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Encyclopedia > Dorothea Douglass Chambers
Gold
medal
1908
London
Tennis
Women's singles

Dorothea Katherine Douglass Lambert Chambers (September 3, 1878 - 1960) was a British-American female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing, England. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... The Games of the IV Olympiad, originally scheduled to be held in Rome, were instead held in 1908 in London, England. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ealing is an area in west London, in the London Borough of Ealing. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...


In 1919 she played the longest Wimbledon final up to that time: 44 games against Frenchwoman Suzanne Lenglen. Douglass held to match points at 6-5 in the thirth set but eventually lost to Lenglen 8-10, 6-4, 9-7. Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (24 May 1899 – 4 July 1938) was a French tennis player who achieved much success in the French and British womens game from 1919 to 1926, winning 25 Grand Slam titles. ...


Douglass Chambers was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1981. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit tennis museum in Newport, Rhode Island, USA that also has a Hall of Fame for prominent personalities and players from the tennis world. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Grand Slam record

Wimbledon championships

  • Singles champion: 1903, 1904, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914
    • Singles finalist: 1905, 1907, 1919, 1920
    • Doubles finalist: 1913, 1919, 1920
    • Mixed finalist: 1919
Tennis at the Summer Olympics | Olympic Champions in Women's tennis
Charlotte Cooper | Dorothea Chambers | Marguerite Broquedis | Suzanne Lenglen | Helen Wills | Steffi Graf | Jennifer Capriati | Lindsay Davenport | Venus Williams | Justine Henin-Hardenne

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Sterry, 6-3, 6-1 1911 - Dorothea Chambers def.
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, 6-1, 6-4 1906 - Dorothea Douglass def.
Dorothea Douglass, 6-3, 6-4 1904 - Dorothea Douglass def.
Dorothea Douglass Chambers - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (0 words)
Dorothea Katherine Douglass Lambert Chambers (September 3, 1878 – January 7, 1960) was a British-American female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing in England.
In 1900, Dorothea Douglass made her debut at Wimbledon.
Douglass Chambers was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1981.
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