Ethel Thomson Larcombe
 | |
| Full name | Ethel Warneford Thomson Larcombe |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 8 June 1879 Islington, England |
| Died | 11 August 1965 (aged 86) Budleigh Salterton, England |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1912) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1914, 1919, 1920) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1914) |
Ethel Larcombe (née Ethel Warneford Thomson, 8 June 1879 – 11 August 1965) was a British
All England Badminton Championships
.
Career
Ethel was born 8 June 1879 as the second child of Herbert Warneford Thomson, surgeon, and his wife, Sophia Charlotte Bond.[1] Her older brother Hugh was born in 1878.
She first competed at
Dorothea Lambert Chambers scheduled for the following day.[3] In total she participated in 11 editions of the Wimbledon Championships between 1902 and 1921.[4]
She won the Scottish Championships singles title three times (1910–12) and she won the singles title at the Irish Championships in 1912 defeating Mrs. Norton-Barry in the final in two sets.
Playing style
In contrast to most of her contemporaries Larcombe played her service underhand.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 19032 | Wimbledon | Grass | Dorothea Douglass |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 19121 | Wimbledon | Grass | Charlotte Cooper Sterry |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1914 | Wimbledon | Grass | Dorothea Lambert Chambers |
5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles (3 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1914 | Wimbledon |
Grass | Edith Hannam |
Agnes Morton  Elizabeth Ryan |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1919 | Wimbledon |
Grass | Dorothea Lambert-Chambers |
 Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan |
6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1920 | Wimbledon |
Grass | Dorothea Lambert-Chambers |
Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan |
4–6, 0–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1913 | Wimbledon |
Grass |  James Cecil Parke |
Agnes Tuckey Hope Crisp |
6–3, 3–5 retired |
| Win | 1914 | Wimbledon |
Grass | James Cecil Parke |
Marguerite Broquedis Anthony Wilding |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
1 This was the all-comers final as
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers
did not defend her 1911 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1912 by walkover.2 This was 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.
Badminton
As a
All England Badminton Championships
, five of them in women's singles (1900, 1901, 1903, 1904 and 1906), four in women's doubles and two in mixed doubles.
Personal life
On 15 October 1906 she married Major Dudley Larcombe, who was secretary of the
All England Club from 1925 to 1939.[8]
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b Wallis Myers, A. (1912). Leaders of Lawn Tennis. London: Amateur Sports Pub. Co. pp. 39–40.
- ^ "Open Tournaments". Lawn Tennis and Badminton. VI (23): 555. 10 July 1913.
- AELTC.
- ^ Lenglen, Suzanne (1920). White, Eustace E. (ed.). Lawn Tennis for Girls. New York: American Sports Publishing co. p. 52.
- ^ Wallis Myers, A., ed. (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 183.
- ^ Lambert-Chambers, Dorothea (1910). Lawn Tennis for Ladies. London: Methuen & Co. pp. 48, 103.
- ^ Hedges, Martin (1978) The Concise Dictionary of Tennis. London: Bison Books; p. 146
External links
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- Ethel Larcombe at Wimbledon
