Dora Boothby
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Penelope Dora Harvey Boothby (2 August 1881 – 22 February 1970) was a former English female tennis player. She was born in Finchley
, Middlesex
. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1909 Wimbledon Championships
.
, where she played at Beulah Hill Club, and during the winter months, she played badminton. In 1909, when she won the Ladies' Singles at Wimbledon
, the runner-up of the Men's Singles, Josiah Ritchie
, was also living in Norwood.
In 1911, she became the first female player to lose a Wimbledon final without winning a game, losing to Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers 6-0, 6-0.
In 1914, she married Arthur C. Green.
She died in Hammersmith
or Hampstead
, London in 1970.
Wimbledon
1This was actually the all-comers final as Charlotte Cooper Sterry did not defend her 1908 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1909 by walkover.
Finchley
Finchley is a district in Barnet in north London, England. Finchley is on high ground, about north of Charing Cross. It formed an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, becoming a municipal borough in 1933, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1909 Wimbledon Championships
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
.
Biography
Boothby was born in Finchley and, together with her older sister Gertrude, lived there with her step-parents, Harry and Gertrude Penn. Harry was a civil engineer, and by 1901, they had moved to South NorwoodSouth Norwood
South Norwood is an urban town and in south London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a suburban development 7.8 miles south-east of Charing Cross. South Norwood is an electoral with a resident population in 2001 of just over 14,000...
, where she played at Beulah Hill Club, and during the winter months, she played badminton. In 1909, when she won the Ladies' Singles at Wimbledon
1909 Wimbledon Championships
-Men's Singles: Arthur Gore defeated Josiah Ritchie 6-8 1-6 6-2 6-2 6-2-Women's Singles: Dora Boothby defeated Agnes Morton 6-4, 4-6, 8-6...
, the runner-up of the Men's Singles, Josiah Ritchie
Josiah Ritchie
Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex....
, was also living in Norwood.
In 1911, she became the first female player to lose a Wimbledon final without winning a game, losing to Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers 6-0, 6-0.
In 1914, she married Arthur C. Green.
She died in Hammersmith
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
or Hampstead
Hampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
, London in 1970.
WimbledonThe Championships, WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
- Singles champion: 1909
- Singles runner-up: 1910, 1911
Win (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 19091 | Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
 Agnes MortonAgnes Morton Agnes Morton was a former British female tennis player. She twice reached the Ladies Singles finals at the 1908 and 1909 Wimbledon Championships and claimed victory in 1914 in Ladies Doubles with partner Elizabeth Ryan... |
6–4, 4–6, 8–6 |
1This was actually the all-comers final as Charlotte Cooper Sterry did not defend her 1908 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1909 by walkover.
Runner-ups (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1910 | Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers Dorothea Douglass Chambers Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers was an English female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing in the United Kingdom.-Biography:... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1911 | Wimbledon | Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers |
6–0, 6–0 |