1912 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Ethel Larcombe defeated Charlotte Sterry 6–3, 6–1 in the all comers' final to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1912 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] The reigning champion Dorothea Lambert Chambers did not defend her title.

Women's singles
1912 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Ethel Larcombe
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Charlotte Sterry
Score6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw34
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Draw

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All comers' finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Winifred Longhurst 1 3
  Charlotte Sterry 6 6
  Charlotte Sterry 6 4 7
  Dorothy Holman 3 6 5
  Dorothy Holman 7 6
  Agnes Morton 5 2
  Charlotte Sterry 3 1
  Ethel Larcombe 6 6
  Ethel Larcombe 6 5 6
  Winifred McNair 2 7 0
  Ethel Larcombe 6 6
  Blanche Hillyard 1 0
  Blanche Hillyard 3 8 6
  Elizabeth Ryan 6 6 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Agnes Tuckey
  Mrs V Woodhouse w/o
  A Tuckey 6 6 1
  W Longhurst 8 3 6
  Winifred Longhurst 6 6
  Phyllis Satterthwaite 4 2
  W Longhurst 1 3
  C Sterry 6 6
  Dora Boothby 6 6
  Edith Johnson 4 3
  D Boothby 2 6 1
  C Sterry 6 4 6
  Charlotte Sterry 12 7
  Mabel Parton 10 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Helen Aitchison
  Mrs Scott w/o
  H Aitchison w/o
  D Holman
  Dorothy Holman 6 6
  Beryl Tulloch 0 2
  D Holman 7 6
  A Morton 5 2
  Madeline O'Neill 6 7
  J Tripp 3 5
  M O'Neill 2 1
  A Morton 6 6
  Agnes Morton 7 6
  Olive Manser 4 6 6   O Manser 5 2
  Mrs WL Hollick 6 4 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  J Coles 6 6
  EA Longhurst 3 4   J Coles 1 1
  Edith Hannam 6 6
  E Hannam 5 6
  E Larcombe 7 8
  Ethel Larcombe
  Hilda Lane w/o
  E Larcombe 6 5 6
  W McNair 2 7 0
  Tessa Hall
  Mrs Armstrong w/o
  T Hall 1 2
  W McNair 6 6
  Winifred McNair 6 6
  Vera Spofforth 3 2

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Blanche Hillyard 2 6 7
  Winifred Beamish 6 1 5
  B Hillyard
  Miss Kribben w/o
  Miss Kribben
  Miss Schultz w/o
  B Hillyard 3 8 6
  E Ryan 6 6 3
  D Allen 8 5 6
  Marie Decugis 6 7 3
  D Allen 1 2
  E Ryan 6 6
  Elizabeth Ryan 7 6
  Jeanne Liebrechts 5 3

The nationality of Miss Schultz is unknown.

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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