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
Champion	Ethel Larcombe
Runner-up	Charlotte Sterry
Score	6–3, 6–1
Draw	34
Seeds	–

Draw

Key

All comers' finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

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.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Wimbledon women's singles drawsheets

Wimbledon women's singles champions

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