Ethel Thomson Larcombe
Ethel Thomson Larcombe (born June 8, 1879 in Islington , London as Ethel Warneford Thomson , † August 11, 1965 in Budleigh Salterton ) was an English tennis and badminton player .
She celebrated her greatest tennis success in 1912 at the English tennis championships at Wimbledon , when she defeated Charlotte Cooper in the final. She also won the mixed competition in 1914 with James Parke .
In 1903 and 1904 she also won the doubles competition at Wimbledon, but it was not until 1913 that it became a real component of the All England Lawn Tennis Championships.
In badminton she won eleven times in the All England , five times in singles, four times in doubles and twice in mixed.
title
singles
| No. | year | competition | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1912 | Wimbledon Championships | race |
 Charlotte Cooper-Sterry
|
6: 3, 6: 1 |
Mixed
| No. | year | competition | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1914 | Wimbledon Championships | race |
James Cecil Parke
|
 Anthony Wilding Marguerite Broquedis
|
4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2 |
literature
- Martin Hedges: The Concise Dictionary of Tennis. Bison Books, London 1978, p. 146
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thomson Larcombe, Ethel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thomson, Ethel Warneford |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tennis and badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Islington , London , England , United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1965 |
| Place of death | Budleigh Salterton , England , United Kingdom |