1908 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1908 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Charlotte Sterry
Runner-up	Agnes Morton
Final score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	30
Seeds	–
Events

Charlotte Sterry defeated Agnes Morton 6–4, 6–4 in the all comers' final to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1908 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion May Sutton did not defend her title.^[1]^[2] She was the oldest ladies' singles champion, at 37 years and 282 days.^[3]

Draw[]

Key[]

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

All comers' finals[]

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

Dora Boothby	6	6

Violet Pinckney	1	4
			Dora Boothby	2	4

			Charlotte Sterry	6	6
Dorothea Lambert Chambers	3	5

Charlotte Sterry	6	7
						Charlotte Sterry	6	6

						Agnes Morton	4	4
Agnes Morton	7	6

Beryl Tulloch	5	1
			Agnes Morton	6	6

			Gladys Lamplough	3	4
Gladys Lamplough	6	6

Agnes Tuckey	3	1

Top half[]

First round				Second round				Quarterfinals			Semifinals

				Dora Boothby	5	6	6
Clara von der Schulenburg	6	6		C von der Schulenburg	7	3	1
EE Sargeant	1	2						D Boothby	6	6
Mildred Coles	6	6	6					V Pinckney	1	4
Alice Greene	8	3	4	M Coles	5	2
Violet Pinckney	6	6		V Pinckney	7	6
EL Bloxworth	3	2									D Boothby	2	4
Ruth Winch	6	6									C Sterry	6	6
Mary Whyte	4	2		R Winch	3	3
Dorothea Lambert Chambers	6	6		D Lambert Chambers	6	6
Mrs Paine	0	0						D Lambert Chambers	3	5
Charlotte Sterry	6	6						C Sterry	6	7
Mrs Perrett	2	0		C Sterry	6	6
Constance Luard				C Luard	3	4
N Stevens	w/o

Bottom half[]

First round				Second round				Quarterfinals			Semifinals

CB Bell
Edith Boucher	w/o			CB Bell	w/o
Agnes Morton	2	6	6	A Morton
Mabel Parton	6	0	2					A Morton	7	6
Blanche Hillyard	6	6						B Tulloch	5	1
Edith Johnson	2	3		B Hillyard	5	6	4
Beryl Tulloch	6	6		B Tulloch	7	3	6
HI Harper	4	0									A Morton	6	6
Madeline O'Neill	4	6	6								G Lamplough	3	4
Winifred McNair	6	0	3	M O'Neill	2	1
Gladys Lamplough	6	6		G Lamplough	6	6
AG Ransome	1	2						G Lamplough	6	6
Agnes Tuckey	6	6						A Tuckey	3	1
Mrs Armstrong	1	2		A Tuckey	7	6
				L Flemmich	5	1

References[]

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 13. ISBN 1899039333.

External links[]

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[little-3] Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 13. ISBN 1899039333.

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