1908 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Charlotte Sterry defeated Agnes Morton 6–4, 6–4 in the all comers' final to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1908 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion May Sutton did not defend her title.^[1][2] She was the oldest ladies' singles champion, at 37 years and 282 days.^[3]

Women's singles
1908 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Charlotte Sterry
Runner-up	Agnes Morton
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	30
Seeds	–

Main article: 1908 Wimbledon Championships

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

All comers' finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Dora Boothby		6	6
	Violet Pinckney		1	4
								Dora Boothby		2	4
								Charlotte Sterry		6	6
	Dorothea Lambert Chambers		3	5
	Charlotte Sterry		6	7
															Charlotte Sterry		6	6
															Agnes Morton		4	4
	Agnes Morton		7	6
	Beryl Tulloch		5	1
								Agnes Morton		6	6
								Gladys Lamplough		3	4
	Gladys Lamplough		6	6
	Agnes Tuckey		3	1

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								Dora Boothby		5	6	6
	Clara von der Schulenburg		6	6				C von der Schulenburg		7	3	1
	EE Sargeant		1	2											D Boothby		6	6
	Mildred Coles		6	6	6										V Pinckney		1	4
	Alice Greene		8	3	4			M Coles		5	2
	Violet Pinckney		6	6				V Pinckney		7	6
	EL Bloxworth		3	2																		D Boothby		2	4
	Ruth Winch		6	6																		C Sterry		6	6
	Mary Whyte		4	2				R Winch		3	3
	Dorothea Lambert Chambers		6	6				D Lambert Chambers		6	6
	Mrs Paine		0	0											D Lambert Chambers		3	5
	Charlotte Sterry		6	6											C Sterry		6	7
	Mrs Perrett		2	0				C Sterry		6	6
	Constance Luard							C Luard		3	4
	N Stevens		w/o

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	CB Bell
	Edith Boucher		w/o					CB Bell		w/o
	Agnes Morton		2	6	6			A Morton
	Mabel Parton		6	0	2										A Morton		7	6
	Blanche Hillyard		6	6											B Tulloch		5	1
	Edith Johnson		2	3				B Hillyard		5	6	4
	Beryl Tulloch		6	6				B Tulloch		7	3	6
	HI Harper		4	0																		A Morton		6	6
	Madeline O'Neill		4	6	6																	G Lamplough		3	4
	Winifred McNair		6	0	3			M O'Neill		2	1
	Gladys Lamplough		6	6				G Lamplough		6	6
	AG Ransome		1	2											G Lamplough		6	6
	Agnes Tuckey		6	6											A Tuckey		3	1
	Mrs Armstrong		1	2				A Tuckey		7	6
								L Flemmich		5	1

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
3. Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 13. ISBN 1899039333.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1908 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1909 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles