Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Women's indoor singles

Women's indoor singles tennis
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue Queen's Club
Dates July 7–8 (quarterfinals)
July 9 (semifinals)
July 11 (final, bronze match)
Competitors 7 from 2 nations
Medalists
  Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith
Great Britain
  Alice Greene
Great Britain
  Märtha Adlerstråhle
Sweden
  1912»
Tennis at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Outdoor
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men    
Indoor
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men    

The indoor women's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.

Contents

Results

Standings

Place Name Nation
1st Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith Great Britain
2nd Alice Greene Great Britain
3rd Märtha Adlerstråhle Sweden
4th Elsa Wallenberg Sweden
5th Penelope Boothby Great Britain
Mildred Coles Great Britain
Violet Pinkney Great Britain

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
    Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith 7 7  
  Violet Pinkney 5 5  
    Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith 6 6  
    Elsa Wallenberg 4 4  
  Elsa Wallenberg 11 4 4[1]
    Mildred Coles 9 6 5 r  
      Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith 6 4 6
    Alice Greene 2 4 0
    Alice Greene 6 6  
  Penelope Boothby 2 2  
  Alice Greene 6 6
    Märtha Adlerstråhle 1 3     Bronze Medal Match
  Märtha Adlerstråhle
   bye       Elsa Wallenberg 6 2 3
    Märtha Adlerstråhle 1 6 6

Notes

  1. ^ Cook, p. 222. Coles, with a lead of 5 games to 4 and 40-15 in the game in progress, was a single point from defeating Wallenberg when the Briton suffered an arm injury and could not continue play.

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