| Full name | Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Born | September 3, 1878 Ealing |
| Died | January 7, 1960 (aged 81) Kensington |
| Int. Tennis HOF | 1981 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1903, 1904, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | Gold Medal (1908) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1913, 1919, 1920) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1919) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's tennis | ||
| Gold | 1908 London | Singles |
Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers (née Douglas) (3 September 1878 – 7 January 1960) was an English female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing in the United Kingdom.
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She was born in 1878 as Dorothea Katherine Douglass. In 1900, Douglass made her debut at Wimbledon. Three years later, she won her first of seven ladies singles titles. In 1907, she married Robert Lambert Chambers and was thereafter known by her married surname Lambert Chambers.[1]
She wrote Tennis for Ladies, which was published in 1910. The book contained photographs of tennis techniques. It also contained advice on attire and equipment.
In 1911, Lambert Chambers won the women's final at Wimbledon 6–0, 6–0. The only other female player who won a Grand Slam singles final without losing a game was Steffi Graf when she defeated Natalia Zvereva in the 1988 French Open final.
In 1919, Lambert Chambers played the longest Wimbledon final up to that time: 44 games against Frenchwoman Suzanne Lenglen. Lambert Chambers held two match points at 6–5 in the third set but eventually lost to Lenglen 8–10, 6–4, 9–7.
Lambert Chambers retired from singles play in 1921 but continued to compete in doubles until 1927. From 1924 to 1926, she captained Britain's Wightman Cup team and in 1928 turned to professional coaching.
Lambert Chambers was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1981. She died in Kensington, London.
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 19031 | Wimbledon | Ethel Thomson Larcombe | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1904 | Wimbledon (2) | Charlotte Cooper Sterry | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1906 | Wimbledon (3) | May Sutton Bundy | 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1910 | Wimbledon (4) | Dora Boothby | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1911 | Wimbledon (5) | Dora Boothby | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 19132 | Wimbledon (6) | Winifred Slocock McNair | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1914 | Wimbledon (7) | Ethel Thomson Larcombe | 7–5, 6–4 |
1This 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.
2This was actually the all-comers final as Ethel Thomson Larcombe did not defend her 1912 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1913 by walkover.
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1905 | Wimbledon | May Sutton Bundy | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1907 | Wimbledon | May Sutton Bundy | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1919 | Wimbledon | Suzanne Lenglen | 10–8, 4–6, 9–7 |
| 1920 | Wimbledon | Suzanne Lenglen | 6–3, 6–0 |
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