Ethel Larcombe (born as born Ethel Warneford Thomson)(
June 8 1879 in
Islington,
Middlesex,
England -
August 11 1965 in
Budleigh Salterton,
Devon,
England) was a former
British female tennis player. She is best remembered for winning the ladies' singles title at the 1912 Wimbledon Championships.
Grand Slam record
- Singles champion: 1912
- Singles finalist: 1914
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (1)
Runner-ups (1)
| Year
| Championship
| Opponent in Final
| Score in Final
|
| 1914
| Wimbledon Championships
| Dorothea Douglass
| 5–7, 4–6 |
Badminton
As a
badminton player, she is the third most successful player ever in the
All England Badminton Championships, with 17 titles, 10 of them in women's singles, 5 in women's doubles and 2 in mixed doubles.