1876 in Cranbrook, Kent, England. Her tennis career began in 1902 and that year she reached the final of the Belgian Championships where she shared the title with Mabel Squire, she would go on to win that title a further two times in 1907 and 1909.. She competed in the women's singles event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. She competed at the Wimbledon Championships twelve times between 1905 and 1927, where she reached the quarter-finals in the singles events in 1911 and 1913. Her other singles career highlights included; winning the Rochester Open at Rochester, Kent six times (1904–07, 1922, 1924). Coles also won the Mid-Kent Championships at Maidstone four time (1903-04, 1911, 1914). Additionally she also won titles at Hythe (1922), Marg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
