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Singles, Women

Date7 – 11 July 1908
StatusOlympic
LocationAll-England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon
Participants5 from 1 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

In this unusual tournament, all of the players in the lower half of the draw scratched, leaving the tournament essentially as a series of challenge matches against Dorothy Lambert Chambers. She was more than up to the task. After Agnes Morton defeated Alice Greene in round one, she faced Lambert Chambers, who won three consecutive matches without the loss of a set to win the title.

As Dorothea Douglass, Mrs. Lambert Chambers had won the Wimbledon title in 1903-1904 and 1906. Following her 1907 marriage to Robert Lambert Chambers, she again won Wimbledon in 1910-1911, and 1913-1914, giving her seven titles in all. The runner-up at the 1908 Olympics, Penelope Boothby, would go on to win at Wimbledon in 1909.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Dorothy Lambert ChambersGBRGold
2Dora BoothbyGBRSilver
3Ruth WinchGBRBronze
4Agatha MortonGBR
5Alice GreeneGBR
DNSAntoinette GilouFRA
DNSKatalin CséryHUN
DNSCharlotte CooperGBR
DNSBlanche HillyardGBR
DNSFrida PietrzikowskiAUT
DNSEmmy MattuchAUT
DNSMarie AmendeAUT
DNSMargit MadarászHUN

Round One

Date7 July 1908
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #107 JulDorothy Lambert ChambersGBRbye
Match #207 JulAgatha MortonGBR8-6, 6-2Alice GreeneGBR
Match #3Katalin CséryHUNFrida PietrzikowskiAUTwalkover
Match #407 JulRuth WinchGBREmmy MattuchAUTwalkover
Match #5Antoinette GilouFRAMarie AmendeAUTwalkover
Match #6Charlotte CooperGBRMargit MadarászHUNwalkover
Match #7Blanche HillyardGBRbye
Match #807 JulDora BoothbyGBRbye

Quarter-Finals

Date9 July 1908
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #109 JulDorothy Lambert ChambersGBR6-2, 6-3Agatha MortonGBR
Match #209 JulRuth WinchGBRKatalin CséryHUNwalkover
Match #3Antoinette GilouFRACharlotte CooperGBRwalkover
Match #409 JulDora BoothbyGBRBlanche HillyardGBRwalkover

Semi-Finals

Date10 July 1908
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #110 JulDorothy Lambert ChambersGBR6-1, 6-1Ruth WinchGBR
Match #210 JulDora BoothbyGBRAntoinette GilouFRAwalkover

Final Round

Date11 July 1908
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/211 JulDorothy Lambert ChambersGBR6-1, 7-5Dora BoothbyGBR