Ethel Thomson Larcombe
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Ethel Larcombe was a former British
female tennis player. She is best remembered for winning the ladies' singles title at the 1912 Wimbledon Championships.
1This was actually the all-comers final as Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers did not defend her 1911 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1912 by walkover.
2This was actually the all-comers final as Muriel Robb
did not defend her 1902 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1903 by walkover.
player, she is the third most successful player ever in the All England Badminton Championships, with 17 titles, 10 of them in women's singles, 5 in women's doubles and 2 in mixed doubles.
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female tennis player. She is best remembered for winning the ladies' singles title at the 1912 Wimbledon Championships.
Win (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 19121 | Wimbledon |  Charlotte Cooper Sterry |
6–3, 6–1 |
1This was actually the all-comers final as Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers did not defend her 1911 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1912 by walkover.
Runner-up (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 19032 | Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers Dorothea Douglass Chambers Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers was an English female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing in the United Kingdom.-Biography:... |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1914 | Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers Dorothea Douglass Chambers Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers was an English female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing in the United Kingdom.-Biography:... |
7–5, 6–4 |
2This was actually the all-comers final as Muriel Robb
Muriel Robb
Muriel Evelyn Robb was a former British female tennis player. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1902 Wimbledon Championships...
did not defend her 1902 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1903 by walkover.
Badminton
As a badmintonBadminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player, she is the third most successful player ever in the All England Badminton Championships, with 17 titles, 10 of them in women's singles, 5 in women's doubles and 2 in mixed doubles.