1908 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1908 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Charlotte Sterry
Runner-up	Agnes Morton
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
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
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

Preceded by 1908 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1909 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

[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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