Ethel Thomson Larcombe

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Ethel Larcombe (born as born Ethel Warneford Thomson)(June 8, 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England - August 11, 1965 in Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England) was a former British female tennis player. She is best remembered for winning the ladies' singles title at the 1912 Wimbledon Championships.

Contents 1 Grand Slam record 1.1 Wimbledon Championships 2 Grand Slam singles finals 2.1 Wins (1) 2.2 Runner-ups (1) 3 Badminton

[edit] Grand Slam record

[edit] Wimbledon Championships

• Singles champion: 1912
• Singles finalist: 1914

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1912	Wimbledon Championships	Charlotte Cooper Sterry	6–3, 6–1

[edit] Runner-ups (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1914	Wimbledon Championships	Dorothea Douglass	5–7, 4–6

[edit] Badminton

As a badminton 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.