Agnes Morton
Agnes Mary "Agatha" Morton (born March 6, 1872 in Halstead , Essex , † April 5, 1952 in Kensington , London ) was a British tennis player from England .
Career
Agatha Morton reached the final of the Wimbledon Championships in 1908 and 1909 , but lost it in 1908 to Charlotte Cooper and in 1909 to Dora Boothby . In 1914 she finally won the doubles competition held for the second time at Wimbledon with her doubles partner Elizabeth Ryan against Edith Hannan and Ethel Larcombe 6: 1, 6: 3. At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , she missed a medal. She lost the quarter-finals against Dorothea Douglass-Chambers 2: 6, 3: 6.
Double title
| No. | year | competition | Topping | Partner | Final opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1914 | Wimbledon Championships | race |
 Elizabeth Ryan
|
 Ethel Thomson-Larcombe Edith Hannam
|
6: 1, 6: 3 |
Web links
Commons : Agnes Mary Morton - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- 1904 British-Irish Classifications (accessed March 19, 2012)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Two Invincible Women's Doubles Teams - Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan and Hazel Wightman / Helen Wills (accessed: March 19, 2012)
- ^ Result of the tennis tournament Olympiad 1908 (accessed: March 19, 2012)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morton, Agnes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morton, Agnes Mary (full name); Morton, Agatha (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halstead , Essex , England , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1952 |
| Place of death | Kensington , London , England , United Kingdom |