| | Event type
Singles, Covered Courts, Women
| Date | 7 – 11 May 1908 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Queen's Club, West Kensington | |
| Participants | 7 from 2 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. | |
When Dorothy Lambert Chambers scratched in the first round to Märtha Adlerstråhle, this tournament became wide open with no clear favorite. The eventual winner, Gladys Eastlake-Smith, claimed only one other major title, that also under covered courts, when she won the 1907 British title for women.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladys Eastlake-Smith |  GBR | Gold | ||
| 2 | Alice Greene | GBR | Silver | ||
| 3 | Märtha Adlerstråhle |  SWE | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Elsa Wallenberg | SWE | |||
| =5 | Dora Boothby | GBR | |||
| =5 | Violet Pinckney | GBR | |||
| =5 | Mildred Coles | GBR | |||
| Dorothy Lambert Chambers | GBR |
Round One
| Date | 7 – 8 May 1908 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winners advanced to semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | Märtha Adlerstråhle | SWE | Dorothy Lambert Chambers | GBR | walkover | ||
| Match #2 | 08 May 14:30 | Alice Greene | GBR | 6-2, 6-2 | Dora Boothby | GBR | |
| Match #3 | 08 May 14:30 | Elsa Wallenberg | SWE | 11-9, 4-6, 4-5 | Mildred Coles | GBR | |
| Match #4 | 07 May 14:30 | Gladys Eastlake-Smith | GBR | 7-5, 7-5 | Violet Pinckney | GBR |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 9 May 1908 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winners advanced to the final. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 09 May 14:15 | Alice Greene | GBR | 6-1, 6-3 | Märtha Adlerstråhle | SWE | |
| Match #2 | 09 May 15:00 | Gladys Eastlake-Smith | GBR | 6-4, 6-4 | Elsa Wallenberg | SWE |
Final Round
| Date | 11 May 1908 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 11 May | Gladys Eastlake-Smith | GBR | 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 | Alice Greene | GBR | |
| Match 3/4 | 11 May | Märtha Adlerstråhle | SWE | 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 | Elsa Wallenberg | SWE |